BYU TV

BYU TV
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States, worldwide
AffiliatesKBYU-TV
HeadquartersProvo, Utah, United States
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)
Ownership
OwnerBrigham Young University
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Links
Webcastwww.byutv.org/livetv
Websitewww.byutv.org
Availability
Terrestrial
Provo/Salt Lake City areaKBYU-TV 11.1
Pago Pago, American SamoaK11UU-D 11.4
Phoenix, ArizonaKGRY-LD 28.1
Streaming media
Service(s)Frndly TV, Vidgo

BYU TV (stylized as BYUtv) is a television channel and free family-friendly streaming service, founded in 2000, which is owned and operated as a part of Brigham Young University (BYU).[1] The channel, available on most smart TVs or through cable and satellite distributors in the United States, produces a number of original series and documentaries with emphases in comedy, history, lifestyle, music and drama. BYUtv also regularly broadcasts feature films, nature documentaries, acquired dramas and religious programs (consistent with the university's sponsoring organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).[2][3] Additionally, BYUtv Sports is the primary broadcaster of BYU Cougars athletics, producing more than 125 live sporting events in 2012 alone.[4] The channel has won multiple regional Emmy Awards,[5] a national Children's and Family Emmy Award,[6] and several of its original series have been praised by national television critics.[7][8][9]

BYUtv broadcasts all of its original content, and most acquired content, worldwide online via its website. BYUtv is also carried through KBYU-TV, a television station in Provo, Utah, also owned by the university, ensuring HD coverage across Salt Lake City and most of Utah. The channel is one of several operated by the university's BYU Broadcasting division, including the world feed BYUtv Global and BYUradio. Multiple celebrity guests and artists have made special appearances on BYUtv, notably Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees on the series AUDIO-FILES; Lea Salonga, Howard Jones, Duncan Sheik and Sixpence None the Richer on The Song That Changed My Life; and Shawn Bradley, The Piano Guys, and Mates of State on Studio C. Major athletes like Steve Young, Ty Detmer and Jimmer Fredette have also appeared on special BYUtv Sports broadcasts.[10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ "BYUtv: Overview". Brigham Young University. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "About". BYUtv. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Jamshid Ghazi Askar (April 5, 2013). "If he builds it, will they come? Scott Swofford talks BYUtv". Deseret News. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. ^ Ryan Teeples (June 19, 2013). "Ryan Teeples: BYU sports is for BYUtv, not the other way around". Deseret News. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Emmy (R) Awards | Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter – NATAS". Rockymountainemmy.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  6. ^ Hailu, Selome (December 11, 2022). "2022 Children's & Family Creative Arts Emmy Winners (FULL LIST, NIGHT 1)". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Garvin, Glenn. "Quirky 'Granite Flats' a charmer; 'Kalman' plumbs Holocaust loss – Glenn Garvin: On TV". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  8. ^ Ryan Morgenegg (July 25, 2013). "Season 3 of 'Studio C' on BYUtv". Deseret News. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 5, 2013). "If It's Aliens, at Least They Won't Be Naked 'Granite Flats,' on BYUtv, From Brigham Young University". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "BYUtv's AUDIO-FILES creating underground buzz". ksl.com. April 10, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Song that Changed My Life on BYUtv". Heraldextra.com. May 27, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  12. ^ "Studio C – Shoulder Angel and Shawn Bradley". YouTube. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  13. ^ "On BYUTV right now with Lavell and Steven Young and other QB's/ (BengalCougar)". CougarBoard.com. June 26, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2013.