VRC Satellite Services

L&S Off-Satellite Taping Schedule

Television programs sent via satellite (not local broadcast or cable) can be recorded off-the-air for short term use, providing copyright guidelines are met. This is a free service for instructors from the Colllege of Letters and Science. These requests are to be made by faculty and/or instructional staff who want to use these programs for teaching puposes. If the program is to be kept beyond 45 days, licensing or purchasing agreements must be made. The following schedule changes in order to meet the satellite needs of the campus.

Current Satellite Schedule
WLSS Channel 4* and Channel 42** 8:00-8:30 a.m. Scandanavian News
8:30-9:30 a.m. Korean Variety
9:30-10:00 a.m. Mandarin Asia Business News
10:00-10:30 a.m. German variety DW Bolevard
11:00-12:00 p.m. Japanese FCI News Tokyo
12:00-1:00 p.m. Spanish Univision Soap Opera
1:00-2:00 p.m. German News/Variety
2:00-2:30 p.m. Hungary (MT) Romania(WR) Hindi(F)
2:30-3:30 p.m. Russian Variety/ News
3:30-4:00 p.m. Polish News
4:00-5:00 p.m. Arabic Variety/News
5:00-5:30 p.m. Mandarin Asia Business News
5:30-6:30 p.m. French Variety/News
6:30-7:30 p.m. Korean News/Variety
7:30-8:00 p.m. Greek News
8:00-9:00 p.m. Cantonese Drama/News
(Updated: April 8, 1997)
*=On any TV in Room 259 Van Hise Hall.
**=Campus Broadband

Programming Guides
There are many other foreign language programs and other programs available for those who are interested. Current copies of satellite programming guides which contain many program listings is available for browsing in the VRC main office, 299 Van Hise Hall.

Campus Downlink Service
LSS Satellite Service has been offering satellite downlinking to the Madison campus since 1985. Currently, our signal is on the campus broadband Channel 42. Any building or room that has a cable-ready VCR and/or monitor and has a campus broadband cable hook-up can tune to our signal. Our current charge for downlinking is $22 per hour (which includes monitoring by professional staff) for users outside the College of Letters and Science. We can also record a downlink for the cost of a blank videocassette. A telephone can be provided in any of the rooms below. Our charges are as follows:
Downlink Charge $22.00 per hour
Blank VHS Tape $3.50 per 2 hour tape
Weekend/Evening (after 5 p.m.) Charge $37.00 per hour
Room and Monitor (non-L&S) $10.00 per hour
Rooms: 294 Van Hise, max 35 people
250 Van Hise, max 40 people
254 Van Hise, max 40 people

NOTE:All fees waived for the College of Letters and Science except tape costs. L&S weekend and evening charge is $15 per hour.

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