Peters Township Community Television History
(Click on the year below)
2019
Most Watched episode online this year:
Talking Politics in Western PA - Jason White - Washington County Commissioner Candidate (993)
STATS & FACTS:
Total programs produced: 694 (all-time record!)
Total studio shows produced: 460
Most productions (month): 104 (Oct)
Least productions (month): 12 (July)
Total programming hours: 10,437
Total online show views (Vimeo & YouTube): 33,225
Total website views: 10,603
Top 5 Studio Shows (# of hours aired):
Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners (343)
Senior Perspective (342)
Headlines (273)
Spring Showcase (201)
Spotlight on Pittsburgh & Inside Media Weekly (197)
Top 5 Sports/Community (# of hours aired):
PTHC Hockey games (396)
PTHS Video Yearbook (236)
PTHS Commencement (208)
PTHS Girls Basketball games (176)
PTHS Girls Lacrosse games (156)
5 Most Watched shows online:
PTHS Boys Soccer games (3,339)
PTHS Swimming/Diving meets (2,840)
PTHS Girls Volleyball matches (2,604)
PTHC Hockey games (2,208)
PTHS Commencement (1,988)
MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASED:
Blackmagic Design Camera Control Unit
Fujinon XA20sx8.5BERM-K3 lens
Blackmagic Design ATEM TV Studio switchers (2)
Editor PCs (2)
Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast + lens kit
Blackmagic Design URSA Studio viewfinders (2)
NewBlueFX Titler Live 4 Broadcast CG software
STAFF:
Public Access Director: Ryan Boni
Volunteer & Production Coordinator: Kelsey Sylvester
PTHS Television Broadcast & Media Production Teacher: Robin Hodgin-Frick
January
Veteran PTCT hosts Kerri Burk and Joan Kaylor returned to Peters Township Community Television with brand new series “Here It Is with Kerri Burk” and “Life Without Limits”
Added a camera shading unit to its control room which gives volunteers a professional device allowing them to match camera colors, exposure, iris, gain, pedestal, and lens control for the studio cameras
February
Purchased 2 Blackmagic Design ATEM TV Studio switchers to replace the ones in the Cable TV van and the Municipal Building
March
Purchased a new camera and lens kit package for use in the multi-camera set-up, in addition to a lens for a previous camera purchase and 2 studio viewfinders
April
Two new editor computers were purchased
Debuted its newest cameras for use in the multi-camera set-up, the Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast cameras, during the recording of the Peters Township Council Rolling Hills Park Proposed Aquatic Center Public Hearing held on April 20 at the Middle School.
July
Production Coordinator Kelsey Sylvester took numerous photos for Peters Township Departments including at the Touch-a-Truck event and the new Police Department badges
August
New character generator software was purchased to be used on all studio productions
Due to renovations at the Council Chambers, PTCT staff set up remote recording production facilities at the Community Room in the Police Station to record a Planning Commission and Council meeting
October
104 productions recorded, a station record!
November
Marching Band Senior Show, PT Library: A Novel November with Anna Quindlen, Character Counts Awards, and WOMEN of SWPA Grant Recipient Dinner were among the programs recorded in November
December
Movement is a Lifestyle debuts