when was the first high definition tv made
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to some reports, a mooted 750-line (720p) format (720 progressively scanned lines) was viewed by some at the ITU as an enhanced television format rather than a true HDTV format, and so was not included, although 1920×1080i and 1280×720p systems for a range of frame and field rates were defined by several US SMPTE standards.) HDTV technology was introduced in the United States in the late 1980s and made official in 1993 by the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance, a group of television, electronic equipment, communications companies consisting of AT&T Bell Labs, General Instrument, Philips, Sarnoff, Thomson, Zenith and the Massachusetts
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broadcast daily programming in full stereo sound. In 1994, KOMO applied for the first test license for broadcasting new high-definition signals. KOMO began broadcasting a high-definition digital signal in 1997; on May 18, 1999, KOMO became the first television station in the United States to broadcast its daily newscasts in high definition. This statement, however, comes into conflict with a claim made by WFAA in Dallas (a sister station to KING-TV) that it is the first station in the nation to broadcast its daily news programs in high definition, on February 28, 1997. It also conflicts with WRAL-TV in Raleigh,
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another part of the building while the studio was completely renovated for the first time since 1987. WHNT's newscasts are in high definition from both the studio and field like many of WHNT's Local TV stablemates. This made WHNT the first station in Huntsville to be fully HD. Also, all of the station's file video since October 2010 is in high definition. WHNT-TV WHNT-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, United States and serving North Alabama's Tennessee Valley. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and UHF channel 19 from a transmitter on Monte Sano.
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their local news programming to high definition. WGNO began broadcasting high-definition local news in mid-2011 when it installed a new HDTV control room and studio cameras. WVUE was the first only station in the market that broadcasts its local newscasts in true high definition, having upgraded to HD in April 2007. WWL-TV made the switch to full HD on October 1, 2014. On August 16, 2010, WDSU expanded its weekday morning newscast to 2½ hours, by adding a 4:30 a.m. newscast entitled "WDSU News First Edition". On September 3, 2018, WDSU relaunched an hour-long midday newscast, ending a nine-year absence.
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6 p.m., WSAZ launched the first high definition newscast in the Charleston–Huntington market. This was the second station in the state of West Virginia, following sister station WTAP in Parkersburg. Before the transition, the Charleston–Huntington market was the largest without a newscast in either high definition or 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen. In August 2018, WSAZ's news team made headlines when weather forecaster Chelsea Ambriz and news anchor Erica Bivens were involved in an altercation at a bar, where Bivens suffered a ruptured eardrum and fractured skull after Ambriz shoved her to the floor when Bivens confronted Ambriz about hitting on
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the name ABS-CBN HD. This marked the Philippines' first commercial television network to be launched in high-definition. The said channel will broadcast selected shows of ABS-CBN in a true high-definition picture while the remaining shows will be broadcast in upscaled standard definition picture with pillarbox to preserve its original . ABS-CBN HD was also made available on Sky Direct, I Want TV, and Sky On Demand. In 2007, in preparation for digital and high-definition television broadcasting, ABS-CBN acquired server and post production technologies developed by EVS Broadcast Equipment, making ABS-CBN the first broadcaster in Southeast Asia to go tapeless. EVS
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high definition. WHIO-TV remained the only station in the Dayton area that broadcast local newscasts in high definition or 16:9 widescreen until July 21, 2012, when WDTN made the upgrade to HD. WKEF followed suit during a move to a new facility. Local commercials on WHIO-TV, however, continue to be stretched from their original 4:3 standard definition to widescreen dimensions. On January 21, 2016, WHIO-TV debuted a new set, designed by FX Group. WHIO-TV WHIO-TV, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 41), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Dayton, Ohio, United States and serving the Miami Valley. Owned by
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pay-TV channel that launched on the Sky Television platform on 1 June 2010. It was TVNZ's first channel available exclusively on a pay-TV platform and featured 100% New Zealand made programming, mostly sourced from the TVNZ archives. The channel closed in May 2015. TVNZ has offered HD broadcasts since July/August 2008, when the 2008 Summer Olympics were broadcast in High Definition. The service is offered on the Freeview|HD platform, using DVB-T transmission. Only TV One and TV2 are offered in HD, and the majority of programming is still up-converted from Standard Definition. From 1 July 2009 the HD versions of
