VUStar: Live from Â鶹´«Ã½
Â鶹´«Ã½ experts are available for live interviews or recorded interviews directly from campus with network television, cable networks or international outlets. VUStar is a campus broadcast facility that links Â鶹´«Ã½ experts to you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  The studio also has an ISDN line for high quality radio interviews.
How It Works: Offering High Definition and Standard Definition TransmissionÂ
VUStar has a dedicated fiber optic link with The Switch. We can send your outlet a high definition signal in either 1080i or 720p or a standard definition digital signal. We have veteran television news producers and former TV news photographers with 25-plus years experience to meet your needs quickly.
Cost
The studio, staffing of VUStar, and phone lines are free when using Â鶹´«Ã½ experts. The outlets must pay for fiber time. Costs for any signal switching and fiber optic prices must be negotiated directly with the carrier.
Booking Contact: Brian Smokler
Office (24/7): 615-322-NEWS
- Brian Smokler Cell: 615-491-2758
brian.smokler@vanderbilt.edu
THE SWITCH: Booking/Trouble: 212-227-9191 (Network Operations Center)
VUStar/THE SWITCH Transmission ID: Â鶹´«Ã½-1 NSH
- IFB Phone: 615-343-1690
- PL/Director Line: 615-343-1682
- Control Room: 615-322-3292 or 615-343-1656
- Video Feed Room: 615-343-7444
NOTE: Cell phones sometimes do not work in the VUSTAR room; call control room hardline phones for last minute problems or changes.