LA1TV

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LA1TV
LA1 TV Logo.png
Headquarters Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom
Ownership
Owner Lancaster University Students' Union
Sister channels Bailrigg FM (Radio)
History
LaunchedApril 2008
Former namesLUTube.tv, LA1:TV
Availability
Streaming media
Website www.la1tv.co.uk

LA1TV (officially the Lancaster University Students' Union Television Station, often simply LA1) is a non-profit student television station at Lancaster University. It is a constitutional part of the Lancaster University Students' Union, but is run as an independent student society. Some of LA1's current programmes include Sugar TV and the FTO (full time officers of the students union) catchup. LA1TV is currently run by Station Manager Josie Hyland.

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History

The Lancaster University Student Television Station was founded by PhD students Michelle Ryan and Alberto Ramirez, alongside a changeable team of first-year undergraduates. It was granted LUSU constitutional status under the name LUTube.tv in April 2008. [1] LUTube was given two main, and sometimes conflicting, objectives: to inform and entertain the student population at Lancaster University, and to give members of student media the chance to produce their own television shows. The station would be run by a team of executives, headed by a Station Manager, who would be elected each year from the student media membership. Though much has changed about the station since then, these constitutional bye laws have not. [2]

LUTube.tv encountered several problems in its first years. The idea of a student television station was resisted by Lancaster University's legal counsel, by the university television service and by student radio station Bailrigg FM. LUTube also had to begin with limited resources, at one point resorting to the use of a camera phone. The extension “.tv” was not part of its initial branding, but had to be included because internet searches for “lutube” yielded an unfortunate number of pornographic sites. On top of this, exactly half of its pilot shows were never aired, often due to the crew's inexperience with video editing. [1]

LUTube.tv was temporarily shut down in May 2011. One Station Manager commented with hindsight that the station had become notorious for unproductive and unimaginative activity, “producing lacklustre content irregularly”. [3] The LUSU Vice President for Media and Communications at the time, however, said LUTube had not received enough credit for its work. [4] Months later the station re-opened with a stronger brand culture and a new name, LA1:TV, which came from the campus postcode district. LA1 began by launching a number of what would become its longest-running shows, including campus news review The LA1 Show and nightlife programme Sugar TV. In its first quarter the new website received over 16,000 views. [3] For its first six years, this website relied on a YouTube channel to display its videos, but LA1 has since developed software to host the entirety of its own content. The crew introduced its first regular live broadcast, the breakfast show Good Morning Lancaster, in 2014. Since then GML has aired every week during term time and has become an award-winning flagship programme. [5]

LA1 now has a dedicated studio and office space on campus in Slaidburn House, and a stock of television hardware and branded materials. It regularly covers arts and sports events with the student societies at Lancaster University, including an annual outside broadcast of the largest intervarsity sports tournament in Europe. Some of its more irregular projects have included recording the thoughts of a Holocaust survivor, [6] producing a documentary for the British Army, [7] and interviewing Home Secretary Theresa May. [8] LA1 also hosted Fresher TV for NaSTA in 2013 and the NaSTA Awards in 2015.

Awards

YearAwardNominationResult
2011NaSTA Award for Best FactualThe LA1 ShowHighly Commended
2013NaSTA People's Choice Award for Best LiveSoundbooth SessionsShortlisted
2015LUSU Journalist of the YearJessica BeardWon
2015NaSTA People's Choice Award for Technical Innovationla1tv.co.ukWon
2016NaSTA People's Choice Award for Technical Innovationla1tv.co.uk / DVR Bridge Won
2016NaSTA People's Choice Award for Unsung HeroTom JenkinsonWon
2017NaSTA Award for Technical Achievement [9] Roses 2016Won
2017NaSTA People's Choice Award for Live Award [10] Roses 2017Won
2018NaSTA Award for News & Current Affairs [11] General Election 2017Won
2020LUSU Best Entertainment / Lifestyle content [12] Timothy Lloyd-Judson - LA1TV Investigates The Mystery of the Spar StaircaseWon
2020LUSU Best News / Politics Content [12] Amara Betts-Patel - LA1TV Investigates Caton CourtWon
2022LUSU Best Roses Coverage [13] LA1TVWon
2022LUSU Best Collaboration [13] Roses 2023 with Bailrigg FM Won
2022LUSU Best Live Event [13] Roses 2023Won
2023LUSU Media Group of the Year [14] LA1TVWon
2023LUSU Best Collaboration [14] Roses Media Coverage (LA1TV, Bailrigg FM, SCAN)Won
2023LUSU Student Media Contributor of the Year [14] Riley WilliamsWon

Executive committee

Like all other student societies at Lancaster University, LA1 is organised and overseen by an internally elected group of Executive Committee members. [15]

Roles

See also

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  2. ↑ "Schedule D, Bye Law 25" (PDF). The LUSU Constitution. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Entry for the Tim Marshall Award for Special Recognition 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Students Embrace the Power of Media". SCAN: Student Comment and News. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "LA1:TV" (PDF). Entry for the NaSTA People's Station Award 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Questions for Mala Tribich - Holocaust Survivor". LA1TVLancs. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "What's On" (PDF). The Bowland Lady. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Good Morning Lancaster, Series 1, Episode 8" . Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Award for Technical Achievement highly commended goes to @LSUTV_lsu and winners are @LA1TV - congratulations!!". @GuildTelevision. Guild TV. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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  15. ↑ "Executive Roles - LA1TV - LA1:TV". confluence.la1tv.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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