The University Channel (channel 15 on Charter)

Description:

The University Channel, an educational access channel on the Athens-area cable franchise, is operated and programmed by OISD in conjunction with the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and University Public Affairs. Funding for the University Channel including programming, production and maintenance is derived from the University Cablevision budget and other resources.

The University Cable Policy Board establishes mission, policy and recommends programming for The University Channel. The Board makes efforts to insure compliance and cooperation with university, local, state and federal agencies.

The purpose and mission of the University Channel:

• To provide university educational and informational resources to a diverse community of faculty, staff and students off campus.
• To provide continuing education opportunities to a diverse community of adult learners
• To extend the educational opportunities of the university via a distance learning channel.
• To inform Athens-area public of university activities and insure a close relationship between city/county and university.

Policies

1. Advertising, underwriting and Public Information:
   1. All underwriting, advertising, public information, submitted for distribution on The University Channel is subject to current policies and charges. Currently, The University Channel accepts only underwriting and public service announcements.
   2. No advertising, public information or underwriting acknowledgement which is inconsistent with the purpose and mission of The University Channel and the University of Georgia will be accepted. As such University Channel reserves the right to restrict all advertising, public information or underwriting acknowledgements to policy guidelines consistent with the educational mission of the University Channel and the University of Georgia and will only allow the type of information necessary to help the University community make informed decisions about products and services. No messages will be accepted that promote illegal, unlawful activities or that are deceptive or in any way offensive to the University of Georgia's standing as an institution of learning.
   3. Underwriting and public information is accepted from all official university-related organizations and programs, as well as outside organizations/persons directly related to a function at the University of Georgia co sponsored by an official on-campus agency.
   4. Underwriting and public information is accepted from organizations external to the university and its programs subject to 1-B above.
   5. All advertising and information is subject to review by the University Cable Policy Board.
2. General programming:
   1. Varying viewpoints of controversial topics will be programmed provided they do not exceed the boundaries identified in section 1-B and are consistent with the subject areas explored within selected programming.
   2. The nature of the programming will be comparable to national and Athens-area cable franchise access channels and particularly those originating from colleges and universities.
   3. Requests for programming are subject to review and recommendation by the University Cable Policy Board as well as funding and technical limitations.
   4. Independent productions/bulletin board information (submitted by students or other on-campus individuals or organizations/individuals external to the university) must be sponsored by an official university-related organization and/or program and will be aired subject to 2B and 2C and in selected time slots.
   5. University channel programming resources are scarce and limited. As such, the University of Georgia reserves the right to make reasonable decisions regarding allocation of programming and cable resources. Decisions to carry particular programming will be made with reference to the mission of University Channel and the University of Georgia as well as requests from the University of Georgia community, and these decisions will be made in a fair and impartial manner.

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