"[The show is] looking for students who have politically prominent roles on campus," he said.

Gary Cattell, the "Willard Preacher," is one of the panelists scheduled for the show. PSNtv also hopes to include students from the Undergraduate Student Government and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as upcoming panelists, Pietrala said.

One new improvement on the network includes PSN News. Last semester, there were three-minute news segments throughout the programming. This semester, PSNtv will launch 30-minute spots starting Feb. 10.

News Director Lauren Sweeney, who had an internship at Crossfire in Washington, D.C. last semester, will broadcast features and news stories on the network, along with 25 students on staff.

"I'm not expecting my reporters to be the best," Sweeney said. "I want them to learn how to be television broadcasters."

The student-run network, which has 350 members on its mailing list and about 150 members actively involved in production each week, reached more than 13,000 students on campus last semester.

David Speers, co-president of PSNtv, said the source of success for the network's October debut was the willpower and commitment of the student members.

"We didn't have a clue what we were doing, we used our heart," Speers said. "There was a lot of heart, blood and tears ... now we have experience."

Along with new shows, PSNtv will make better use of its re-sources, which include members and older equipment, to improve the network's performance quality and creativity and productivity levels, Speers and Pietrala said.

Last semester, PSNtv received $400 from the university to fund six programs, Pietrala said.

"At Penn State, getting cash is hard," he added.

Recently, the Penn State Alumni Association gave a "generous" $3,500 to PSNtv for this semester's programs, Speers said.

In response, PSNtv will launch a program at mid-semester to recognize successful alumni from all over the country. In the three-minute segments, graduates will share their experiences and encouragement, Speers said.

Speers said he hopes students and other departments on campus will follow the alumni association's lead and "see PSNtv as an asset" to the Penn State community.

Antoinette Silva (sophomore-psychology) said she did not watch the network last semester but plans to this semester.

"My friend is a sportscaster," Silva said. "So I definitely watch the show."

Dan McMunigal (freshman-finance) said he is not interested in watching the programming.

"I just watch The Simpsons."

Returning PSNtv programs include The X-Y Factor, a battle-of-the-sexes game show, and In the Game, a spin off of Fox Sports' Best Damn Sports Show Period.