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post #121 of 2103
7/25/06 at 8:17pm
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post #122 of 2103
7/26/06 at 6:47am
No local HD news in Jacksonville, FL just crappy simulcast with black bars on the side which looks horrible.
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post #123 of 2103
7/26/06 at 1:43pm
WPVI - Philly field cameras are 4:3 SD not widescreen. Although they have said they intend to upgrade these to HD in the future.
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post #124 of 2103
7/26/06 at 1:48pm
I'm pretty sure KABC7 has one or two HD Field Cameras. The reason why is that not all local reports are presented in widescreen. It's usually the lead local story presented full screen and the other local stories during the broadcast are presented in letterbox...

Side note, it's too bad that during the sports reports only ESPN and ABC HD highlights are presented. For instance last night the Dodgers played the Padres and the local SD FOX highlights were used instead of the local Padre HD (KGO?) highlights.



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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

So, do we now have reason to believe that ABC is going to upgrade ALL (10) of its O&Os in the near future? KABC and WPVI have already done it, so I would assume something like KGO or KTRK is next.

I think that ABC will hold off on WLS and WABC, simply because that would mean that they would have to upgrade their Live with.. and Oprah sets, as well (?).

(BTW: If WABC gets upgraded, as well as the Live set, does that mean they could do that show in HD, especially since it is broadcast live, and would have no need for a tape delay?)

In case anyone is wondering, here's a list of the ABC O&Os:

Market:____Station:___HD Chopper?___HD Set?___HD Field?
New York___WABC________Yes________No________No
LA_________KABC________Yes________Yes_____WS SD(?)
Chicago_____WLS________Yes___No (HD Ready?)___No
Philly______WPVI_________Yes________Yes_____WS SD(?)
SF_________KGO_________Yes________No________No
Houston____KTRK_________No________No________No
Raleigh____WTVD_________No________No________No
Fresno_____KFSN_________No________No________No
Flint, MI____WJRT_________No________No________No
Toledo, OH_WTVG_________No________No________No

(If someone knows how to make a real table, please feel free to do so)
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post #125 of 2103
7/26/06 at 4:00pm
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

In case anyone is wondering, here's a list of the ABC O&Os:

Market:____Station:___HD Chopper?___HD Set?___HD Field?
New York___WABC________Yes________No________No
LA_________KABC________Yes________Yes______SD/HD
Chicago_____WLS________Yes___No (HD Ready?)___No
Philly______WPVI_________Yes________Yes_______No
SF_________KGO_________Yes________No________No
Houston____KTRK_________No________No________No
Raleigh____WTVD_________No________No________No
Fresno_____KFSN_________No________No________No
Flint, MI____WJRT_________No________No________No
Toledo, OH_WTVG_________No________No________No

Well, if NY and LA have HD choppers, Channel 34 in Binghamton, NY had better get on it. Otherwise, they're just wasting all that open front lawn....
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post #126 of 2103
7/29/06 at 3:33am
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

So, do we now have reason to believe that ABC is going to upgrade ALL (10) of its O&Os in the near future? KABC and WPVI have already done it, so I would assume something like KGO or KTRK is next.

I think that ABC will hold off on WLS and WABC, simply because that would mean that they would have to upgrade their Live with.. and Oprah sets, as well (?).

(BTW: If WABC gets upgraded, as well as the Live set, does that mean they could do that show in HD, especially since it is broadcast live, and would have no need for a tape delay?)

In case anyone is wondering, here's a list of the ABC O&Os:

Market:____Station:___HD Chopper?___HD Set?___HD Field?
New York___WABC________Yes________No________No
LA_________KABC________Yes________Yes______SD/HD
Chicago_____WLS________Yes___No (HD Ready?)___No
Philly______WPVI_________Yes________Yes_______No
SF_________KGO_________Yes________No________No
Houston____KTRK_________No________No________No
Raleigh____WTVD_________No________No________No
Fresno_____KFSN_________No________No________No
Flint, MI____WJRT_________No________No________No
Toledo, OH_WTVG_________No________No________No

(If someone knows how to make a real table, please feel free to do so)

EDIT: Fixed some Field data.

From Wikipedia: WLS-TV 7 Chicago
They currently have Chopper7HD and plan on getting Studio Newscast HD next year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLS-TV
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post #127 of 2103
8/2/06 at 3:14pm
WTTG (FOX O&O in DC) has just announced they have ordered HD equipment. They plan to do the full HD setup (studio, field, chopper, sky cams, etc.).
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post #128 of 2103
8/3/06 at 7:56am
Why is it my E* ABC News in HD looks all washed out? When I had D* ABC News HD was crystal clear...Lip-Sync was off, but a very detailed PQ.
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post #129 of 2103
8/3/06 at 10:26pm
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

WTTG (FOX O&O in DC) has just announced they have ordered HD equipment. They plan to do the full HD setup (studio, field, chopper, sky cams, etc.).

