The Rogers Communications Centre is home to

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, Professional Communications and Journalism programs, as well as the offices for the Faculty of Communication and Design (FCAD). Completed in 1992, it is located at 80 Gould Street in downtown

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. There are 3 High Definition television studios (Studio A, B, and C) and multiple audio recording and video editing suites. The building is home to the Allan Slaight Radio Institute. The RCC is also home to the newsrooms for

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and

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. In November 2018 a new Creative Research Centre known as The Catalyst at FCAD opened on the 2nd floor of the RCC. The building is not directly sponsored by

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, although its naming is the result of a personal

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12.5 million contribution to Ryerson by that company's longtime owner Ted Rogers and his wife Loretta in honour of Ted's father, communications pioneer

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Research Labs within the Rogers Communication Centre

The opening of the Catalyst at FCAD in November 2018 created a home for a number of research labs inside the Rogers Communication Centre. These include: * The FCAD Audience Lab * The Centre for Communicating Knowledge * The Centre for Fashion Diversity and Social Change * The Centre for Free Expression * The CoLab * The Colour Media Lab * The Creativity Everything Lab * The Documentary Media Research Centre * The Experiential Media Research Institute * The Future of Live Entertainment Lab * The Global Communication Governance Lab * The Global Experiential Sport Lab * The Infoscape Research Lab * The Media Innovation Research Lab * The Print Media Research Centre * The Ryerson Journalism Research Centre

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