IUSTV

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affiliations = Bloomington Cable Access
founded = 2002
location = Bloomington, Indiana
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Indiana University Student Television (IUSTV), was created in 2002 and serves today as Indiana University's only completely student managed and produced student television station. It airs 24/7 on IU Campus Cable channel 2, and has regular evening time slots on Bloomington Cable Access (Insight Cable Channel 7).

IUSTV exists to create high-quality programming for the campus and Bloomington community, while at the same time giving students real-world experience and opportunity in the television industry. The experience given to its staff is not limited to only telecommunications skills: as they are completely student-run, all aspects of the organization offer chances for student volunteer staff to gain valuable experience that will help them as they graduate and enter the real world. Positions are available in video editing, production, graphic design, web development, network administration, computer programming, management, marketing, and public relations. Any student may join IUSTV, regardless of major, minor, or experience, allowing them to gain experience through creating television for peers and friends to watch.

Mission Statement

IU Student Television exists to create informative, entertaining, and inspiring broadcast-quality television for the Indiana University and Bloomington community, while at the same time giving students real-life experience in television production and related fields. This mission is accomplished through the production of high quality programming in a cooperative and professional environment, where student staff gains real-world broadcast, business, technology, and leadership experience to enhance their academic studies.

History

The concept for IUSTV was created by Kieran Farr in 2002. Farr was a second year undergraduate student frustrated by the lack of distribution outlets for student-created video on campus and the onerous yearlong pre-requisite coursework required before students were allowed to use university-owned video production equipment. The organization was known as iuTV for the first 2 years of operation. [ [http://iustv.com/about/history.php History: About Us: Indiana University Student Television ] ]

Academic year 2002-2003 Farr recruited friends and classmates to lobby the university for funding, office space and resources. Before acquiring funding, the organization operated out of space graciously allocated free of charge by the university's residence hall bureaucratic unit (RPS). They filmed a first pilot news episode with the assistance of Bloomington Community Access Television Services (CATS). The program aired via a hand-delivered VHS tape on campus cable.

Spring 2003 the university granted the addition of a $.50 per student per semester activity fee to fund the organization starting the next fall semester. While existing student fees were frequently increased to account for inflation, the IUSTV $.50 fee was the first new fee to be established in many years.

Fall 2003 the newly funded organization moved into the former Ashton Campus Card Services offices, a significant upgrade in quality and quantity of space. The 3,000 sq. ft. area was transformed to house a live capable TV production studio, meeting and training space, computer lab with editing stations and individual work cubicles. The organization changed its name from iuTV to IUSTV to comply with a request from IU Radio and Television Services, operator of PBS affiliate WTIU, the leaders of which were concerned about the potential for confusion. IUSTV launched its new and current website [http://www.iustv.com iustv.com] in accordance with the name change.

Academic year 2003-2004 brought a number of additional shows and volunteers to the station roster, boosting the ranks to nearly 100 frequent volunteers. A college dating program "Hoosier Date" premiered at this time, created by future IUSTV Executive Director Anthony Leong.

Academic year 2004-2005 brought significant changes to the station. It launched a 24/7 broadcast on campus cable 2 with a regular time slot on CATS available to basic cable subscribers across Monroe County, Indiana. [ [http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=24799&comview=1 IUSTV to begin 24-hour casts ] ] Many new shows aired including a sports program and a music program while continuing the legacy of existing shows like Hoosier Date. IUSTV added a daily 5 minutes 'news update' to its daily rotation of programs in addition to its existing 30 minute news magazine. IUSTV reached out to a number of academy units to offer credit bearing opportunities ranging from for-credit internships to for-credit leadership seminars. Farr graduated in 2005, spending the summer with future IUSTV executives preparing for the organization's move to the newly built space in Read Center that was to be ready by fall 2005 in addition to significant studio equipment modernizations. [ [http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=32669&comview=1 IUSTV moves to Read Center ] ]

Current Programming Lineup

* [http://iustv.com/shows/news "The iStudent News"] - weekly news program
* [http://iustv.com/shows/hoosierdate "Hoosier Date?"] - dating game show
* [http://iustv.com/shows/hsn "Hoosier Sports Nite"] - sports news show
* [http://iustv.com/shows/amplified "Amplified"] - local band show
* [http://iustv.com/shows/newnoise "New Noise"] - music video show
* [http://gamezombie.tv/ "GameZombie.tv"] - video game journalism program
* [http://iustv.com/shows/bestyears "The Best Years"] - sitcom
* [http://bluelinefilm.com/ "iuTUBE"] - short film/sketch show

External links

* [http://www.iustv.com IUSTV homepage]
* [http://www.iub.edu/ Indiana University Bloomington Official Site]

References