CUNY TV

CUNY TV /ˈkjuːni/ is a non-commercial educational station of the City University of New York, based in New York City. It offers telecourse programming in various subjects ranging from mathematics, physics, and biology to history, art, and social studies. It also provides cultural programming with shows in German, Spanish, and French. The station was first established in 1985. In 2007, the station became a full-capacity HD studio and post-production facility complete with a six-camera mobile production truck.

City University of New York Television

The CUNY Television Studios located at the Graduate Center
Country	United States
Broadcast area	New York City
Headquarters	Graduate Center, CUNY, New York
Programming
Picture format	SDTV ATSC / HDTV 720p
Ownership
Owner	City University of New York
History
Launched	1985
Links
Website	tv.cuny.edu
Availability
Terrestrial
WNYE-TV	Channel 25.3

History

The station was first established in 1985 as CUNY TV.

In 2009, the station transitioned to HDTV and began broadcasting on cable in SD and on WNYE-TV digital channel DTV 25.3 in 720p HD.

In 2012, television and radio studios at CUNY TV were renamed "Himan Brown TV & Radio Studios, after Himan Brown, an American radio producer and director. Since 1999, the station has won numerous television industry awards, including 18 New York Emmy Awards, numerous Telly Awards, and Communicator Awards, for its variety of series and programme specials.

Original programming

The station airs Amy Goodman's Democracy Now! thrice a day. The station also airs many classic and foreign films, like Professor Jerry Carlson's and City College's film studies program's show, City Cinematheque. Public affairs shows also include Baruch College's forums. The station also produces and co-produces several original series at its studios; after the original airing on cable, the shows are archived and uploaded to the station's YouTube channel.

Current originals

Source:

• 219West, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's monthly news magazine that covers the New York City area;
• A Slice of New York, studio talk show hosted by reporter Mike Gilliam;
• Arts in the City, a monthly look at the lively arts scene in the New York metropolitan area, hosted by Carol Anne Riddell;
• Asian American Life, monthly series about the fastest growing immigrant group in the country, living in the New York metropolitan area, hosted by Ernabel Demillo;
• Black America, an in-depth conversation that explores what it means to be Black in America;
• Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV;
• City Cinematheque, world film series, hosted by Professor Jerry Carlson, includes a lively discussion with scholars, film professionals, and critics;
• CityWide, monthly talk show covers business and public affairs in New York City (Archive);
• Conversations with Jim Zirin, interview show about understanding and interpreting national and world events;
• CUNY Forum, an hour-long monthly forum to discuss in New York City government and politics;
• Keeping Relevant, hosted by former New York City Council member Ronnie Eldridge, formerly Eldridge & Co.;
• Italics: The Italian American Magazine, hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri;
• LATiNAS, half hour magazine show about Latina women nationwide, hosted by Tinabeth Piña;
• The Laura Flanders Show, weekly series reporting on the social critics, artists, activists & entrepreneurs building tomorrow's world today, hosted by journalist Laura Flanders;
• The New York Times Close Up with Sam Roberts, a weekly show discussing the big stories with journalists covering them and with leading newsmakers;
• Nueva York, multiple New York Emmy award-winning series explores Latino culture in New York City;
• One to One, public affairs interviews by journalist Sheryl McCarthy;
• THEATER: All the Moving Parts, monthly show profiling theatre creators hosted by Patrick Pacheco;
• Urban U, formerly "Study With The Best" a New York Emmy award-winning monthly magazine show about CUNY institution, its students, faculty, and alumni;

Former programming

• African-American Legends, profiled prominent African-Americans, hosted by Roscoe C. Brown Jr;
• Art or Something Like It;
• Black Writers in America, nationally syndicated;
• Brian Lehrer TV;
• Brian Talks New York, was a weekly show hosted by the WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer;
• Canapé, series devoted to French cultural events in New York City and the United States;
• Building New York: New York Stories and The Stoler Report - New York's Business Report series about real estate and business leaders of the Metropolitan region;
• City Talk;
• Day at Night;
• DiverseCITY, monthly magazine show about New York City's neighborhoods and ethnic communities;
• Independent Sources, series about New York's ethnic and immigrant communities;
• Jewish Women In America;
• MetroView;
• Moyers & Company;
• POTUS 2016 with Brian Lehrer;
• Pat Collins’ Spotlight on Broadway, a monthly program focusing on Broadway's new productions as well as established hit shows;
• Science & U!, explores the world of science, for audiences of all ages;
• Science Goes to the Movies, series that looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures;
• Study With The Best, magazine-style show profiling success stories from The City University of New York;
• TimesTalks, was a long-running talk show co-produced with The New York Times;
• The American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre;
• The Open Mind, weekly nationally syndicated conversation series hosted by Alexander Heffner (initially hosted by its creator Richard D. Heffner from 1956 to 2013);
• The Urban Agenda;
• Theater Talk, was a New York Emmy award-winning nationally syndicated talk show about theatre;
• Tony Guida's NY, a talk show hosted by New York City journalist Tony Guida;
• Women in Theatre;
• Women to Women;

Most of CUNY TV's former programming is archived on the station's website

External links

• Official website