| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| RTV-150 | Introduction to Broadcasting +RTV-150Emphasis is placed on all aspects of the broadcasting industry including history, digital radio, high definition television, programming, the FCC, advertising, and responsibility to society. A brief explanation of the technical operations of a station is presented.
| 3.0 | |
| RTV-155 | Radio TV Announcing +RTV-155The principles of broadcast announcing are discussed and are applied to reading commercials, news, voice tracking, sports, and on-air music announcing. Interviewing techniques and the relationship between the announcer and the public are included.
| 3.0 | |
| RTV-072 | Fall Sportscasting + ORRTV-072This course is designed to give a background in announcing various sporting events. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, Lake Land College's radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included.
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| RTV-082 | Fall Athletic Announcing +RTV-082This course is designed to refine sports announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting fall sports at local high schools and Lake Land College on WLKL, Lake Land College's radio station. Training of broadcast equipment is also included.
| 1.0 | |
| SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 | |
| --- --- | Career Elective --- ---
| 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
13.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| RTV-073 | Spring Sportscasting +++ ORRTV-073This course is designed to improve basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Training and practice of sportscasting continues with coverage of Lake Land College and high school sporting events on WLKL, Lake Land College's radio station.
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| RTV-083 | Spring Athletic Announcing +++ RTV-083This course is designed to enhance basketball, baseball and softball announcing skills. Experience includes broadcasting high school and Lake Land College sports on WLKL, Lake Land College's radio station. The fundamentals of play-by-play color commentary, analysis, and interviewing are included.
| 2.0 | |
| RTV-160 | Radio Station Operation +++RTV-160A practical demonstration course to begin "on air" work. In addition to air time, other duties such as news gathering, production, programming, etc. are assigned. Reading meters, filling out operating logs and editing audio are also incorporated.
| 5.0 | |
| RTV-165 | Broadcast Writing +++RTV-165The principles of broadcast journalism and copy writing are presented along with oral style, editing, rewriting stories, and writing commercials that sell. The legal aspects of libel and slander are discussed.
| 4.0 | |
Semester Totals |
11.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 24.0 | ||