Sinclair L3s get ‘flagged’
Sinclair Broadcast Group has added an animated waving American flag to the lower thirds that appear prominently during its stations’ newscasts. The flag appears in the far right side of the group’s...
View ArticleKentucky station channels ‘Mountain’ branding with new set
WYMT, the Gray Television owned CBS affiliate in Hazard, Kentucky, debuted a new home that echoes its branding as “Mountain News.” Much of the set, which was designed in-house, is covered with a faux...
View ArticleAllentown station’s new set uses clean lines, angles and stonework
WFMZ, an independent television station in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has unveiled a new home from Devlin Design Group that focuses on clean lines accented with distinct angles and curves. “There was...
View ArticlePa. station’s news music gets metal treatment
WNEP’s longtime “Move Closer to Your World” news music has been covered by a local metal band. The song has been used by WNEP since the late 1970s, though it switched to what is commonly called the...
View ArticleS.D. station moves to new ‘territory’ with set update
KOTA, the ABC affiliate in Rapid City, South Dakota, has debuted a new set from FX Design Group. The new set is stocked with multiple video walls from Digital Video Group and color changing technology,...
View ArticleColumbus ABC leverages video walls for ultimate flexibility
WSYX, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in the Columbus, Ohio, market has a new home outfitted with plenty of video walls and panels that give the station a wide variety of shooting option. WSYXView more images...
View ArticleSalt Lake’s News 4 Utah debuts ‘solid’ new set
KTVX, the ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City has debuted a new set that emphasizes structural elements along with a new graphics package. The new set utilizes right angles and strong and sturdy walls to...
View ArticleIndianpolis station moves to temporary set
Indianapolis‘ Fox affiliate WXIN has moved to a temporary setup in the middle of its newsroom as it works on a new set. The station has used a working newsroom set background for some time now, so the...
View ArticleOregon station unveils video panel heavy new home
KEZI, the ABC affiliate in Eugene, Oregon, has moved to a new set that’s stocked with plenty of video walls and panels that allow the station to have a dynamic, flexible home for its newscasts. The...
View ArticleFlood-ravaged Houston station to open streetside studio
KHOU, whose studios and offices were destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, has announced plans to open small, secondary studio in downtown Houston, even as the station continues to decide on a new main home....
View ArticleOklahoma City station names studio in honor of retiring anchor
After 40 years on Oklahoma City television, anchor Linda Cavanaugh is retiring — and the station named its news studio in her honor. Cavanaugh was KFOR’s first female anchor going back to the time when...
View ArticleFox Orlando adds ‘The News Station’ branding
WOFL, the Fox O&O in Orlando, Florida, added a new tagline to its newscast before last year’s November sweeps. The station began tacking on “The News Station” tagline, with the slogan now featured...
View ArticleFox Baltimore readying new set
Baltimore’s WBFF, the market’s Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate, has decommissioned its set as it preps for a new look. @JoyLambert "Lambo" anchoring our last Fox45 News at 10 & Late Edition at 11p on...
View ArticleD.C. station moves to temporary set
Tegna’s WUSA, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., has moved to a temporary set as it installs a new one. As the new set is installed, the station will broadcast from a temporary studio, said anchor...
View ArticleMemphis station getting new set
WMC-TV, the Raycom Media NBC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee, has announced plans for a new set. The station has moved to a temporary set, with a loop of the old set inserted behind the anchors. The...
View ArticleKHOU updates temporary home at Houston Public Media
KHOU, Tegna’s Houston CBS affiliate, replaced its temporary set at the University of Houston this week with a replacement that better matches the station’s former home. With design from Jack Morton...
View ArticleHearst Orlando goes a bit straighter in new graphics package
Hearst’s WESH, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Florida, has switched to a new graphics package that draws on the group’s trademark “diagrid” angular pattern for inspiration — but also straightens out...
View ArticleChicago ABC says ‘thanks Jerry’ to departing meteorologist
Jerry Taft, who has spent 33 years forecasting the weather in Chicago, signs off tonight — and the market’s ABC O&O WLS is promoting his legendary career with a promo. Under the banner “thanks...
View ArticleFox L.A. teases new studio, new anchor team
KTTV, Fox 11 Los Angeles, will see changes Monday, January 22nd, as Christine Devine and Dan Cohen take the reins of the station’s 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscast. The pair promises a 10 p.m. “unlike any...
View ArticleTegna’s KVUE debuts new studio with Texas embellishments
KVUE, the ABC affiliate serving Austin, Texas, bowed its new studio Sunday. The upgrade includes over 130 lights and new PTZ cameras, along with the trademark Tegna “guitar-pick” desk fronting a 5×2...
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