Launched on May 26, 2015, AppTV is Appalachian State University’s student-staffed television service. The channel is an activity of Appalachian’s Department of Communication in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. AppTV serves the department, campus and the community through development of original programming and promotion of relevant events. Our programming seeks to display the highest standards of creativity and professionalism, both in content and execution, while strengthening the bond between Appalachian State and the High Country. We strive to provide a forum for community organizations and present the broadest range of ideas and issues to its viewers. AppTV is an HD TV channel that is available on cable, online, and through on-demand streaming. Its original and acquired programming is telecast on SkyBest Channels 20 (standard definition) and 1020 (high definition) in Ashe, Alleghany, Avery and Watauga counties, North Carolina, and in Shady Valley, Tennessee. It is also available on Charter/Spectrum Channel 198 in Watauga and Avery counties, North Carolina, and Johnson County, Tennessee; and Channel 23.3 on App State’s campus. Its programs are streamed on watchapptv.com and viewable anywhere in the world, making AppTV an important outlet for telling Appalachian’s story to an international audience. Our live streaming and on-demand library of original programs can be viewed on www.watchapptv.com. For more information, visit apptv.appstate.edu or follow @watchapptv.com.
