In some ways, Aug. 15 was a business-as-usual day at East Hampton Town’s public access TV station, LTV Studios. On the to-do list: broadcasting a government meeting and filming a TV talk show. But in other ways, it was a test not just of a public-access TV station’s capabilities, but also its ability to adapt to the world around it.

That’s because a famous wedding dress designer rented LTV’s studio space and technical services for a special video shoot in the Wainscott studio. Later that night, the sports network ESPN was on-site to tap into LTV’s broadband connection for its own remote needs, and a popular news anchor delivered his usual nightly broadcast from a private LTV studio.

People often ask what “LTV” stands for. The answer is “local television.” It’s got a long and delightfully

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