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What is PATV Channel 18?
Hours of Operation
How to Contact PATV
Board of Directors
Staff
Copy of Shows
Community Bulletin Board
PATV Guidelines & Statement of Compliance
Equipment & Facilities
Website Stats
WHAT IS PATV CHANNEL 18?
Public Access Television, Inc.(PATV) is a resource dedicated to diversity in community communication. PATV provides opportunities for local citizens to make use of current technology to exchange information and ideas and to participate in the democratic process. PATV promotes media literacy through training in media production and critical viewing. PATV provides YOU, the public, access to Mediacom cable channel 18.
PATV makes camcorders, editing facilities, a complete television studio, and a knowledgeable staff available to you. Once you have completed a program, whether you use the public access facilities, produce a program independently, or sponsor a program, PATV provides a channel on which to cablecast your program.
In this day and age when television has such a profound effect upon our culture, it is important to understand why and how it works. PATV is an incredible resource where anyone can explore the medium of television not simply by watching it, but by making it!
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Monday – Thursday: 12 – 9 pm (9 – 11pm by appointment)
Friday: Closed to public
Saturday: 9 am – 6 pm
Sunday: Closed to public
HOW TO CONTACT PATV:
Phone: 319.338.7035
E-mail: contact@patv.tv
Address: PATV Channel 18. 206 Lafayette St. Iowa City, IA 52240
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm and are open to the public. Board meetings take place at PATV 206 Lafayette Street in Iowa City. PATV’s Board of Directors is a nine-person volunteer board. Each member serves a three-year term and may serve up to two terms. Previous boards appoint six members of a given year’s board and three are elected by the general membership. The board creates policies for PATV, which are implemented by PATV’s executive director. The director also gathers information and suggestions from the staff, interns, volunteers and producers, and relays them to the Board.
STAFF:
Josh
Josh Goding has been PATV’s Executive Director since April of 2004. From 1999, Josh served as PATV’s Head of Equipment. Goding helped produce such PATV classics as “Underground LIVE”, “Funzville”, “The Chins”, and the “Mad Hatter” specials. In his spare hours he enjoys bicycling, playing guitar (poorly), and eating pizza.
Emily
Emily Ashenfelter is a programmer at PATV. She joined the staff in 2002 after receiving her degree in Media Studies and Film from the University of Iowa. In addition to videomaking, she plays piano and violin and occasionally attempts to juggle.
Jamal
Jamal River is PATV’s trusted programmer, and has been a regular PATV producer since he was 15. He is a multi-talented artist and musician (usually playing under the name King Toad). Someone else wrote this bio.
Tim
Tim Tack a.k.a. Tack-Fu not only is your friendly neighborhood hip-hop producer, but he is also PATV’s community programmer. You’ve probably seen him around town covering the big events in Iowa City. He’s also the host of the nationally broadcast hip-hop show, 85 dB TV.
Jerod
PATV’s Workshop Coordinator. Providing workshops in video camera, video editing, broadcast studio production, high definition video, and digital animation.
COPY OF SHOWS:
PATV offers duplication services of shows produced at PATV. Please call if you are interested in a DVD or Online upload of a show. Producers are entitled to 1 free DVD dub of each program submitted to PATV. Dubs of other PATV shows requested by the public must first be approved by the program’s producer. Please allow one week for dubbing. Express dubs can be made for an additional fee. Online uploads of programs is also available by request.
For Members and Show Participants:
DVD $5
General Public:
DVD $10
Same day dubs cost an additional $5
Next day dubs cost an additional $2.50
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD:
PATV hosts an electronic Community Bulletin Board for local events and information about non-profit organizations in the Iowa City/Coralville area. If you have a gig, lecture, recital, reading, fundraiser, workshop, art opening, or any other event you’d like listed, drop off, mail or email your press release to us.
Your press release should clearly state the name of the event, sponsoring organization, time and day of event, location, short description, and phone number, web address, or email where more information can be obtained. Sorry, we cannot list ticket prices.
We also host calls for volunteer and community special services that are ongoing.
The Community Bulletin Board can be seen between the end and beginning of each broadcasting day (times vary between 12am-11am).
This is our standard event listing format:
Organization Name presents
Title of Event (brief description)
on Date @ Time
for more information call Phone Number
or email Address
If you’d like to email us an event to be listed, it can be sent to
psa@patv.tv
PATV GUIDELINES & STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE:
Whether you want to submit a video you’ve made on your own, or make use of PATV’s equipment and facilities to produce your video, the first step is to take our free Guidelines workshop. Our workshop coordinator will cover any questions you have and help you find the best way to make your video, animation, documentary, movie, or show a reality. Next the workshop coordinator will cover all the rules and regulations for making or submitting a video at PATV. View PATV’s Guidelines Booklet and Statement of Compliance.
EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES:
BROADCAST CONTROL ROOM
Newtek Tricaster
Compix Graphics System
Full streaming capabilities
Mastering to MiniDV, DVD, hard drive
MACKIE 16-channel 1604VLZ3 mixer
Yamaha 16-Channel MG166CX-USB 4-Bus Mixer
Panasonic DVD Recorder
Sony MiniDV Recorder
Internet access with dual monitor display
Flatbed Scanner
Scan converter for Powerpoint and Web integration
DJ mixer console and LP decks
iTunes, CD, Cassette audio
Phil’s Amiga for old school producers (available upon request)
GREEN SCREEN STUDIO
3-camera set-up
Green screen with green panels
Full dimmable lighting grid
Additional lighting tripods
Camera crane
Marley dance surface or carpet floor
Black backdrop, light blue backdrop
Live phone-in, webcam, and chat capabilities
46″ Samsung HD portable monitor display
various props available
EDITING SUITE
5 Apple computers
Apple Final Cut Pro Package 7
Audio Creative Package CS4
iStop Motion
Toast Titanium
Microsoft Office
Sony MiniDv Recorders
Lacie External Hard Drives
46″ Samsung HD portable monitor display
CHECK-OUT EQUIPMENT
Cameras:
Panasonic hpx170 (George)
Panasonic hpx170 (Lucy)
Sony VX-2100 (Fritz)
Sony VX-2000 (Xena)
Sony VX-2100 (Leroy)
Sony PD-150 (Max)
Sony PD-170 (Marvin)
Panasonic GS-250 (Wanda)
Panasonic SVHS cameras
Sony Hi8 camera (JoJo)
Recording Formats:
Panasonic P2 Cards
P2 Card Reader
MiniDV tapes
Microphones:
Shure SM57
Shure SM58
Shotgun Mic
PZM Mic
Sony Lavaliers
Azden Wireless Mic
AKG C-3000
Misc:
Portable Control board
Headphones
Boom Pole
Mic Stands (Short, Tall, Instrument)
Tripods
Shoulder Mount Stabilizer
Tota Light Kit
DV Creator Light Kit
PA System
Projector
Audio/Video cables & adapters
Firewire cables
WEBSITE STATS:
The following table represents raw data for visitor traffic to www.patv.tv for the past month. The page category represents individual pages subsequent to www.patv.tv. Pageviews reflect unique hits for an individual page. The Pageviews percentage reflects the overall percentage an individual page accounts for on the entire PATV website.
