User:Pilkington13/Frequency TV

About
Frequency TV is the television branch of Columbia College Chicago's campus media. Based on the 14th floor of the Alexandroff Campus Center, Frequency's programming is aired throughout the campus on closed circuit televisions and broadcast in one of the school's dormitories. Their programming may also be found weekly on local RCN & Comcast channel 25, as well as on the web. FTV is run by advanced students in the Television Department who are led by two faculty advisers.

Programming
Frequency TV is host to a wide variety of programming which includes staff-produced/edited programming, advanced class programming, and student submissions. Currently running programs include:

Frequency Flavors
Frequency Flavors is a cooking show series teaching college students how to cook simple yet tasty recipes. The show runs approximately 30 minutes.

Chicago History Project
This show explores various aspects of Chicago's prodigious history. Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.

Where It's At and Hot Spots
Short form (no longer than 15 minutes) spotlights which cover various restaurants, clubs, stores and beyond which may be of interest to local college students.

Girl Talk
Talk-show which focuses on issues affecting girls.

Chaos Control
A weekly political round table show featuring various political guests from the Chicago area (and nation-wide via Skype/telephone).

Spring Broke
FTV's travel show guiding college students to alternatives for spring break on a budget.

Metro Minutes
A weekly news program produced by Columbia College's journalism department

Newsbeat
A weekly live news program created by a journalism class and a television class. The journalism class creates the programming for the show as well as anchors the show. The television class is in charge of the production side of the show.