Allen City Television was recognized in 2018 at the National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Texas Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (TATOA) in Dallas, Texas for several programming excellence awards and nominated for a Lone Star Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. A list of the national and regional awards are provided below:

National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA)

First Place - Overall Programming Excellence (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)

Second Place - Event/Program Promotion for The Brian Setzer Orchestra Returns to Allen

Third Place - Use of Humor for Don't Clown Around, Put the Phone Down PSA

Third Place - Magazine Format Series for The New News

Texas Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (TATOA)

First Place - Instruction/Training for City of Allen's ABAY

First Place - Profile of an Organization/Department for City of Allen - #VisitAllen

First Place - Event Program Promotion for Beat the Heat at Ford Pool

First Place - Use of Humor for Beat the Heat at Ford Pool

Second Place - Use of Humor for Don't Clown Around, Put the Phone Down PSA

Third Place - Partnership Production for Monarch City and SH-121 Corridor

ACTV can be watched on Spectrum 16, AT&T U-verse 99, Frontier 15, Grande 15  or with live streaming or video on demand at www.allentv.org. Or visit and subscribe to ACTV's You Tube channel www.youtube.com/allencitytv.