Wave Channel 5
Bringing Broadcast to Greenville

Soon you, your neighbor, or anyone in Greenville will have the opportunity to be on television thanks to Greenville High School’s “Interactive Media Television” and the gracious support of the Career Tech Center. Coming soon, Greenville Public Access TV will have a working television studio.

“We have the channel, we have the talent, we have ability, but we didn’t have the studio. It is with the studio that we pump the blood into the lifeline of bringing the community together through the medium of television” said Kent Holmes, a GHS 2011 graduate who is helping complete this project.

Kicking off last month, GHS’s Interactive Media Television has been taking on a task for the good of the community; building a full-service television studio. A studio that can be used by anyone in the community to create their own television programming to be aired on Greenville Public Access TV, Wave Channel 5.

The goal of any public access TV station is to not just inform the public about community events, but to educate the public through local programs, debates, interviews, and government meetings. It allows you to be involved in the community without leaving your couch!

GHS’s “Interactive Media Television”, an immersive multimedia classroom, has taken programming control of GPAT (Greenville Public Access Television) for over a year. Run mainly by students, GPAT has adopted the nickname “Wave Channel 5”, and has created local programming such as high school sporting events and city council meetings.

“A green screen, a studio wall, cameras, lights, production equipment, and an infinite amount of ideas. This studio is your canvas. We will teach you how to hold the brush, and you become the artist,” Holmes said.

The studio is being built in Greenville High School and those wanting to have their own show will have to reserve a time. Students in the Interactive Media Television program will learn the “ins” and “outs” of the studio, creating local live news programming.

“Nothing beats creating live television. The excitement, the jitters, the fast-paced environment. It’s the deciding factor for which side of multimedia these kids want to purse in college,” Holmes added.

Kent Holmes, a senior at Ball State University studying Telecommunications Sales and Promotions, decided to use his senior capstone project to give back to his community.

“In the honors college at Ball State, you have to complete an honors thesis project. This is anything you can imagine. Some write musicals, some make studies for a government agency, and some give back to their communities. The only requirement is that it must be tied in with your major. As I began to ponder, it came clear to me that helping IMTV was a perfect fit! Most Indiana high schools offer student run TV and radio stations. Students from Indiana wanting to study communications have an upper hand by having real experience at their high school. I was saddened that Ohio doesn’t push immersive learning the same as Indiana. That’s when it hit me, I can help Greenville High School create a real immersive learning environment while giving back to the community that helped foster and grow my love of film and television.”

Alongside the studio, GPAT Wave Chanel 5 is excited to offer opportunities for companies to sponsor programming, weather, and other elements of the station to brand themselves to the community. Prices are available upon request.

For more questions, please contact Kent Holmes at kdholmes@bsu.edu, IMTV advisor Lori Hoover at lhoover@greenville.k12.oh.us, or Director of Greenville Career Tech Center, David Peltz at dpeltz@greenville.k12.oh.us.