Imperial College Television (abbreviated ICTV), formerly STOIC (Student Television of Imperial College) was a British student television station operated by Imperial College London, which existed between 1969 and 2021.
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Affiliates | Imperial College London Imperial College Union NaSTA |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1969 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Former names | STOIC (1969-2014) |
History
editSTOIC has its origins in January 1969 when the Imperial College set up plans with the Electrical Engineering Department to provide cameras for the college's 20-Minute Talks. By October 1969, the Imperial College had formed the basis of STOIC and on 17 February 1970, the first IC Newsreel was broadcast. STOIC mainly produced news programmes; one of its notable figures in the black-and-white era being Trevor Philips, who later had a professional television career at London Weekend Television for a short time. By 1979, the facilities have gained their first portable cameras, enabling outside recordings.[1] The station also contributed to the ILEA Educational Television Service that existed in the same decade, as STOIC started gaining relevance due to its interviews with celebrities.[2] In the summer of 1979, STOIC bought colour equipment, enabling the channel to begin broadcasting in the new format. The studio was re-equipped to feature the U-Matic tape system.[3] The colour broadcast started during an edition of IC News presented by James Miller.[4]
In 1998, the channel started using the name SiCTV for production unit, including the news service.[5] STOIC started streaming its content online in January 2002, becoming the first student television station in the UK to do so.[6] Colin Grimshaw archived all of the videotapes from destruction in 2009.[7]
In 2023 it was discovered that ICTV shut down in 2021 due to side effects from the pandemic, and later, due to the lack of core officers for the 2022-2023 academic year. Since at least 2018, the staff number was of just three, making it hard to attract new viewers.[8]
References
edit- ^ Grimshaw, Colin (Feb 19, 2010). "STOIC: One". Imperial College Video Archive Blog. Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ Grimshaw, Colin (Nov 14, 2015). "ILEA Channel 7 Network: 1968-1979". Imperial College Video Archive Blog. Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ Grimshaw, Colin (Aug 1, 2019). "40 years ago STOIC into Colour: 1979". Imperial College Video Archive Blog. Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ Grimshaw, Colin (Feb 19, 2022). "Happy Birthday to us: 1980". Imperial College Video Archive Blog. Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ SiCTV
- ^ "stoic Starts Webstream - PSTOIC". Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ "STOIC Video archive in safe hands - PSTOIC". Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
- ^ "RIP STOIC 1969 – 2021 - PSTOIC". Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.