According to the handheld college entrance examination, Hunan Communication University is a comprehensive university, formerly known as hunan radio and tv university, which was founded in 1978. In 2000, it was upgraded to an undergraduate college and renamed Hunan Communication University. The school was jointly founded by Hunan Provincial Education Department, Hunan Press, Publication, Radio and Television Bureau and Hunan Radio and Television Station. It is one of the two provincial universities in Hunan Province and one of the national "2 1 1 Project" key construction universities.