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by Mark E. Hyman, that was also controversial and a requirement of all Sinclair-owned stations with newscasts until the series was discontinued in December 2006. As of July 21, 2012, with WDTN's upgrade to high definition local newscasts, WKEF and WRGT-TV remained the only two "Big Four" network-affiliated television stations in the Dayton area that continued to broadcast their newscasts in pillarboxed standard definition. WHIO-TV was the first to have made the upgrade to full high definition. Dean Ditmer, general manager of the stations, announced that WKEF and WRGT-TV would upgrade to HD in 2012 with a new set; the
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stations in the Fort Wayne market to upgrade their newscasts to 16:9 widescreen enhanced definition. Although not truly high definition, the aspect ratio matched those of HD television screens. Broadcasts on WANE-TV were previously in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition, though by July 2012, the station began the process of transitioning its newscasts to high definition. The upgrade to HD occurred, along with the debut of a new set and graphics on September 10, 2012, making it the second station (and first network-affiliated station) in the Fort Wayne market to have made the upgrade (WFFT-TV, a former Fox affiliate that has
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from December 2010. Smallworld Cable began offering a selection of HD channels in April 2011 through their Smallworld HD+ service. BT Vision, a hybrid digital terrestrial and IPTV service, augments standard definition broadcast channels with on-demand pay-per-view high-definition programmes, which the viewer downloads to the V-box set-top-box then watches when the download is complete. The HD service launched in February 2009. Similarly, TalkTalk TV carries pay-per-view high-definition programmes, which the viewer downloads to the TalkTalk+ set-top-box then watches when the download is complete. The first HD content was added on 7 December 2009. High-definition television in the United Kingdom High-definition
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began anchoring the broadcast when Parsons vacated the position. On June 23, 2009, WCAX-TV upgraded its local news to high definition. The station switched its studio cameras to high definition (field cameras made the transition to HD later in the Fall). New graphics, flags, and intros were also put in place. The previous graphics had been used in all of its newscasts since 2000. On September 16, 2009, WCAX-TV announced that it would be hiring a full-time news reporter for the re-opening of its bureau in Rutland. During Summer 2010, WCAX-TV announced that it will be starting a weeknight 5
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newscast on WWMB with this incarnation of the program known as "The CW21 News At 10". In March 2008, WBTW became the first station in the market to upgrade newscasts to enhanced definition widescreen. Although not true high definition, broadcasts match the aspect ratio of HD television screens. Since its sign-on August 7, 2008, NBC affiliate WMBF-TV has been offering local news in full high definition. WPDE remained the last outlet with pillarboxed standard definition news until October 26, 2010 when it upgraded to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen. Corresponding with the change came a new set and updated graphics package.
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TV4 HD (Sweden) TV4 HD is a Swedish high-definition television channel from TV4 AB. TV4 made their first broadcasts in high-definition during the 2006 FIFA World Cup on a channel called "HD-kanalen" ("the HD channel") in co-operation with Sveriges Television. This channel was broadcasting on satellite from Canal Digital and terrestrially from a few selected TV transmitters for the duration of the tournament. The TV4 HD channel launched on the Canal Digital satellite and Com Hem cable television platform on 28 May 2007. The first high-definition programme was "24", followed by other series such as "Robin Hood", "Ghost Whisperer", "Numb3rs"
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of Hearst's stations, and aired "Dr. Phil" from its September 2002 premiere until September 2011, when it moved to WDJT-TV (channel 58). On September 8, 2008, WISN became the first Milwaukee station to broadcast syndicated programming in high definition. Later that year, the station became the first in the market with HD tape-delay and character generator capabilities. WISN has made the claim based on market size and household ratings percentages by Nielsen Media Research that it is among the top-rated ABC affiliates in the nation (an honor that was shared with WPTA-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana). In fact, ABC's three
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and "Lost" in the first month. TV4 broadcast the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship in high definition. TV4 HD (Sweden) TV4 HD is a Swedish high-definition television channel from TV4 AB. TV4 made their first broadcasts in high-definition during the 2006 FIFA World Cup on a channel called "HD-kanalen" ("the HD channel") in co-operation with Sveriges Television. This channel was broadcasting on satellite from Canal Digital and terrestrially from a few selected TV transmitters for the duration of the tournament. The TV4 HD channel launched on the Canal Digital satellite and Com Hem cable television platform on 28 May 2007.
