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WTOP-10 T.V. is a student television station in Oswego, New York. Originating on the SUNY Oswego campus and seen on cable channel 10.1 on the on-campus cable system. WTOP-10 T.V. is the only local television station originating from Oswego County. It broadcast from the Al Roker Television Studio in the college's [Marano Campus Center], owned by SUNY Oswego and receives funding from the Student Association and outside sales. Aside from its on-campus viewership, select programs are also seen on public-access television cable TV channel 96 on Time Warner Cable and also online. WTOP is viewable on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week when the college is in session. However, the news is only from Sunday through Thursday.
The station was started in 1978, beginning as VideoVisions, and has always been entirely student run. It moved from Hewitt Union to the new Al Roker Studio in the Campus Center in 2008.
WTOP offers a variety of programming that covers all interests, which includes the HBO Series Game of Thrones. During the fall 2009 semester, there were 16 student-produced shows that covered topics from cooking to sports to sitcoms. All of WTOP's original programming can be seen live online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Starting in the fall of 2012 WTOP will be broadcasting on campus exclusively in digital. It will occupy channels 10.1 and 10.2. It will still have select viewing hours on analog channel 96.
During the Spring 2015 semester, WTOP proudly debuted its brand new professional WSI software for its weather packages. With WSI, students are able to present the weather in the same way that professional meteorologists and T.V. forecasters do. WSI allows for a colorful, viewer-friendly, and interactive presentation of custom-made graphics that make weather presentation and forecasting clean, easy, and professional.
WTOP offers real-life broadcasting experience for students hoping to break into the field upon graduation. It also offers experience for students in areas such meteorology, sales, business, art, and graphic design. Any SUNY Oswego student who pays the Student Activity Fee can join WTOP by visiting WTOP's website, contacting an executive board member, or stopping in the at the station in the Campus Center.