Anyone think they'll do syndication in HD? (They run Seinfeld)
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post #130 of 2103
8/4/06 at 6:28am
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

WTTG (FOX O&O in DC) has just announced they have ordered HD equipment. They plan to do the full HD setup (studio, field, chopper, sky cams, etc.).

Got an site link to press release ?
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post #131 of 2103
8/4/06 at 8:25am
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Originally Posted by surf_fun85 View Post

Got an site link to press release ?

No press release now, but the website http://www.dcrtv.com/ posted this:

9 Renames News Now, Loses HD PR Battle To 5 - 7/27 -
DCRTV hears that Gannett is renaming its "9 News" as "9 News Now." Says a 9er: "Seriously, it took three years to come up with that. Soon, you will hear the reporters saying, 'I'm Joe Blow, 9 News Now'." That doesn't necessarily mean WUSA's news, which is slumping in some key time slots, will be doing more live, breaking news. We're told: "If you recall rather than spending money on gathering news, (WUSA) spent a fortune on being first in HDTV. Now even that is being taken away from them. Fox 5 will be the first station in the market to really be HDTV. They will be showing us the outside world in HD, not just the studio. They have ordered Panasonic HD cameras for all of their crews, theirhelicopter, and a downtown roof camera. Now, that is being really first in HDTV".....
I know it's not official yet, but this site has a reputation for being almost always accurate, so I guess the press release should come soon. WTTG just got a new set, graphics, logo, etc. about a month ago, so the HD transition would seem like a natural step.
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post #132 of 2103
8/4/06 at 10:45pm
Since my posts in this thread back in February, WKYC/3 Cleveland (Gannett/NBC) converted its newscasts to HD.

Unlike WJW/8 (FOX O&O) here, WKYC's field video is all 16:9, though in SD for now. WJW uses 16:9 SD live shot video, but 4:3 recorded.

The move makes Cleveland one of the few two-HD-newscast markets.
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post #133 of 2103
8/5/06 at 4:49am
Last week I saw an article in one of the trade rags that said that there are 10 stations nationwide on the air that do some form of HD news.
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post #134 of 2103
8/5/06 at 5:10am
The news on WRAL in Raleigh, NC has been in HD for quite a while. In fact, I think they were the first station in the US to go HD. Not only is their news in HD, but all of the remote shots, including shots from their helicopter are HD. Needless to say, they are the only local news show that I watch. The other channels around here just don't get it.
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post #135 of 2103
8/5/06 at 9:27am
They get it. The cost to comversion is what is driving it. WIth WRAL is it an ego thing. With the other stations Goodman owns they aren't anywhere NEAR the HD level WRAL is. Not even WRAZ. If WRAL didn't already do WRAZ's news, it wouldn't be in HD. There isn't any money in it yet but as time goes on, you will see more stations moving in that direction as the cost of equipment comes down and replacement cycles come up.
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post #136 of 2103
8/5/06 at 9:28am
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

Anyone think they'll do syndication in HD? (They run Seinfeld)


Was Seinfeld shot in something other than 480i? I doubt they used film and then chopped it up. I figure most syndication was shot using 480i 4:3 cameras (b/c of cost) and I really have to assume that Seinfeld was not an exception.
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post #137 of 2103
8/5/06 at 9:34am
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Originally Posted by Forceflow View Post

Was Seinfeld shot in something other than 480i? I doubt they used film and then chopped it up. I figure most syndication was shot using 480i 4:3 cameras (b/c of cost) and I really have to assume that Seinfeld was not an exception.

It was shot on film, edited in SD video. Was re-edited from the original film to HD. A very expensive process to have to re-edit.
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post #138 of 2103
8/5/06 at 10:09am
This is from the HDTV Programming Synopsis:

Local stations with HD news studios:
WRAL Raleigh, NC (VIPIR HD weather radar)
KING Seattle, WA
KOMO Seattle, WA
WJW Cleveland, OH
WUSA Washington DC
KUSA Denver, CO
WXIA Atlanta, GA
KARE Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WKYC Cleveland, OH
WPVI Philadelphia, PA
WFTV Orlando, FL

Local stations with HD helicopters:
KUSA Denver, CO
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WRAL Raleigh, NC
WABC New York, NY
WNYW New York, NY
KGO San Francisco, CA
WLS-TV Chicago, IL

Let me know if this needs updating, thanks.
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post #139 of 2103
8/5/06 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

This is from the HDTV Programming Synopsis:

Local stations with HD news studios:
WRAL Raleigh, NC (VIPIR HD weather radar)
KING Seattle, WA
KOMO Seattle, WA
WJW Cleveland, OH
WUSA Washington DC
KUSA Denver, CO
WXIA Atlanta, GA
KARE Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WKYC Cleveland, OH
WPVI Philadelphia, PA
WFTV Orlando, FL

Local stations with HD helicopters:
KUSA Denver, CO
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WRAL Raleigh, NC
WABC New York, NY
WNYW New York, NY
KGO San Francisco, CA
WLS-TV Chicago, IL

Let me know if this needs updating, thanks.

