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BYUtv
CountryUnited States United States
HeadquartersProvo, Utah, United States
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerBrigham Young University

Brigham Young University Television (also known as BYUtv or BYU Television) is a cable/satellite television channel operated by Brigham Young University. BYUtv content originates from the university and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

It is sometimes confused with KBYU-TV, a PBS member station in Provo, Utah also owned by BYU, but the two stations do not share the same schedule. While KBYU-TV is only available on Channel 11 in Salt Lake City and most of Utah through translator stations and cable/sateliite, BYUtv is broadcast nationwide via Verizon FiOS, Dish Network and DirecTV, and worldwide at BYU.tv. BYUtv's signal however is simulcast in the Salt Lake City market (and digital translators) over KBYU-TV's 11.2 subchannel, assuring full coverage for the network within that market. The station is also available on Roku [1], the iPhone, and the iPad [2].

Audience

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BYUtv logo (2000-2006)
BYUtv logo (2006-2010)

BYUtv delivers programming to viewers across the globe through direct satellite broadcast services (for example, Dish and DirecTV), cable carriers in select areas, the church satellite system, and internet streaming.

In 2007, BYUtv launched a new channel, BYU Television International, which features programming in the Spanish and Portuguese languages[3].

The intended audiences of BYUtv are 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.

BYU Television broadcasts the most BYU sports around the world. Through BYU Broadcasting, the station has produced 75-100 games a year. This includes live games both at home and on the road in men's basketball and broadcasts of 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. They also have the rights to broadcast select games from the past each week from the packages mentioned above.

In 2009 BYUtv added BYU-Hawaii sports to their network package. The contract allows them to broadcast all conference BYU-H home games in 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. All games are archived and placed online for at least two weeks at the BYUtv web site to be viewed by fans anytime they choose to. All sports are featured weekly in a program produced by BYUtv called True Blue [4], and the Bronco Mendenhall football press conference is also broadcast live on BYUtv under the title True Blue Special Edition[5].

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[6]. The station will continue broadcasting the tournament in 2012, but they will only produce the 3 opening round games on the men's side. On the women's side BYUtv will produce the 3 opening round games, 2 quarterfinal games, and 2 semifinal games.

In the 2011 college football season the network will serve an additional role as it will become a broadcast carrier for the newly football independent BYU Cougars, airing at least one home game per season live, while ESPN will air the remainder of the team's home games over the ESPN family of networks.[7] Additionally, BYUtv can air any game broadcast in rerun form later in the day per ESPN's permission, with the school announcing the game rebroadcasts would be most Saturdays at 9:30 PM MDT or 30 minutes after the game finishes on ESPN for night games.[8] It is unknown if this will carry over to BYUtv International. The station is currently increasing their number of live sports events to 150-200 a year, with 140 BYU Sports scheduled to be shown live on BYUtv in 2011, not counting the BYU-Hawaii games or the WCC Basketball Tournament. On BYU Football Media Day July 12, 2011 it was also confirmed that BYUtv Sports will provide a live half hour Pre-game Show before every home football game beginning with the 2011 Utah game.

Availability

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, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[9]

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 Move Networks, on the Dish Network and DirecTV pay-satellite services, and free to air via Galaxy 28 and 19 in DVB-S format. In 2011, live streaming of BYUtv as well as on demand programs were made available through the iPad, iPod and Roku streaming player.

Content

The content carried on BYUtv comes primarily from the campuses of Brigham Young University (BYU-Provo, BYU-Idaho, and BYU-Hawaii) and from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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 firesides
  • General Conference broadcasts and rebroadcasts
  • BYU Education Week and Women’s Conferences
  • 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
  • Tributes and funeral programming after the passing of the President of the Church

References

  1. ^ "BYUtv on Roku".
  2. ^ "BYUtv app now available for iPad and iPhone".
  3. ^ "BYU International".
  4. ^ "True Blue on BYUtv".
  5. ^ "True Blue Specials on BYUtv".
  6. ^ "2010 WCC Tournaments on BYUtv".
  7. ^ "BYUtv, ESPN deals outlined".
  8. ^ "ESPN Happy to let BYUtv do whatever they want with rebroadcasts".
  9. ^ "Find out where BYUtv is available and how to get it".
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