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Individual Membership 2007-2008
“Have I seen you on TV?”


“Have I seen you on TV?” Or maybe it was your child, your neighbor, or your school. If you live in the Naperville Community, chances are you, your family, or friends will end up on Channel 17, Naperville Community Television (NCTV17.) Naperville Community Television provides a local television presence – we’re the “good news” television station specifically for this community. We’ve got the cameras focused on you.

From the parades to school events to documentaries showcasing local history, NCTV17 provides a television voice to educate, inform, preserve, entertain, assist, and celebrate the Naperville Community With diverse programming showcasing the people and places of Naperville, Channel 17 reflects the vibrancy of our community. As NCTV17 is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization, your assistance is vital in helping us provide that coverage.

Your membership would help ensure a strong local television presence and we would be deeply appreciative. It is people like you who make the community such a great place to live. Whether it’s your child, your neighbor, you school, or you, help us bring the faces of our neighborhoods to one another. Pretty soon you too may be saying or hearing, “Have I see you on TV?”


Membership Levels & Benefit Packages

Basic Membership & Benefits:

Students/Seniors $25
Individual $40
Family $75

  • "TV Guy" Car Window Cling
  • Tour of NCTV17 Studio
  • Bi-Annual Newsletter
  • Invitation to Special Events
  • Vote on Membership Issues

"The Producers"

Community Producers $50

  • Eligible for TV Production Classes
  • Use of Studio for Taping
  • Use of production equipment
  • Technical assistance
  • Your program aired on NCTV17
  • Producer meetings & workshops
  • Plus all the Basic Membership benefits

Membership Plus:

“Loyal Viewers” $100
All the Benefits of Basic Membership and:
1 DVD of Choice (from NCTV17 DVD Library)
Name listed on website (optional)

“Studio Stars” $250
All the Benefits of Basic & “Loyal Viewer” and:
“Holiday Hello” taping of you & your family for airing on NCTV17
10% Discount for TV Camp for one child (11-14 years old)

“League of Legends” $1000
All the Benefits of Basic, “Loyal Viewer”, & “Studio Stars” and:
Engraved star on “League of Legends” in-studio Wall of Fame
4 Control Room or in-studio audience observer passes for a taping
1 Production Truck pass during parade taping
1 Gift Set NCTV17 Oral History Documentaries

To Join: Call NCTV17 Administrator Bill Mueller at 630.355.2124 for a Membership Form.


Are you joining as a Community Producer?

Community Producers have the opportunity to learn how to create and produce their own community oriented programming (non-profit.) After completing production classes, community producers may produce and then submit programs for airing on Naperville Community Television.

NCTV17 programming is intended to educate, inform, preserve, entertain, assist, and celebrate the Naperville Community. Classes are held in both Studio Production and Field Production; each six-eight week series is offered throughout the year. Call NCTV17 Administrator Bill Mueller at 630.355.2124 for production class information.

 Studio Production Class highlights:

  • Equipment operation and studio use

  • Production positions (from producer to camera operator to computer graphics)

  • Procedure for airing on NCTV17

  • Studio Certification

 Field Production Class highlights:  

  • Field production equipment use

  • Guidelines for remote shoots

  • Non-linear editing – Final Cut Pro

  • Field Production Certification

NCTV17 Board Member Representative: Dennis Koppo

Are you interested in Business Membership?
Check out our Business Membership page or contact Nancy Wiersum,
Community Development Director 630.355.2124 or
nwiersum@nctv17.com