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About Us

Reese Phifer Hall houses the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama. The College is comprised of the Departments of Advertising & Public Relations, Journalism, Communication Studies, and Telecommunication & Film, the School of Library and Information Studies, and the Institute for Communication and Information Research.

The TCF Department originated as the Department of Radio Arts, within the College of Arts and Sciences, in the fall of 1940. It was chaired by John Carlile, former production chief of CBS radio. For more Departmental history, please see the TCF timeline.

From Phifer Hall the Center for Public Television & Radio produces programs for the Alabama Public Television Network, does various contract work, and operates Alabama Public Radio. 90.7 The Captone (the student radio station) and commercial-TV station WVUA-7 broadcast from Phifer Hall as well.

Maps

Directions:

We’re in Tuscaloosa–right off Interstate 20/59, in west Alabama. Reese Phifer Hall (building 6 below) is on the corner of Colonial Drive and University Blvd. (route 215).

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90.7 The Capstone (WVUA radio)

90.7 The Capstone’s mission is two-fold.

First, the station strives to provide the University community with the best possible news, public affairs, and entertainment programming to meet it’s special needs as a diverse academic community.
The station’s second goal is to provide a vehicle for the basic training and education of university students who have a general interest in the field of broadcasting as well as those who want to pursue broadcasting as a carreer. As volunteers at WVUA, students learn about most aspects of modern radio station operation including news and public affairs programming, budgeting, underwriting solicitation, personnel management, music programming, promotions, community service, and on-air performance, within the context of a federally licensed “real world” radio station operation.