Check out these new KOCT programs:

Summer is here and our local teenagers are hitting the beach and relaxing after a busy school year. KOCT celebrates their achievements with a three new programs that  you'll want to watch and share with family and friends.

Martin  Luther King Jr.  Scholarship Garden Reception 2017: The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Program is sponsored by the City of Oceanside and managed by the Housing Commission, a citizen advisory panel appointed by the City Council. Every May a beautiful and well attended Garden Reception is held at the home of Janet Bledsoe-Lacy to award these Scholarships.  You'll enjoy hearing the story of these young high school graduates and  their future plans. 

The students were selected from 73 applicants, and represent Oceanside, El Camino, Ocean Shores, Vista, and Mission Vista High Schools. All of the funds received by the students came from donations from the public. Watch it now by clicking HERE or watch it on cable television: 

Air plays for this program are:

AT&T U-verse (Ch. 99)  OR Cox Cable-Channel 19 -

Friday (6/16): 5:30PM

Saturday (6/17): 10:00AM

Sunday (6/18): 11:00AM

Monday (6/26): 5:30PM

Wednesday (6/28): 5:30PM

Friday (6/30): 5:30PM

Sunday (7/2): 11:00AM

The 2017 Oceanside High School Graduation Commencement Ceremony occurred June 8th at the Jr. Seau Amphitheater. KOCT was there to capture this wonderful memory. Watch now by clicking HERE.

If you would like a DVD copy of this program please call (760) 722-4433 or e-mail koct@koct.org

North County Talks - OHS Health Academy

Oceanside High School’s Healthcare Academy is a program that allows students to research and present on global health issues. Students in this program spend a semester researching and becoming experts in their topic as well as receive college credit upon completion. During this episode of North County Talks, students from the academy held a panel discussion on human trafficking and birth control access.

Click HERE to watch! 

KOCT's talented crew recently produced a new News Brief--Stay in tune with our North County Community by staying tuned to KOCT-North County's Channel 

Vista Strawberry Festival

 The annual #VistaStrawberryFestival is a family fun event that is held in downtown Vista every year. Sponsored by Tri-City Medical Center, there are many different activities, performances, informational booths and much more. Check out this News Brief by clicking HERE. 

KOCT has  a new television series called What’s Happening at Tri-City Medical Center.  Our first program celebrates June’s Men’s Health Month with a program featuring Dr. Jason Phillips, a Board Certified Urologist. It’s an informative program that discusses the need for men to have annual check-ups, treatments for prostate cancer and related topics.

Our first show is hosted by John Bonosoro and it features three 10-minute segments which makes sharing the links with friends and family members easy. They can watch any segment or the whole show on their smart phone, tablet or computer—all in Hi-Definition.

Tune in starting on Monday June 5^th for the premiere of this new series. It will begin playing Monday through Friday on KOCT’s channel 18 Community Channel  at 7am and 6 pm

Another great series of programs KOCT will premier starting next Monday are our annual High School Spectrums.  Each year KOCT teaches students from El Camino and Oceanside High School how to operate the cameras, switchers, Teleprompters and other studio equipment so they can produce their own Oceanside Spectrum television programs.  

Each student comes in the month before when we tape our regular Oceanside Spectrum program with Host Elaine Swan and a KOCT employee or college intern shows them how to operate the equipment.  The next month’s show features a high school host or hosts and guests from their high schools to talk about subjects such as the soon to be completed theatre at Oceanside High School.

 These shows can be instrumental in the lives of these young students. I recall the story of one young lady from El Camino who came to the KOCT studios and saw all of the young, professional women who were then working at KOCT. She was so inspired that she changed her career choice, attended the prestigious Brooks Institute in Ventura and is working full-time in the communications field .

So check out these professional program produced by teenagers from our community about our two local high schools. The series begins on June 5th on channel 18 and airs M-F 8:00AM and 7:00PM .The high schools will rotate every other day with El Camino beginning on Monday and OHS beginning on Tuesday. They will switch the following week with Oceanside High School playing on M/W/F and El Camino High School playing on T/TH.

One Final Note:

Do you value programs that feature your hometown community? Would you like to see more programs for, by and about North County? If so please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. It’s easy just CLICK here.