Bay State is an ongoing television series broadcast on butv10 on the Boston University campus. Originated in 1991 by creators Delaina Dixon and Tom Rotolo, Bay State is the longest-running continuously produced student soap opera in the United States. The series is set at the fictional Beacon Hill College and focuses on the sordid lives of the students there. Bay State is currently produced by Growling Dog Productions, an independent student-run production group sponsored by Boston University's Student Activities Office.