Inside the broadcast studio, showing the anchor desk setup, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. Inside the broadcast studio, showing a part of the setup where props are, downstairs in the Mass Communication building.

In Fall 2014, the department obtained permission to begin designing a new $7 million facility, and ground was broken in February 2016. The two-story D-wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center opened in Fall 2017 with 15,000 square feet. Features include a full television studio with multiple sets, a Mac lab for journalism/digital media, a broadcasting lab, a newsroom, a work-café, $1.4 million worth of new equipment, six editing bays, an audio booth, faculty offices and collaboration spaces. You can learn more about the new building in the articles below.

Outside Fain Fine Arts Center where the new location of the Mass Communication building would go. The ground where the Mass Communication building would go, cleared out and ready for the construction to begin. The finished Mass Communication building, which also became the d-wing of Fain Fine Arts Center. The sign of the door outside of the broadcast lab, downstairs in the Mass Communication building.
A row of desks inside of the broadcast lab, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. A closer view of a computer workstation inside of the broadcast lab, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. A view inside the camera storage room, where the lockers , cameras and additional filming equipment is, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. A look at some of the equipment inside of the control room, next to the studio, downstairs in the Mass Communication building.
A closer view of the equipment and technology inside the control room, next to the studio, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. One of the edit bays, downstairs in the Mass Communication building. A look inside the recording booth downstairs in the Mass Communication building. Inside the broadcast studio with some of the cameras showing, downstairs in the Mass Communication building.