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08-30-2007, 06:49 PM
WFLA Is 2nd TV Station In Bay Area To Go HD
By Walt Belcher of The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 30, 2007
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/aug/30/wfla-2nd-tv-station-bay-area-go-hd/?news-breaking
TAMPA - Anchors and reporters at NBC affiliate WFLA-TV will be wearing new makeup Friday when the station goes to high definition for its news broadcasts.
"We plan to begin HD at 5 p.m.," WFLA News Director Don North said. "Viewers who have HD television will see a big difference. The weather looks terrific in HD."
The high-definition cameras in the newsroom will offer sharper, clearer and more detailed pictures, said Ardell Hill, chief of broadcast operations for Media General, the parent company of News Channel 8 and The Tampa Tribune.
The digital cameras used for remote live shots will be replaced with high-definition cameras in the next few years, Hill says.
He said broadcasting news in HD won't necessarily improve the content of the news, but "with more people buying HD TV sets, the viewers are expecting to see their stations in high definition."
Hill said WFLA is the first of several Media General stations that will convert to HD newscasts this year. Stations in Spartanburg, S.C., Roanoke, Va., and Columbus, Ohio also will make the switch.
WFLA becomes the second TV station in the Tampa-St. Petersburg television market to go HD. WFTS, Channel 28, went to high definition in early August.
For the on-air personalities, the HD cameras mean they'll be in sharper focus. "You will be able to see the part in anchor Bob Hite's hair," Hill said.
"Pray for the viewers to find courage," morning anchor Bill Ratliff joked. "We are kicking off HD for the mornings and midday on Monday. The makeup has changed. It is now sprayed on. It makes you miss the good old days of a wet sponge and Max Factor No. 2."
Eventually, every television station in the country will broadcast in high definition. The switch requires stations to change more of their broadcast equipment with costs running from $500,000 to $1.5 million.
Forum discussions is here: http://www.tampahdtv.com/tpahd-vb/showthread.php?t=26632
By Walt Belcher of The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 30, 2007
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/aug/30/wfla-2nd-tv-station-bay-area-go-hd/?news-breaking
TAMPA - Anchors and reporters at NBC affiliate WFLA-TV will be wearing new makeup Friday when the station goes to high definition for its news broadcasts.
"We plan to begin HD at 5 p.m.," WFLA News Director Don North said. "Viewers who have HD television will see a big difference. The weather looks terrific in HD."
The high-definition cameras in the newsroom will offer sharper, clearer and more detailed pictures, said Ardell Hill, chief of broadcast operations for Media General, the parent company of News Channel 8 and The Tampa Tribune.
The digital cameras used for remote live shots will be replaced with high-definition cameras in the next few years, Hill says.
He said broadcasting news in HD won't necessarily improve the content of the news, but "with more people buying HD TV sets, the viewers are expecting to see their stations in high definition."
Hill said WFLA is the first of several Media General stations that will convert to HD newscasts this year. Stations in Spartanburg, S.C., Roanoke, Va., and Columbus, Ohio also will make the switch.
WFLA becomes the second TV station in the Tampa-St. Petersburg television market to go HD. WFTS, Channel 28, went to high definition in early August.
For the on-air personalities, the HD cameras mean they'll be in sharper focus. "You will be able to see the part in anchor Bob Hite's hair," Hill said.
"Pray for the viewers to find courage," morning anchor Bill Ratliff joked. "We are kicking off HD for the mornings and midday on Monday. The makeup has changed. It is now sprayed on. It makes you miss the good old days of a wet sponge and Max Factor No. 2."
Eventually, every television station in the country will broadcast in high definition. The switch requires stations to change more of their broadcast equipment with costs running from $500,000 to $1.5 million.
Forum discussions is here: http://www.tampahdtv.com/tpahd-vb/showthread.php?t=26632