WinCam Announces Relocation to Parkhurst Amid Steep Cable Revenue Decline

Select Board · Meeting of July 28, 2026

WINCHESTER — WinCam is relocating its Winchester operations to Parkhurst this September after a more than 40 percent drop in cable subscriptions between 2014 and 2024 gutted the station's primary revenue stream. A representative identified as Lauren read an open letter from the WinCam Board of Directors aloud at the July 28 Select Board meeting, describing the departure from the station's 12-year Swanton Street home as "bittersweet" but financially necessary. The letter credited Executive Director Dave Gothier with years of Statehouse advocacy to modernize the community media funding model across Massachusetts, while cautioning that "meaningful reform does take time." WinCam, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), broadcast nearly 100 public meetings in 2025 and said the move to a rental space alongside the Winchester school administration would improve its financial outlook without eliminating the underlying funding crisis.

Select Board Chair Anthea Brady thanked the organization, noting the board's own dependence on WinCam's broadcasts to reach residents.

In the full story:

• Background and Stakes
• The Question Before the Board
• The Funding Collapse
• The Relocation Decision
• What WinCam Does
• Select Board Response
• Implications and What Is Next
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,072 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of July 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.