| Fairfield, Connecticut | |
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| Branding | The HAM Channel |
| Slogan | Fairfield University Student Television |
| Channels | Analog: 64 (CCTV - Cable) |
| Affiliations | Open Student Television Network |
| Owner | Fairfield University |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Website | Ham Channel website YouTube page |
The HAM Channel (HAM 64) is a student-operated closed-circuit Student television station channel offering a regular season schedule of original programming written by, starring, and produced by Fairfield University students under the direction of the Media Center.
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To keep up with the changing times of the digital age - starting in the Fall of 2007 - the HAM Channel changed its primary media from analog cable TV to videos on the internet. The HAM Channel is now capable of reaching a global audience and viewers have the added convenience of choosing when and where to watch the programming. While the analog channel 64 still exists and is still in use, the new home for Ham Channel programming is their YouTube page.
In keeping with their new method of getting to their audience, the format of their programming has changed from the traditional half-hour shows on the campus CCTV channel to the new method of uploading segments to YouTube that are 3–10 minutes in length.
This new format has also given way to new programming which the Ham Channel is currently producing.
The only traditional analog show still on the CCTV channel is the Ham Channel's flagship program, Into It!, which has be re-vamped with a new host and a new format. The show features a new host,a monologue, various guests from the campus, and still allows fans to call in to the show. The show, which airs at 7:30 on Tuesday nights, aims at being a talk show and variety show loosely formatted on programs such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Daily Show.
Stagstock is an annual outdoor concert at Fairfield University each September to start off the year. It is produced by the HAM Channel with help from WVOF, the student radio station at Fairfield University.
The concert is popular and has showcased previous up-and-coming headlining musicians such as Howie Day, Matt Nathanson, Aloha, and The Alternate Routes.
Stagstock is also recorded and broadcast by the HAM Channel using their 32-foot (9.8 m) television production satellite uplink truck.
The HAM Channel has been able to interview several "big-names" in recent years:
A Steering Committee of eight students works closely with faculty and staff on management of the channel and production of scheduled programming for the season.
| Title | Name |
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| Station Manager | Dave Grazynski |
| President | Chelsea Whittemore |
| Vice President | Maria Vlahos |
| Senior Executive Producer | Matt Woolley |
| Executive Producers | Tom DiPirro and Julia Haltof |
| Associate Producer | Eve Seiter |
| Senior Marketing Director | Christina Dunne |
| Marketing Directors | Maggie Andrew and Aileen Monahan |
| On Air Creative Team | Mike Girandola and Brian Gillespie |
| New Member Mentor | Karl Bratty |
| News Director | Laura Zervoudakis |
| Technical Director | Merrick McQuilling |
The Media Center is the 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) facility located on the ground floor of Xavier Hall that houses The HAM Channel along with the New Media: Film, Television, and Radio major and the Campus Television Network. It contains two fully functioning television studios with control rooms, editing bays, a head end and classrooms. In keeping the technological changes in the field, the Media Center has invested much into High Definition studio and field cameras and a Blu-ray projector.
The Media Center also operates a 32-foot (9.8 m) television production satellite uplink truck that can transmit and receive digitally encoded television signals from geostationary domestic satellites. Fairfield University is one of few colleges in the nation to have this technology allowing campus programming and international news organizations including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and Bloomberg Television to be broadcast worldwide from the University.
The Media Center Staff has won national recognition for its Award-Winning Programs and production of Multimedia Presentations for the University. Some of the most recent honors have included the Crystal Award of Distinction from the Communicator Awards 2005 Print Competition; two Awards of Excellence from the Videographer 2005 Awards; and the Platinum BEST of Show from The Aurora 2005 Awards.
All members of The HAM Channel are not required to major in New Media: Film, Television, and Radio which is the first of its kind among Jesuit universities. The New Media major offers students three distinct track concentrations in film, television and radio. The program requirements include classes in history, theory and production, all taught at the Media Center, a which provides students full access to two well equipped studios, high definition television production equipment; the mobile television and satellite uplink truck, 14 editing suites, screening and digital imaging rooms and classrooms.
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