McElroy Center

The McElroy Center opened in 1992 and houses a student-run television studio and Wartburg’s FM radio station 89.9 KWAR with digital broadcasting equipment and television production suites with camera, editing, and graphics systems. Students use advanced digital editing production equipment. Offices for student media also are located in the facility. The center includes facilities for journalism and communication programs.

HOMEVIRTUAL TOUR / MCELROY CENTER

Quick Facility Highlights

Knight Vision News is a student-run news station covering campus, local, and national news. Wartburg students have won numerous Upper Midwest Regional Student Production awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 

The Tower Agency is a student-run public relations firm that provides hands-on experience with clients.

The Trumpet is the student-run campus newspaper and covers campus and local news. The Trumpet has won numerous regional awards.

KWAR radio station broadcasts online around the world and locally at 89.9 FM. The station has won numerous awards for news and sports coverage.

PHOTO GALLERY

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TV Studio
TV Studio
Josh Voigt ’20 works in the Knight Vision production booth during a home football game.
Control Room
KWAR Radio Station
KWAR Radio Station
Journalism & Communication Classroom
Journalism & Communication Classroom
Audio/Podcast Recording Studio
Audio/Podcast Recording Studio
Journalism & Communication Classroom
Journalism & Communication Classroom
Journalism Lab
Journalism Lab
Sample Video Edit Bay
Sample Video Edit Bay