The windows and doors
of Room 302 next door
to the lab have been
walled up.
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Two tarpaulin banners
welcome you
at the lab's main entrance.
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The original lab which
used to be a classroom
is now a radio production
studio used by the
university radio station,
Radio Wesleyan, when
there are no broadcasting
classes being held.
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What used to be a mock
up announcer's booth
has been furnished with
professional broadcasting gear and
linked by cable to the
main Radio Wesleyan studio
at the fifth floor of
the Computer Science Building
and goes on air from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekdays.
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The classroom area is
now Radio Wesleyan's
reception and office
area and can be converted
into a conference room
or studio for audience
participation programs
when necessary.
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From the radio production
studio, you can
see the newly added television
production studio.
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As you enter through
the sliding glass doors dividing
the two areas...
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... you get a mirror
view of the layout of the two studios:
the radio announcer's
booth at the left,
and the television master
control booth at the right.
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The television master
control booth is configured
exactly like the one
in the original Mass Com Lab...
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... with tall shelves
for stacking and filing video materials...
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... and a counter where
video editing equipment are
nstalled.
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Remember when you had
to attend lectures and take
exams while seated on
an armless monobloc chair?
Today, Mass Com students
are provided with armchairs
in the new studio that
also serves as their classroom.
Hanging from battens
at the ceiling are lights
controlled by dimmers
and a programmable lighting mixer.
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The new studio even has
a store room for props and
a toilet that also serves
as dressing room. The
entire facility is kept
comfortably cool by two
split airconditioning
units.
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The original Mass Com
Lab as seen from the
new television production
studio.
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