History
When GUST was founded, programming consisted of a weekly one-hour show broadcast from the TV studio at University of Glasgow's media services department, a facility which GUST uses to this day. At the time, videotape technology was still in its infancy and was prohibitively expensive, so all content was broadcast live to televisions across campus via the university's RF cable network. In later years, the station switched to pre-recording one hours worth of programming, which was played on a loop from a U-Matic video deck.
Since around 2000, digital video equipment has allowed GUST to steadily increase its output, and the aging RF network has been retired. GUST now uses a mixture of different broadcast methods, including via a DVD player connected to a screen in the John McIntyre Building, embedded flash video players on their website and via a YouTube channel.
GUST has enjoyed considerable success in national student television competitions, in particular the annual NaSTA awards, where it won the title of 'Best Broadcaster' for seven consecutive years between 1996 and 2002, as well as various other awards for individual programmes. However, in recent years it has failed to maintain its winning streak in the face of stiff competition from newer stations.
Notable recent GUST alumni include James Cheyne (Sky News) and Matt Rhodes (BBC World).
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