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History of the School Channel

The School Channel was founded in 1979, under the direction of then teacher Gary Kramer and University of Oklahoma Studio Manager, Fred Avery. The first show to air on the new School Channel was Tiger Den in the fall of 1979. Tiger den detailed all of the happenings at Norman High school. For the first five years the show was taped at OU for broadcast on cable Channel 8. In 1984 the Video Resource Center opened on the campus of Norman High School and the School Channel was well on its way to becoming nationally renowned educational program. 

The School Channel first debuted on channel 8 of Multimedia Cablevision. This would not be the permanant home however as it would later move to channel 29 and then would finaly settle on Channel 18 under new host, Cox Cable.

The School channel has seen many changes and innovations through the years. From the first days of beta tapes and VHS to the current digital formats in use today, the one constant has been the students. Students have produced a variety of shows on the channel and have created many cultural icons unique to the Norman community. Some of these include shows like Homeroom, Good company, Black tie optional, a home shopping show called "The Shopping channel", and a game show entitled Truth hors d'oeuvres and some unique characters such as Safety Sneaker, NorMan, and Bob & Rob.

School Channel Today

Currently the School Channel produces 7 weekly shows, Open House, Timberwolf tracks, Tiger Den, TNT, Bandwagon, District Directions, and Steves and Franks. Every Tuesday and Sunday the school channel airs the most recent NPS board of education meetings at 7:00 pm. There are also special events and school programming that airs on the school channel Broadcasts originate from our studio located on the campus of Norman High School. Whether it is a NHS or NNHS football game or a play at Jackson you can see it all on Ch. 18.

Contact Us

If you would like to contact us about obtaining an old show, or about joining one of the classes. Call us at 405.366.5821. Or you can email at jayc@norman.k12.ok.us. 

 

What's New:

Welcome to the new home for the Norman Public Schools, Channel 18. The website is still being developed and any changes will be posted here

12/07/11 - Updated current

11/10/11 - Updated current

11/04/11 - Updated current shows

10/27/11 - Updated the shows from the current year through oct. 18th

06/14/2011 - 2010-2011 archives are complete

05/06/2011 - All shows up to date

04/01/2011 - Updated Shows to current date

02/17/2011 - All Shows are current

12/08/2010 - Updated Shows to current week

12/03/2010 - added all Tiger Dens from 1982 and brought all current shows up to date

10/19/2010 - went back to flash due to issues with h.264, shows are no longer iphone compatible.

09/30/2010 - All shows up to date, 2010-2011 shows now iphone compatible

04/27/2010 - All Shows should be up to date, Alex.

02/09/2010 - Updated current shows

01/20/10 - All Shows from 2009-2010 up to date

Past Updates

 

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