WCTV’s new “season” begins Sunday, March 5, with several brand-new shows and many returning favorites in new time slots. To kick off the schedule, we will be hosting a Premiere Party in the WCTV studios Monday, March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. We will offer soft drinks and snacks and the opportunity to mingle with producers and members, as well as see some of our new offerings. We hope to see you there.
This event is sponsored by the IU East Entrepreneurship Center through the support of Chase Bank.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Cuffs
Hey! I'm on Cuffs!
Not the mugshot part that nobody wants to be on, but the interview part people are happy to be on, talking to Aaron Stevens. This show has a great history at WCTV and I think Aaron has done a nice job hosting. There's a solid student crew out at Richmond High School putting it all together. It was nice to be asked to be on and see what goes on out there.
I am also hosting my own show, Viewfinder, which debuted this week. If the name Viewfinder sounds familiar, it's because that was the name of the print newsletter that WCTV used to put out. This is a 21st Century version, a five-minute video newsletter that updates you on everything going on at the station. It will be popping up wherever we have open space in the schedule. If you see it, let me know!
Feel free to write me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Not the mugshot part that nobody wants to be on, but the interview part people are happy to be on, talking to Aaron Stevens. This show has a great history at WCTV and I think Aaron has done a nice job hosting. There's a solid student crew out at Richmond High School putting it all together. It was nice to be asked to be on and see what goes on out there.
I am also hosting my own show, Viewfinder, which debuted this week. If the name Viewfinder sounds familiar, it's because that was the name of the print newsletter that WCTV used to put out. This is a 21st Century version, a five-minute video newsletter that updates you on everything going on at the station. It will be popping up wherever we have open space in the schedule. If you see it, let me know!
Feel free to write me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Monday, February 20, 2006
In the Studio
Misty Hollis and Suzanne Derengowski prepare to go on the air for County Connections, as volunteer Ed Hoffman floor directs and runs camera.
In the Control Room
Operations Director John Schuerman gives some final directions to Misty Hollis as Assistant Operations Director Stephanie Frame looks on.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
WCTV Channel 21 Spring Lottery Results
Here is the official schedule for WCTV Channel 21 beginning March 5:
SUNDAY:
4 p.m. Where Love Shines
5 p.m. First Presbyterian
6 p.m. First English Lutheran
7 p.m. St. John Lutheran
8 p.m. Chapel of Praise
9 p.m. Jesus Healing Ministries
10 p.m. Fairview Baptist
11 p.m. Hope Worth Having
MONDAY:
4 p.m. Esta Escrita
4: 30 p.m. Message of Grace
5 p.m. Harlen
5:30 p.m. Richmond Poetic Society
6:30 p.m. Successful Principles
7:30 p.m. Central Baptist
8:30 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran
9:30 p.m. Glory Bound
10 p.m. Midwest Jamboree
TUESDAY:
4 p.m. Amazing Facts
5 p.m. Faith Baptist
6 p.m. Gallilean Baptist
10 p.m. Christopher Closeup
10:30 p.m. Access to Bluegrass
WEDNESDAY:
5 p.m. Worship with Reid Church
6 p.m. G-TV
6:30 p.m. Richmond Catholic Community Mass
7:30 p.m. Personal Empowerment
8:30 p.m. New Life Church of the Nazarene
9:30 p.m. Joy in Our Town
THURSDAY:
5 p.m. Iceman on the Move
6 p.m. Restoration Outreach
7 p.m. Bab 9 Presents
8 p.m. Kings Highway
FRIDAY:
8 p.m. WCTV By Request
SATURDAY:
5 p.m. First Assembly
6 p.m. Holy Temple
7 p.m. Dickson/Chappel Report
We still have a few time slots available for local series. If you missed the lottery and want to be included, please email me or phone 973-8488. We will take additional series on a first-come, first-serve basis.
