Mass Communication, Radio/TV
Tune into our radio and television degree program for hands-on curriculum to prepare for a variety of broadcasting and webcasting careers. Gain early and frequent opportunities to produce radio and television programming for a real audience as compared to a four-year university.
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Produce Your Future Success
You get your hands on the sound board, the camera, and editing platforms early on. We prepare you for a radio or television career, as you join a student team responsible for producing year-round, 24/7 programming for our stations KBTL 88.1 The Grizz and BCTV Cable Channel 20.
Books and Tuition Scholarships
Earn an in-state books and tuition scholarship, even if you’re not a Mass Communications major. Click here to set up a scholarship interview.
Your Future Isn’t Static at Butler
Produce feature stories, music programs for radio on-air shifts and television comedy sketches. You develop reporting skills, like interviewing, writing and designing pieces for publication over airwaves.
Grizzlies in the Wild
Our students travel with instructors each year to the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) Seminar where they put their work up against other Kansas collegiate journalists. Butler’s radio and television students have claimed 106 first-place awards, 88 second-place awards and 105 honorable mentions in the 26 years the KAB has sponsored the student competition that is hosted by the Kansas City Royals.
What You Can Do with a Radio/Television Degree
Our program prepares you to transfer to a four-year university or pursue an immediate career in the positions like:
- Sound engineer
- Radio DJ
- Film maker
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Radio/TV program.
- Applied Radio
- Applied Television
- Broadcast Reporting
- Writing for Electronic Media
- Media Buying and Selling
Mass Communication, Radio/TV (Associate of Applied Science)
Additional Information
Check Out Our Student-Led Media Outlets
Butler Radio KBTL 88.1 FM
The Grizz is the student-run radio station for Butler Community College and the surrounding communities. We flavor our Rock-Jazz format with a wide variety of specialty music and talk shows.
The Lantern
The Lantern is the largest circulating community college newspaper in Kansas, known for its thorough coverage of campus and community news, thought-provoking op/ed page and accuracy in reporting.
Butler Student Media YouTube Channel
The Butler Student Media YouTube channel is where you can check out some of our Mass Communication students' work throughout the years.
