WNYF-TV is the student-run TV station[1] of the State University of New York at Fredonia. Sponsored by the Student Association, WNYF was founded in 1979 by two communications students, Robert Raff and Ken Kazubowski. At the time, the TV and Radio majors (BA) were classified under Special Studies, and students developed a custom degree program. Students were limited in hands-on time in the existing black and whitestudio, and the color studio controlled by the IRC was often booked for months at a time. WNYF immediately gave students enhanced opportunities to develop the necessary skills to excel in the TV industry.
Village of Fredonia: Channel 17 City of Dunkirk: Channel 19
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The original student leaders, along with John Malcolm and engineer Bob Kovacs, were able to locate surplus video equipment scattered across the many departments of the college. Negotiations, trades and some "midnight raids" produced almost enough equipment to get the station running. The only piece missing was a small master control switcher, which was purchased with the very first funding from the Student Association.
WNYF's original local programming included a wide variety of student produced programs ranging from entertainment, music, educational and even a student-written soap opera. In the station's first few months of existence, it began televising the annual dance marathon known as Superdance. The event raised funds for Muscular Dystrophy. The around-the-clock coverage of the dance raised the awareness and prestige of this event and substantially increased participation over the next few years.
WNYF maintains an archive of every show produced by the students since then. Relocated several times, WNYF settled into its current location in [[State University of New York at Hendrix Hall in 1997.[2] WNYF broadcasts to the campus on cable Channel 11, and to community on Channels 17 in Fredonia and 19 in Dunkirk. The station also uploads every episode to their YouTube channel.
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^"WNYF-TV". fredonia.smartcatalogiq.com. State University of New York at Fredonia. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
^Unknown, Unknown (2023-02-16). "Student Television Stations - WNYF-TV". www.k12academics.com. from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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wnyf, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2023, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WNYF TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message WNYF TV is the student run TV station 1 of the State University of New York at Fredonia Sponsored by the Student Association WNYF was founded in 1979 by two communications students Robert Raff and Ken Kazubowski At the time the TV and Radio majors BA were classified under Special Studies and students developed a custom degree program Students were limited in hands on time in the existing black and white studio and the color studio controlled by the IRC was often booked for months at a time WNYF immediately gave students enhanced opportunities to develop the necessary skills to excel in the TV industry WNYF TVFredonia New YorkUnited StatesCityFredoniaChannelsDigital Campus Channel 11BrandingWNYF TelevisionProgrammingAffiliationsCollege Broadcasters Inc OwnershipOwnerStudent Assembly of the State University of New York SUNY SA HistoryFounded1979Former channel number s Campus Channel 6 Campus Channel 8Call sign meaningWestern New York FredoniaTechnical informationTranslator s Village of Fredonia Channel 17 City of Dunkirk Channel 19LinksWebsitewww wbr wnyftv wbr com The original student leaders along with John Malcolm and engineer Bob Kovacs were able to locate surplus video equipment scattered across the many departments of the college Negotiations trades and some midnight raids produced almost enough equipment to get the station running The only piece missing was a small master control switcher which was purchased with the very first funding from the Student Association WNYF s original local programming included a wide variety of student produced programs ranging from entertainment music educational and even a student written soap opera In the station s first few months of existence it began televising the annual dance marathon known as Superdance The event raised funds for Muscular Dystrophy The around the clock coverage of the dance raised the awareness and prestige of this event and substantially increased participation over the next few years WNYF maintains an archive of every show produced by the students since then Relocated several times WNYF settled into its current location in State University of New York at Hendrix Hall in 1997 2 WNYF broadcasts to the campus on cable Channel 11 and to community on Channels 17 in Fredonia and 19 in Dunkirk The station also uploads every episode to their YouTube channel References edit WNYF TV fredonia smartcatalogiq com State University of New York at Fredonia Retrieved 2023 02 16 Unknown Unknown 2023 02 16 Student Television Stations WNYF TV www k12academics com Archived from the original on 2023 02 16 Retrieved 2023 02 16 External links editOfficial Website YouTube Channel Facebook Page Twitter Page Instagram Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WNYF TV amp oldid 1206544588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
