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==1980s== | ==1980s== | ||
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* 20th October 1986 - inaugural [[Primary Colour|YSTV colour]] broadcast. At this time YSTV could only be watched on seven screens - one in each of Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke, Physics, Vanbrugh, Wentworth. The University's CCTV network was a rudimentary form of power-and-data over a 100V circuit which required special monitors. | * 20th October 1986 - inaugural [[Primary Colour|YSTV colour]] broadcast. At this time YSTV could only be watched on seven screens - one in each of Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke, Physics, Vanbrugh, Wentworth. The University's CCTV network was a rudimentary form of power-and-data over a 100V circuit which required special monitors. | ||
* January 1988 - YSTV Breaks the World Record for the longest continuous broadcast by 1 director ([[Keith Hide-Smith]]) and earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records with [[Breaker 88]]. | * January 1988 - YSTV Breaks the World Record for the longest continuous broadcast by 1 director ([[Keith Hide-Smith]]) and earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records with [[Breaker 88]]. | ||
==1990s== | ==1990s== | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 30 May 2007
1960s
- 21st November 1967 - inaugural YSTV broadcast from the Chemistry department.
- 1969 - longest Newsround interview ever with Vice-Chancellor, Lord James, on subject of Student Demos.
- 1969 - Germaine Greer and Frank Muir make contributions.
1970s
- 1970 - Still only in B&W with five monitors - Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke and Vanbrugh, transmitted from studios in Physics labs.
1980s
- 20th October 1986 - inaugural YSTV colour broadcast. At this time YSTV could only be watched on seven screens - one in each of Alcuin, Derwent, Langwith, Goodricke, Physics, Vanbrugh, Wentworth. The University's CCTV network was a rudimentary form of power-and-data over a 100V circuit which required special monitors.
- January 1988 - YSTV Breaks the World Record for the longest continuous broadcast by 1 director (Keith Hide-Smith) and earns a place in the Guinness Book of Records with Breaker 88.
1990s
- June 1993 - YSTV loses it's studio in Physics and is left homeless.
- 29th October 1994 - YSTV's Goodricke Studio opened by Greg Dyke.
- April 1996 - contingent from YSTV attend NaSTA 1996 at UEA
- 5th April 1996 - YSTV featured on Planet 24's Hotel Babylon programme.
- April 1997 - YSTV hosts the National Student Television Association (NaSTA) Conference.
- 21st November 1997 - YSTV 30 - featured on Tyne Tees News.
- 10th July 1998 - YSTV goes digital with the purchase of the Media100qx Editing System.
- September 1998 - YSTV begins a network improvement program.
2000s
- January 2000 - YSTV produces a programme for BBC Choice titled The Making of Bulletin.
- June 2000 - YSTV appeared on Channel 4's Big Breakfast, competing for a chance to make a 90 second programme live on air.
- January 2001 - YSTV received new camera and editing equipment as part of a deal with Einstein TV
- May 2001 - the constitution was reorganised, creating the present team-based structure.
- January 2002 - the Einstein TV deal fell apart and the new gear was taken back by the company.
- April 2002 - YSTV hosts the NaSTA conference.
- May 2002 - YSTV buys a 3CCD miniDV camera (a Panasonic NVGS300) to replace the Einstein equipment.
- 21st November 2002 - YSTV 35 - low-key celebrations of another anniversary.
- 6th October 2003 - YSTV commences broadcasting programmes from a video server.
- 10th October 2004 - YSTV's live stream is viewable from student bedrooms, and programme on demand world wide.
- 26th May 2005 - Greg Dyke returns to the studio he opened a decade previously for an in-depth interview.
- 13th January 2006 - YSTV Webstream Launch show. The web stream now goes out to the whole world!
- 31st March - 2nd April 2006 - YSTV jointly host the NaSTA conference with ls:tv in Leeds.
- 21st November 2007 - YSTV will celebrate 40 years on air.