KEYT News video archive, 1980-2010, bulk 1980s-1990s

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Summary

Creators:
KEYT (Television station : Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Abstract:
This collection consists of 3/4" U-Matic and Betacam videotapes containing airchecks and raw news footage created for broadcast by KEYT-TV (1982-2010). Material includes local, regional, and national stories, televised special events, national and local sports coverage, and news magazine programs.
Extent:
517.4 Linear Feet (¾" U-Matic and Betacam videotapes)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], KEYT NEWS video archive, FMST Mss 6. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises U-Matic and Betacam videotapes containing airchecks (newscasts) and raw news footage (individual stories) created for broadcast by the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Ventura Bureau offices of KEYT-TV, from 1982 to 2010. News footage contains local, regional, and national stories. Local and regional daily news footage includes both Santa Barbara (1982-1995), and Santa Maria (1994-1995).

The collection also contains news magazine programs, such as "Key Issues" (1985-1986), and "101" (1986-1991), and sports coverage, both national and local. Local sports coverage includes "The Friday Football Focus" (FFF).

The news magazines "Key Issues" (1985-1986) and "101" (1986-1991) contain complete broadcast episodes covering events and topics important to the Central Coast. Sports material includes the local "Friday Football Focus" (1990-1996), national and local sports (1990-1995), and UCSB Sports (1990-1994). Also included are "Subject Files" (1980-1995) which are compilation tapes created by the station to hold content related to a specific "Subject" and organized alphabetically by the subject of their contents (e.g., "F" for fire).

Acquisition information:
Donated by KEYT-TV, 2016.
Arrangement:

The materials have been divided into the following series/subseries, based on the type of programming and content:

Series 1. Santa Barbara Daily News footage (1982-1995), Sub-series: Air checks (1982-1985), Sub-Series: Local (L) archive tapes (1985-1994).

Series 2. Santa Maria Daily News footage (1994-1995).

Series 3. KEY Issues (1985-1986).

Series 4. 101 (1986-1991).

Series 5. Sports, Sub-series: Local and National Sports Coverage (1980s-1990s); Sub-series: Friday Football Focus (FFF), Sub-series: UCSB.

Series 6. Santa Barbara Fire Relief telethon.

Series 7. Subject files (1980s-1990s).

Series 8. Ventura Bureau (1990-2010).

Physical location:
Boxes 1-148 are located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials must be reformatted for access. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], KEYT NEWS video archive, FMST Mss 6. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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