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K32OJ-D(channel 32), brandedTexas Student Television(TSTV), is alow-powerindependent television stationinAustin, Texas,United States. Owned by theUniversity of Texas at Austin,it is one of only a handful ofFCC-licensed television stations in the country run entirely by students.
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Branding | TSTV |
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Affiliations | Independent |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Texas at Austin |
History | |
Founded | 1995 |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 167743 |
Class | LD |
ERP | 7.5kW |
HAAT | 87.1 m (286 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°17′11.1″N97°44′21.8″W/ 30.286417°N 97.739389°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
Website | watchtstv |
Oncable,the station can be found on channel 15 via the campus cable system that serves the university. TSTV also offers astreaming service.
History
editThe station was founded in 1995 as K09VR on channel 9.
In January 2010, TSTV began broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 29 under a new call sign, K29HW-D. A campaign was held to raise the $85,000 needed to convert the station to digital.[2]As a low-power station, K09VR was not required to meet theJune 12, 2009, deadlineto convert. Its license for analog channel 9 (K09VR) was later cancelled. In June 2011, TSTV increased transmitter power to 3,400 watts, enhancing its coverage across Austin, and to an estimated 75,000 households who watch television via antenna.
TSTV moved from UHF channel 29 to UHF channel 32 in July 2022, with a power increase to 7.5kilowatts,and changed its call sign to K32OJ-D.[3]
Programming
editTSTV's content ranges consists of student-produced scripted comedy shows, news (entertainment and sports), and musical variety shows. Sports shows includeCollege Pressbox,which informs viewers on all news related to Texas Athletics;College Crossfire,which provides sports debate on all the hot issues around sports;The 1-0 Sports Show,a morning podcast show which provides insights on sports around the nation;Texas Countdown,a pregame show more major UT athletic events; andTSTV Gameday,which provides play-by-play for UT club sports. In addition to their shows, the sports department provides live tweeting coverage of many UT sporting events.[4]
Celebrity connections
editNotable celebrities who have appeared on several of the station's shows or segments includePauly Shore,Mark Cuban,Dennis Quaid,andRobert Rodriguez.
Writer,produceranddirectorWes Andersonwas briefly affiliated with the station while he was a student at the university. There he met future collaboratorOwen Wilson.Zach Anner,Internet star and host of theOWNshowRollin' with Zach Annerworked at the station, starring and producing such shows likeThat's Awesome!andThe Wingmen.[5]Creator ofRed vs. BlueandRooster Teeth Productions,Burnie Burnsworked at the station in the early nineties and created their longest running show,Sneak Peek.
Todd Berger,writer and director of the filmsThe ScenestersandIt's a Disaster,worked at the station in the late 1990s, and wrote and directedCampus Loop.[6]
Subchannels
editThe station's signal ismultiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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32.1 | 720p | 16:9 | K29HW-D | Main K32OJ-D programming |
32.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KVRXaudio | |
32.3 | Infomercials |
References
edit- ^"Facility Technical Data for K32OJ-D".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^UT TV station scrambles to make digital flipArchivedApril 21, 2009, at theWayback Machine:Texas Student Television needs $40,000 for new transmitter, Joshunda Sanders, AMERICAN-STATESMAN, April 18, 2009
- ^"History".www.watchtstv.com.
- ^"TSTV Sports".Twitter.RetrievedOctober 14,2021.
- ^"Zach Anner flattens 'Next Oprah' competition".Archived fromthe originalon November 26, 2011.
- ^"Todd Berger: Film Method".
- ^"TV Query for K32OJ".RabbitEars.