Call letter TV stations in the United States are converting their local news operations to HD at a rate of about five per month. Television Broadcast makes the latest list of those stations available here.
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Around half of stations have made the transition to hi-def news
155 Stations in 73 Designated Market Areas Are Doing Local News in High Definition
Four local TV stations ruled the news category in this year’s Peabody Awards.
Two more TV stations have joined the growing list of stations offering local news in high definition. KTVK Phoenix, a Belo station, and Cordillera’s NBC affiliate WLEX in Lexington this week began to broadcast newscasts in HD. Neither station is the first in its respective market to make the upgrade. KPNX, Gannett’s
WFTV Orlando is the tenth station in the United States to broadcast a high definition newscast. They did a lot of things that you would expect, like upgrade their switcher to HD and buy new studio cameras and lenses; some you wouldn't, like upgrade their entire weather to HD; and some that you might not agree with, like shooting 16:9 SD in the field. But the first thing they had to do was answer the question: Why HD news and why now?