Missie Mills
Assistant Editor
Milligan’s internal cable channel, MCTV, is up and
running.
Video Productions Coordinator Carrie Steffey said the “scrolling billboard” on
cable channel 96 “is meant to be another information resource for the campus.”
Together with work-study student Brandon Jacobs, Steffey checks potential
messages for validity. MCTV displays “valid student announcements of interest to
campus,” Steffey said.
“I liken this channel to headline news,” Steffey said. “A student could sit
down, watch a complete rotation of slides and become involved.”
MCTV was made financially possible by the installation of the phone system in
the summer of 2002. Director of Information Technology Michael Smith said it was
“cost efficient” to install the cable system at the same time as the new phone
system.
According to Smith, the feed with Charter Cable was not turned on until fall
2003 because of the expense that the cable incurred.
“We needed to adjust dorm room rates,” said Smith. “The cable bill is over
$30,000 a year.”
Channel 97 is Milligan’s other internal channel, but instead of a scrolling
message board, can be used for programming. Steffey said channel 97 is “the
perfect outlet” for broadcasting and film students to display their work. She
said it could also replay basketball games, events in Seeger Chapel and special
announcements from Milligan administration.
Steffey said that MCTV, while still “in its infancy,” has been “a smooth
implementation all the way around.”
Current slides include information about pool hours, Service Seekers, Vespers, a
spring break trip to Panama and volunteer opportunities through the LINC office.
Individuals or organizations wishing to post a message should email MCTV@milligan.edu.