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media byutv live streaming http www.byutv.org live digital media receiver roku byu television commonly referred to as byutv is a television channel founded in 2001 operated and funded by brigham young university byu . 1 the channel available through cable and satellite distributors in the united states produces a number of original series and documentaries with emphases in comedy history lifestyle music and drama . byutv also regularly broadcasts a number of classic live action walt disney films classic films from other motion picture studios nature documentaries acquired medical crime dramas and religious programs consistent with the university s sponsoring organization the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church . 2 3 additionally byutv sports is the primary broadcaster of byu cougars athletics producing more than 125 live sporting events in 2012 alone . 4 the channel has won multiple emmy awards 5 and several of its original series have been praised by national television critics . 6 7 8 byutv broadcasts all of its original content and most acquired content worldwide online via its website . byutv is also carried through a digital subchannel of kbyu tv a pbs member station in provo utah also owned by the university ensuring hd coverage across salt lake city and most of utah . the channel is one of several operated by the university s byu broadcasting division including the world feed byutv global byuradio and the latin america focused byu television international . multiple celebrity guests and artists have made special appearances on byutv notably imagine dragons and neon trees on the series audio files ; lea salonga howard jones duncan sheik and sixpence none the richer on the song that changed my life ; and shawn bradley the piano guys and mates of state on studio c. major athletes like steve young ty detmer and jimmer fredette have also appeared on special byutv sports broadcasts . 9 10 11 12 contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 byu sports 3 availability 4 references 5 external links history edit byutv was founded in 2001 and has grown from a relatively unknown cable channel on a single satellite to a national provider on the dish network directv and over 600 cable systems in the us . 1 during 2010 and 2011 newly appointed byutv director of content scott swofford commissioned focus groups targeting tv viewers who were at least nominally religious to see what they liked disliked and wanted in tv . swofford summarized the results as we want to be entertained . then we ll stick around for the message . this led to the creation of the pilot for granite flats which became byutv s first and flagship original scripted television drama series and went on to significantly expand the channel s audience eventually attracting about 500 000 viewers per episode compared to the previous top rated show love of quilting which typically drew under 10 000 . 13 programming edit byutv produces shows under several categories byu sports campus documentary faith family lifestyle people and performing arts . 14 this includes original series documentaries and religious service programs . the channel s original series include after further review american ride audio files byutv sports post game chef brad countdown to kickoff the food nanny the generations project granite flats the song that changed my life the story trek studio c true blue turning point tricked religious programming derives from the lds church which owns and operates byu . most religious programming airs on sundays or in the early morning hours on byutv ces and church devotionals general conference broadcasts and rebroadcasts music and the spoken word byu devotionals and forums byu education week and women s conference byu sports edit the channel is the primary home for most telecasts of byu cougars athletics including select home and away games for football men s and women s basketball baseball softball gymnastics men s and women s volleyball and women s soccer . beginning in 2009 the network also began covering byu hawaii sports including all conference home games in women s volleyball and men s basketball as well as select conference home games in women s basketball and additional non conference home games for men s basketball . in 2011 byutv added the wcc men s and women s basketball tournaments to their sports broadcasts . byutv produced the first round and quarterfinals of the men s and women s basketball tournaments which were also broadcast on espn3.com . 15 in 2011 espn reached a deal to become the official broadcaster for most games of the newly independent byu cougars football team . at least one home game per season will air live on byutv along with reruns on byutv of home games broadcast on espn s networks . 16 its coverage also includes pre game and post game shows with the pre game show countdown to kickoff hosted by byu cougars alumni alema harrington dave mccann and a rotating panel of analysts gary sheide blaine fowler david nixon brian logan and jan jorgensen . 17 18 in 2014 spencer linton would replace alema harrington on the panel . additionally the network launched a separate website for its sports coverage byutvsports.com in partnership with espn and img college . the site features news video and free video on demand streaming of recent games . 