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broadcasting 200 high definition TV channels. Sixteen million households watched high definition TV channels via Astra satellites. SES Astra was involved in the introduction of digital TV, HDTV, and 3D TV in Europe. The first high definition TV channel in Europe (Euro1080) broadcast via Astra 19.2°E and SES Astra both supported new HDTV channels and pressed for standards, founding the European HDTV Forum and the HD ready TV specification. SES Astra has also been prominent in the development and roll-out of commercial 3D TV services for Europe, and in September 2010 announced an initiative with the backing of the major
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was the first commercial station to provide high definition programming when it obtained an experimental HD transmission license from the FCC in 1996. On October 13, 2000, WRAL aired the world's first all-HD newscast. On January 28, 2001, WRAL converted all of its newsgathering and broadcasts to all digital high definition (the WRAZ newscasts are broadcast in high definition as well). On November 17, 2006, WRAL had a special "reunion" newscast during the 6 p.m. broadcast with Gaddy, Battista and DeBardelaben reprising their roles once again in commemoration of the station's 50th anniversary alongside Suiter. On October 10, 2007, the
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to their standard and high definition channels. During ABC2, ABC3 and ABC HD's downtime, the ABC shows program information and weather, with music from ABC DiG radio. Other channels were launched, such as TV4ME, Ishop tv, Extra, Gold, TVSN, Spree TV, Aspire TV and Fresh Ideas TV. At a minimum, all digital television broadcasters in Australia provide a 576i standard-definition service, in addition to high definition. The 576p50 format is also considered a HDTV format, as it has higher vertical resolution through the use of progressive scanning. When Australia started DVB-T in 2001 several networks broadcast high-definition in a 576p
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WIPR-TV's high definition facilities. TUTV became the first station in Puerto Rico to produce and broadcast in high definition format. The station upgraded its lighting and built new sets as part of the transition. Some artists underwent lifestyle changes, including changes in their diet, to look better in high definition. The first program to be transmitted in this format was "Contigo". The digital signals of WIPR and WIPM are multiplexed: Until 2011 when WIPR dropped its PBS membership, WIPR's Kids programming was English language PBS Kids programming, but their V-me channel carries some PBS and American Public Television programs, but
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KFSN, which made the upgrade in April 2007) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. It was the first television station in the market to provide news video from the field in true high definition, as KMPH upgraded its ENG vehicles, satellite truck, studio and field cameras and other equipment in order to broadcast news footage from the field in high definition, in addition to segments broadcast from the main studio. In July 2014, "Politifact" reported that KMPH, in a news story, claimed that the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act had increased the average
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them as "News 3 News". Unlike most ABC affiliates, WSIL does not air a midday newscast during the week. On January 18, 2004, the news operation underwent a major renovation, including the set, logo and on-air graphics. Some personnel changes were also made. In October 2010, WSIL became the first station in the market to offer news in high definition. WSIL-TV WSIL-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, United States, serving Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 (or virtual channel 3
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Spokane television market began when KXLY-TV became the first station in Eastern Washington to broadcast a local news segment in high definition, an experiment the station continued to explore by showing one pre-taped news segment in HD each Tuesday night during its 6 p.m. broadcast until it switched to showing full HD newscasts on August 3, 2008. On May 16, 2008, KHQ announced that it would leap ahead of KXLY in becoming the first station to produce HD newscasts beginning August 8, 2008. After months of KHQ marketing this milestone, on August 1, 2008, KXLY shocked KHQ when it made
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launched local newscasts in high definition with the midday newscast. It is the first station in the area to do so. With the launch came a brand new logo and brand new high definition graphics, similar in style to the previous enhanced definition widescreen graphics that debuted just 4 months before, but fully animated. WRDW-TV had the longest-running news anchor team in the market with Richard Rogers and Laurie Ott seen weeknights at 6 and 11. The two were together on-air from the mid-1990s until September 2007 when Laurie Ott left to pursue other career opportunities. For much of the
