Arizona Western College provides telecourses and other programs on a total of three cable television channels serving Yuma and La Paz counties. In Yuma, AWC TV, channel 74, features a mix of educational programming, student-produced content, live Matador Sports Network broadcasts and more. edTV, channel 75, features live and pre-taped telecourses allowing students to take courses from home by viewing lectures shown at multiple times during the week, then submitting assignments online via Blackboard. In Parker, AWC TV channel 7 features programming selected from both of the Yuma channels, along with informational shows produced in the AWC TV Parker studio.
AWC's television channels are a joint project with NAU-Yuma, the City of Yuma, the Yuma Educational Consortium, Time-Warner Cable in Yuma and NPG Cable in Parker. AWC's TV studio is a state-of-the-art, digital facility which trains students who are seeking a job in television, video production companies, and media-related fields. The program provides practical experience in the use of professional equipment in a digital television studio and editing training using Apple's Final Cut Studio.
For six years, AWC Television Production and Media Arts students have produced their own live, weekly, half hour show on AWC TV. For the first seven seasons, it was known as 'AWC Spotlight', and received a Rocky Mountain Emmy Nomination in 2007.
Track 74 on AWC TV features local musicians from the Yuma area. For information on when it airs, and to watch some of the exclusive live in-studio performances, visit the Track 74 Facebook page.
Matador Athletics
During the athletic seasons, get the latest on all the Matador sports teams on the Matador Mania Show. Featuring recaps of recent games, previews of upcoming events, and interviews with Matador coaches and student athletes. New episodes Tuesdays at 7pm.
As part of the Matador Sports Network, AWC TV broadcasts all home football games live from Veterans Memorial Stadium. Games will replay Tuesdays after Matador Mania at 7:30.
AWC TV will also be televising select AWC soccer and volleyball games for the fourth year, followed by another season of Matador Basketball LIVE on AWC TV!
For complete Athletic schedules and AWC TV broadcast schedules, check the Athletics section.