Frequently Asked Questions

How can I e-mail WRHS?
How can I get an autograph of my favorite star?
Where can I send a letter to my favorite show or star?
Where can I find information about the "Television Parental Guidelines"?
How can I get tickets to see a taping of a show?
Are tours available of WRHS Studios?
How can I get a job or internship at WRHS?
Are transcripts available of WRHS programs?
How can I obtain tapes of previously aired WRHS shows?
How can I obtain music for WRHS show themes?
How can I submit script ideas?
Can I use content from WRHS in my site or show?
Where can I find WRHS on my cable system?
What is Public Access?
What is the difference between: Cable TV, Public TV and Community TV?
What does WRHS Offer?
Who Can use WRHS?

HOW CAN I E-MAIL WRHS?
Browse the WRHS Cast And Crew section of your website for specific e-mail addresses.

Name / Position	E-mail
WRHS	WRHS@ridgenet.org
WRHS Rebel Radio	WRHSradio@ridgenet.org
WRHS Television 19 WRWX Television 4	WRHStv@ridgenet.org
Kevin Szaflik, Station Manager	kszaflik@ridgenet.org
Carol Valentino Barry, Community Calendar	cvalentino@ridgenet.org
Lee Ann Nolan, Class Act	lnolan@ridgenet.org

HOW CAN I GET AN AUTOGRAPH OF MY FAVORITE STAR?
WHERE CAN I SEND A LETTER TO MY FAVORITE SHOW OR STAR?
Where did you buy that wallpaper that is in Raquel's Apartment on Hungry Hearts?
What color are Spillacho's walls?
Where is that band that was on The Music Edge going to play next?
For specific information about a show, first consult that show's website and then please write the show's production company at one of the addresses listed below.

For Hungry Hearts, Music Alive, or Out On A Limb, send requests to:

Annette Prijatel
Cable Representative
Columbia College Chicago
Television Department - Room 1500
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605-1999

For Dark Currents and Strange America, send requests to:

Lucas Knight
Edge Productions
Mattawamkeag, ME 04459
E-mail: lucasnite@geocities.com or lucask@edge-pictures.com

For Life As We Know It, send requests to:
www.lawki.com
nthomassen@aol.com

For Loose Change, send requests to:

For Zoe's World and Syncopated Science send requests to:

Planet Utica
DeSalesNeighborhood Center
309 Genesee Street
Suite 5
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 798-1069
Fax: (413) 581-6293
planetutica@yahoo.com
http://www.planetutica.org

For the following shows: About Your Health Crazy TV Just Kidding Around The Music Edge Problems With Parents Ridgewood Reporters The Scoop World As We See It Class Act Community Calendar The English Page The History Page I Remember WRHS Mock Trials Program Guide Reel Review WRHS Rebel Sports

Send requests to: [Name of Show] c/o Kevin Szaflik, Station Manager WRHS Television 7500 West Montrose Avenue Norridge, IL 60706-1196

WHAT'S ON WRHS THIS WEEK?
Visit the WRHS Schedule section of our website for program listings and descriptions.

WHERE CAN I FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE "TELEVISION PARENTAL GUIDELINES"?
Read the online guide to Television Parental Guidelines.

HOW CAN I GET TICKETS TO SEE A TAPING OF A SHOW?
Ticket information varies from show to show, check our ticket listings for the show you want to see.

ARE TOURS AVAILABLE OF WRHS STUDIOS?
Most of the WRHS Shows you see are produced in one of three locations. They are in Studio 152 at Ridgewood High School, the studios at Comcast Cable, and Studios A, B and C at Columbia College Chicago.

Comcast Studios:
Contact your local public access coordinator for tour information.
Office List: http://www.accesschannel.com/officelist.asp

Columbia College Studio A, B and C:
Contact Columbia College for tour information. Columbia College Chicago, 15th Floor, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605-1999.

WRHS Studio 152:
The Television Studio Tour at WRHS studio 152 is a walking tour of the Ridgewood High School complex in Norridge, Illinois. Tours can be scheduled by contacting the Station Manager, Kevin Szaflik at (708) 697-5519 or by e-mail at kszaflik@ridgenet.org.
WRHS Studio 152 is housed in the Library (formerly the Instructional Materials Center). The station, last renovated in the fall of 1998, includes an office and production facilitites. Studio 152 production facilities include:

• 1 studio
• 1 A/B Roll Editor (Intermediate Editing)
• 3 Cuts-Only Editors (Beginning Editing)
• Avid Xpress Pro non-linear digital editor
  Tape formats include Mini DV, 1/2" VHS, 1/2" SVHS and 3/4" U-matic.

ARE TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE OF WRHS PROGRAMS?
Scripted shows have some transcripts available.

