Ithaca College Television

Ithaca College Television (ICTV) is Ithaca College's student-run television station. It's the largest student-run organization on Ithaca's campus. Founded in 1958 as the country's first student-run cable television station, ICTV provides original, student-produced programming to approximately 26,000 households in Tompkins County, New York through Spectrum Cable. Additionally, ICTV offers a livestream of its programming on its website, ICTV.org, along with on-demand episodes from past and present shows.

ICTV airs on Spectrum 16, the City of Ithaca's educational cable access channel. The channel programs ten-week seasons during Ithaca's fall and spring semesters and airs Sundays through Thursdays from 6:00 - 9:00pm. When ICTV is not broadcasting original content, a live view of Cayuga Lake is transmitted with live audio from VIC Radio, Ithaca College's student-run online radio station.

Ithaca College Television was created to provide community-oriented public affairs and entertainment programming to the Ithaca-area cable audience. The station has four departments of programming - News, Sports, Entertainment and Scripted. As all programming on ICTV is student-initiated and produced, each semester's shows are based on the interests of the active student participants. Though it varies from semester to semester, ICTV features between 20 and 25 shows, and over 400 student volunteers. Re-introduced to ICTV in Spring 2014, Special Projects focuses on bringing live and non-traditional programming to ICTV. Projects include event coverage, student films, and extended sports, news packages, and more.

Current Programming
ICTV currently has the following television programs in production and development:

A late night talk show including pop culture and current event jokes and discussion, guest interviews and performer showcases. Sports show covering Cornell University's men's and women's ice hockey teams, including highlights, analysis and interviews. Talk show covering Black entertainment and pop culture. Live play-by-play coverage of Ithaca College home football and basketball games with studio shows and analysis. A satirical look at the making of a student television show. Scripted series in development for the Fall 2023 semester. Monthly sports show highlighting college and professional athletes-of-color Competitive game show challenging contestants to guess which stories are true and which are false. News show focused on video game, movie and comic reviews, covering all things internet and geek culture. ICTV's local morning newscast covering Ithaca and Tompkins County, NY. Live sports debate show covering local college and professional sports. ICTV's monthly local news magazine with in-depth, investigative reporting in Ithaca and Tompkins County, NY. Satirical comedy variety show focused on current events. A look at the creation, culture, and taste of food in Ithaca, NY. Entertainment news show. ICTV's local evening newscast covering Ithaca and Tompkins County, NY. Newswatch is the only local evening news program in the area. Sports discussion and analysis with two featured anchors, plus interviews with Ithaca College athletes. A new scripted horror anthology series in development for the Fall 2023 semester. Gameshow with two sets of roommates competing head-to-head in a variety of competitions. Sports trivia game show.
 * After Hours
 * Big Red Faceoff
 * Blacklisted
 * Bombers Live
 * B-Roll
 * Change in the Game
 * Fake Out
 * Game Over
 * Good Day Ithaca
 * Hold That Thought
 * ICTV Reports
 * In Other Words
 * IthaTasty
 * Looped In!
 * Newswatch
 * Next Player Up
 * Nightmares...Alive!
 * Roommate Rumble
 * So You Think You Know Sports


 * Sports Final

Local weekly sportscast covering Ithaca College, Cornell University and local high school sports and teams. Show focused on Park School student media and student produced films. Each episode includes an in-studio interview with a student producer, film maker or content creator and clips from their recent work.
 * The Director's Chair


 * The Gridiron Report

Weekly recap of Ithaca College football with analysis, debate and in-studio interviews with Bombers players and coaches.

Past Programming
ICTV's archives hold sixty plus years of original ICTV programs, some of which can be found on ICTV's website. Past programs have included sketch comedy, animation, game shows, music shows, roundtable discussion, kids shows and coverage of local news and sports. Listed below are some notable programs from ICTV's past:

"Ivy"
Based on the hit MTV shows Laguna Beach and The Hills, IVY was the most recent show to gain significant attention at ICTV. The new comedy was the first ICTV show to take place entirely at Cornell University. Praised for its unique visual design and effective parody of reality TV-style shows, IVY became a major hit not only at Ithaca College and Cornell University, but throughout the entire Ivy League as well. After the first season premiered, Ivy was recognized on several blogs,     and The Cornell Daily Sun wrote an article about the show.

"The Race"
One show that generated excitement outside of the Ithaca community was The Race, a reality series inspired by the hit CBS show, The Amazing Race. The Race won several awards and was recognized on various reality TV websites and blogs. It aired for two seasons in 2007.

Awards
ICTV is an active member of College Broadcasters, Inc (CBI) and consistently places in the finals for the annual National Student Production Awards competition hosted by CBI. The station has also won awards from the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA), Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Syracuse Press Club, recognizing outstanding news and sports coverage, plus entertainment and scripted programming, editing and production.