19 the site folded back into byutv.org in fall 2015 . the channel also produces its own sports shows including byu sports nation weekdays 1 hr countdown to kickoff preceding each football game 1 hr postgame show following each football game 30m 1 hr after further review weekly on tuesdays 1 hr inside byu football weekly on tuesdays 1 2 hour and previously carried bronco mendenhall s post game press conferences for football games . availability edit the network is currently available to approximately 65 million 20 cable and dth direct to home satellite subscribers in the united states . it is provided by nearly 600 cable operators around the united states . 21 byutv can be found through online streaming provided by ooyala on the dish network and directv pay satellite services and free to air via 17 and galaxy 28 in dvb s2 format . in 2011 live streaming of byutv as well as on demand programs were made available through the ipad iphone ipod and roku streaming player . 22 23 in august 2013 byutv released its app for android . 24 in april 2014 byutv released its app for xbox 360 . 25 in 2015 byutv released its apps for chromecast firetv and fire tablets and phones . 26 27 28 references edit a b byutv overview . brigham young university . retrieved may 18 2015 . about . byutv . retrieved september 14 2013 . jamshid ghazi askar april 5 2013 . if he builds it will they come scott swofford talks byutv . deseret news . retrieved september 14 2013 . ryan teeples june 19 2013 . ryan teeples byu sports is for byutv not the other way around . deseret news . retrieved september 14 2013 . emmy r awards rocky mountain southwest chapter natas . rockymountainemmy.org . retrieved september 14 2013 . garvin glenn . quirky granite flats a charmer ; kalman plumbs holocaust loss glenn garvin on tv . miamiherald.com . retrieved september 14 2013 . ryan morgenegg july 25 2013 . season 3 of studio c on byutv . deseret news . retrieved september 14 2013 . if it s aliens at least they won t be naked granite flats on byutv from brigham young university . the new york times . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv s audio files creating underground buzz . ksl.com . april 10 2012 . retrieved september 14 2013 . the song that changed my life on byutv . heraldextra.com . may 27 2012 . retrieved september 14 2013 . studio c shoulder angel and shawn bradley . youtube . december 10 2012 . retrieved september 14 2013 . on byutv right now with lavell and steven young and other qb s bengalcougar . cougarboard.com . june 26 2013 . retrieved september 14 2013 . freedman samuel g. october 31 2014 . pop culture and religious sensibility on a mormon tv network . new york times . retrieved may 18 2015 . byutv shows . brigham young university . retrieved may 18 2015 . 2010 wcc tournaments on byutv . byutv.org . retrieved september 15 2013 . espn happy to let byutv do whatever they want with rebroadcasts . deseretnews.com . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv q & a espn part 1 . deseretnews.com . august 19 2011 . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv breaking new ground on sports coverage . deseretnews.com . retrieved september 15 2013 . how can byutv earn money from televising sporting events . deseretnews.com . august 19 2011 . retrieved september 15 2013 . pierce byutv gets an a after first year of delivering cougar sports . salt lake tribune . june 1 2012 . retrieved december 2 2013 . get byutv . byutv.org . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv app now available for ipad and iphone . byutv.org . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv on roku . byutv.org . retrieved september 15 2013 . byutv android app ready for download . byutv blog . retrieved september 6 2014 . byutv launches xbox 360 app . byutv blog . retrieved september 6 2014 . http www.byutv.org apps http www.byutv.org seethegood post byutv apps now support chromecast.aspx http www.byutv.org seethegood post byutv now live on amazons firetv.aspx external links edit official website byutv sports lyngsat chart for galaxy 17 lyngsat chart for galaxy 28 v t e byu broadcasting kbyu tv pbs kbyu fm kbyi kbyr fm byutv byu tv international website byu broadcasting see also bonneville international v t e brigham young university academics business continuing education education engineering family home and social sciences fine arts and communications health and human performance defunct honors program humanities law life sciences nursing physical and mathematical sciences religious education athletics baseball men s basketball women s basketball cougarettes football lacrosse men s rugby men s soccer ice hockey softball cosmo the cougar cougar fight song campus landmarks y mountain centennial carillon tower academics harold b. lee library ernest l. wilkinson student center eyring science center franklin s. harris fine arts center gordon b. hinckley alumni and visitors center heber j. grant building jesse knight building joseph smith building maeser building n. eldon tanner building spencer w. kimball tower museums monte l. bean life science museum museum of art museum of paleontology museum of peoples and cultures athletics lavell edwards stadium marriott center larry h. miller field smith fieldhouse off campus jerusalem center byu salt lake center housing residence halls history history of byu brigham young the church of jesus christ of latter day saints people presidents alumni faculty