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Caption: Reference Folder - 1958
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Page 17 COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS, established as a school in 1927, and as a college in 1957> has three instructional divisions: journalism, advertising, and radio-television. Under it also are the Division of University Broadcasting and the Institute of Communications Research. Dean since 1957 is Theodore B. Peterson. INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH was established in 19^7 to study the press, radio, films, and other forms of mass communications. By studying basic problems of present and new media, giving consulting service, and offering graduate courses it contributes to more effective use of mass communications and to training of future communications men. Acting director is Dallas W. Smythe. BROADCASTING activities of the University began in 1922. WILL, 580 kilocycles, 5,000 watts, is an educational, non-commercial broadcasting station. It operates weekdays from 7 &•&• to local sunset, and Sundays from 7 a.m. to k p.m., and is heard in most parts of Illinois and nearby areas of adjacent states. Bimonthly program schedules are free on request. WILL-FM, 90.9 megacycles, 300,000 watts E.R.P., carrying similar non-commercial program, is on the air 4-10 p.m. weekdays, 1-10 p.m. Saturdays. WILL-TV, channel 12, presenting noncommercial programs, is on the aiFTTto 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and additional hours each week for instructional programs. Operating with ^5,000 watts power, its programs are available within 25-35 miles of Urbana-Champaign. The Television and Motion Picture Unit is in charge of programming and producing films for television and other educational uses. In Chicago, radio-television broadcasts are directed by Alfred E. Partridge (room 12k D-M-P Bldg., 1853 W. Polk St., Chicago 12, phone Monroe 6-3900, ext. 8358). Director of Broadcasting is Frank E. Schooley. STUDENT RADIO activities center in WPGU, mitting on 640-610 kilocycles students in University men's and women's also take part in programs over WILL and a closed circuit station transover electrical power lines to residence halls. Students WILL-TV. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS publishes original research and interpretive studies in the humanities and social and natural sciences. Since establishment in 1918 it has issued more than 500 books. It prints several series of scholarly publications in addition to catalogues, bulletins, and other University publications* Director is Miodrag Muntyan. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS include the Daily Illini, tabloid newspaper issued 5 mornings a week; the Illio, yearbook; and the Technograph engineering monthly magazine.
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