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Brigham Young University. Broadcast Services

 Organization

Administrative history

Broadcast Services (1960-2003) was a division of Brigham Young University's College of Fine Arts and Communications. This oversaw the broadcasting of KBYU, a radio station located on BYU campus since 1965. In 2003, the name of this unit was changed to BYU Broadcasting.

Broadcast Services was a division of Brigham Young University's College of Fine Arts and Communications. Broadcast Services provided four main services for the public: BYU television and radio stations, as well as KBYU-TV and KBYU-FM radio. BYU began broadcasting KBYU programs from campus in 1965 and continually strove to provide programs that would portray the values held by Brigham Young University. KBYU-FM was formally known as KBRG (1960) and KBYU (1946-1960). Broadcast services was renamed BYU Broadcasting in 2003.

Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Broadcast Services audiotapes

 Collection — Carton 1
Identifier: UA 5336
Scope and Contents

Contains two reel-to-reel tapes and 110 cassette tapes of programs and interviews produced by the Broadcast Media Relations Office in the Public Communications Department dated 1969-1977.

Dates: 1969-1977

Broadcast Services committee and council records, 1975-1979

 Series
Identifier: UA 1017 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Includes records of committees formed within the department.

Dates: 1975-1979

Broadcast Services correspondence, 1972-1985

 Series
Identifier: UA 1017 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes inter-office memos and correspondence as well as communications with off-campus colleagues, other departments, and organizations.

Dates: 1972-1985

Broadcast Services correspondence with colleagues, 1972-1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1017 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains letters from Broadcast Services to colleagues of the unit. Materials date from between 1972 and 1985.

Dates: 1972-1985

Broadcast Services correspondence with Department of Communications, 1967-1969

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233257275], Folder: 13
Identifier: UA 558 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with the university's Department of Communications. Materials date from between 1967 and 1969.

Dates: 1967-1969

Broadcast Services director records, 1962-1972

 Series
Identifier: UA 558 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, memorandums, and other material produced by Earl Glade Jr. during his service as director of Broadcast Services. Materials date from between 1962 and 1972.

Dates: Other: 1962-1972

Broadcast Services director records, 1969-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 558 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, and newsletters produced and collected by Bruce Christensen during his term as director of Broadcast Services. Materials date from between 1969 and 1974.

Dates: 1969-1974

Broadcast Services director records, 1944-1977

 Series
Identifier: UA 558 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, and subject files produced by Broadcast Services directors Earl J. Glade Jr. and Bruce L. Christensen. Materials date from between 1944 and 1977.

Dates: 1944-1977

Broadcast Services employment files, 1973-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1017 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

This series contains employment records.

Dates: Other: 1973-1983

Broadcast Services financial files, 1972-1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1017 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

This series contains financial reports.

Dates: Other: 1972-1985