BYU Television
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This article relies on references to primary sources. (July 2011) |
| BYUtv | |
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| BYUtv logo (2010-present) | |
| Launched | January 2000 |
| Owned by | Brigham Young University |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | See the Good in the World |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United States, worldwide |
| Headquarters | Provo, Utah, United States |
| Website | http://www.byutv.org http://www.byutvsports.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Provo/Salt Lake City area | KBYU-TV 11.2 |
| Pago Pago, American Samoa | K11UU-D 11.4 |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 374 (SD) |
| Dish Network | 9403, 9397 (SD) |
| C band | Galaxy 17 - 91W, transponder 14C at 3965 MHz |
| Ku-band | Galaxy 28 - 89W, transponder 604 at 11886.50 MHz |
| Telstar 12 - 15W, transponder 14 at 11567 MHz | |
| Cable | |
| All West | 153 |
| Baja | 018 |
| Brigham.net | 014 |
| Cablevision (Bresnan) | check local listings |
| Centracom | SD - 8 HD - 508 |
| Comcast | check local listings |
| Emery | 033 (ETV Interactive) 062 (Analog Cable) |
| Manti | 012 |
| Sky-View | 001 |
| Spanish Fork | 021 |
| IPTV | |
| Prime Time (MSTAR) | 014 (SLC metro) 071 (SunRiver) |
| Veracity | 019 |
| AT&T U-verse | 567 (SD) 1567 (HD) |
| Internet television | |
| BYUtv live streaming | http://www.byutv.org/live |
| Digital media receiver | Roku |
BYU Television (commonly referred to as BYUtv) is a television channel operated by Brigham Young University (BYU). BYUtv content originates from the university and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The channel's programming is aimed towards alumni and friends of the university, members of the LDS Church, and others who are interested in the beliefs and values of the church and their associated educational institutions. Additionally, BYUtv is also the primary broadcaster of BYU Cougars athletics.
BYUtv is carried through cable, satellite, and online on the channel's website. BYUtv is also carried through a digital subchannel of KBYU-TV, a PBS member station in Provo, Utah also owned by the university, ensuring coverage across Salt Lake City and most of Utah. The channel is one of several operated by the university's BYU Broadcasting division, including the world feed BYUtv Global, and the internationally-focused BYU Television International.
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Programming [edit]
The content carried on BYUtv comes primarily from the three sister campuses of Brigham Young University (in Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii) and from the LDS Church. Additional content is provided by independent producers and Bonneville International (including KSL-TV). The network's alternate second audio program carries BYU Radio.
The station's daily programming lineup includes:
- BYU devotionals and forums
- CES and church devotionals
- General Conference broadcasts and rebroadcasts
- BYU Education Week and Women’s Conference
- BYU sporting events, both in archive and current-day form
- BYU musical performances
- Music and the Spoken Word
- Center Street and Family Times
- BYU documentaries
- BYU and CES faculty discussions and symposia
Shows currently aired by BYUtv include:
- Total Body Workout
- Dogs with Jobs
- Fresh Take
- True Blue
- Legends
- American Ride
- Turning Point
- The Story Trek
- The Generations Project
- Lion Country
- Cheetah Kingdom
- StarBiz
- Iris
- Official Best of Fest
- The Food Nanny
- Chef Brad: Fusion Grain Cooking
- Passport Earth
- BYU Weekly
- Dining With the Dean
- Family Food Challenge
- Wind at My Back
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues
- Animated Stories from the Bible
- Animated Stories from the New Testament
- Animated Hero Classics
- Doc
- Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series
- Disney movies
- The Song That Changed My Life
- Listen
- Backstage BYU
- Audio-Files
- Studio C
- Granite Flats
Sports [edit]
The channel is the primary home for most telecasts of BYU Cougars athletics, including home and away games for men's basketball, and select home games in women's basketball, baseball, softball, gymnastics, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, hockey, rugby, and lacrosse. Beginning in 2009, the network also began to cover BYU-Hawaii sports, 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 the WCC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments to their sports broadcasts. BYU Broadcasting produced the first round and quarterfinals of the men's and women's basketball tournaments, which were also broadcast on ESPN3.com.[1] The men's games were called by Dave McCann with Andy Toolson providing color commentary while the women's games were called by Dave McCann and Jarom Jordan (who split play-by-play duties) with Kristen Kozlowski providing color commentary.
In 2011, ESPN reached a deal to become the official broadcaster for most games of the newly-independent BYU Cougars football team. At least one home game per season will air live on BYUtv, along with reruns on BYUtv of home games broadcast on ESPN's networks.[2][3] Its coverage also includes pre-game and post-game shows, with the pre-game show Countdown to Kickoff hosted by BYU Cougars alumni Alema Harrington, Dave McCann, and a rotating panel of analysts: Gary Sheide, Blaine Fowler, David Nixon, and Brian Logan.[4][5] In 2012, BYUtv changed the football broadcast format slightly. McCann and Fowler moved to the broadcast booth for all home games while Harrington, Logan, and Jan Jorgensen did the pre and post-game shows on set. For road games Harrington and McCann rotate as hosts while Logan, Jorgensen, and Fowler provide studio analysis. Greg Wrubell, Marc Lyons, and Robbie Bullough provided pre-game reports and post-game interviews for both seasons on BYUtv.
Additionally, the network launched a separate website for its sports coverage, byutvsports.com in partnership with ESPN and IMG College, featuring news, video, and free video on demand streaming of recent games.[6]
The channel also carries a weekly highlight program, True Blue, and carries Bronco Mendenhall's post-game press conferences for football games.
Availability [edit]
The network is currently available to more than 60 million cable and DTH (direct-to-home) satellite subscribers in the United States. BYUtv is available on cable in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[7]
BYUtv is working to add additional cable carriers across the United States, and in 2007 Charter Communications launched the channel nationwide on their digital religious tier.
BYUtv can be found through online streaming provided by Ooyala, on the Dish Network and DirecTV pay-satellite services, and free to air via Galaxy 28 and 17 in DVB-S2 format. In 2011, live streaming of BYUtv as well as on demand programs were made available through the iPad, iPod and Roku streaming player.[8][9]
References [edit]
- ^ "2010 WCC Tournaments on BYUtv".
- ^ "ESPN Happy to let BYUtv do whatever they want with rebroadcasts".
- ^ "ESPN Happy to let BYUtv do whatever they want with rebroadcasts".
- ^ "BYUtv: Q&A, ESPN, Part 1". 2011-08-19.
- ^ "BYUtv breaking new ground on sports coverage".
- ^ "How can BYUtv earn money from televising sporting events". 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Find out where BYUtv is available and how to get it".
- ^ "BYUtv app now available for iPad and iPhone".
- ^ "BYUtv on Roku".
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