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post #451 of 2099
5/31/07 at 11:58pm
Tuned into the 11pm News on ABC7/KGO and it seems like their weather is in full HD now.
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post #452 of 2099
6/1/07 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by kibb View Post

Tuned into the 11pm News on ABC7/KGO and it seems like their weather is in full HD now.

I concur. Looks nice!
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post #453 of 2099
6/4/07 at 6:42am
While their local news is not on the air yet (they're simulcasting sister station KEZI-Eugene), KOHD (ABC) is building a so-called "state-of-the-art" HD broadcast center.

This station in Bend, Oregon is owned by Chambers. Seems odd that they plan to broadcast their local news in HD beginning this Fall. This is market #194!!

Having worked in that market for a couple years, I don't believe the demand is there yet. But, what else would they do? Analog....? We'll see how they do. Word is that Chambers tends to not treat staff well and understaff.
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post #454 of 2099
6/4/07 at 9:16am
Scripps Taps JVC for HD News

By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/4/2007 11:17:00 AM

JVC has won a deal from Scripps Television Station Group to provide its HDV-format camcorders to support high-definition news production at all 10 Scripps stations.

Under the deal, which is by far JVC's biggest win to date for its ProHD format, Scripps will purchase more than 150 GY-HD250 ProHD camcorders, over 150 BR-HD50sProHD recorder/players, more than 300 DR-HD10060G HD hard disk recorders and approximately 100 DTV monitors.

Scripps had previously purchased JVC GY-HD250 cameras for WXYZ-TV, the Scripps ABC-affiliate in Detroit, Mich., to support HD news production there, and has experimented with the ProHD camera's ability to support live microwave feeds in HD.

"Our industry is in the midst of a major technical upgrade to high definition," said Scripps Vice President of Engineering, Michael Doback in a statement. "JVC's ProHD products enable Scripps stations to provide local news coverageincluding remotesin HD. This is the right solution, at the right time, and at the right price."

Scripps stations include ABC affiliates KNXV-TV Phoenix, WFTS-TV Tampa, WMAR-TV Baltimore, WXYZ-TV Detroit, WCPO-TV Cincinnati and WEWS-TV Cleveland; NBC affiliates WPTV West Palm Beach, WSHB-TV Kansas City and KJRH-TV Tulsa; and independent KMCI-TV Lawrence, Kan.

http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6448794.html
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post #455 of 2099
6/29/07 at 1:28pm
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Originally Posted by kibb View Post

Tuned into the 11pm News on ABC7/KGO and it seems like their weather is in full HD now.

Ya, but who needs a weather report in So Cal? Waste of air time IMO.
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post #456 of 2099
7/1/07 at 6:39pm
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Originally Posted by Hipnotiq View Post

Ya, but who needs a weather report in So Cal? Waste of air time IMO.

Anchor: And now, the weather.

Weatherman: Sunny, 72.

Anchor: The next weather report will be in four days.

-- The Serious News, from "L.A. Story"
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post #457 of 2099
7/2/07 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by Hipnotiq View Post

Ya, but who needs a weather report in So Cal? Waste of air time IMO.

Really? With the drought and the increase in brush fires, many encroaching on very high cost homes, weather reports are CRITICAL to know how the winds are blowing (and from which direction) and the possibility of rain that could help in fire fighting efforts.
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post #458 of 2099
7/2/07 at 12:53pm
KIRO-DT in Seattle went 16:9 for local news yesterday. Not HD, but much better.

In Seattle, our ABC, NBC, and CBS all do 16:9 news now, with NBC (KING-DT) doing full studio/weather HD.
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post #459 of 2099
8/3/07 at 9:04am
The MyNetwork affiliate in SF-OAK-SJ DMA (KRON - channel 4) now has HD news. That leaves only the O&O NBC and CBS station with non-HD news.

Update: the MPEG4 feed from D* and OTA HD/Widescreen (you can tell that bottom scroll feed insn't stretched), U-Verse are SD upconvert (must be using the 4-1 subchannel instead of the 4-2 HD subchannel).
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post #460 of 2099
8/3/07 at 11:43am
So anyone have updates on FOX/NBC O&Os going HD?

Seems like NBC did WNBC, and then just kind of forgot about the rest!

And who KNOWS what's going on with FOX. My station has the *random* HD studio camera (outputting in 4:3 SD), but the rest of them are SD cameras.

It's kind of sad, because DC's a HUGE market for news, and you would *think* it would be at the top of the companies' priority.
(We've only got ONE station doing HD news: WUSA, Gannett flagship)
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post #461 of 2099
8/3/07 at 2:37pm
ABC is in HD here in MA, but I wish NBC, CBS, and FOX would switch over.



