University of California Television (known simply as UCTV) is a 24-hour

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channel presenting educational and enrichment programming from the campuses, national laboratories, and affiliated institutions of the

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system. UCTV's non-commercial programming delivers science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, and the arts to a general audience, as well as specialized programming for health care professionals and teachers. Programming includes documentaries, lectures, debates, interviews, performances and more. UCTV is an Educational-access

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channel. See "Where to watch" below. UCTV can also be seen worldwide via live webstream, video-on-demand archives ( Flash files), and offers both audio and video podcasts for downloading. UCTV programs are also available on

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, Apple podcast, Roku and Amazon Fire. UCTV was available nationwide on

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(channel 9412) (service terminated by Dish as of March 1, 2012). UCTV launched in January 2000 on the Dish Network and is based on the

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campus where UCSD-TV is also located. UCTV collects programming from each of the ten University of California campuses (

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, UC Merced, UC Riverside,

, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz) and affiliated institutions (

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, UC Agriculture & Natural Resources, UC Office of the President, UC Sacramento Center, UC Washington DC Center).

Thematic programming

UCTV airs 25 hours of original programming per week on a rotating 24-hour schedule of three-hour thematic blocks in the areas of science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, and arts and music UCTV offers a one-hour program block for health care professionals called ''The Med Ed Hour'' (Tuesday through Thursday at noon Pacific), featuring medical programs for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. {{DEFAULTSORT:Uctv University of California Internet television channels