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WSUB broadcasts to dorms
Issue date: 10/20/04 Section: News
Since the first week of the semester, Suffolk's television station, WSUB, has been taking advantage of a new channel offered through the satellite TV in the dorms.
Channel 72 runs 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, offering various productions and films made by WSUB, the Theatre Department and the Performing Arts Program.
"We started talking two years ago about getting this channel in place," Associate Director of Student Activities Dan McHugh said. Instead of having to reserve time on the regular monitor channel in the cafeterias, students can now use channel 72 as an outlet for their films and productions all the time.
The majority of the programs aired thus far have been short films and commercials put together by WSUB. "We're looking for ideas, actors, pretty much anybody," said Jennifer Bagley, WSUB general manager.
Along with showing skits and films performed and produced by Suffolk students, channel 72 has also shown recordings of the Performing Arts Office's Fall Fest and last year's Theatre Department musical "Assassins", according to Bagley.
"Everybody's amped about it," Bagley said. "[Channel 72] promotes the programs and attracts new students to the organizations."
Both Bagley and WSUB Assistant General Manager Billy Thegenus admitted that having a channel running 24-hours-a-day is a lot of work, but said that getting recognized around campus for their work and receiving feedback from students makes it all worth it
McHugh said he hopes to continue to develop the channel's potential by airing athletic events and educational videos. Various election videos have been aired so far, as well as Breast Health Awareness Month advertisements.
Programs aired on channel 72 go on a loop up to three times a day, just in case you miss it the first time. This week Suffolk Soap Opera is airing and new programs will rotate in every week.