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post #462 of 2099
8/3/07 at 7:01pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Nice how the 5HD logo is 16:9. Are all the graphics non-4:3-protected?
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post #463 of 2099
8/3/07 at 9:50pm
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Originally Posted by SJKurtzke View Post

Are all the graphics non-4:3-protected?

I would bet that it's just the logo.
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post #464 of 2099
8/3/07 at 11:20pm
Lets see...in the NY DMA we have:

WABC-DT HD Studio/Weather ONLY
WNBC-DT HD Studio/Weather + 16:9 SD Field Reports
WCBS-DT HD Studio/Weather ONLY

So anyone know what's up with FOX, the CW, and MY9 over here? Ya know, the non-HD news broadcasts?
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post #465 of 2099
8/4/07 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by jabbathespud View Post

The MyNetwork affiliate in SF-OAK-SJ DMA (KRON - channel 4) now has HD news. That leaves only the O&O NBC and CBS station with non-HD news.

Update: the MPEG4 feed from D* and OTA HD/Widescreen (you can tell that bottom scroll feed insn't stretched), U-Verse are SD upconvert (must be using the 4-1 subchannel instead of the 4-2 HD subchannel).

Not exactly sure what you are saying in your "update." I watched tonight (via D* MPEG4) and the show was SD widescreen. Looks like they are attempting to remain competitive while not actually providing HD.
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post #466 of 2099
8/5/07 at 9:20pm
I was flipping through channels, and came across tonight's 9:00pm news on KRON. And to my surprise, they're now broadcasting in HD? I would have never thought that KRON would be the third station in the bay area to broadcast their newscast in HD.

Anyone know how long ago they switched?
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post #467 of 2099
8/5/07 at 11:46pm
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Originally Posted by kibb View Post

I was flipping through channels, and came across tonight's 9:00pm news on KRON. And to my surprise, they're now broadcasting in HD?

Take a closer look -- it's not HD, but widescreen SD. At least it was the last time I watched, which was on Friday night.
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post #468 of 2099
8/7/07 at 6:57am
WPTV Becomes 50th HD News Station

By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/6/2007 5:34:00 PM
WPTV, the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Fla., launched high-definition newscasts on Saturday night, Aug. 4, becoming the 50th station in the U.S. to offer at least part of its newscast in HDTV.


It is the second Florida station in as many weeks to launch HDTV news, following the lead of Scripps sister station WFTS Tampa, which began its HD newscasts on July 28. WFTV, the Cox station and ABC affiliate in Orlando, became the first Florida station with HD news in June 2006.


Scripps, which recently tapped JVC's Pro HD high-definition camera format as its newsgathering format of the future, has also launched HD news at WXYZ Detroit and WEWS Cleveland.


"The planning and work behind the scenes to convert our newsroom studio and control room is an all-consuming task and we are proud our team of engineers and station staff are the first to serve South Florida viewers in HD," said WPTV director of engineering Dave McKinley in a statement. "This is a great culmination of months of hard work by our entire team."

http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6465990.html
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post #469 of 2099
8/14/07 at 4:20pm
I noticed at the end of WABC-TV (ABC New York, NY O&O) 6:00pm news that the sports "Live shots" were in 16x9. Does anyone know if they finally switched over from 4x3? The live shot from Cooperstown, NY looked especially good for being so far away.
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post #470 of 2099
8/14/07 at 5:39pm
Summary of Local HDTV/EDTV Newscasts in Florida (In Chronological Order)
Orlando: WFTV/WRDQ (HDTV)
Fort Myers: WZVN (EDTV)
Tampa: WFTS (HDTV)
West Palm Beach: WPTV (HDTV)
Tallahassee: WTXL (HDTV)
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post #471 of 2099
8/14/07 at 5:51pm
Cross-posting for added visibility.

Please note any corrections/additions.

Stations with HD News

Code:
DMA     City            State   ABC     CBS     FOX     NBC     CW      MNTV    IND
---     --------------  -----   ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----
1       New York        NY      WABC    WCBS            WNBC                    
2       Los Angeles     CA      KABC    KCBS                    KTLA            KCAL
3       Chicago         IL      WLS                                             
4       Philadelphia    PA      WPVI    KYW     WTXF                            
5       San Francisco   CA      KGO             KTVU                            
6       Dallas          TX      WFAA                                            
7       Boston          MA      WCVB                                            
8       Washington      DC              WUSA                                    
9       Atlanta         GA      WSB                     WXIA            WATL    
10      Houston         TX      KTRK    KHOU                                    
11      Detroit         MI      WXYZ                    WDIV                    
12      Tampa           FL      WFTS                                            
13      Phoenix         AZ      KNXV                    KPNX                    KTVK
14      Seattle         WA                              KING                    
15      Minneapolis     MN                              KARE                    
16      Miami           FL                                                      
17      Cleveland       OH      WEWS            WJW     WKYC                    
18      Denver          CO                              KUSA            KTVD    
19      Orlando         FL      WFTV                                            WRDQ
20      Sacramento      CA                              KCRA            KQCA    
21      St. Louis       MO                              KSDK                    
22      Pittsburgh      PA                                                      
23      Portland        OR                                                      
24      Baltimore       MD                                                      
25      Indianapolis    IN                              WTHR                    
26      Charlotte       NC      WSOC                                            
27      San Diego       CA              KFMB                                    
28      Hartford        CT                                                      
29      Raleigh         NC              WRAL    WRAZ                            
30      Nashville       TN              WTVF                                    
31      Kansas City     MO                                                      
32      Columbus        OH              WBNS                                    
33      Milwaukee       WI                                                      
34      Cincinnati      OH      WCPO                                            
35      Salt Lake City  UT                                                      

