I wanted to let our members and producers know about several events coming up this week at Whitewater Community Television.
This Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Producers should have their letters by now. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching studio and field videography from 9 a.m. to noon, and then from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. we will break into groups, based on experience, for beginning and advanced linear and non-linear editing workshops. We will have snacks and drinks throughout the day.
We want to thank Belden for sponsoring this workshop.
These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
WCTV Summer Events
I wanted to let you know about several events coming up at WCTV.
On Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Letters to producers will be going out later this week. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching field and studio production as well as iMovie and Final Cut editing. These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
More details on these events will be forthcoming as they draw nearer.
On Friday, August 3rd, we will be having the Channel 21 Program Lottery here at WCTV at 5 p.m. Letters to producers will be going out later this week. If you would like to be considered for a Channel 21 time slot and are not currently on our producer list, please contact me.
Immediately following the Lottery we will be hosting our third annual Summer Picnic, here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The following morning, Saturday August 4th, we will be offering free production workshops at the studio, beginning at 9 a.m. We will be teaching field and studio production as well as iMovie and Final Cut editing. These free workshops come in response to requests from producers interested in improving their skills, but are open to the community as a whole as part of our ongoing outreach intended to empower more grassroots video efforts in our community.
More details on these events will be forthcoming as they draw nearer.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
August 2007 Channel 21 Program Lottery Info
Here are the materials pertaining to the next lottery drawing for programming on WCTV Channel 21. This lottery will take place Friday, August 3 at 5 p.m. in the studio of WCTV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for our annual Summer Picnic, to be held outdoors here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 9, 2007.
Once again, thank you for your continued interest and support of WCTV.
CHANNEL 21 PROGRAM LOTTERY INFORMATION
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.
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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
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 September 9, 2007, 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, Monday 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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
Other Information
An Individual Program is defined as “A program submitted for one run which is not part of a series and does not contain series content.”
Only series programming that has been through the lottery process and not selected for a regular series timeslot will be accepted for weekly play during individual program timeslots. Series programming, or programming with similar content, that was not part of the lottery process can be submitted no more than twice a month.
WCTV allows two types of programming: series and non-series (individual). Series means all programs have the same title and similar content. An individual program is one which has an individual title and the content is not the same as another program.
Individual programs can be submitted for playback once and must be accompanied by an application form. A series submitted for play during Individual program time slots must be separate and distinct from other series programming by the same producer. Any producer wishing to submit a series program, without participating in the series lottery, will be able to air two programs per month.
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, especially with the authoring of DVDs.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Feel free to join us afterwards for our annual Summer Picnic, to be held outdoors here at Hayes Hall on the IUE campus.
The new schedule will begin the week of September 9, 2007.
Once again, thank you for your continued interest and support of WCTV.
CHANNEL 21 PROGRAM LOTTERY INFORMATION
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.
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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
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 September 9, 2007, 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, Monday 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. Sunday and Monday programs need to be in on Friday.
Other Information
An Individual Program is defined as “A program submitted for one run which is not part of a series and does not contain series content.”
Only series programming that has been through the lottery process and not selected for a regular series timeslot will be accepted for weekly play during individual program timeslots. Series programming, or programming with similar content, that was not part of the lottery process can be submitted no more than twice a month.
WCTV allows two types of programming: series and non-series (individual). Series means all programs have the same title and similar content. An individual program is one which has an individual title and the content is not the same as another program.
Individual programs can be submitted for playback once and must be accompanied by an application form. A series submitted for play during Individual program time slots must be separate and distinct from other series programming by the same producer. Any producer wishing to submit a series program, without participating in the series lottery, will be able to air two programs per month.
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, especially with the authoring of DVDs.
WCTV accepts VHS, S-VHS, DVD, and MiniDV.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
June 2007 Board of Directors Minutes
Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by President Mark Linderman.
Present: Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett, Larry Price and Stephanie Strait.
Staff: John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Jeff Plasterer moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of May 8, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has received the $10,00.00 from IU East. Barb noted that the insurance payment which appears is a payment for the full year. Dave Burns moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
In John Dalton’s absence, John Schuerman presented the director’s report. John reported that the recent audit went very smoothly this year and that the auditing firm will give an official presentation at the July 10th meeting.
John Dalton recently made a presentation with the County Commissioners. WCTV was asked to add an additional meeting to the taping schedule.
Earlham College made an on-site visit. We are hoping that this might help with future potential interns for WCTV.
John Dalton presented a workshop for Morrison-Reeves Library that hopefully will lead to future workshops.
The next Telecommunications meeting is scheduled for June 21. Insight has been invited to attend. Insight’s attendance would offer an opportunity to see where we stand on getting the rest of our live feeds in place. At this time, we are live from the City/County complex and the Tiernan Center.
New Business
The 2007 Capital Equipment Request was presented to the board by John Schuerman. There were no questions regarding equipment, and the request was unanimously approved with Sharon Palmer moving, and Larry Price giving the second.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns noted that most of the earlier problems with producers have been cleared up, many with the help of Nick Poling.
Adjournment - 11:30 a.m.
Present: Dave Burns, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Jeff Plasterer, Kim Poinsett, Larry Price and Stephanie Strait.
Staff: John Schuerman, Nick Poling, and Diane Lucas.
Approval of Minutes
Jeff Plasterer moved, with Barb Mayberry giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of May 8, 2007. Minutes approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Barb Mayberry presented the financial report. Barb pointed out that WCTV has received the $10,00.00 from IU East. Barb noted that the insurance payment which appears is a payment for the full year. Dave Burns moved, with Jeff Plasterer giving the second, and the Treasurer’s Report was approved.
Director’s Report
In John Dalton’s absence, John Schuerman presented the director’s report. John reported that the recent audit went very smoothly this year and that the auditing firm will give an official presentation at the July 10th meeting.
John Dalton recently made a presentation with the County Commissioners. WCTV was asked to add an additional meeting to the taping schedule.
Earlham College made an on-site visit. We are hoping that this might help with future potential interns for WCTV.
John Dalton presented a workshop for Morrison-Reeves Library that hopefully will lead to future workshops.
The next Telecommunications meeting is scheduled for June 21. Insight has been invited to attend. Insight’s attendance would offer an opportunity to see where we stand on getting the rest of our live feeds in place. At this time, we are live from the City/County complex and the Tiernan Center.
New Business
The 2007 Capital Equipment Request was presented to the board by John Schuerman. There were no questions regarding equipment, and the request was unanimously approved with Sharon Palmer moving, and Larry Price giving the second.
Good of the Order
Dave Burns noted that most of the earlier problems with producers have been cleared up, many with the help of Nick Poling.
Adjournment - 11:30 a.m.
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