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    Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with television viewers across Chicago. Submit your video today to reach over a million viewers on CAN TV.

  • Submit Your Video Online

    Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with television viewers across Chicago. Submit your video today to reach over a million viewers on CAN TV.

  • Video File Specifications

    Download the submission guide.

  • See Your Video On CAN TV

    CAN TV operates five channels, 19, 21, 27, 36 and 42.  You will be informed of the day, time and channel for each video.  CAN TV channels are in every cable household in Chicago with over 1 million potential viewers.

  • How to Contact Program Services

When exporting your video from an editing program:

    • Start and end each video with 4 seconds of black video before and after the program
    • Video file format can be MP4 (MPEG 4).
      *Mac users: change the file suffix from .m4v to .mp4
      *If .mp4 is not possible, other file types might work; call Program Services for assistance: 312-738-2845
    • Rename the file with specific information i.e. My Show Title ep.101

 

Not all edit programs are the same, so here are the full technical specifications for your reference:

Video resolution:

  • TV standard: NTSC
  • Frame width: 1280 pixels
  • Frame height: 720 pixels
  • Pixel aspect ratio: 16:9
  • Frame rate: 59.94
  • Bitrate: Between 6-8 Mbps
  • Bitrate encoding: CBR (constant)

Audio:

  • Format: MPEG
  • Audio layer: MPEG-1, Layer II audio
  • Audio mode: Stereo
  • Frequency: 48 kHz
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