ResearchChannel

ResearchChannel was an American educational cable television network operated by a consortium of universities, foundations, government agencies, corporations, and learned societies. It began broadcasting in 1996, and discontinued operations in 2010.

ResearchChannel was established in 1996 under the name Research TV by a group of American universities.^[1][2] Its studios were physically located at the University of Washington's Kane Hall throughout its existence.^[1] Participating institutions produced and provided original programming highlighting their research and innovations to air on the station and also provided funding.^[3]

During its early existence, a period which predated YouTube, ResearchChannel partnered with Google to make its programs available for free download.^[3] It also collaborated with companies such as Microsoft to help advance what were then new video technologies, such as high definition web streaming.^[3]

In March 2010 the University of Washington – which had heavily subsidized the network by providing its physical space, satellite uplink, website maintenance, and studio staff – announced it would end its support of ResearchChannel. The network went off-air at the end of August 2010.

ResearchChannel was carried on channel 9400 of the Dish Network as well as cable television channels in select American markets.^[3][4] It also aired over-the-air on several terrestrial television stations: KAMU-TV (College Station, Texas), KWSU-TV (Pullman, Washington), KYES-TV (Anchorage, Alaska), KUJH-LP (Lawrence, Kansas), and WPSU-TV (State College, Pennsylvania).

El consejo de administración de ResearchChannel, a partir de 2007, estaba compuesto por Rita R. Colwell , David L. Evans, Ron Johnson, Ann Moore, James J. O'Donnell , Steve Smith, Ann Stunden y Marshall Turner. ^{[ 5 ]}

Entre las instituciones miembros de ResearchChannel se encontraban la Sociedad Meteorológica Estadounidense , los Institutos Nacionales de Salud , la Universidad de Rutgers , la Universidad Nacional de Singapur , la Universidad de Stanford , la Universidad de Tulane , la Universidad de Chicago , la Universidad de Yale , la Universidad de Pensilvania , Internet2 , el Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Tecnología de la Información de California , la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias , Microsoft, IBM y el Instituto Médico Howard Hughes , entre otros. ^{[ 6 ]}

• Canal de Research Channel en YouTube