The Rowing Channel

TRC, which is the operating trade name of The Rowing Channel, is a podcast network currently owned and funded by Netrendity Networks, LLC, which broadcasts live events of collegiate rowing regattas in the western United States with the addition of two major events in Gainesville, GA and Boston, MA. The channel is managed by The Rowers Consortium of Huntington Harbour, California, a cooperative of west-coast colleges, universities and rowing organizations with two major members currently located in Atlanta, GA and Cambridge, MA. Formed by volunteers from its member organizations, TRC's operation is a cooperative effort made up of content partners, rowing venues, and broadcast partners. TRC's content is currently delivered through Livestream, LLC.
Contrary to belief, TRC is not affiliated with USRowing or the International Rowing Federation.
==Formation==
TRC's inception was formed February 2014 at the San Francisco Ferry Building over a lunch discussion between high school colleagues, one who was becoming a USRowing official. As the spring racing season started, alumni of California State University, Long Beach located in Boston, MA demanded that a regatta be watched from abroad. Rather rudimentary, the first broadcast was March 1, 2014, in the Long Beach Marine Stadium, using a single Apple iPad.CSULB Partners with Livestream's Rowing Channel | http://www.beachcrew.org/2014/04/24/csulb-partners-with-livestreams-rowing-channel/
As months moved on, Orange Coast College approached the group, forming the consortium for the first time. Shortly after, major collegiate conferences and other organizations joined the effort,College teams flock to Lake Lanier for American Collegiate Rowing Association national championship | https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/sports/high-schools/college-teams-flock-to-lake-lanier-for-american-collegiate-rowing-association-national-championship/ most recently from the Head of the Charles Regatta.
In Summer 2017, for its biggest broadcasts such as the HOCR, TRC became a managing partner of the operation with Iron Will Productions in Los Angeles, California.
==Development==
TRC's broadcasts, while not operating under professional studio standards, consist of research and development on its own equipment via expertise from veterans of The Walt Disney Company, AT&T, and other radio telecommunications sectors. TRC leverages components from Canon Inc., ASUS, Behringer, Teradek, Blackmagic Design, VideoLAN, Magewell, Inc., Ubiquiti Networks, Novatel Wireless, Pantech Wireless, Verizon, Teamspeak, Mumble, Amazon Web Services, and StudioCoast Pty Ltd. in their broadcasts.
Some of TRC's logistics cover local audio/video infrastructure at the venue, though such abilities are limited without 3rd-party resources.
==Programming==
Current lineup of events include, but not limited to:
*Orange Coast Newport Regatta
*Head of the Charles RegattaHead of the Charles Broadcast | http://www.hocr.org/
*American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championships
*Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regional Championships
*Related activities in the City of Long Beach, CA
==Past Programming==
*Naples Island Collegiate Rowing Challenge (The Queen Mary Cup)
==Content Partners==
*Orange Coast College
*California State University, Long Beach
*Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association
*American Collegiate Rowing Association
*Head of the Charles Regatta
==Broadcast Partners==
*Iron Will Productions, Los Angeles
*Brandin.com Internet Services
==Venue Partners==
*Lake Lanier Olympic Venue
*Long Beach Marine Stadium
*Sacramento State Aquatic Center
==The ClockCaster Project==
In efforts to provide TRC's viewers with on-screen information, Netrendity Networks launched the ClockCaster Project, a self-publishing platform for sports timing results. Currently in "Beta 3", the project started in Fall 2015, specifically working with rowing and canoe/kayak events. While not immediately planned, there are efforts to include professional timing instrumentation, such as FinishLynx and Omega SA (See Fully automatic time).
==See also==
*Livestream, LLC
==References==
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