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a half-hour program, before expanding to 35 minutes in the early 1990s. In the 2000s, a staple of the 11 p.m. Sunday newscast was Richard Hart's segment about technological developments, alternatively titled "Next Step" and "Drive to Discover." The station currently utilizes the market's first helicopter equipped to shoot and transmit high definition video, branded as "Sky 7HD", which made its on-air debut in February 2006. Due to logistical and equipment limitations, video from the helicopter is only available in standard definition at times (when this occurs, the helicopter is branded simply "Sky 7"). KGO became the second television station
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on January 28, 2011), CJOH Ottawa on December 1, 2009 (BDU only), CFRN Edmonton in January 2011, CKY Winnipeg in February 2011, and CJCH Halifax on May 11, 2011. On May 12, 2009, Toronto's CFTO-TV became the first station in the CTV network to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition (the first station in Canada to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition was fellow Toronto station CITY-TV). CTV-owned CIVT-TV followed, becoming the second station in the CTV network to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition as of November 23, 2009. CFCN-DT in Calgary began broadcasting its local
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the second television station in the Washington, D.C. market (behind CBS affiliate WUSA) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on December 8, 2008. The upgrade included the introduction of a new on-air graphics package as well as minor changes made to the news desk for better viewing quality with high definition. Field reports and promotions for WJLA's newscasts continued to be broadcast in standard definition until the end of March 2013, when the station upgraded to HD field cameras for field shots and some news promotions. On January 23, 2009, WJLA laid off 26 staff members, including
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through parent company Shaw Communications) channel 8, Bell TV channel 240. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 339 (Classic) or 021 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 011 (Classic) or 511 (Advanced). There is also a high definition feed available on Shaw Cable digital channel 211 and Telus Optik TV channel 104 (HD) and channel 9104 (SD). The station first signed on the air on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by Allarcom, owned by Dr. Charles Allard, and launched under the brand "Independent Television" (ITV), a brand that the station used until 2000, when it
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programs, reruns of classic television programs with rural appeal, and music programs centered around country music, polka and Southern gospel. Infomercials, which were previously publicly banned from the network, appear during the overnight hours. The network also features brokered programming in the form of its call-in program "Rural America Live". RFD-HD is a high definition feed of RFD-TV that broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format. Instead of simulcasting RFD-TV, the HD feed maintains its own independent programming schedule. The channel first began broadcasting in high definition in the fall of 2007. When Don Imus returned to radio in late 2007,
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since then, including Destiny Cable, Cablelink and some regional cable providers. In 2007, Sky Cable introduced the DigiBox, a set-top box that provides a digital television (DTV) signal for higher video quality and prevents illegal cable connections. In 2008, Sky Cable also broadcast the 37th Ryder Cup in high-definition television (HDTV). In 2009, Sky Cable became the first cable television service provider in the Philippines to broadcast the UAAP Games in high definition via the new SkyHD Cable TV service. Cable television was introduced to Singapore in 1991 when Singapore Cable Vision (now known as StarHub TV) was licensed to
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includes "HD", the newscasts were aired in pillar-boxed standard definition and it was the only station in the market to not have upgraded local news to high definition. WPTZ was one of six remaining stations owned by Hearst that has yet to make the upgrade to enhanced definition widescreen or full HD, until on April 26, 2011, when WPTZ started airing newscasts in widescreen. However, unlike the newscasts on WCAX-TV and WFFF-TV/WVNY, the WPTZ newscasts are not in true HD—just SD widescreen. In August 2013, WPTZ started airing the area's very first weekend morning news. "NewsChannel 5 Today" airs on
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an hour. This made it the only station in the area to have a late-night hour-long news show. Friday nights at 10:45, there is a fifteen-minute sports highlight show that airs known as "Fox First Sports". WWBT became the first television station in the market to transition local news to high definition level on July 27, 2008. The nightly "Fox News at 10" broadcast, however, remained in pillarboxed standard definition for over four years because WRLH lacked a high definition-capable master control at its separate studios in order to receive the newscast in HD. In September 2012, WRLH underwent a