SUNDAY:
4 p.m. Where Love Shines
5 p.m. First Presbyterian
6 p.m. First English Lutheran
7 p.m. St. John Lutheran
8 p.m. Chapel of Praise
9 p.m. Jesus Healing Ministries
10 p.m. Fairview Baptist
11 p.m. Hope Worth Having
MONDAY:
4 p.m. Esta Escrita
4: 30 p.m. Message of Grace
5 p.m. Harlen
5:30 p.m. Richmond Poetic Society
6:30 p.m. Successful Principles
7:30 p.m. Central Baptist
8:30 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran
9:30 p.m. Glory Bound
10 p.m. Midwest Jamboree
TUESDAY:
4 p.m. Amazing Facts
5 p.m. Faith Baptist
6 p.m. Gallilean Baptist
10 p.m. Christopher Closeup
10:30 p.m. Access to Bluegrass
WEDNESDAY:
5 p.m. Worship with Reid Church
6 p.m. G-TV
6:30 p.m. Richmond Catholic Community Mass
7:30 p.m. Personal Empowerment
8:30 p.m. New Life Church of the Nazarene
9:30 p.m. Joy in Our Town
THURSDAY:
5 p.m. Iceman on the Move
6 p.m. Restoration Outreach
7 p.m. Bab 9 Presents
8 p.m. Kings Highway
FRIDAY:
8 p.m. WCTV By Request
SATURDAY:
5 p.m. First Assembly
6 p.m. Holy Temple
7 p.m. Dickson/Chappel Report
We still have a few time slots available for local series. If you missed the lottery and want to be included, please email me or phone 973-8488. We will take additional series on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
WCTV Spring Saturday Hours
Because of requests from producers and members, WCTV will be open on a few Saturdays this Spring!
Please call ahead to reserve space in the edit bays or the studio. We will be reserving up to four-hour blocks.
We will be here:
March 11: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 8: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 22: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Feel free to email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Please call ahead to reserve space in the edit bays or the studio. We will be reserving up to four-hour blocks.
We will be here:
March 11: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 8: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 22: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Feel free to email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
January 2006 Minutes
WCTV BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MINUTES
January 10, 2006
Call to Order - 11:05 am
Present: Kim Poinsett, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Jerome Mahaffey, Willard Brown, Daryl Greene, and Mark Linderman. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Board accepted the minutes of the December 13, 2005 meeting as mailed. Dave Burns moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Jeff Plasterer was absent. John Dalton informed the Board that the bids for an annual audit were back. The Board approved Gillam & Zetzel for the audit. Willard Brown so moved, with Mark Linderman giving the second.
Director’s Report
John Dalton announced that after interviewing four candidates, Stephanie Frame has been selected to fill the position of Assistant Operations Director. This position serves as the production assistant, shooting the public meetings, and provides master control at the head end. The normal working hours will be from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
A Membership Renewal Letter for the entire year will be sent out in February 2006. We may have some on-air spots highlighting the “Friends” campaign.
Underwriting is an idea for future development. There might be a free month of Bulletin Board notices for non-profit and business members followed by a request for underwriting to continue the notices after the free month.
WCTV had 25 hours of Christmas programming during the holidays.
John Dalton is working with Jerome Mahaffey and others on some program ideas for spring. John is working with other access centers to offer a slate of our programs to trade.
John Dalton submitted a grant to ADA Indiana which would allow the Community Council on Disability Awareness to make tapes of “A Closer Look” to distribute. Daryl Greene hopes we can accommodate more closed-captioned programs. John stated that he and John Schuerman are currently tracking closed captioned programs and trying to create an awareness of those programs.
John Dalton did an extensive inventory over the holidays, and also hopes to develop a rate card.
We have begun a trouble log to track head end problems and solutions.
Old Business
At this time, the Marketing and Advertisement Committee consists of Dave Burns and Jerome Mahaffey. A goal is to improve the video quality of shows. Willard Brown indicated that he hoped to encourage quality without expecting producers to purchase additional expensive equipment.
In the spring, John Dalton will begin teaching workshops.
House Calls are something that could help local producers with quality. John Dalton, Jerome Mahaffey, Mark Linderman, John Schuerman, and Dave Burns volunteered to do house calls to help local producers on-site.
New Business
Ed Hoffman hopes to see the membership fees reach $10,000.
Good of the Order
Kim Poinsett thought we had a great Open House in December. Jerome Mahaffey is encouraged by the new programming. Mark Linderman is pleased with the direction we are going. Mark also thanked John Schuerman for his dedicated work. Willard Brown appreciates the Board and wishes the public knew of the Board’s good work. Ed Hoffman sees that WCTV is on the road to better quality programming.
Meeting adjourned by Kim Poinsett.
Adjourn - 12:15
MINUTES
January 10, 2006
Call to Order - 11:05 am
Present: Kim Poinsett, Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Jerome Mahaffey, Willard Brown, Daryl Greene, and Mark Linderman. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Board accepted the minutes of the December 13, 2005 meeting as mailed. Dave Burns moved to accept the minutes with Ed Hoffman giving the second, minutes passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Jeff Plasterer was absent. John Dalton informed the Board that the bids for an annual audit were back. The Board approved Gillam & Zetzel for the audit. Willard Brown so moved, with Mark Linderman giving the second.
