By striking the Indians deal, WKYC has given Cleveland viewers a compelling reason not just to buy HDTVs, but also to tune into WKYC to see their local team on over-the-air TV for the first time in four years.

WLS-TV ("ABC 7") in Chicago will become "the first and only television station in the market" to begin airing its entire local news and prime time program lineup in HD starting on Jan. 6, WLS said in a company statement. The ABC affiliate, which will air its local newscasts in 720p, joins about two dozen others to a

Station director of engineering Dale Vennes discusses the steps taken to make the Scripps Broadcasting station the first in Oklahoma to initiate a local HD newscast.

Every newscast and local program streamed live on fox8.com is now available on Apple’s iPhone.

Studio cameras, graphics and helicopter reports in HD are the backbone of the local newscast at the Philadelphia station.

The South Florida station is the second E.W. Scripps-owned TV station to launch local HD newscasts over the past few of weeks.

The Raycom Media Station serving the Cleveland area began using the Kahuna in SD mode to switch its newscasts before transitioning to HD