UCentral

Last updated
UCentral Student Media Network
UCentral 2020 Logo.png
SloganUCO’s Student Media
FoundedApril 2007
University University of Central Oklahoma
TelevisionUCentral TV
ChannelDigital:125 (Cox Cable)
NewspaperThe Vista
DistributedTuesdays at UCO
Radio UCentral Radio
Frequency99.3 FM (Edmond)
Web/Social Media@ucentralmedia @theVista1903 @ucentralradio
Website www.ucentralmedia.com

UCentral is the student media network at the University of Central Oklahoma, featuring traditional media and new media created by students majoring in professional media. UCentral Radio, Ucentral News, and the Vista fall under the umbrella of the UCentral Student Media Network. [1]

Contents

UCentral is located within the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Central Oklahoma. [2]

UCentral Set 2020.jpg

TV and Netcasts

UCentral features several HDTV and netcast programs such as UCentral News, produced by broadcast-news students, and "Above The Fold", which is produced by the Vista Staff. [1]

TV and Netcast History

Starting in 1976 as KCSU-TV, UCentral has featured several programs such as UCentral News, the daily student newscast; The Huddle, a weekly football highlight program during the fall; Conspiracy Weekly, an in-depth look at untold truths; Cup of Joe Quiz Show, a light-hearted, trivia-based game show with a prize; and TBSR, a focus on UCO players during the spring semester. The newscast is still being produced, but the netcasts previously listed have been retired. Students are encouraged every semester to write and produce new netcasts as part of their curriculum.

TheVista Logo 2020.png

Newspaper

The Vista, established in 1903 as the student newspaper of the University of Central Oklahoma, is the longest, continually published student newspaper in the state of Oklahoma. Distributed weekly free of charge on the UCO campus, The Vista serves as an integral part of the journalism experience and education of Mass Communication Department students. The Vista, published as an independent student publication, serves as a news and information source and public forum for the UCO community. Current stories are updated daily on social media and ucentralmedia.com, in addition to past issues of the paper available in The Vista Archives section at ucentralmedia.com. . [1]

UCentral Radio.png

Radio

UCentral Radio is the student radio station in Edmond, Oklahoma, on the campus of The University of Central Oklahoma. UCentral Radio applied for an LPFM license in November 2013 and was awarded a Construction Permit by FCC for 99.3 FM on February 24, 2015. It reserved the call letters KZUC. [1]

Station History

A previous radio entity (from 1966 until 2014) at the university was KCSC, its call letters stemming from the university's former name, Central State College. In 2014, the call letters were changed to KUCO to reflect the university's (relatively) new name. The station serves now as a full-time classical music station. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Central Oklahoma</span> Public university in Edmond, Oklahoma

The University of Central Oklahoma is a public university in Edmond, Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma, with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in 1890, the University of Central Oklahoma was one of the first institutions of higher learning to be established in what would become the state of Oklahoma, making it one of the oldest universities in the southwest region of the United States. It is home to the American branch of the British Academy of Contemporary Music in downtown Oklahoma City.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul, also known as the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, in the state of Minnesota, United States of America, has two major general-interest newspapers. The region is currently ranked as the 15th largest television market in the United States. The market officially includes 59 counties of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and extends far to the north and west. The radio market in the Twin Cities is estimated to be slightly smaller, ranked 16th in the nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTBU (Boston University)</span> Student radio station at Boston University

WTBU (640 kHz/89.3 MHz) is a "Part 15" student-managed and -operated radio station at Boston University. This means it is not licensed by the FCC but operates legally under special "low power" rules. It has a block-format programming schedule, with individual DJs able to play pretty much whatever they choose during their weekly airshifts. Overall the sound skews mostly rock/alternative, but can vary significantly, including pop, urban, rap, classic rock, Triple-A, trance, electro, industrial and metal or just true freeform.