Director’s Report
John Dalton announced that after interviewing four candidates, Stephanie Frame has been selected to fill the position of Assistant Operations Director. This position serves as the production assistant, shooting the public meetings, and provides master control at the head end. The normal working hours will be from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
A Membership Renewal Letter for the entire year will be sent out in February 2006. We may have some on-air spots highlighting the “Friends” campaign.
Underwriting is an idea for future development. There might be a free month of Bulletin Board notices for non-profit and business members followed by a request for underwriting to continue the notices after the free month.
WCTV had 25 hours of Christmas programming during the holidays.
John Dalton is working with Jerome Mahaffey and others on some program ideas for spring. John is working with other access centers to offer a slate of our programs to trade.
John Dalton submitted a grant to ADA Indiana which would allow the Community Council on Disability Awareness to make tapes of “A Closer Look” to distribute. Daryl Greene hopes we can accommodate more closed-captioned programs. John stated that he and John Schuerman are currently tracking closed captioned programs and trying to create an awareness of those programs.
John Dalton did an extensive inventory over the holidays, and also hopes to develop a rate card.
We have begun a trouble log to track head end problems and solutions.
Old Business
At this time, the Marketing and Advertisement Committee consists of Dave Burns and Jerome Mahaffey. A goal is to improve the video quality of shows. Willard Brown indicated that he hoped to encourage quality without expecting producers to purchase additional expensive equipment.
In the spring, John Dalton will begin teaching workshops.
House Calls are something that could help local producers with quality. John Dalton, Jerome Mahaffey, Mark Linderman, John Schuerman, and Dave Burns volunteered to do house calls to help local producers on-site.
New Business
Ed Hoffman hopes to see the membership fees reach $10,000.
Good of the Order
Kim Poinsett thought we had a great Open House in December. Jerome Mahaffey is encouraged by the new programming. Mark Linderman is pleased with the direction we are going. Mark also thanked John Schuerman for his dedicated work. Willard Brown appreciates the Board and wishes the public knew of the Board’s good work. Ed Hoffman sees that WCTV is on the road to better quality programming.
Meeting adjourned by Kim Poinsett.
Adjourn - 12:15
Friday, February 10, 2006
Our Access Friends
I'd like to thank the Miami Valley Communications Council in Dayton and Access Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne for sharing some programming with us. We received a public affairs roundtable discussion on the important Telecom bills from AFW and some media forums from MVCC, including one hosted by Phil Donahue that shows next week. We appreciate these organizations for allowing us to bring greater diversity in programming to the people of Wayne County.
If there are other types of programs you'd like to see, feel free to email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
If there are other types of programs you'd like to see, feel free to email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Lottery Information, Part 2
Here is some more lottery information for our Channel 21 drawing on Monday, February 13. This information went out to our series producers this week.
Our new schedule begins March 5.
If there are any questions, email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Tier One Program Drawing
Reserved only for local producers whose programs take place physically, and are recorded within, Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. One program maximum per week in this tier.
Programming days include Saturday through Thursday (WCTV’s programming equipment will not support more than six sequential days of programming per week).
Producer may supply one new program per week, and shall supply at least one fresh program at least every two weeks, to maintain tier one status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Tier One programs will be placed first. Tier One may be expanded at the expense of Tier Two as new local producers qualify for Tier One. Tier One programs always take precedent. As of this drawing, as we maintain one hour maximum per program, there are sufficient hours available to handle historic numbers of programs. However, Tier Two programs are subject to be moved or discontinued if demand for Tier One programming expands to the point that the only way to accommodate Tier One programmers is to shrink Tier Two time, accordingly. Any cancellation may be based on last in, first out. Cancelled programs may be entered in the next lottery.
All assigned hours in Tier One are subject to the luck of the draw. Since programs are either ½ hour or one hour in length, the presiding WCTV lottery official may assign the drawn program to the next practical and available time slot, later or earlier, as applicable.
This drawing will be effective starting March 5, 2006, and programs in Tier One will normally be scheduled for a total of three run times per week, as practical. Original cablecast and repeats are typically at eight hour intervals.
Any program qualifying for Tier One which becomes a part of WCTV programming after the lottery may be placed in any time available until the next lottery drawing.
