NYC Media Group
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NYC Media is the radio, television, and online media network of the City of New York. It oversees four public television channels, two public radio services, and an Internet video on demand
service.
Located in the Manhattan Municipal Building
at 1 Centre Street, NYC Media occupies the tower portion, from the 25th floor to the 29th floor. It also has offices located on the campus of the Bronx Community College
, the basement of City Hall and 112 Tillary Street in Brooklyn
, as well as transmission facilities in Brooklyn, the Empire State Building
and the Conde Nast Building
in Times Square
.
NYC Media is an amalgamation of channels, studios, distributionand and production entities. NYC Media was originally called NYC TV when it took over Crosswalks Television in 2003; it became NYC Media Group when it acquired control of broadcast stations WNYE-FM and WNYE-TV
as well.
In late 2009, it was announced that NYC Media Group would be split off from the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
and merge with the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. , the president and general manager of NYC Media is Katherine Oliver
, who has also been Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting since 2002, and before that was general manager of television and radio at Bloomberg L.P.
, owned by New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
NYC life, is NYC Media's flagship television station and broadcasts as WNYE-TV
channel 25.1 as well as appearing on local cable television
as channel 22 on Cablevision and on channel 25 on other cable services. NYC gov, sometimes still called NYC TV 74, covers city government meetings and press conferences. It appears on most local cable services as channel 74. NYC world provides international and ethnic programming. It appears on most local cable services as channel 73. NYC drive, formerly known as City Drive Live, provides travel advisories and live feeds from traffic cameras. It appears on most local cable services as channel 72.
Services on most of these channels had previously each been branded as NYC TV or nyctv with a cable channel number since 2003, and before that as Crosswalks Television.
NYC Media is also responsible for cable channel 71. Channel 71, as well as channel 73 during certain times, are used by the State of New York for off-track betting
coverage.
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
service.
Located in the Manhattan Municipal Building
Manhattan Municipal Building
The Manhattan Municipal Building, at 1 Centre Street in New York City, is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs. Construction began in 1907 and ended in 1914, marking the end of the City Beautiful...
at 1 Centre Street, NYC Media occupies the tower portion, from the 25th floor to the 29th floor. It also has offices located on the campus of the Bronx Community College
Bronx Community College
The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system located in the University Heights neighborhood of The Bronx.- History :...
, the basement of City Hall and 112 Tillary Street in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, as well as transmission facilities in Brooklyn, the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
and the Conde Nast Building
Condé Nast Building
The Condé Nast Building, officially 4 Times Square, is a modern skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Located on Broadway between 42nd Street and 43rd, the structure was finished in January 2000 as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd Street...
in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
.
NYC Media is an amalgamation of channels, studios, distributionand and production entities. NYC Media was originally called NYC TV when it took over Crosswalks Television in 2003; it became NYC Media Group when it acquired control of broadcast stations WNYE-FM and WNYE-TV
WNYE-TV
WNYE-TV, channel 25 is an non-commercial educational, independent television station located in New York City, USA. WNYE-TV is part of the NYC Media Group and has its studios located in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and transmitter at the Conde Nast Building....
as well.
In late 2009, it was announced that NYC Media Group would be split off from the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications is the city agency that "oversees the City's use of existing and emerging technologies in government operations, and its delivery of services to the public"...
and merge with the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. , the president and general manager of NYC Media is Katherine Oliver
Katherine Oliver
Katherine Oliver, is an American media and entertainment executive based in New York City. She was appointed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the Commissioner of The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting on August 1, 2002. In 2009 she added NYC media Group - the...
, who has also been Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting since 2002, and before that was general manager of television and radio at Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
, owned by New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Television
NYC Media operates four television channels: NYC life, NYC gov, NYC drive, and NYC world.NYC life, is NYC Media's flagship television station and broadcasts as WNYE-TV
WNYE-TV
WNYE-TV, channel 25 is an non-commercial educational, independent television station located in New York City, USA. WNYE-TV is part of the NYC Media Group and has its studios located in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and transmitter at the Conde Nast Building....
channel 25.1 as well as appearing on local cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
as channel 22 on Cablevision and on channel 25 on other cable services. NYC gov, sometimes still called NYC TV 74, covers city government meetings and press conferences. It appears on most local cable services as channel 74. NYC world provides international and ethnic programming. It appears on most local cable services as channel 73. NYC drive, formerly known as City Drive Live, provides travel advisories and live feeds from traffic cameras. It appears on most local cable services as channel 72.
Services on most of these channels had previously each been branded as NYC TV or nyctv with a cable channel number since 2003, and before that as Crosswalks Television.
NYC Media is also responsible for cable channel 71. Channel 71, as well as channel 73 during certain times, are used by the State of New York for off-track betting
Off-track betting
Off-track betting refers to sanctioned gambling on horse racing outside a race track.-US history:...
coverage.