Tape Submissions
Any individual over 18 years of age with a Chicago residential address or a person representing a nonprofit organization or institution with a Chicago street address can submit programming to CAN TV free of charge.
To receive a Submission Packet with details how to submit programming to CAN TV, e-mail your mailing address to [email protected] or call 312-738-1400.
Visit our website for more details about tape submissions.
Nonprofit Services
Reach more people. Change more lives. Control your own message. CAN TV Nonprofit Services help Chicago nonprofits reach a wider audience through the following low-cost promotional opportunities:
Hotline on CAN TV21
Talk directly to Chicagoans on a weekly, live call-in show.
FYI Chicago on CAN TV27
Work with a CAN TV designer to create a computer-generated video message.
Interactive Bulletin Board on CAN TV42
Bring your message to viewers on CAN TV42’s CAN-CALL. CAN TV tracks the number of calls to each bulletin board message so nonprofits can monitor outreach efforts.
Tape submission
Play your group’s existing non-commercial videotapes on CAN TV.
Production support
Produce your own TV programs with CAN TV’s training and production facilities.
Event coverage
Request coverage of your group’s community event.
Visit our website for more information on Nonprofit Services.
Video Production
CAN TV holds free orientation sessions to introduce Chicago residents to the opportunities available at CAN TV.
Sessions are held at 322 South Green Street and do not require a reservation. Please be prompt. There is no admittance once the class starts.
Bring a photo ID with proof of city of Chicago street address, or a letter on organizational letterhead authorizing you to represent a nonprofit group based in the city of Chicago.
Visit our website to see the orientation schedule and get detail on production classes.
VIEWERS who want to sign up for our weekly program highlights.
ADVOCATES who want to stay informed on PEG (Public, Educational, Government) issues that affect the survival of media resources in Illinois like CAN TV.
NONPROFIT GROUPS based in Chicago that want the opportunity to create awareness of the services their agency provides.
CHICAGO RESIDENTS who are interested in taking advantage of the video production training classes we offer at CAN TV.
Currently featured on CAN TV...
Shifting Memories - Aaron Hughes:
Iraq war veteran Aaron Hughes uses multi-media projects to convey the confusion, frustration and chaos of war in his exhibit at the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum.
Photographer Ben Gest At The Renaissance Society:
The life-size portraits by Chicago-based photographer Ben Gest capture people engaged in everyday activities. The artist discusses his exhibit at the Renaissance Society.
Media in the 21st Century - Hanging up on reform:
As the telephone industry pushes for changes to telecommunications legislation, this program explores the dangers to the public interest.
Inquest Iraq - Accountability & War: Testimonies from public policy experts, war veterans and Iraqi citizens describing the effects of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Working for Justice: Chicago day laborers describe how day labor agencies exploit workers and how workers are coming together to fight abuses.
Southside Community Art Center: Art Director Charles Miles discusses some of the most significant pieces at Chicago's Southside Community Art Center, the oldest African-American art center in the country.
Everyone who believes in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."