In 2021, ICTV took first place as Four-Year Television Station of the Year in the College Media Association's annual Pinnacle Awards competition. Notable recent awards won by the station are listed below:

New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA)

2023 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards


 * Outstanding Public Affairs Program (College Television Division) - Winner - "ICTV Reports" - Griffin Homan, Inbaayini Anbarasan and Brooke Vogel
 * Outstanding Sportscast (College Television Division) - Winner - "Sports Final" - Bryan Manchester, Julia Foster and Ryan Spadafina
 * Outstanding Evening Newscast (College Television Division) - Winner - "Newswatch" - Grant Johnson, Paige Morrissey and David Teska
 * Outstanding Morning Newscast (College Television Division) - "Good Day Ithaca" - Devon Jezek, Roxanne Palladino and Katy Fleming

Syracuse Press Club

2022-2023 Professional Recognition Awards


 * Best Television/Video News Story (Student Competition) - First Place - "Ithaca is Gorges, But Dangerous" - Grant Johnson
 * Best Television/Video News Story (Student Competition) - Honorable Mention - "Ithaca Starbucks Employees Campaign to Unionize" - Emily Hung

College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI)

2022 National Student Production Awards


 * Best Promo (Video) - Third Place - "Sports Final Promo" - Jess Schmalholz, Allie Barbaro, Cameron Gasmer, Max Tanzer and Rheanna DeCrow
 * Best Hard News Reporting (Video) - Fourth Place - "Magic Man Attacked on the Commons" - Grant Johnson
 * Best Feature News Reporting (Video) - Fourth Place - "Excavation Uncovers More About Ithaca's Underground Railroad History" - Emily Hung
 * Best Sportscast (Video) - Third Place - "Hold That Thought" - Jayden Becker, Max Finkelstein, Rachel Richards and Ben Bachrach

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

2022 Mark of Excellence Awards - Region 1


 * Television In-Depth Reporting - First Place - "ICTV Reports - Ithaca Starbucks Employees Campaign to Unionize" - Emily Hung
 * Television Sports Reporting - First Place - "Sports Final - IC Mental Health Performance" - Josh Hobbs
 * Best All-Around Television Newscast - First Place - "Newswatch 11-15-2022" - Grant Johnson, David Teska, Paige Morrissey and Jordan Broking
 * Best All-Around Television News Magazine - Finalist - "ICTV Reports - A Time of Reform 10-26-2022" - Brooke Vogel, Inbaayini Anbarasan Griffin Homan and Jordan Broking

Additional awards won by ICTV over the years are listed below :

Broadcast Education Association (BEA)

2012 Festival of Media Arts: Student Video Awards


 * Studio (Multi-Camera or Live-to-Tape) - Third Place - "Pop Quiz, Tournament of Champions"

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

2012 Mark of Excellence Awards - Region 1


 * Third Place, Newswatch 16

College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI)

2011 National Student Production Awards

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
 * Best Comedy - Finalist - "To A Pulp" - Joe Killeen and Nate Breton
 * Best Promo - Finalist - "ICTV - It's Everywhere" - Nick Righi
 * Best PSA - Finalist - "Take Back the Tap" - Nick Righi and Erik Keto
 * Best Sportscast - Finalist - "Hold That Thought" - Alex Haubenstock and Jason Rickel
 * Best Documentary / Public Affairs - Finalist - "Invading the Everglades - Nick Righi

2011 Mark of Excellence Awards - Region 1

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
 * First Place, Newswatch 16

2010 Mark of Excellence Awards - Region 1
 * Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program - First Place - Newswatch 16
 * Best News Story - First Place - "Newswatch 16: Best Shooting in Ithaca"

College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI)
 * Third, Newswatch 16

2009 National Student Production Awards


 * Best Sportscast - First Place - "Sports Final" - Jodi Eisenberg, Dana Matson, Kevin Cartini and Matt McLaughlin. Sports Director Tom Wrede.
 * Best Newscast - First Place - "Newswatch 16" - Becky Goodling. News Director Bryan Mercer.
 * Best Student Media Website - Finalist - "ICTV.org"
 * Best General Entertainment Program - Finalist - "Entertainment 16" - Andrea Teplitsky, Mariel Rubin and Faryn Shiro.
 * Best Promo - Finalist - "ICTV.org" - Matt Baldovsky
 * Best Live Sports Production - Finalist - "Bombers Football vs. Frostburg State" - Allison Gainza and Ryan Boyce
 * Best Live Sports Production - Finalist - "Bombers Women's Basketball vs. Stevens" - Allison Gainza and Jodi Eisenberg
 * Best Special Broadcast - Finalist - "ICTV 50th Anniversary" - Stu Kenny

Education Campus Television Administrators (AHECTA)

2009 Awards New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association
 * Grand Prize - "Busking the Big Apple" - Chris Cucci, Chris Burt, and Sarah Justine Woodhouse

2009 College Television Competition


 * Best Regularly Scheduled Local News Program - First Place - "Newswatch 16" - Becky Goodling. News Director Bryan Mercer