GW-TV


This page describes the student-run television station of The George Washington University. See also: Great West Television
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.
Original GW-TV programs aired during the 2016-2017 academic year include:
Previous programming includes: Gender Neutral, F.E.M. , DC2LA, 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.