What if we included a column for those stations who have purchased HD equipment but are waiting to implement them? I guess that would include WTTG and all the CBS O&Os, right?
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post #140 of 2103
8/5/06 at 10:43am
WGN and KTLA both produce select events (Cubs Baseball and Rose Parade...so far) in HD. Although they've been doing this for YEARS, could we expect HD newscasts from them in the near future?
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post #141 of 2103
8/13/06 at 8:45pm
Looks like WCBS-Ch2-NY will have helicopter shots in Hd in the near future.On the news tonight(Aug.13) they ran a commercial showing a helicopter and ending with this graphic- "Chopper2HD to be continued".
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post #142 of 2103
8/13/06 at 9:20pm
Cleveland may have three out of four local news operations with HD studios later this year. A local media blog reported that WEWS/5 (ABC) is planning to go HD sometime this year, per their own website. As you can see from the list above, WKYC/3 (NBC) and WJW/8 (FOX) are already in HD.

That leaves only CBS affiliate WOIO/19 out in the SD cold, though as the item commented, they're barely on the air in color.

No HD copters here yet. At least two stations are either said to be getting them, or refitting their existing copter for HD video.
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post #143 of 2103
8/14/06 at 1:36pm
Nothing here yet. I emailed our ABC, CBS, and NBC affliates. WTHR-NBC gave me the same old line that they had been shopping recently for equipment. WRTV-ABC said that I should be seeing "some 16x9 content within the next year." (whatever that REALLY means). No response from WISHTV-CBS...
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post #144 of 2103
8/14/06 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by Ken H View Post

This is from the HDTV Programming Synopsis:

Local stations with HD news studios:
WRAL Raleigh, NC (VIPIR HD weather radar)
KING Seattle, WA
KOMO Seattle, WA
WJW Cleveland, OH
WUSA Washington DC
KUSA Denver, CO
WXIA Atlanta, GA
KARE Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WKYC Cleveland, OH
WPVI Philadelphia, PA
WFTV Orlando, FL

Local stations with HD helicopters:
KUSA Denver, CO
KABC Los Angeles, CA
WRAL Raleigh, NC
WABC New York, NY
WNYW New York, NY
KGO San Francisco, CA
WLS-TV Chicago, IL

Let me know if this needs updating, thanks.

WPVI Philadelphia has an HD chopper as well
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post #145 of 2103
8/14/06 at 2:49pm
It's a huge surprise to me that no tv channel here in NYC DMA market has started broadcasting their local news in HD. C'mon, we're the number 1 DMA market!

Also, even though Fox 5 has a Sky-HD chopper, I've noticed that a lot of times the chopper pictures been shown in 4:3 - to be honest, not sure whether that's a problem with the Fox-5 station or Comcast, my cable co.
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post #146 of 2103
8/14/06 at 3:20pm
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Originally Posted by jrcorwin View Post

WRTV-ABC said that I should be seeing "some 16x9 content within the next year." (whatever that REALLY means).

Could mean stretch-0-vision, could mean 16:9 SD, could mean HD.....
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post #147 of 2103
8/14/06 at 3:20pm
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Originally Posted by TravelFan1 View Post

...to be honest, not sure whether that's a problem with the Fox-5 station or Comcast, my cable co.

Almost for sure it's not Comcast.
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post #148 of 2103
8/14/06 at 3:55pm
I found this on the KABC wiki:

Due to current logistical and equipment limitations, video from "Air7HD" is occasionally only available in SDI. When this occurs, the helicopter is re-branded as "Air7".

This same problem could be occuring at WNYW.
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post #149 of 2103
8/14/06 at 9:12pm
About half the time I watch WABC the helicopter is in 4:3.
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post #150 of 2103
8/14/06 at 9:59pm
Talked to a cameraman filming a story for WTVF (CBS) here in Nashville and I asked the question about going to HD news. The response? Two years. Well, at least t was honest. I suspect there will be some competition eventually between them and WSMV (NBC) for first HD newscast bragging rights. WSMV just upgraded their entire editing suite, so they can likely edit HD, but as we all know, it's only part of the story.

Curiously the cameraman did ask me whether I ever watched WKRN (ABC) local newscast and I said "occasionally". He asked me if the picture really sucked as bad as they thought it did over there. I would have to agree with him...the local ABC SD newscast picture is terrible, even upscaled to 720p on Comcast. Well, at least the CBS local guys are caring about quality.
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