Broadcast Center is a private vocational school

Vocational school

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 located in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, that provides training in the broadcast industry

Broadcasting

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 in radio

Radio

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 and television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 talent, production, and marketing

Marketing

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 positions. Broadcast Center first opened in 1972 in the St. Louis suburb

Suburb

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 of Clayton, MO. In 1997 the Center relocated to its current location at 2360 Hampton Avenue, in a building that formerly housed radio station KGLD

KGLD

KGLD is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel music format. Licensed to Tyler, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The station is currently owned by Salt of the Earth Broadcasting.-History:...

. The Center maintains a staff of over 30, many of whom are graduates of the Center, and a student body of generally around 200 students.