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The 蘑菇短视频 communication department鈥檚 TV studio in the Center for Applied Technology received a major renovation over the summer.

鈥淭he primary role of the studio is for classes within the communication department.鈥� said Matt Binford, assistant professor of communication.

The studio is also used to host WHEE-TV.

WHEE-TV is a student-led broadcasting organization. Students learn how to operate studio grade equipment through student-led live productions, including prerecorded and off-campus projects.

The decision to renovate the studio was made following the end of a seven-year lease of studio equipment through Sony.

Following this decision, Binford and other faculty representatives worked with TakeOne, a broadcast solutions company based in Tennessee for the renovations

鈥淲e worked with them for almost a year on finalizing what kind of gear we wanted... what the layout of this room (studio) should look like, how many TVs we wanted on the wall, etc.鈥� Binford said.

Since classes use the studio, the renovation had to be completed within the time frame of summer.

鈥淭he Monday after graduation, 8 p.m., I opened the door and work crews came in with chainsaws鈥� said Mark Poff, assistant professor of practice of communication.

Renovating the studio in the given timeline was a labor of love that students were thrilled to be involved in. They even collected an old cord as a memento of their work.

鈥淭here was a purple cable that they (students) were all excited over, and they were cutting chunks out of to wear as their cords on graduation鈥� Poff said.

Current students and WHEE-TV members Dom Saiani and Alex Hoffman are looking forward to the opportunities this new studio will bring

鈥淚鈥檓 excited for the creative shoots that we have going on, just to see what other students are thinking of ... I think it is something really important to WHEE-TV to show the creative side of students,鈥� Saiani said.

Another upgrade they are looking forward to is more direct communication amongst the set.

"We now have new compacts to be able to communicate with each other. Now we have a lot of portable sets, the floor manager will actually be able to communicate in all cameras,鈥� Hoffman said.

Overall, this renovation is one that is going to produce confidence and revitalization in current students and excitement for new opportunities for incoming students.

鈥淚'm really excited to see the work that students produce... and see how much more professional it looks," Poff said. "I'm excited to see how excited they are when they actually see how professional it looks now. When they look at themselves and they're like, 鈥楬oly cow, we now look real'

鈥淚t鈥檚 absolutely state of the art ... It makes me feel good knowing that students are putting out state-of-the-art material."

For more information on WHEE-TV, visit @wheetv_wcu on Instagram. For more information on WCU鈥檚 communication department, visit .