WSAZ Transitions To HD Local Headlines To Offer Two West Virginia Communities

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Aug 19, 2011 2:37 PM

WSAZ, the Gray Television-owned NBC associate portion the Charleston-Huntington, WV, market, publicize July 11 the finishing of the final stage of its conversion to HD report with the passing from one to another of prolongation of its local newscasts to high definition.

"WSAZ is the usually radio hire in the Charleston-Huntington TV marketplace that is getting and producing local headlines in full 1080i high definition," mentioned informal VP and broad executive Don Ray.

Charleston and Huntington are distant by a stretch of about 48mi. The hire serves both communities by bursting its local headlines to enable viewers in both cities to watch local headlines written for them. As a result, the passing from one to another to local HD headlines compulsory a "tremendous investment," mentioned Ray. "Because of the undertaking to both ends of the market, you had to outlay twice as ample allowance as other stations would," he said.

According to a press let go on the station's website, ENG cameras, editors, prolongation switchers, audio consoles and college of music cameras transposed in the passing from one to another to HD local headlines were donated to West Virginia State University in Institute, WV, to encouragement the institution's communications curriculum.