Pioneer TV is an educational access channel, under the supervision of Media Technology Services (located on 8th floor of Pioneer Tower). Programming on UWP-TV includes educational, sports and entertainment programming, a student-produced news program, the Classic Arts Showcase on weekends, and a community calendar of events.
Mission
The mission of Pioneer TV is to:
Provide the cable-subscribing households of Southwestern Wisconsin with educational and informational programming; this public includes residents of the city of Platteville and the towns of Belmont, Benton, Cuba City, Darlington, Hazel Green, Potosi, Shullsburg, and Tennyson
Provide the cable-subscribing households of Southwestern Wisconsin with a community events calendar
Provide an opportunity for UW-Platteville students, particularly those in the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture (BILSA), to participate in television production and to create programming that encourages creative expression
Assessment Plan
Expected Outcomes
Pioneer TV will:
Inform southwestern Wisconsin of UW-Platteville activities and events (campus PR)
Provide a UW-Platteville calendar of events for the community
Provide distance learning activities
Provide students access to professional, work-place video experience
Assessment Tools
Review suggestions from surveys, phone calls and online comments