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Palomar College Television partners with City of Escondido to air college television programs and spots
SAN MARCOS (February 8, 2007) - Starting this month, a partnership between Palomar College Television (PCTV) and the City of Escondido is bringing six of the college's award-winning television programs into the prime time slot for local viewers hooked up to Escondido's cable channel 19.
According to PCTV Producer Bill Wisneski, "Our programs are now accessible to more Palomar College students and other Escondido residents. With this partnership, the shows now air from 6 - 9 p.m. Thursdays on channel 19, in addition to airing on our PCTV cable channel 16 from 9 p.m. - 10 a.m. daily."
Pat Schwerdtfeger, Palomar's dean of arts, media, business and computing systems, said, "We are very excited about building a relationship with the City of Escondido. This partnership will allow us to share educational content with our students and with the citizens of Escondido. Furthermore, we hope to find ways to allow our Radio and Television students to work on projects that will eventually be broadcast to throughout North County. We hope in the not to distant future to form partnerships with other cities as well. The City of Escondido and Palomar College can work together to bring educational and community programming to the people of North County."
The Palomar College programs currently included in this partnership are Contemporary Legal Issues, Counseling 120: Quest for Identity, Life Skills, Digital Imaging with Photoshop, Chemistry: The Universal Connection, College Success Skills, and Palomar Concert Hour.
"The three hour block will also include spots we have created to promote courses, academic departments, and campus events," Wisneski said, adding that PCTV and the City of Escondido plan to expand the programming in the future.