Radio-Television Building

The best of broadcasting technology

Built in 1963, the Radio-Television Building has evolved alongside the changing mass communications landscape.

It now has a digital infrastructure that was recently upgraded with new wiring, wireless networking and broadband cable. As a result, integrated digital signals can be broadcast across the Bloomington campus, to other IU campuses, throughout the state and beyond using fiber and satellite.

Our students have access to a number of studios and labs in the building.

Studio 5

Studio 5 is a 2,800- square foot studio that recently was converted into a soundstage. Students can film projects with complete control over their productions, including design. The soundstage features movable ceiling panels, walls, windows and more, with a business scene (coffee house/ restaurant) and an apartment scene customizable to student project needs. Features include:

30-foot Jimmy Jib Lite
ETC Element light board
DMX and traditional studio dimmer lighting
Round-D-Round Doorway Dolly
INCA 12, Arri 2K lights

Studio 6

Studio 6 is used by WTIU Public Television. It was converted to full high-definition in late 2006 and is one of the few teaching facilities in the entire country with this capability. Features include:

Thompson LDK-4000 HD digital studio cameras
30-foot Jimmy Jib
Teleprompters
Grass Valley Kayak DD digital switcher
Chyron Duet CG
Digital disk recording and playback
Full complement of studio equipment

Production lab

The production lab is a workspace with equipment checkout and Macintosh workstations available for class projects. It features:

4K camcorders and a full complement of lighting, audio and support equipment
More than 20 Macintosh production stations
Adobe CC Software, including Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects and Audition
WhisperRoom sound isolation enclosure
Four isolated editing PCs with connectivity to Blackmagic Design UltraScope
Music and graphics elements libraries
Sound-treated audio editing suite

Learn more about equipment checkout

Other facilities

Students have access to one other studio and lab space each.

The studio space offers:

7.1 digital audio
Two sound editing bays
Space for viewing, auditions and Skyping with industry professionals

In addition, you can use the DaVinci Lab in Fine Arts 215, which houses high-end computer graphics resources, including Macintosh and Silicon Graphics workstations with peripherals.

Studio rental

The IU community can sometimes rent out studios in the Radio-TV Building and use the production services of our students.

Learn more about studio rental