July 22, 2010
TVW and UWTV forge a closer partnership
TVW, Washington’s public affairs network, and UWTV, the television station for the UW, have announced that UWTV, using its satellite uplink facilities on the Seattle campus, will also send TVW’s signal out to cable systems in all areas of the state.
TVW President Greg Lane said this latest agreement is just the first of what he expects will be many more opportunities for the two channels to collaborate. “Transmission isn’t the only area where both organizations can achieve efficiencies through partnership. We’re also exploring the benefits of sharing programming, as well as production costs. The more we work together, the more viewers of both stations will benefit.”
UW vice president for external affairs Randy Hodgins said he is very gratified that the two state-supported organizations are collaborating for the benefit of state residents. “This will provide a great service to the citizens of our state as we work together to bring them information about our state government and the people and ideas at the University of Washington.”
About the channels:
UWTV is a multi-platform media organization connecting the region and the world to the UW on air, online and via mobile devices. UWTV is carried widely in the Puget Sound region and in other cities around the state, reaching more than 2 million cable households. UWTV is available on cable channel 27 in the Puget Sound and on demand at www.uwtv.org.
TVW, often called the Washington state version of C-SPAN, provides unedited gavel-to-gavel television coverage of the Washington State Legislature, Supreme Court, executive branch, state boards and commissions, elections, and public policy events of statewide significance. Cable television carries TVW for free, reaching 99 percent of the cable households in Washington. Viewers can also watch TVW programming on demand at www.tvw.org.