Hungry Hearts - episodes 25, 26, 27, 28
The Ridgewood Reporter - all except banter, ad-libs and breaking stories.
The Scoop, Problems With Parents - questions and wraparounds only
The Music Edge - selected elements only
Just Kidding Around - selected elements, some entire shows except answers to "When I Grow Up Someday" segments

HOW CAN I OBTAIN TAPES OF PREVIOUSLY AIRED WRHS SHOWS?
Check out our Order Videotapes online section of our website.

HOW CAN I OBTAIN MUSIC FOR WRHS SHOW THEMES?
Check out our Multimedia section of our website. Please note that theme songs are copyrighted and may not be used without permission.

HOW CAN I SUBMIT SCRIPT IDEAS?
WRHS does not pay for or give credit for unsolicited scripts or screen ideas. Contact the station manager for details.

CAN I USE CONTENT FROM WRHS IN MY SITE OR SHOW?
No. All content on WRHS is copyright protected and cannot be used in any other site. This includes all graphics, photos, multimedia and text. But feel free to link to any section of the WRHS website.

WHERE CAN I FIND WRHS ON MY CABLE SYSTEM?
Since August 24, 2004, WRHS Television has aired on Thursdays from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Comcast Cable channel 19 in the following suburbs: Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Bloomingdale, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Burbank, Burr Ridge, Carol Stream, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Countryside, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Forest Park, Forest View, Franklin Park, Glendale Heights, Harwood Heights, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Itasca, Justice, Lombard, Lyons, Maywood, McCook, Medinah, Melrose Park, Midlothian, Norridge, North Riverside, Northlake, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Oakbrook Terrace, River Forest, River Grove, Roselle, Rosemont, Schiller Park, Stone Park, Summit, Villa Park, Westchester, Westmont, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Wood Dale and Woodridge, Illinois

From January 6, 1999 to August 23, 2004 WRHS Television previously aired on Wednesdays from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the summer at 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM in the winter on Time Warner, AT&T Cable Services, AT&T Broadband and Comcast channel 4 in the following suburbs: Berwyn, Blue Island, Brookfield, Crestwood, Harwood Heights, Hickory Hills, Melrose Park, Midlothian, Norridge, Northlake, Orland Hills, Palos Hills, Posen, Robbins, Stickney, Tinley Park, and Worth, Illinois. We reached 73,451 subscriber households.

If you live in Chicago (CAN), or the RCN, WOW, or another Comcact system (North, Super South, City of Chicago 1,2,3,45), you can sponsor WRHS to air on a TV set near you! Check out Get WRHS on Your Cable System section of our website for details.

WHAT IS PUBLIC ACCESS?
Public Access television is essentially a citizen's First Amendment, free speech forum on cable television. As an interative communications medium, public access television provides for the diversity of viewpoints as outlined in the 1984 Federal Cable Act.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN: CABLE TV, PUBLIC ACCESS TV AND COMMUNITY TV?

Cable TV

Usually considered commercial television carried on a cable system (i.e., HGTV, ESPN, CNN, Discovery, etc.)

Community TV

Usually considered non commercial programming carried on a cable system with editorial control by the provided operator of that channel (most cases the cable company is the provider and the channel is called 'local origination').

Public Access

A channel required by the local franchise authority that allows members of that community access to mass media. This channel provides its community an opportunity to exercise their first amendment right of free speech. Public access is commonly referrred to as the 'electronic soap box in the park'. The public can put almost anything they want on the channel from cooking shows, to sports, to talk shows. The provider does not have editorial control over the programming, only the public access producer. In Norridge, the public access channel are Channel 19 and Channel 110. WRHS cablecasts on Channel 19as a public access program.

Educational Access

A channel set aside by the local franchise authority for use by/for an educational institution in that community. In Norridge, the educational access channels is channel 16. It cablecasts a feed from Triton Community College. These channels can be used for telecourses, board meetings, events, information, etc.

Government Access

A channel set aside by the local franchise authority for use by/for the local government. The purpose for the channel is allow that jurisdiction the opportunity to communicate with the public. Generally programs are offerred in a variety of formats including: city council meeting coverage; magazine, talk, sports, news shows; sporting events; emergency information; special reports; election coverage; etc. Norridge only uses its government access channel as a electronic bulletin board. The government access channel in Norridge is channel 6.

Local Origination

A channel set aside by the cable company for their own programming and paid commericals. The local origination channel in Norridge is channel 3.

 

WHAT DOES WRHS OFFER?
WRHS endeavors to satisfy community needs by:

• Maintaining and operating fixed production facilities
• Conducting workshops
• Providing production assistance
• Planning programs

• Receive training!
• Produce your own shows!
• Operate TV cameras!
• Edit programs for TV!
• Use computer graphic equipment!
• Advertise non-profit group sponsored activities and events!
• Be part of a team and make new friends!
• Participate in programming seen in over 73,451 households!

WHO CAN USE WRHS?
WRHS is available to Ridgewood High School students, Norridge and Harwood Heights residents or members of non-profit groups or organizations based in the area. Special accomodations are made for other groups as well.