Tier One programmers -- please check the appropriate box on the return form if you would prefer that your program appears regularly on Sunday. The first random drawing will be for Sunday-preferred time slots in the eight hours between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. until all preferred Sunday hours availabilities are filled. Then, Saturday through Thursday time slots will be randomly drawn and placed in late afternoon and evening hours, as available. In the event that any Sunday hours remain after the Sunday-preferred drawing, they will be drawn for last of all, if it is necessary to accommodate any remaining producers.
Tier Two Program Drawing
Reserved only for programs that take place physically, and are recorded, outside Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. Two programs maximum per week, as time may be available. Must have a different local sponsor for each program.
Programming days may include Saturday through Thursday.
All times, repeats, and placements in Tier Two are at the discretion of the Program Director. Original program cablecast and repeats typically are at eight hour intervals for a total of two to three run times per week, as practical.
Producer may supply one new program per week, per time slot, and shall supply at least one fresh program per time slot at least every two weeks to maintain Tier Two status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Other Information
After its cablecast, any program that is judged to have technical problems may be pulled from programming rotation. Possible problems include very low or no audio levels, video images which have tracking problems or static, video images that are too dark or out of focus, and/or other technical problems. The Program Director may suspend the program and future episodes of the program from further cable casting until technical problems are resolved. Please spot check your program before you bring it in to avoid any problems.
WCTV accepts VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Our new schedule begins March 5.
If there are any questions, email me at jodalton@indiana.edu.
Tier One Program Drawing
Reserved only for local producers whose programs take place physically, and are recorded within, Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. One program maximum per week in this tier.
Programming days include Saturday through Thursday (WCTV’s programming equipment will not support more than six sequential days of programming per week).
Producer may supply one new program per week, and shall supply at least one fresh program at least every two weeks, to maintain tier one status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Tier One programs will be placed first. Tier One may be expanded at the expense of Tier Two as new local producers qualify for Tier One. Tier One programs always take precedent. As of this drawing, as we maintain one hour maximum per program, there are sufficient hours available to handle historic numbers of programs. However, Tier Two programs are subject to be moved or discontinued if demand for Tier One programming expands to the point that the only way to accommodate Tier One programmers is to shrink Tier Two time, accordingly. Any cancellation may be based on last in, first out. Cancelled programs may be entered in the next lottery.
All assigned hours in Tier One are subject to the luck of the draw. Since programs are either ½ hour or one hour in length, the presiding WCTV lottery official may assign the drawn program to the next practical and available time slot, later or earlier, as applicable.
This drawing will be effective starting March 5, 2006, and programs in Tier One will normally be scheduled for a total of three run times per week, as practical. Original cablecast and repeats are typically at eight hour intervals.
Any program qualifying for Tier One which becomes a part of WCTV programming after the lottery may be placed in any time available until the next lottery drawing.
Tier One programmers -- please check the appropriate box on the return form if you would prefer that your program appears regularly on Sunday. The first random drawing will be for Sunday-preferred time slots in the eight hours between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. until all preferred Sunday hours availabilities are filled. Then, Saturday through Thursday time slots will be randomly drawn and placed in late afternoon and evening hours, as available. In the event that any Sunday hours remain after the Sunday-preferred drawing, they will be drawn for last of all, if it is necessary to accommodate any remaining producers.
Tier Two Program Drawing
Reserved only for programs that take place physically, and are recorded, outside Wayne County, Indiana.
Maximum program length is one hour. Two programs maximum per week, as time may be available. Must have a different local sponsor for each program.
Programming days may include Saturday through Thursday.
All times, repeats, and placements in Tier Two are at the discretion of the Program Director. Original program cablecast and repeats typically are at eight hour intervals for a total of two to three run times per week, as practical.
Producer may supply one new program per week, per time slot, and shall supply at least one fresh program per time slot at least every two weeks to maintain Tier Two status. Producer shall deliver program to WCTV studios at least one business day before program plays on Channel 21.
Other Information
After its cablecast, any program that is judged to have technical problems may be pulled from programming rotation. Possible problems include very low or no audio levels, video images which have tracking problems or static, video images that are too dark or out of focus, and/or other technical problems. The Program Director may suspend the program and future episodes of the program from further cable casting until technical problems are resolved. Please spot check your program before you bring it in to avoid any problems.
WCTV accepts VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Welcome Stephanie Frame!
Stephanie Frame, our new Assistant Operations Director, started work at WCTV today. Stephanie is a Northeastern High School and Indiana Wesleyan University graduate. Stephanie brings a good video production skill set with her to assist us in continuing to provide great television services to the local community. Please feel free to stop by the station and introduce yourself to Stephanie, and take a look around the facilities if you haven't been by here in the last few months.
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