www.frequencytelevision.com
312.344.8524
The Television department is home to Columbia’s television station Frequency TV. The station offers a great experience for you to manage, operate, and create programing for the station, which is viewed throughout the campus and dormitories. Opportnities exist for students of all departments to contribute to Frequency TV through course work, auditions, or volunteering. Frequency TV is dedicated to highlighting student work, entertainment, informational programming, and campus life at Columbia. Frequency TV also provides the college with coverage of events including Manifest and the president’s annual State of the
College Address.
Programs scheduled for airing include:
Newsbeat
A biweekly live newscast, written and produced by students in the
Journalism and Television departments.
Out On A Limb
Columbia’s Emmy nominated, premiere sketch comedy showcase
produced by the Television department and written, produced,
directed, and performed by Columbia students. The show airs locallyon WYCC-TV, Channel 20, in Chicago.
Windows Anthology
A drama anthology series produced, written, directed, and performed by Television and Theater department students.
Exposure
A 30-minute program produced, shot, and edited by students in the Television department. This program profiles Columbia faculty, staff, and in their fields of expertise.
Reel Stuff
A profile of student film, video, animation, and documentary projects shot and edited by students in the Television department.
Hot Spots
Created by the students in the Television department, this fast paced
entertainment program visits different venues around Chicago.
Metro Minutes
Television and Journalism department students write, produce, shoot, and report news updates that feature Columbia’s students, faculty, programs, and events.