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local newscasts in high definition; WFTS surprisingly beat out rivals WTVT and WTSP who were both rumored to be competing to launch the first high definition newscast in Tampa Bay. WFTS was the first Tampa Bay station to broadcast its weather segments in true high definition in October 2007, rival WFLA-TV (channel 8) soon followed. Until December 2009, WFTS was one of two stations in the market to have two women regularly anchor an evening newscast: Wendy Ryan and Linda Hurtado anchored the station's 5 p.m. news broadcast; while Denise White and Kathy Fountain anchored the 5 p.m. newscast on
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television channel and as a subscription video on demand service. The launch date was expected to be March 21, 2017; however, it was confirmed via Vanessa Media's founder and CEO, Anne-Marie Losique's social media accounts that the channel launched on March 23, 2017 in standard definition. The channel launched in high definition in January 2018, when both the standard and high-definition feeds launched on Maskatel in Quebec. Prior to and LFP Broadcasting announcing the launch of its Hustler TV-branded channel in Canada, a previous incarnation of Hustler TV existed in Canada from 2003 to 2014, under the ownership of Ten
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available on 301 (Classic) or 56 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 44 (Classic) or 544 (Advanced). It is also available on Bell TV on channel 206 and in high definition on channel 1030; and on Bell Fibe TV on channel 205 and in high definition on channel 1205. CBMT first signed on the air on January 10, 1954, as Montreal's second television station; previously English and French-language programs had shared time on CBFT, Canada's first television station. By the end of 1953, Canada had about a dozen television stations either licensed or under construction, and American competition was
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broadcast selected shows of ABS-CBN in true high-definition picture while the remaining shows will be broadcast in upscaled standard definition picture with pillarbox to preserve its original . ABS-CBN HD ABS-CBN HD is a digital high-definition feed of Philippine network ABS-CBN. It was launched on October 3, 2015 initially on Sky Cable and Destiny Cable HD digital subscribers and later on I Want TV, Sky On Demand, and Sky Direct, broadcasting in 1080i30/25. In 2007, ABS-CBN produced the first ever Filipino TV series to be shot in high-definition, "Rounin", a science fiction, fantasy series created by Erik Matti. This was
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was the first regular series on a major television network to produce a high-definition broadcast on February 2, 1997, which aired in the format over WHD-TV in Washington, D.C., an experimental television station owned by a consortium of industry groups and stations which launched to allow testing of HD broadcasts and operated until 2002 (the program itself continued to be transmitted in 480i standard definition over the NBC network until May 2, 2010, when it became the last NBC News program to convert to HD). NBC officially began its conversion to high definition with the launch of its simulcast feed,
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was initially broadcast in standard definition. Both KMAX-TV and KOVR currently utilize high-definition cameras for field reports, and most (if not all) vehicles transmit back high-definition video. On June 4, 2012, KMAX-TV debuted a half-hour weeknight newscast produced by KOVR at 11 p.m., becoming the station's first traditional evening newscast in over a decade since the 1998 cancellation of its earlier primetime newscast; unlike most CW affiliates, the program broadcasts in the traditional late evening news timeslot of 11 p.m., due to KOVR's hour-long newscast at 10 p.m. On March 14, 2016, KMAX-TV added a half-hour weeknight newscast at 6:30
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dedicated helicopter for newsgathering. In 1987, Capitol acquired independent station WJZY-TV in Charlotte. The following year, Capitol also acquired another independent station, WTTV and it's satellite station, WTTK, in the Indianapolis area. WTTV and WTTK were sold in 1991 to River City Broadcasting. In 1996, WRAL-TV was granted the first experimental high definition digital television license in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission. On October 13, 2000, WRAL became the first television station in the world to broadcast a news program entirely in high-definition; the station would begin broadcasting all of its local newscasts in high-definition in January
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of programming were introduced, such as Tank TV and Micro TV. The former featured public aquariums and the latter photomicroscopy in high-definition. Concrete Pictures produced a program called Space, which stitched together footage from NASA into ambient video. Efforts to transform the channel culminated on January 1, 2004, when it was relaunched as LAB HD, with the tagline, Experiments in High Definition. Hossaini hired filmmaker Lili Chin to manage a new Outreach Program that would put high-definition gear, including cameras and a post-production facility, into the hands of selected artists. Chin succeeded in attracted a range of talent from the
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and KWBP. Renamed as "Northwest NewsChannel 8 at 10 on Portland's WB", it was the first news program of any kind ever to be broadcast on this station. The program title was changed on September 18, 2006, when KRCW made the affiliation switch to The CW. On January 21, 2008, KGW became the first television station in the Portland market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition, the KRCW broadcast was included in the upgrade. On July 22, 2014, KRCW's newscast was retitled "KGW News at 10 on Portland's CW 32", in accordance with KGW's retiring of the
