MUTV (University of Missouri)

For other uses, see MUTV (disambiguation).
MUTV
Columbia, Missouri
Branding MUTV
Slogan For the Students, By the Students
Channels Analog: Campus cable[1] channel 23
(also on Mediacom channel 20 off-campus during limited hours)
Owner Missouri Students Association, Curators of the University of Missouri
Founded 1998
Call letters' meaning Missouri University TeleVision
Former affiliations RHEN (Residence Hall Entertainment Network)
Height 242 meters (794 ft) AMSL
Website mutv.missouri.edu

MUTV is an American student university Student television station channel that originates on the campus the University of Missouri in Columbia. The station airs original student programming in addition to recently released major motion pictures. MUTV airs to the campus on channel 23, though its programming is also simulcast to local cable TV subscribers (see below). The station is funded by the student government and gives undergraduate students a chance to gain experience before entering their journalism sequence.

MUTV off-campus on Mediacom

A publicity slate shown on Mediacom cable for MUTV programming.

MUTV programming can also be seen on all Mediacom Public-access television cable systems throughout the Columbia-Jefferson City market on cable channel 20, Tuesdays 9:00-10:00 p.m., Wednesdays at 12:00 midnight-1:00 a.m., Thursdays 5:00-6:00 p.m., and Saturdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.

History

MUTV was founded in the late 1990s by the Missouri Students Association, the student government organization on the Mizzou campus. The station’s founding purpose was for it to be promotional tools for MSA much like the student run radio station, KCOU, was. However, this original purpose was not followed and after the first couple of years the station operated on its own and only looked to MSA for funding and support.

A MUTV crew sets up for taping from Mizzou's Faurot Field.

It was during those first years that the leaders of MUTV redefined the stations goal. By 2001, the station became a tool for students to gain real life journalism experience before entering Missouri’s journalism or communication schools. MUTV took its place on campus as a student-run media outlet like sister station KCOU.

In late 2003 the station began broadcasting two of its programs on Columbia’s local Public-access television channel (CAT-TV). Only the shows JC Rocks and Nitetime with Nelson Muller were aired. This only lasted a couple of years and had ended by 2005.

MUTV currently has seven original shows, produced, anchored, and directed by Missouri students. The shows are 23News, providing MU students with the latest news on and around campus, This Week in 23 Sports, showing the best of Tiger sports, E23, bringing students everything arts and entertainment, Triple Play, testing students' knowledge and creativity with a sports trivia game show, Tailgaters, analyzing pro and college sports alike, and MU Improv, where the funniest kids on campus come together for a hilarious improv show. The station's newest show, Good Morning Mizzou, a morning variety show, first aired in October 2013.

Since 2005, MUTV has been planning and preparing for a state of the art HD studio located in the MU student center. The studio opened in January 2012, with high-definition broadcasts of Tailgaters and This Week in 23Sports.

Movies

MUTV started showing movies in of August 2003. The movies were the result of a deal between the station and Missouri’s Residence Hall Association. RHA agreed to fund the movies as long as MUTV would take responsibility for programming and airing them. Currently, the station airs approximately sixteen different movies each month. You can find hit movies such as Spanglish, Space Jam, the Polar Express, and others running on the campus channels.

An on-location shoot of MUTV sports programming with sports anchors, including Sports Director Emeritus Michael Kelly (at far left).

Current shows

The station has several shows in their current rotation. These include news, talk, entertainment and sport shows.

23News, is a news show anchored by station volunteers with an emphasis on University of Missouri topics. The news show has aired under several different names since the station’s inception. It originally aired under the name MUTV News and ran approximately 20 minutes and aired about 5 to 6 times a year. In the 2001–2002 school year it was just 5 to 15 minutes long. The following school year, the show was expanded to a full 30 minutes that aired every other week and sports was integrated into the program. Starting in 2003, 23News expanded to a weekly newscast that aired twice daily. The news department also supported special programming such as candidate forums for campus elections and on-location sports coverage for Missouri football bowl games. In 2007, the 23News format was changed back to its 2001 season with the inception of 23News WakeUp, a 5-minute morning show airing weekend mornings. As of 2015, 23News airs a 30-minute-long weekly broadcast daily, live on Wednesday nights.

The Sports Department airs three different shows on both Tuesdays and Thursday. "This Week in 23 Sports" is currently hosted by Andrew Carlson and Thomas Maurer and focuses on Missouri sports. Topics can range from Missouri Tigers Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, and others.

Tailgaters is a sports show discussing professional sports such as the NFL, the NBA, the MLB, and more sports. The show is hosted by Troy D'Souza and Cameron Redler. The show originally aired under the name Open Mike during the 2006–2007 programming year.

"Triple Play" is a weekly sports trivia show that airs on Thursdays. Contestants are brought on to compete in a sports trivia contest on various professional and college sports. It is Missouri's number one game show and only game show. Triple Play is hosted by Jake Cookson and Danny Shin.

MUTV also airs "E23", an arts and entertainment show where anchors discuss fashion, music, movies and more. The show used to be called "The Prowl", but the name changed in 2014. The entertainment department also produces online-exclusive videos for YouTube.

"Good Morning Mizzou" is a morning show started in 2013 by current general manager Jacob Jones and past executive staff. The show has a variety of segments, including a cooking block, and has hosted lip sync battles and would-you-rather debates.

Past shows

Many of the stations shows only last a year or two before they are canceled and replaced. Two of the shows that had a relatively long run were Nitetime with Nelson Muller and JC Rocks. JC Rocks stopped airing on the station in the spring of 2005 following a four-year run with more than 50 episodes. The show’s founders took the program national in 2005 and it can now be seen on several Christian TV networks.

The show MU Talks was a talk show discussing topics of student interest with guests. It was hosted by Lorenzo Hall (now reporter at WTVR in Richmond) who was also the show’s executive producer.

The MUTV Executive Board of Directors, Fall 2008[2]: Front row 4 (L-R): Andrew Worrall, Gary Blase, Emily Cottingham, & Ipalibo "Marvel" Da-Wariboko. Middle row 7 (L-R): Sam Stella, Erin Stevenson, Neal Ford, Sarah Schultz, Paul Schwinn, Austin Kim, & Josh Frydman. Back row 7 (L-R): Andrew Patchell, Wayne Martino, Charlie Aufmann, Erik Shute, Matt Maxon, Taylor Mauk (obscured), & Nick Balogh.

As of 2016, the current executive staff of MUTV is as follows:

Position Executive
General ManagerNina Ruhe
Assistant General ManagerLauren Magarino
Student Media CoordinatorMark Johnson

Notable alumni

Emily Cottingham

Logos

See also

References

  1. ↑ 217.25 MHz visual, 221.75 MHz aural carrier signals, as per ANSI/EIA-542-1997. This frequency is also known as CATV "J".
  2. ↑ Flickr.com
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