UCentral is the student media network of the University of Central Oklahoma, featuring the student television newscast NewsCentral; the campus radio station, ed90.1; the campus newspaper, The Vista; and the converged website, UCO360.com. UCentral is located within the Mass Communication Building on the campus of UCO. It provides hands-on, real-world experience for mass communication majors.
UCentral originally began as KCSU-TV in 1976. In 2006, the television station underwent major renovation and digital equipment upgrades to include a state-of-the-art control room and studio. UCentral television features on-going programs such as NewsCentral, the student run newscast and The Huddle, a weekly football highlight program during the fall.
In the summer of 2009, broadcast operations and The Vista, UCO’s campus newspaper converged under the umbrella of UCentral – UCO’s Student Media Network, to prepare students for the future of multimedia journalism. Not only was this convergence “physical” by combining the two newsrooms into one, it also converged “virtually” by melding the websites of the newspaper and TV station to create the new internet-based news medium UCO360.COM.
In addition to UCO360.COM, UCentral believes social networking is crucial to the future of multimedia journalism. Students can “fan” UCentral on facebook
NewsCentral
NewsCentral is the award winning student newscast. It airs Monday through Thursday in the city of Edmond, Oklahoma on Cox digital channel 125.
NewsCentral is a member of Oklahoma Education Broadcast Association, Associated Press, College Media Advisors, Collegiate Broadcasters Incorporated and Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.
The Vista
The Vista was established in 1903 as the student newspaper of the University of Central Oklahoma. It is distributed free of charge on the UCO campus and designated off-campus locations on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters. The paper is published on Wednesdays during the summer semester.
The Vista is a member of the Oklahoma Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press and the Associated Press.
UCO360.com
The student media website, UCO360.com features the combined journalistic efforts of The Vista and NewsCentral. Additionally, the new site offers UCO students the ability to provide input as to what information is important to them and a venue to express their opinions.
ed 90.1
KCSC HD2 (or ed 90.1) is the student radio station broadcasting from the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. ed 90.1 broadcasts all across Oklahoma City on the HD 2 side channel of the university’s classical music station 90.1 KCSC . The station can also be heard online, iTunes radio, and on an iPhone via the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Radio Tuner. The station is on-air 24 hours a day.
ed 901 plays “Today’s College Music” and features such artists as Coldplay, Paramore, Katy Perry, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, The All American Rejects, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Pink, Maroon 5, Snow Patrol, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga.
