The City of Rock Island controls programming on the public access channel. There is no charge with this service. Space is limited so preference is given to City of Rock Island and the Rock Island School District. To be eligible to broadcast on this channel, an organization must be non-profit as established under laws of the United States and be Rock Island based or publicizing an event to take place within the City of Rock Island. An application must be submitted to the Human Resources Department and certain rules apply.