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BYU TV
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States,worldwide
AffiliatesKBYU-TV
HeadquartersProvo, Utah,United States
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i(HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded toletterboxed480iforSDTVs)
Ownership
OwnerBrigham Young University
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2000(2000-01-01)
Links
Webcastwww.byutv.org/livetv
Websitewww.byutv.org
Availability
Terrestrial
Provo/Salt Lake CityareaKBYU-TV11.1
Pago Pago, American SamoaK11UU-D11.4
Phoenix, ArizonaKGRY-LD28.1
Streaming media
Service(s)Frndly TV,Vidgo

BYU TV(stylized asBYUtv) is atelevision channel,founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part ofBrigham Young University(BYU).[1]The channel, available through cable and satellite distributors in theUnited States,produces a number of original series and documentaries with emphases in comedy, history, lifestyle, music and drama. BYUtv also regularly broadcasts feature films, nature documentaries, acquired dramas and religious programs (consistent with the university's sponsoring organization,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).[2][3]Additionally, BYUtv Sports is the primary broadcaster ofBYU Cougarsathletics, producing more than 125 live sporting events in 2012 alone.[4]The channel has won multiple regionalEmmy Awards,[5]a nationalChildren's and Family Emmy Award,[6]and several of its original series have been praised by national television critics.[7][8][9]

BYUtv broadcasts all of its original content, and most acquired content, worldwide online via its website. BYUtv is also carried throughKBYU-TV,a television station inProvo, Utah,also owned by the university, ensuring HD coverage acrossSalt Lake Cityand most of Utah. The channel is one of several operated by the university's BYU Broadcasting division, including the world feed BYUtv Global and BYUradio. Multiple celebrity guests and artists have made special appearances on BYUtv, notablyImagine DragonsandNeon Treeson the seriesAUDIO-FILES;Lea Salonga,Howard Jones,Duncan SheikandSixpence None the RicheronThe Song That Changed My Life;andShawn Bradley,The Piano Guys,andMates of StateonStudio C.Major athletes likeSteve Young,Ty DetmerandJimmer Fredettehave also appeared on special BYUtv Sports broadcasts.[10][11][12][13]

History

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Old BYU TV logo (2001-2019)

BYUtv was founded in 2000, and has grown from a "relatively unknown cable channel on a single satellite" to a national provider onDish Network,DirecTV,and over 600 cable systems in the US.[1]

During 2010 and 2011, newly appointed BYUtv director of content,Scott Swofford,commissioned focus groups targeting TV viewers who were at least nominally religious, to see what they liked, disliked and wanted on TV. Swofford summarized the results as, "We want to be entertained. Then we'll stick around for the message." This led to the creation of the pilot forGranite Flats,which became BYUtv's first and flagship original scripted television drama series, and went on to significantly expand the channel's audience, eventually attracting about 500,000 viewers per episode, compared to the previous top-rated show,Love of Quilting,which typically drew under 10,000.[14]

Programming

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BYUtv produces shows under several categories: BYU Sports, Campus, Documentary, Faith, Family, Lifestyle, People, and Performing Arts.[15]This includes original series, documentaries and religious service programs, along with family and faith-based films licensed fromDisney Entertainment DistributionandSony Pictures Television.

Original series

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Acquired programming

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*Food Factory

Religious programming

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Religious programming derives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns and operates BYU. Some religious programming airs on Sundays or in the early morning hours on BYUtv:

BYU Sports

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The channel was the primary home for most telecasts of BYU Cougars athletics, including select home and away games for football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, men's and women's volleyball and women's soccer. Beginning in 2009, the network also began coveringBYU-Hawaii Seasiderssports, including all conference home games in women's volleyball and men's basketball, as well as select conference home games in women's basketball and additional non-conference home games for men's basketball.

In 2011, BYUtv added theWCCMen'sandWomen'sBasketball Tournaments to their sports broadcasts. BYUtv produced the first round and quarterfinals of the men's and women's basketball tournaments, which were also broadcast onESPN3.com.[19]

In 2011,ESPNreached a deal to broadcast home games of thenewlyindependentBYU Cougars football team.At least one home game per season would air live on BYUtv, along with reruns on BYUtv of home games broadcast on ESPN's networks.[20]Its coverage also included pre-game and post-game shows, with the pre-game showCountdown to Kickoffhosted by BYU Cougars alumni Alema Harrington,Dave McCannand a rotating panel of analysts:Gary Sheide,Blaine Fowler,David Nixon,Brian Logan, and Jan Jorgensen.[21][22]In 2014, Spencer Linton replaced Harrington on the panel.

