STATS & FACTS:

Total programs produced: 618

Total studio shows produced: 370

Most productions (month): 94 (May)

Least productions (month): 13 (July)

Total programming hours: 11,523

Total online show views (Vimeo): 9,767

Total website views: 10,175

Top 5 Studio Shows (# of hours aired):

Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners (375)

Senior Perspective (374)

Headlines (345)

Talking Politics in Western PA (339)

There is a Future, and it is Coming… (255)

Top 5 Sports/Community (# of hours aired):

PTHC Hockey games (532)

Mustin Health Festival (326)

PTHS Girls Basketball games (312)

PTHS Commencement (230)

PTHS Swimming/Diving meets (188)

5 Most Watched shows online:

Healthy Pets, Healthy Owners/Let’s Talk Healthy Pets (943)

Promos/PSAs (842)

Talking Y.E.S. (819)

College Crazy (813)

PT Council Meetings/Public Hearings (776)

MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASED:

SHOW DEBUTS:

Doing Work That Matters

A Plea for a Living Donor: The Story of Diana Zippay

Quick & Delish by Susan

The Scoop

Spotlight on Pittsburgh

STAFF:

Public Access Director: Ryan Boni

Volunteer & Production Coordinator: Kelsey Sylvester

PTHS Television Broadcast & Media Production Teacher: Robin Hodgin-Frick

January

PTHS On-Air Talent Students recorded 18 episodes of “College Crazy” in the studio.

February

The station added a Dropbox account so that churches and other producers could share completed shows with the station without having to send in DVDs. Bethel Bible Chapel, The Bible Chapel, Center Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Church of Christ, Behind the Headlines, From Both Sides, Get CONNected, and Walking in His Presence were the first programs to begin sharing their programs with the station digitally

A new large program monitor was added to the studio to allow hosts and guests to see which camera or source was being recorded

March

“Doing Work That Matters” and “Spotlight on Pittsburgh” made their debuts

May

PTCT, Township, & HS Staff met with architects to discuss what would be needed in a TV studio if a new Peters Township High School is built

PTCT Volunteers record 86 programs in May, which is the most recorded in a single month in the station’s history!

June

A number of purchases were made to upgrade the playback room, including a video playback server, chassis, remote recorder, storage, and video routers.

July

A public hearing was recorded by PTCT cameras on the proposed Zoning Ordinance and Map

August

Peters Township Community Television made some minor upgrades to playback (transitioning all of programming from the old video server to the new one installed over the summer), replacing old editor desks, and upgrading the teleprompter computer to allow for improved speed in getting a script ready for show time

September

Peters Township Community Television purchased a dedicated web presenter, the Blackmagic Design Web Presenter, which takes the studio output of multiple cameras, graphics, and audio and converts it into a signal that can be input into a computer to allow for web streaming of selected studio programs. The first program that has begun to use this is the Peters Township High School Morning Announcements. Now, anyone, anywhere can watch the Morning Announcements live on their computers and mobile devices on YouTube Live, in addition to watching archived broadcasts anytime

“Quick & Delish by Susan” debuts

October

Staff photographed the Peters Township Police vehicles, including the new bicycles and motorcycle

December

PTHS On-Air Talent Class students begin a new television series called “The Scoop” and record 20 episodes during the month