GWTV

This page describes the student-run television station of The George Washington University. See also: Great West Television

GW-TV
Washington, D.C.
Branding	GW-TV, GW Television
Slogan	Turn Us On!
Channels	Digital: 61 (CCTV Cable)
Affiliations	George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA)
Owner	George Washington University
Call letters' meaning	George Washington TeleVision
Website	www.gw-tv.org

GW-TV is the student television station at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

The station transmits on a closed-circuit channel throughout GWU facilities and residence halls. Previously broadcast on channel 6, GW-TV can now be found on RCN cable channel 61. The station also posts its content online.

Many of the station's programs are recorded in the GW Media and Public Affairs building's television studio.

GW-TV provides students with the opportunity to shoot, write, and edit their own packages. Students also have the chance to produce their own shows, work behind the scenes in the control room, and appear on camera.

Shows

GW-TV produces a variety of original programming, with topics ranging from campus events to national news and entertainment to politics. The channel is also home to The Source, a news show produced by GW students in SMPA classes (SMPA 2137 and SMPA 2139).

Original GW-TV programs aired during the 2013-2014 academic year include:

Colonial Crossfire - GW-TV's version of Sunday talk, Colonial Crossfire covers the national and international political beat. Each episode includes an interview with a journalist or newsmaker and also a student panel debating the latest politics.
GWeek - A newsmagazine style show, GWeek covers the campus and Washington, D.C. news.
Unstoppable - GW-TV's sports program, each episode of Unstoppable begins with a rundown of the latest sports headlines. A student panel then discusses the latest in GW and D.C. sports.
F.E.M. (Fashion. Entertainment. Music.) - GW-TV's newest show, each episode features in-studio music performances, discussions about fashion and entertainment news, and interviews with local D.C. celebrities.
Gender Neutral - An original sitcom, Gender Neutral tells the story of a boy and a girl accidentally assigned to gender neutral student housing at GW.

Previous programming includes: Select Seven, Backstage GW, Interns, Upfront, The Making of Rocky Horror, InFocus, MelindAerobics, Wanna Come Over?, and GW-TV's flagship show, GWeekly.

Awards

In 2013, GW-TV's original sitcom, Gender Neutral, received an Emmy Award for Writing in a Student Production. The Emmy was awarded by the National Capital and Chesapeake Bay chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.^[1]

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References

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See also	TechCast Project Benjamin Franklin University Mount Vernon College for Women Columbian University National University School of Law

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