Charlotte ABC Switches to HD News

[Poke]

http://www.tvpredictions.com/newabchd042007.htm

The high-def debut will be Sunday.

By Phillip Swann

Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2007) -- WSOC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin broadcasting the local news in High-Definition on Sunday.

The station says at its web site that it will be the first in Charlotte to do so."

We went high-def because our viewers deserve the most clear, most visually stunning, most accurate views of local news and weather available," the station stated.

Kett Cosmetics, which specializes in providing high-def makeup for TV broadcasts, has provided consultation for the station's HD switch.

WSOC's high-def news debut will help celebrate the station's 50th anniversary, which will be April 28.

There are now approximately 40 local stations broadcasting the news in HD.

 

[cummingsje]

Seems like ABC is leading the way in this. My local ABC in Flint, MI has been doing HD newscast for about a year now. The Detroit ABC local just began a couple of months ago. I also noticed the NBC local in Detroit is "gearing up" as they have just began broadcasting their news in upconverted "stretch-o-vision".

 

[AZChris]

Our local NBC affiliate in Tucson (KVOA) is doing their first HD news broadcast this Sunday at 10pm. As far as I know, they're the only ones in town that have annonced HD news plans.

 

[dishcomm]

http://www.tvpredictions.com/newabchd042007.htm

The high-def debut will be Sunday.

By Phillip Swann

Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2007) -- WSOC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin broadcasting the local news in High-Definition on Sunday.

The station says at its web site that it will be the first in Charlotte to do so."

We went high-def because our viewers deserve the most clear, most visually stunning, most accurate views of local news and weather available," the station stated.

Kett Cosmetics, which specializes in providing high-def makeup for TV broadcasts, has provided consultation for the station's HD switch.

WSOC's high-def news debut will help celebrate the station's 50th anniversary, which will be April 28.

There are now approximately 40 local stations broadcasting the news in HD.

I read that article in our local paper today...The advent of newscasts in HD is going to cost a lot of news people with facial issues their jobs..Either than or it's a ton of makeup..

 

[KAB]

When our NBC affiliate went HD with their news, they looked like corpses. It got better with time.