Auburn Regional Media Access has received a grant from the Skaneateles Area Arts Council to create a community podcasting and audio recording suite.
The Auburn public access channel and community media outlet said the suite will help residents record and edit podcasts and other audio programs.
"ARMA is poised to grow, and the SKARTS grant allows us to move forward and make public access even more accessible to the public," ARMA Board of Directors President Joe Salzone said.
Station Manager Ed Vivenzio said podcasts are becoming increasingly popular, but not everyone can afford equipment or has the technical skills needed to produce them.
"Thanks to the generous support of SKARTS, ARMA will be able to help make sure Auburnians' voices are heard," Vivenzio said.
The new suite will allow residents to record and edit audio programs. ARMA said users will also have the option to incorporate video using the organization's video equipment, creating multimedia programming.
Once the suite is set up, ARMA plans to offer free training courses to help potential podcast producers learn how to use the equipment.
Updates on the project will be posted through ARMA's website and Facebook page.
ARMA is an independent nonprofit governed by a board of directors from the Auburn-area community. The organization operates public access channels assigned by Spectrum and Verizon FiOS.
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