WSTO TV

WSTO TV is Stoughton, Wisconsin's community television station. One of the first Public, educational, and government access (PEG) community channels, started in 1968 by Bob and Janeen Burrel. WSTO was originally called Viking Media Corp, until becoming WSTO in the early 1970s. WSTO is currently being broadcast on Charter Communications digital channel 981^[1] and streaming 24/7 with most shows on-demand. In recent times WSTO was broadcast on Charter Communications Channel 12. WSTO has 2 full-time staff people, including the Director of Media Services and the Media Production Specialist. WSTO TV is operated by the City of Stoughton Media Services department for Stoughton, Wisconsin and is located on the 2nd floor of the Public Safety Building. WSTO Staff are working on a revised history based on historical documents and records located at the facility.^[2]

WSTO's Shows

WSTO broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 day a week in digital broadcast quality. WSTO airs High School Sports, Elementary, Middle School and High School Music Performances, Select Stoughton Opera House Events, City and School Meetings, and various local events. WSTO has received many awards from Wisconsin Community Media for the coverage of many of these events. WSTO is one of the few community television channels that have a production truck and will broadcast live from several locations, such as The City Council Chambers, Stoughton High School Gym, Auditorium, Cafetorium, and the Football Field, The Stoughton Opera House, The Stoughton Senior Center and the Mandt Community Center. Typical live broadcasts consist of Football, Soccer (both boys and girls), Hockey (both boys and girls), Basketball (both boys and girls), Volleyball, Wrestling, City Council, Planning Commission, Municipal Court, School Board and the Annual Syttende Mai Parade. Sports typically have a play-by-play announcer, graphic overlays, and a minimum of one camera. Single Camera Sports include Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, and Wrestling, Hockey and Football both use 3. City Council, Planning Commission, Municipal Court and School Board are done with 4 remote controlled cameras.

In between each show on WSTO there are Public Service Announcements, station IDs, Commercials and the community bulletin board.

Equipment

WSTO TV broadcast 24 hours a day 7 days a week using an automation system from TelVue. The automation system consists of a Hypercaster B100 Video Server, a Carousel 250 Digital Signage Appliance, Chameleon 64i router, a Blonder Tongue Modulator and many secret items.

WSTO TV operates a complete production truck with live-to-air and live-to-DVD capabilities with live on screen graphics, using a Compix Compact CG (Analog).

In addition to the full production truck, a remote production box, nicknamed "The Roadbox", has all the same capabilities of the production truck without being inside a vehicle.

Additionally WSTO has a permanent control room inside the WSTO Station, used for in studio shows and events in the council chambers/court room. Additionally there is a complete control booth at the Stoughton EMS Building which is used for council meeting or special recordings in the Hanson Room.

WSTO uses state of the art professional video cameras for remote shoots. Our fleet of cameras consist of Canon XF300, Canon XH A1, Canon GL1, and Canon XL1 .

WSTO has non-linear edit suites with the Vegas Pro Video (Vegas Pro Video 10.0e) and the accompanying version of DVD Architect.

Those looking to visit the WSTO Station can contact them at 608-873-7523.

WSTO Sports Sponsors

WSTO relies on sponsors to help with the massive costs of covering Stoughton High School Sports. These sponsors include Stoughton Hospital, Radio Shack/Hanson Electronics of Stoughton, The UPS Store Stoughton, Cress Funeral and Cremation Services, McGlynn Pharmacy, Inkworks of Stoughton, and Stoughton Pizza Pit^[3]

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Television stations in southern Wisconsin, including Madison

Local stations	WISC-TV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 TVW-MNTV) WZCK-LP 8 (Bounce TV) WMTV (15.1 NBC, 15.2 WeatherNation TV, 15.3 Antenna TV) WHA-TV (21.1 PBS/WPT, 21.2 WIS, 21.3 Create) W23BW-D (23.13ABN) WKOW (27.1 ABC, 27.2 Me-TV, 27.3 Decades) WMWD-LD (38.1 Daystar) WMSN-TV (47.1 Fox, 47.2 Comet, 47.3 Grit) WBUW (57.1 CW, 57.2 Movies!, 57.3 H&I)

