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Harding University's news station in Searcy, AR, serves White County and the surrounding area. Mike James and Lou Butterfield served as the faculty sponsors.

Featuring student-produced news and sports programming on two streaming channels. Harding University's television station launched its first broadcast on September 26, 1983, as TV12 on the White County Cable Television system in Searcy, Arkansas. The initial programming schedule was 12 hours per week beginning with a live 20-minute newscast at 6:30 each weeknight. Programming concluded at 8:50 wit

h a short devotional thought presented on a rotating basis by a number of students. Students also produced five original shows each week, ranging from 15 to 30 minutes each. Initial news anchors were Doug Hurst, Jeanne Stewart, and John T. Thompson, all of whom graduated and were offered employment in the news business. In 1989, the signal moved to Channel 19 on the cable system; and in the mid-1990s, the signal moved again to Channel 16. In recent years, the signal was expanded beyond the cable system to reach a worldwide audience through Internet streaming at streaming.harding.edu. In 2021, what was now branded as HU16 launched new apps that featured two live streams and video-on-demand programming for Amazon Fire, Android, AppleTV, iOS, and Roku platforms. In May of 2022, the station said farewell to its longstanding channel on the White County Cable system as audiences embraced cord-cutting and other TV options. The current broadcast schedule includes a weekday live newscast, "Live at Five," produced entirely by students each semester; Harding University's weekday chapel live from the Benson Auditorium; live and recorded Harding University and Harding Academy athletic events; and a number of other original programs and vignettes produced by Harding students. Numerous graduates from this program have gone on to land jobs in the industry, some of them award-winning leaders in the field.

19/11/2025

Before we leave for Thanksgiving break be sure to make time to catch us LIVE AT 5pm!

12/11/2025

Even with the end of the semester so near, our HU16 news crew is still hard at work!
Live at 5pm every weekday

07/11/2025

There’s no better way to spend your friday evening than with HU16! Catch us live at 5pm with your daily news and weather reports

29/10/2025

Happy homecoming week from HU16! If you won’t make it to the game this time around (Saturday, Nov. 1st at 3pm), be sure to tune in to HU16 with the website or app for full game coverage! (link in bio)

22/10/2025

Make sure you’re keeping up with us on tiktok!
@ hu16_news

13/10/2025

Welcome back from fall break! Be sure to catch HU16 and HSN live at 5pm every weekday!

03/10/2025

HU16 is at relay for life tune in on monday at 5pm to see our coverage on Demand or on the HU16 app

01/10/2025

A little behind the scenes of your favorite news channel HU16! Live at 5pm every weekday

27/09/2025

be sure to keep up with us on tiktok: hu16_news
https://www.tiktok.com/?_t=ZT-905UovcEfba&_r=1

22/09/2025

Our HU16/HSN crew have been hard at work this semester to bring you the latest news and all your Harding University updates! Stream today at 5pm!

01/09/2025

anddd…we’re back! be sure to tune in monday-friday using the hu16 app or at streaming.harding.edu (link in bio)

AND for the first time ever - catch us in chapel giving you your weekly announcements starting this tuesday!

02/05/2025

⭐️ Senior Spotlight: Elle Brumley🎓

Elle has been on staff for the past 2 years working as an anchor and reporter. She is graduating with a degree in Political Science and Public Administration and will be moving to DC after graduation. She loved getting to do both our Solar eclipse and Election specials last year.

Congrats, Elle!

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http://streaming.harding.edu/

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