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ABSTRACT. Noting the difficulties communication departments have in providing students with television production opportunities, this paper proposes the use. of cable television public access channels as a means of overcoming those difficulties. After defining and differentiating between local origination and public access programing, the paper discusses the symbiotic relationship between the local access channel aid the college student learning television production, emptasizing the benefits to each party. Itnext examines the efforts of four colleges that have successfully used cable programing and details the degree of involvement and the different needs of each. in conclusion, the paper explores several issues departments should consider in using a cable outlet for student produr_ion and offers evidence of the interest of cable television companies in using student productions. (FL) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * **************************w******************************************** *a