Outlying areas	W22CI (22.1 PBS/WPT, 22.2 Wisc, 22.3 Create)-Bloomington W29DC 29-Janesville (TBN) W43BR 43 (FAM)-Baraboo WWRS-TV (52.1 TBN, 52.2 Church, 52.3 JUCE TV/Smile, 52.4 Enlace, 52.5 TBN Salsa)-Mayville

Cable-only stations	Charter Xtra Fox Sports Wisconsin MMSD Channels Madison City Channel Oregon Cable Access WisconsinEye WSTO (Stoughton) WYOU (Madison) WYTU-LD (63.1 Telemundo, Milwaukee)

ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV	WKOW 27.1 (ABC)

Adjacent areas	Chicago Milwaukee Rockford Eau Claire/La Crosse Wausau Quad Cities Cedar Rapids Green Bay

Other television stations and subchannel networks in the state of Wisconsin

3ABN	W23BW-D 23 (Madison) W30BU 30 (Green Bay)

Antenna TV	WITI 6.2 (Milwaukee) WLUK 11.2 (Green Bay) WJFW 12.2 (Rhinelander/Wausau) WMTV 15.3 (Madison)

Bounce TV	WMLW 49.2 (Racine/Milwaukee)

BUZZR	WTSJ 38.2 (Milwaukee)

Comet	WCWF 14.2 (Suring/Green Bay) WCGV 24.2 (Milwaukee) WMSN 47.2 (Madison)

COZI	WTMJ 4.3 (Milwaukee)

Daystar	WMWD 38.1 (Madison) WGBD 49.1 (Green Bay)

Decades	WMOW 4.3 (Crandon) WAOW 9.3 (Wausau) WQOW 18.3 (Eau Claire) WXOW 19.3 (La Crosse) WKOW 27.3 (Madison) WYOW 34.3 (Eagle River) WDJT 58.4 (Milwaukee)

Escape	WTMJ 4.4 (Milwaukee, future) WACY 32.3 (Green Bay)

EVINE Live	WIWN 68.2 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Family Channel	W43BR 43 (Baraboo/Wisc. Dells)

getTV	WVTV 18.2 (Milwaukee)

Grit	WCGV 24.3 (Milwaukee) WACY 32.2 (Green Bay) WMSN 47.3 (Madison)

Heroes & Icons	WBUW 57.3 (Janesville/Madison) WDJT 58.3 (Milwaukee)

HSN OTA	WTPX 46.6 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.6 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

Ion Life	WTPX 46.2 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.2 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

Laff	WTMJ 4.2 (Milwaukee) WGBA 26.3 (Green Bay)

LATV	WIWN 68.4 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Local Accuweather	WMVS 10.4 (Milwaukee)

Locally-originated automated weather	WBAY 2.2 (Green Bay)

Me-TV	WGBA 26.2 (Green Bay) WKOW 27.2 (Madison) WBME 41.1/WDJT 58.2 (Milwaukee) WZAW 55.2 (Wausau)

Movies!	WISN 12.2 (Milwaukee) WZAW 55.3 (Wausau) WBUW 57.2 (Janesville/Madison)

MundoMax	WTSJ 38.1 (Milwaukee)

qubo	WTPX 46.3 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.3 (Kenosha/Milwaukee)

QVC OTA	WTPX 46.5 (Antigo/Wausau) WPXE 55.5 (Kenosha/Milwaukee) WIWN 68.6 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

Sonlife	WIWN 68.1 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee)

TBN	K32GF 32 (Rhinelander) W36DH 36 (Waupaca) WWRS 52 (Mayville/Milwaukee)

Telemundo	WYTU 63.1/WMLW 49.4 (Milwaukee/Racine)

This	WMLW 49.3 (Racine/Milwaukee)

WeatherNation TV	WMTV 15.2 (Madison)

Independent	WZCK-LP 8 (Madison) WPVS-LP 29 (Milwaukee) WMLW 49.1 (Racine/Milwaukee)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Wisconsin

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