Peters Township Community Television History
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2017
STATS & FACTS:
Total programs produced: 618
Total studio shows produced: 370
Most productions (month): 94 (May)
Least productions (month): 13 (July)
Total programming hours: 11,523
Total online show views (Vimeo): 9,767
Total website views: 10,175
Top 5 Studio Shows (# of hours aired):
Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners (375)
Senior Perspective (374)
Headlines (345)
Talking Politics in Western PA (339)
There is a Future, and it is Coming… (255)
Top 5 Sports/Community (# of hours aired):
PTHC Hockey games (532)
Mustin Health Festival (326)
PTHS Girls Basketball games (312)
PTHS Commencement (230)
PTHS Swimming/Diving meets (188)
5 Most Watched shows online:
Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners/Let’s Talk Healthy Pets (943)
Promos/PSAs (842)
Talking Y.E.S. (819)
College Crazy (813)
PT Council Meetings/Public Hearings (776)
MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASED:
Datavideo HDR-10 Instant Replay (3)
Leightronix UltraNexus-HD Blade video playback server + chassis, remote recorder & storage
Blackmagic Design Studio Smartview Dual Monitors (6)
Blackmagic Design Studio Converter
Blackmagic Design Videohub routers (3)
STAFF:
Public Access Director: Ryan Boni
Volunteer & Production Coordinator: Kelsey Sylvester
PTHS Television Broadcast & Media Production Teacher: Robin Hodgin-Frick
January
PTHS On-Air Talent Students recorded 18 episodes of “College Crazy” in the studio.
February
The station added a Dropbox account so that churches and other producers could share completed shows with the station without having to send in DVDs. Bethel Bible Chapel, The Bible Chapel, Center Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Church of Christ, Behind the Headlines, From Both Sides, Get CONNected, and Walking in His Presence were the first programs to begin sharing their programs with the station digitally
A new large program monitor was added to the studio to allow hosts and guests to see which camera or source was being recorded
March
“Doing Work That Matters” and “Spotlight on Pittsburgh” made their debuts
May
PTCT, Township, & HS Staff met with architects to discuss what would be needed in a TV studio if a new Peters Township High School is built
PTCT Volunteers record 86 programs in May, which is the most recorded in a single month in the station’s history!
June
A number of purchases were made to upgrade the playback room, including a video playback server, chassis, remote recorder, storage, and video routers.
July
A public hearing was recorded by PTCT cameras on the proposed Zoning Ordinance and Map
August
Peters Township Community Television made some minor upgrades to playback (transitioning all of programming from the old video server to the new one installed over the summer), replacing old editor desks, and upgrading the teleprompter computer to allow for improved speed in getting a script ready for show time
September
Peters Township Community Television purchased a dedicated web presenter, the Blackmagic Design Web Presenter, which takes the studio output of multiple cameras, graphics, and audio and converts it into a signal that can be input into a computer to allow for web streaming of selected studio programs. The first program that has begun to use this is the Peters Township High School Morning Announcements. Now, anyone, anywhere can watch the Morning Announcements live on their computers and mobile devices on YouTube Live, in addition to watching archived broadcasts anytime
“Quick & Delish by Susan” debuts
October
Staff photographed the Peters Township Police vehicles, including the new bicycles and motorcycle
December
PTHS On-Air Talent Class students begin a new television series called “The Scoop” and record 20 episodes during the month