National College Television

Campus Network's NCTV logo

National College Television (NCTV) was an advertiser-supported program network that serviced over 300 college and university television stations. Founded in 1981, the network distributed a schedule of specialized programming to college students. At one point, they claimed a student audience of 700,000.

Programming

• Audiophilia - NCTV's music concert series spotlighted popular artists of the day.
• The Adult Cartoon Show — From the archives of the Museum of Cartoon Art, this show featured classic cartoons, as well as new animation and international selections.
• General College - collge soap opera that began in 1987 as a student production at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• New Grooves - billed as "the most progressive mix of music videos anywhere" this show was hosted veteran DJ Meg Griffin, and the playlist was based on reported airplay from over 150 college radio stations.
• The Spike Jones Show - rebroadcasts of the classic 1950s series staring Jones and The City Slickers.
• Uncensored - a documentary series exploring issues of the day.
• The Walter Winchell File - featured crime stories from the 1950s TV show featuring the newspaper columnist.

References

• "Chasing the Campus Marketing Rainbow", New York CityBusiness, June 3, 1985. 
• "College students get charge from NCTV", Chicago Tribune, February 7, 1986. 
• "Dormitory residents are really plugged in", USA Today, March 20, 1990. 
• "Networks Do Homework to Reach Students", AdWeek, June 15, 1987. 
• "Targeting College Markets", Chicago Tribune, October 11, 1987. 

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