Preferred CitationInitial Citation: UA 558; Register to the
Records of the Broadcast Services, 1962-1976 and 1966-1973; University
Archives; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham
Young University.
Following Citations:UA 558, LTPSC.
Biographical HistoryBroadcast Services produces radio and television programs for KBYU-FM,
KBYU-TV, and commercial stations. It also assists in group viewing utilizing
large screen TV, classroom TV, closed circuit operation and released tapes to
stations through the University Broadcasting Service Network.
In
1958 , BYU purchased an FM radio
transmitter from Snow College and was given licence to operate in
1960 under the call number of
KBRG-FM. The director of the radio and TV center at this was T.M. Williams who
served in this capacity until
1966 .
June 1961, BYU bought the KLOR
franchise and began operating KBYU-TV on channel 11.
During
1958, ground was broken in
Carterville for a new Motion Picture studio, Broadcast Services, the Photo
Studio, and the Audio-Visual Center. A devastating fire caused extensive damage
to this building in
1964. In
1965, the four programs
consolidated to form the Division of Communication Services. Darrel J. Monson
was named head of the department.
From
1966 to 1972, Earl J. Glade Jr.
served as director of the Broadcast Services department and was responsible for
introducing video-taped television instruction into the classrooms. In
1972, Bruce L. Christensen was
appointed director and is presently serving in that position.
Instructional Television Services (Later
KBYU Television Production and still later Video Production)
For records mostly previous to
1976 see division of Learning
Resource Collection, U.A. 282A (Page 35 in Register
For records
1976 and after see video
production in U.A. card catalog or 011 in U.A. awaiting processing as stored on
level 1, Room 1004, HBLL.