About CCTV

Chicago Classroom TV is a project of the Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation(CITF). CITF is a non-profit corporation that delivers Chicago Classroom TV's programming via an EBS system. CITF also sponsors the Chicago Youth Film and Video Festival.

CCTV is able to offer its main service that of delivering educational programs via an educational cable system, as a fully funded grant so that Chicago area schools are able to take advantage of this service free-of-charge. CCTV broadcasts these programs for member schools to tape and inventory as school resources. Both teachers and students may use them in classrooms, as well as for independent study or home viewing. All of CCTV's Programs run commercial-free and are selected by a group of dedicated educators. FREE educational programming. Schools may apply for Chicago Classroom TV's service through a very simple grant process. Click here to go to the application form.

Educational Broadband Service

EBS is a microwave radio service which uses frequencies reserved by the FCC for broadcast of educational programming. EBS transmission is exactly like cable television's, except that it uses microwave frequencies that ordinary TVs are unable to receive. Therefore it is necessary to install a special EBS antenna at each receive point; the antenna picks up the EBS microwave signal and "down converts" it to VHF TV channels which can be picked up by an ordinary set with the help of a cable-type set-top converter. The converter is connected to the TV by a cable, but no modification of the TV itself is required.

EBS systems have been used successfully for years by countless educational organizations across the country. Although Chicago Classroom TV airs programming only in the Chicago area, we work closely with ITF, PRETC, TCSTG and DAETC which air programming in Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, the Twin Cities, Portland, and the Denver areas.

The current CITF Staff includes:

Candicy Abeyta / Administrative Assistant / Longmont
Chris Artem / Program Manager / Longmont
Hazel J. Bolsover / Business Manager / Longmont
Thomas Gerard / Coordinator / Minneapolis
Halcyon Liew / Program Officer / Longmont
Leslie Lord / Public Service Data Director / Longmont
Adam Miller / National Director / Longmont
Becky Schott / Bookkeeper/Accountant / Longmont
John Schwartz / President / Longmont
Cheryl Walker / Director / Chicago