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UCTV Cable/Satellite Channel Going Off The Air

sdwulfdawg

sdwulfdawg

I learned tonight from credible sources that UCTV (University of California Television) will be signing off its satellite channel after a twelve year run by the end of the month. UCTV served as an aggregator of television programming from the campuses and research facilities of the University of California and was produced through the facilities of UCSD-TV here in San Diego. The sign-off is coming as a result of the severe budget deficit here in California. They will continue to provide programming through Roku and video streaming on the Internet.

UCTV was carried throughout the country by non-commercial public television stations and on Dish Network. It carried a wide variety of programming including medical lectures, scientific presentations, and cultural and music programs.

UC San Diego's low power analog television station (on analog channel 35) will continue on the air, and is carried by local cable TV systems either in its entirety or redacted for other local cable system programming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCTV_(University_of_California)

http://www.uctv.tv/

http://www.uctv.tv/RelatedContent.aspx?RelatedID=241
 
The question is why do we need UCTV today when some of the UC campuses air their lectures on Youtube? I say its a good move for UC to cut UCTV and it was a good Idea for USF to cut KUSF 90.3 for KDFC 90.3. The reason is that all colleges are pressured to cut the budgets so they won't get into debt. I know its a hard thing to cut the budget. As a former broadcast major I understand the outrage in term of cutting UCTV and KUSF. I understand the broadcast majors need it for internship. But also the changing demographics come into play. some people don't even have a TV or radio all of their information and entertainment is from a computer, or phone, or tablet.
 
A victim of California's ongoing budget crisis, no doubt.
Another nice idea that they simply can't afford any longer.
 
I couldn't find a news article on this anywhere. I clicked all the links in the original message and none of them had anything on UCTV's impending disappearance from cable/satellite channel lineups. Where did you get this information, sdwulfdawg?
 
Mastaclocksetta said:
I couldn't find a news article on this anywhere. I clicked all the links in the original message and none of them had anything on UCTV's impending disappearance from cable/satellite channel lineups. Where did you get this information, sdwulfdawg?
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Directly from their Director of Communications...... In my conversation I was very surprised how they were taking this edict/decision from the UC System Board of Regents lying down and willing to go down without a fight.

I totally agree with the others that the network is finding the reality of the media as well, but it is sad that there are many others who don't have access to the Internet who are going to be left in the dark with this decision. Of course, this is from the state whose governor is trying to shove through an edict that would have animal shelters euthanize stray dogs and cats and whatever after two days rather than the current six-to-seven days. Convicted death row murderers will sit at San Quentin for 30+ years, but animals will be killed after two days.
 
sdwulfdawg said:
In my conversation I was very surprised how they were taking this edict/decision from the UC System Board of Regents lying down and willing to go down without a fight.
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Mainly because they'll still be around on the internet, on YouTube and on Roku, where they have more of a potential worldwide audience than just on Dish Network and on California cable systems.

This is much more favorable than how the University of Washington closed down their "Research Channel", when in 2008 they decided to cease operations completely, on cable, satellite and internet -- little did they know that the internet would be where its greatest potential would be if they retained that aspect.
 
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