Additionally, the network launched a separate website for its sports coverage, Byutvsports.com, in partnership with ESPN andIMG College.The site features news, video and freevideo on demandstreaming of recent games.[23]The site folded back into byutv.org in fall 2015.

The channel also produces its own sports shows includingBYU Sports Nation(weekdays, 1 hr),BYU Sports Nation Game Day(formerlyCountdown to Kickoff,preceding each football game),Postgame Show(following each football game),After Further Review(weekly),Inside BYU Football(weekly) and previously carriedBronco Mendenhall's post-gamepress conferencesfor football games.

With BYU joining theBig 12in the 2023–24 season, BYU TV will no longer carry Cougars sports telecasts, due to a contract withESPN+to hold the third-tier media rights of all teams in the conference. The telecasts will continue to be produced by BYU staff, and BYU TV will continue to carry studio programming.[24]

Availability

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BYUtv is available on a variety of streaming platforms and devices, including:

  • Streaming Devices:Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV, Google TV, and Xumo/X1.
  • Smart TVs:Samsung Smart TVs (2020-2024), LG Smart TVs (2019-2024), Vizio TVs, and Sony TVs with Google TV.
  • Gaming Consoles:Xbox.
  • Mobile Devices:Android and iOS.
  • Web:The BYUtv app is accessible on the latest desktop and mobile browsers, including Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. The official website is byutv.org

Additionally, BYUtv is available through many cable companies, making it accessible to a wide audience across various platforms.

References

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  1. ^ab"BYUtv: Overview".Brigham Young University.RetrievedMay 18,2015.
  2. ^"About".BYUtv.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  3. ^Jamshid Ghazi Askar (April 5, 2013)."If he builds it, will they come? Scott Swofford talks BYUtv".Deseret News.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  4. ^Ryan Teeples (June 19, 2013)."Ryan Teeples: BYU sports is for BYUtv, not the other way around".Deseret News.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  5. ^"Emmy (R) Awards | Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter – NATAS".Rockymountainemmy.org. Archived fromthe originalon October 4, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  6. ^Hailu, Selome (December 11, 2022)."2022 Children's & Family Creative Arts Emmy Winners (FULL LIST, NIGHT 1)".Variety.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
  7. ^Garvin, Glenn."Quirky 'Granite Flats' a charmer; 'Kalman' plumbs Holocaust loss – Glenn Garvin: On TV".MiamiHerald.com.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  8. ^Ryan Morgenegg (July 25, 2013)."Season 3 of 'Studio C' on BYUtv".Deseret News.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  9. ^Genzlinger, Neil (April 5, 2013)."If It's Aliens, at Least They Won't Be Naked 'Granite Flats,' on BYUtv, From Brigham Young University".The New York Times.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  10. ^"BYUtv's AUDIO-FILES creating underground buzz".ksl.com. April 10, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  11. ^"The Song that Changed My Life on BYUtv".Heraldextra.com. May 27, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  12. ^"Studio C – Shoulder Angel and Shawn Bradley".YouTube. December 10, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  13. ^"On BYUTV right now with Lavell and Steven Young and other QB's/ (BengalCougar)".CougarBoard.com. June 26, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 14,2013.
  14. ^Freedman, Samuel G. (October 31, 2014)."Pop Culture and Religious Sensibility on a Mormon TV Network".New York Times.RetrievedMay 18,2015.
  15. ^"BYUtv: Shows".Brigham Young University.RetrievedMay 18,2015.
  16. ^"BYUtv Schedules Robust Slate of Fall Premieres".The Futon Critic.August 6, 2020.
  17. ^"BYUtv Kicks Off 2023 with the Return of Fan Favorites".PR Newswire(Press release).RetrievedDecember 21,2022.
  18. ^"BYUtv Presents" The Chosen "in Broadcast World Premiere of Largest Ever Crowdfunded Series".PR Newswire(Press release).RetrievedOctober 2,2020.
  19. ^"2010 WCC Tournaments on BYUtv".Byutv.org.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  20. ^"ESPN Happy to let BYUtv do whatever they want with rebroadcasts".Deseret News.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  21. ^"BYUtv: Q&A, ESPN, Part 1".Deseret News. August 19, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  22. ^"BYUtv breaking new ground on sports coverage".Deseret News. May 21, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  23. ^"How can BYUtv earn money from televising sporting events".Deseret News. August 19, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 15,2013.
  24. ^Call, Jared (May 17, 2023)."From BYUtv to ESPN+: How BYU's move to the Big 12 will affect on-campus broadcasting".The Daily Universe.RetrievedAugust 29,2023.
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