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The Georgia Tech Cable Network (GTCN) is the
on-campus television provider of the Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1995,[1] GTCN
serves the on-campus buildings, especially Georgia Tech
Housing.[2] They
have a 109-channel lineup,[3]
two of which (channels 20 and 21) they generate content for
themselves.[3]
In particular, they have an interactive show called TutorVision,
where Georgia Tech students call in questions to be worked live on
TV.[4] In
addition, they show many recent movies.[5][6] The
network is also part of the Georgia Tech Emergency Notification
System.[7]
Dish Network
provides most of GTCN's non-original programming.[8] The
service also rebroadcasts several Atlanta-area high-definition
channels.[9] The
source of this high-definition content is not Dish Network; it is
instead taken directly from local over-the-air broadcasts. GTCN
also has one of the widest selections of international channels of
cable networks in the United States.[10][11]
Controversy
GTCN used to broadcast WREK-FM, Georgia Tech's student-run radio
station, on channel 17 from 2003 to early 2009. According to then
general manager, Trey Rhodes, the station was “never really
notified about [GTCN taking us off the channel], no warning
beforehand at all." The station management had an agreement with
GTCN that they would be receiving another channel for their new HD
content, but instead were demoted to background music for the
channel guide. Carol Pulliam, the general manager of GTCN, defended
this decision by stating that demoting WREK-FM would allow for the
creation of three more HD channels on the network.[12]
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