WHUS is a non-commercial educational FM college radio station. It transmits with 4,400 watts on 91.7 MHz from the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs to audiences in Connecticut, southern Massachusetts and western Rhode Island. WHUS operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as a community radio station that features members of the student body and the local community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KJRH-TV</span> NBC affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma

KJRH-TV is a television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Okmulgee-licensed Ion Television outlet KTPX-TV. KJRH-TV's studios are located on South Peoria Avenue and East 37th Street in midtown Tulsa, and its transmitter is located near South 273rd Avenue East near Broken Arrow. However, master control and some internal operations are based at the studios of sister ABC affiliate WRTV in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The State Press is the independent, student-operated news publication of Arizona State University. In August 2014, it became an all-digital publication. It published a free newspaper every weekday until January 2013, at which point its print distribution was reduced to once per week. The editorial board announced that ASU Student Media will begin to focus on "a host of new digital products and special print products."

OU Daily, formally known as The Oklahoma Daily, is the independent, student-produced newspaper at the University of Oklahoma, with a circulation of 6,000. Though it maintains a connection with OU's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the newspaper is not a part of required learning for journalism students at OU. Some classes, however, are offered at The Daily for academic credit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WGTA (TV)</span> MeTV affiliate in Toccoa, Georgia

WGTA is a television station licensed to Toccoa, Georgia, United States, serving much of the northeastern portion of the state. The station is owned by Marquee Broadcasting, and has studios on Big A Road in Toccoa; its transmitter is located northwest of Camp Toccoa in unincorporated Stephens County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KSHU</span> Radio station in Huntsville, Texas

KSHU and KSHU-TV are student-run non-commercial college radio and student television station operations located at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Broadcast and transmitter facilities are located within the Dan Rather Communication Building. Neither entity is affiliated with any network, and both KSHU-FM and KSHU-TV are managed and operated by the students enrolled in the School of Mass Communication.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KUCO (FM)</span> Radio station in Edmond, Oklahoma

KUCO is a classical music radio station serving the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, owned by the University of Central Oklahoma. Studios are located at the UCO at Santa Fe Plaza development in downtown Oklahoma City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZUC-LP</span> Radio station in Edmond, Oklahoma

KZUC-LP is the student radio station on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. UCentral Radio applied for an LPFM license in November 2013 and was awarded a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission on February 24, 2015. UCentral Radio is part of the UCentral student media network at the University of Central Oklahoma.

WRST-FM licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the student managed radio station located at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication</span>

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is the journalism unit of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The College is named for the former longtime publishers of The Oklahoman.

Carolina Week is a student television news program from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carolina Week airs live on Monday and Wednesdays at 5:00 PM during the fall and spring semesters. Carolina Connection, the sister radio program, airs Saturdays at 7:30 AM on 1360 AM WCHL.

<i>Central Florida Future</i> İndependent weekly student newspaper of the University of Central Florida in Orlando

The Central Florida Future was the independent weekly student newspaper of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The Future was one of the largest student-run newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of 14,000 and readership of over 30,000. It was a member of the USA Today network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black Squirrel Radio</span> Internet radio station in Kent, Ohio

Black Squirrel Radio (BSR) is a non-commercial internet radio station run by students of Kent State University, originating from the university's campus in Kent, Ohio, and broadcasting exclusively online. Black Squirrel Radio is overseen by faculty from Kent State University's Journalism and Mass Communication program. While relaunching under this name in the fall of 2005, Black Squirrel Radio can be traced back directly to 1964 as an unlicensed carrier current AM station on the university's campus, and is intertwined with the establishment and history of the university's licensed non-commercial educational radio station, WKSU.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal</span>

Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal was established in August 1993 as a branch of IIMC, Delhi, an autonomous body funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It offers Post Graduate Diploma journalism courses in English and Odia, an official Indian language spoken mainly in Odisha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMSV</span> Radio station at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi

WMSV FM 91.1 is a radio station in Starkville, Mississippi located on the campus of Mississippi State University.

CitrusTV is the completely student-run television studio of Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. It was founded in 1970 and has more than 350 student members.

Crescent City Radio is an internet radio station based in New Orleans serving Metropolitan New Orleans and southern Mississippi as well as globally through its internet presence as a Freeform radio station. The station broadcasts a diverse offering of music along with locally produced entertainment and talk programs. Music genres typically aired include urban contemporary, mainstream urban, adult contemporary, swamp pop, gospel, and Latin CHR. The station is managed and operated by the Music Industry Studies Program of the College of Music and Fine Arts at Loyola University New Orleans.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "UCentral/Vista Website". UCentral Media.
  2. "Directory page on uco website". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.