Georgia Tech Cable Network
{{Short description|TV provider in Atlanta, Georgia, USA}}{{Infobox television station
| name = Georgia Tech Cable Network
| logo = Gtcnlogo.svg
| location = Atlanta, Georgia
| country = United States
| owner = Georgia Institute of Technology
| airdate = {{Start date|1995}}
| last_airdate = {{End date|2022|}}
}}
The Georgia Tech Cable Network (GTCN) was the on-campus television provider of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Established in 1995,{{cite web|first=Rebekah|last=Bardwell|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2000-08-25/entertainment/3|title=GTCN-it's always on|work=The Technique|date=2000-08-25|access-date=2007-05-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141312/http://www.nique.net/issues/2000-08-25/entertainment/3|archive-date = 2007-09-29}} GTCN served the on-campus buildings, especially Georgia Tech Housing.{{cite web|url=http://www.housing.gatech.edu/offices/offices_gtcn.cfm|title=Housing Offices and People: GTCN|access-date=2007-05-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070417120235/http://www.housing.gatech.edu/offices/offices_gtcn.cfm|archive-date = 2007-04-17}}
Content
They had a 123-channel lineup,{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/Pages/ChannelLineup.aspx |title=Channel Lineup |access-date=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517072957/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/Pages/ChannelLineup.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-17 }} 24 of which were HD, and two of which (channels 20 and 21) they generate content for themselves. In particular, they had a show called "Ramblin' Research" that showed professors' research and personal interests.{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/studentshows/Pages/RamblinResearch.aspx |title=Ramblin' Research |publisher=GTCN |access-date=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143224/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/studentshows/Pages/RamblinResearch.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-21 }} In addition, they showed many recent movies.{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/CinemaSelect/|title=GTCN CinemaSelect|access-date=2007-05-20|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070417173638/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/CinemaSelect/|archive-date = 2007-04-17}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/TVGuide/tvGuideCategoryListings.cfm?categoryID=1 |title=CinemaSelect This Month |access-date=2007-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608034228/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/TVGuide/tvGuideCategoryListings.cfm?categoryID=1 |archive-date=2007-06-08 }} The network was also part of the Georgia Tech emergency notification system.{{cite news|first=Corbin |last=Pon |url=http://dev.nique.gatech.edu/issues/2007-08-24/news/1 |title=Tech answers call to improve security |date=2007-08-24 |work=The Technique |access-date=2009-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829224056/http://dev.nique.gatech.edu/issues/2007-08-24/news/1 |archive-date=2008-08-29 }}
Dish Network provided most of GTCN's non-original programming.{{cite web|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2004-02-13/opinions/3|title=GTCN needs to "Dish" up Jacket cagers|access-date=2007-05-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929140505/http://www.nique.net/issues/2004-02-13/opinions/3|archive-date = 2007-09-29}} The service also rebroadcast several Atlanta-area high-definition channels taken directly from local over-the-air broadcasts.{{cite web |title=ResNet FAQ |url=http://www.resnet.gatech.edu/faq.cfm#television12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416102007/http://www.resnet.gatech.edu/faq.cfm#television12 |archive-date=2007-04-16 |access-date=2007-05-20}} GTCN also had one of the widest selections of international channels of cable networks in the United States.{{cite news|first=Arjun |last=Subramanian |url=http://dev.nique.gatech.edu/issues/2003-06-27/news/2 |title=GTCN approves new cable channel line up |date=2003-06-27 |work=The Technique |access-date=2009-04-16 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite press release|url=http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=157 |title=Student Diversity Continues to Rise at Tech: Most International Freshmen Ever; Growth in Georgia Students |date=2003-06-30 |publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403063510/http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?id=157 |archive-date=2012-04-03 }} "An informal survey conducted by GTCN suggests their international line-up is larger than those of the cable systems serving the top 25 universities for international students."
History
The Georgia Tech Cable Network was initially established in 1995 and had 54 channels.{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/about/Pages/GTCNHistory.aspx |title=GTCN History |publisher=GTCN |access-date=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143145/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/about/Pages/GTCNHistory.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-21 }} There was an interactive show called TutorVision, where Georgia Tech students called in questions to be worked live on TV.{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/TVGuide/tvGuideEntry2.cfm?programID=45 |title=TutorVision |access-date=2007-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901204325/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/TVGuide/tvGuideEntry2.cfm?programID=45 |archive-date=2006-09-01 }} Other past shows include Tech Shorts and Dr. Staff, humor shows about life at Georgia Tech.{{cite news|url=http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/7936|title=GTCN-it's always on|first=Rebekah|last=Bardwell|work=The Technique|publisher=Georgia Tech Student Publications|date=2000-08-25|access-date=2011-04-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/studentshows/Pages/GTCNVideoVault.aspx |title=GTCN Video Vault |publisher=GTCN |access-date=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721143246/http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/studentshows/Pages/GTCNVideoVault.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}
GTCN used to broadcast WREK-FM, Georgia Tech's student-run radio station, on channel 17 from 2003 to early 2009. According to then general manager, Trey Rhodes, the station was “never really notified about [GTCN taking us off the channel], no warning beforehand at all." The station management had an agreement with GTCN that they would be receiving another channel for their new HD content, but instead were demoted to background music for the channel guide. Carol Pulliam, the general manager of GTCN, defended this decision by stating that demoting WREK-FM would allow for the creation of three more HD channels on the network.{{cite news|first=Sijia|last=Cai|url=http://nique.net/news/99778|title=GTCN decides to drop station dedicated to WREK|date=2009-03-06|work=The Technique|access-date=2009-10-23}}
This service was discontinued in Fall of 2022. {{cite news|first=Rahul|last=Despande|url=https://nique.net/life/2022/09/19/tech-cable-shut-down-in-residential-areas/|title=Tech Cable shut down in residential areas|date=2022-09-19|work=The Technique|access-date=2023-11-03}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gtcn.gatech.edu/ Official site]
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