Research Channel

Research Channel
Launched	November 1996
Closed	August 31, 2010
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA

ResearchChannel was an educational television network based at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and operated by a consortium of leading research and academic institutions who contribute science-related programming to viewers in the United States and in other countries via satellite and cable television.

The University of Washington subsidized the operation of ResearchChannel since its founding, without direct compensation from the ResearchChannel consortium. This including providing all staff time and efforts, satellite uplink, and commodity internet bandwidth.

In March 2010, citing budget issues, the University of Washington informed the ResearchChannel Board that UW would end this subsidy; and cease programming and uplinking the channel and maintaining the website. The Research Channel board was unable to find a new sponsor and service provider. At midnight on August 31, 2010, the Research Channel shut down on Galaxy 18, which also shut down broadcast on Dish Network, Comcast, and other terrestrial broadcast services.

List of Research Channel Affiliates as of 2008

• KAMU-TV 12.3 College Station, Texas
• KUJH-LP 14 Lawrence, Kansas
• KWSU-TV 10.2 Pullman, Washington
• KYES-TV 5.2 Anchorage, Alaska

List of participating Universities as of 2008

The following universities were members of ResearchChannel.

• California State University, Monterey Bay
• George Mason University
• Indiana University
• Loma Linda University
• National University of Singapore
• Rutgers
• Texas A&M University
• Tulane University
• University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• University of Chicago
• University of Georgia
• University of Hawaii
• University of Kentucky
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• University of New Mexico
• University of Pennsylvania
• Universidad de Puerto Rico
• University of Virginia
• University of Washington
• Virginia Tech
• Wichita State University
• Yale University

List of participating Organizations as of 2008

The following organizations were members of ResearchChannel.

• American Meteorological Society
• Calit2
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• IBM
• Internet2
• Microsoft Research
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• Stanford University Medical Center

See also

• List of educational video websites

External links

• Research Channel's channel on YouTube
• ResearchChannel (official site)(archive)