JBTV

JBTV (a.k.a. JBTV Music Television) is a nationally broadcast, weekly 60-minute music television show featuring live in-studio performances, music videos, and music-related interviews from emerging and established musicians. Based in Chicago, Illinois, JBTV has over a 30-year history. It was created and hosted by Jerry Bryant in 1984. As of the show's 32nd season, Jerry Bryant and Greg Corner are the show's main hosts.

JBTV
Created by	Jerry Bryant
Starring	Jerry Bryant (Host) Greg Corner (Co-Host)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer	Jerry Bryant
Camera setup	Sony HDW-F900, Sony PMW-EX3, Sony PDW-350 XDCAM, Sony Z1U
Running time	60 minutes (Saturdays, 7:00pm, 8:00pm and 10:00pm, Sundays, 7:00pm and 8pm, Wednesdays, 11:00pm)
Production company	JBTV Studios
Release
Original network	Originally aired on WGBO (Ch. 66) Presently:Locally-WJYS (Ch. 62.1, 62.3, & 62.4)
Original release	present
External links
Website

The show is broadcast locally on WJYS-TV on Saturday at 1am CT, on both the main channel at 62.1, and the third sub-channel at 62.4, which carries Heartland, with re-broadcast on Wednesday at 11:30pm CT on the second sub-channel at 62.3, which carries Charge!. It posts all of its aired content on its website, as well as exclusive, live streams of in-studio performances and behind-the-scenes footage showcasing visiting bands and the show's production team.

Format

Original Format (1984–2016)

In its original format a band or solo performer would visit the JBTV studio for an interview with owner and host Jerry Bryant, selecting a number of music videos (both the artist's and their own favorite videos) that would be shown in the aired episode. JBTV is currently on broadcast television WJYS-62 in Chicago Wednesday nights at 11pm with New Music Videos and live JBTV performances. JBTV is currently hosting live in-studio performances with new artists and established bands.

Broadcast Schedule

JBTV is broadcast weekly on WJYS. Episodes air weekly on Saturday nights at 1am CT on Ch. 62.1 & 62.4, with re-airing on Wednesday nights at 11:30pm CT on Ch. 62.3

Notable guests

0-9 The 1975 311 A A Day To Remember Abandoned Pools The Afghan Whigs Against Me! Airborne Toxic Event Alanis Morissette Alkaline Trio Alpine Alt-J Amanda Palmer American Authors Andrew W.K. Angels and Airwaves Anti Flag Apocalyptica Ariana and the Rose Arkells Atlas Genius Awolnation B Bad Religion Band of Skulls Banks Barcelona Barenaked Ladies Bastille Battleme Bear Hands Bear Mountain Ben Folds Five Beware of Darkness Biffy Clyro Billy Corgan Björk Bleachers Bosnian Rainbows BTS Bowling for Soup Brick + Mortar Bullet For My Valentine C Cage the Elephant Cake Charli XCX Cheap Trick Chris Isaak Cold War Kids Colours D Dan Black The Dandy Warhols Dave Matthews Band Disturbed Dead Sara Dead To Me Death Cab for Cutie Dredg Dropkick Murphys E Eagulls EL VY Emilie Autumn Erasure Everclear F Fall Out Boy Finch Finger Eleven Fitz and the Tantrums The Flaming Lips Flatfoot 56 Flobots Foster the People Fountains of Wayne Foxy Shazam Freelance Whales G Garbage Gary Numan The Gaslight Anthem Goldfinger Goo Goo Dolls Green Day Grouplove H Hippo Campus Hot Hot Heat Hozier I I:Scintilla I Fight Dragons Imagine Dragons Incubus INXS

J J Roddy Walston and the Business Janus JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound Jeff Buckley Jewel Jimmy Eat World JR JR Juliana Hatfield July Talk K Kate Bush K.Flay Kill Hannah Kongos L Ladyhawke The Lawrence Arms Less Than Jake Local H Lucky Boys Confusion M Maps & Atlases Martin Atkins Megadeth The Menzingers MGMT Minus the Bear Moby Moving Units The Mowgli's N Ned's Atomic Dustbin Niki and the Dove Nneka No Doubt NOFX O Oasis OK Go Of Mice and Men Of Monsters and Men The Offspring The Orwells P Panic! at the Disco Papa Roach The Peach Kings Phoebe Ryan Pearl Jam Phantogram PJ Harvey Plain White Ts Portugal. The Man Poster Children R Radiohead Joey Ramone Rise Against Riverboat Gamblers Henry Rollins S Semi Precious Weapons The Shins Silverchair Silversun Pickups Skinny Puppy Slayer Smashing Pumpkins Smallpools Smoking Popes The So So Glos Sonic Youth Street Dogs The Struts The Sword System of a Down T Taylor Bennett They Might Be Giants Thirty Seconds to Mars The Ting Tings Tori Amos Tove Lo Trashcan Sinatras Twenty One Pilots Twin Peaks U Unwritten Law V The Verve W The Whigs Wilco The Wombats X X Ambassadors Y Yelawolf Z Zwan

Awards

• Billboard - Best Modern Rock Program - 1993
• Billboard - Best Modern Rock Program - 1995
• Chicago/Midwest Emmy-Outstanding Achievement, Entertainment Programming - 1995
• Chicago/Midwest Emmy-Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence Off Camera: Art Direction and Graphics/Animation - 2010
• Chicago/Midwest Emmy-2014 Silver Circle recipient for 25+ years of service

External links

• Official JBTV website
• JBTV at IMDb