38      West Palm Beach FL                              WPTV                    
43      Las Vegas       NV              KLAS            KVBC                    
55      Fresno          CA      KFSN                                            
63      Lexington       KY              WKYT            WLEX                    
70      Tucson          AZ                              KVOA                    
108     Tallahassee     FL      WTXL
110     Reno            NV                              KRNV    KREN            KAZA
Not HD News (A list of stations broadcasting 16:9 EDTV News)

KRON San Francisco, CA
KOMO Seattle, WA
KIRO Seattle, WA
KSL Salt Lake City, UT
WZVN Ft. Myers, FL
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post #472 of 2099
8/14/07 at 6:03pm
Assuming your nice chart is those who do HD News (of some sort), forgot one! WCVB , Boston does HD news (in studio only, atleast)
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post #473 of 2099
8/14/07 at 6:58pm
KABC in Los Angeles should be on the list.

Could you decrease the table width or increase the window width so it will eliminate the horizontal scroll.
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post #474 of 2099
8/14/07 at 10:20pm
KMBC in Kansas City will be launching HD news as early as August 20th...

http://www.tvpredictions.com/kmbc081307.htm

Also, to add to that list... In Atlanta, WXIA produces a 10pm newscast for WATL (MNTV) in HD.
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post #475 of 2099
8/14/07 at 10:22pm
Seattle - KOMO (ABC) is not HD. Just 16:9 SD. KIRO (CBS) also went 16:9 SD earlier this summer. KING (NBC) is the only Seattle station doing news in HD.

Also, KING's newscasts on its duopoly station KONG are in HD as well.
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post #476 of 2099
8/15/07 at 5:02am
KTRK (ABC O&O) in Houston began a soft-launch of HD news this week.

More details will likely be forthcoming in the near future when they officially launch it.
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post #477 of 2099
8/19/07 at 12:18am
WDIV in Detroit is now doing HD news.
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post #478 of 2099
8/19/07 at 1:29am
Out of interest - how HD are the HD local newscasts on stations that have upgraded?

In the main is it HD studio shots (and HD helicopters in some cases), but SD live remotes and "taped"(*) reports (in 4:3 or 16:9 SD upconverted), or are a lot of stations shooting and editing "taped"(*) reports in HD, and doing live remotes in HD?

(*) I realise that "taped" may be an anachronistic term if stations are using hard disc, optical disc or flash memory rather than tape to shoot material, and presumably most stations now edit non-linear and playout from server rather than physically cutting to tape and playing out from VTRs ?
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post #479 of 2099
8/19/07 at 7:22am
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Originally Posted by sneals2000 View Post

Out of interest - how HD are the HD local newscasts on stations that have upgraded?

Most stations are doing either 4:3 SD or 16:9 SD remote shots because we are in the process of converting from analog remote microwave to digital remote microwave due to one of the nationwide wireless carriers (Sprint/NEXTEL) has "purchased" the bottom end of the broadcast 2 GHz ENG band and in exchange, NEXTEL has to replace EVERY piece of 2 GHZ analog ENG equipment nationwide including remote steering systems and antennas if what the stations have is not compatable with current specs. The end result is this should not be a burden to the stations in any way and NEXTEL can't delete service or features in the conversion either. The stations must have at least what they had before in analog. The upside for stations is that we get all new ENG digital gear that will allow HD remote shots and HD package transport back to the station via ENG links - FREE!

The changeout has just started and they say it will take a couple of years to completely change out the whole conuntry, so stations are looking at that as a catalyst to look at doing HD news. Only a couple of stations do total HD news now, studio as well as in the field. WRAL in Raleigh, NC being the first to do wall-to-wall HD news in 2001.
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post #480 of 2099
8/19/07 at 9:00am
Miami Update
WDIV's sister station in Miami, WPLG-TV, will be going HD after they move into their new facility in 2009. Nothing on WTVJ in Miami yet. WFOR in Miami is rumored to be close to HD and WSVN seems to have announced an HD redo is coming soon.

If WSVN is going HD, WHDH/WLVI in Boston can't be too far behind.
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