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or 060 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 050 (Classic) or 550 (Advanced). There is a high definition feed offered on Eastlink TV digital channel 602 and Bell Aliant TV channel 402. CIHF-TV was launched on September 5, 1988, and was initially owned by the Irving family of Saint John, New Brunswick and their New Brunswick Broadcasting Company. It was co-owned with Saint John-based CHSJ-TV, the CBC Television affiliate for all of New Brunswick. The station initially had only one transmitter, in Halifax; it served the rest of Nova Scotia via cable. When MITV launched, it took all primetime
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September 1, 2017 in high definition. The channel launched its standard definition feed on December 15, 2017, when it was launched on several of BCE's platforms, including Bell Fibe and Bell Aliant Fibe. Frissons TV Frissons TV is a Canadian French language commercial-free Category B television channel owned by IO Média. Frissons TV broadcasts programming focusing on the horror genre. Programming primarily includes classic and modern films, along with scripted television series. The initial concept behind launching Frisson TV dates back to 2013 when Sylvain Gagné, owner of IO Média inc., initiated plans to launch a similar channel in English,
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therefore CHEX-TV was not required to convert to digital transmissions on the transition date of August 31, 2011. CHEX-TV began offering a high definition feed on Cogeco Cable in the Peterborough area in November 2010. Over-the-air digital broadcasts were tentatively planned to commence on May 9, 2013, but the station was delayed a few days in converting to digital operations. CHEX's high definition signal is not currently available via either Bell TV or Shaw Direct. CHEX made the switch from analog to digital on May 9, 2013. CHEX-DT CHEX-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, is a Global owned-and-operated television
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KCWI-TV KCWI-TV is a CW-affiliated television station serving Des Moines, Iowa, United States that is licensed to Ames. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and UHF channel 23 from a transmitter located in Alleman, Iowa. KCWI-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group as part of a duopoly with ABC affiliate WOI-DT (channel 5), also licensed to Ames. The two stations share studios on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. On cable, KCWI-TV is available on Mediacom channel 9 in standard definition and on digital channel 809 in high definition. Channel 23 first signed on the air on
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and no generation of revenue. CJOH's transmitter in Cornwall is slated for closedown, an area already served by other nearby CTV affiliates, including CFCF-DT Montreal and the aforementioned CKWS-DT. CJOH has made its network programming available in standard definition on Bell TV (channel 229 (satellite)) and in high definition through Bell TV (channel 1201 on Fibe in Ottawa area) Videotron (channel 607), Cogeco Cable (digital channel 701) and Rogers Cable (digital channel 518). On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts, the station flash cut its digital signal into operation
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the first mini-series to do so the day before. On the other hand, the first ever locally produced live entertainment program to be broadcast in HD is the musical variety show "ASAP" on October 4, 2015. On April 19, 2009, Sony announced the acquisition of ABS-CBN of 24 units of its Sony high-definition professional video cameras through a press release published on Sony's official website. On July 11, 2009, ABS-CBN launched a high definition feed of Balls (now S+A HD) in SkyCable under the name Balls HD, the first local high-definition TV channel in the history of Philippine television. In
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and there are a total of 1000 participants in the trial. These trials closed at the end of 31 December 2007. MediaCorp's HD5 is Singapore's first over-the-air HDTV channel simulcasting HD version of MediaCorp Channel 5 programming in 1080i. It is the first terrestrial broadcast HD channel in South East Asia and also first in the world to use MPEG-4 AVC compression. StarHub TV is a Singapore cable television provider currently airs more than 30 HD channels. Singtel TV is a Singapore IPTV service. High-definition television in Singapore High-definition television in Singapore is already in "stage conversion". Although many households
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satellite dish. High-definition television in Australia High-definition television in Australia is available via cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial television. The first high-definition broadcasts began in 2001 and since then the number of channels available to view has grown to a maximum of 27 that can be viewed on pay-TV service, Foxtel. On 1 January 2002, the ABC began a prime-time simulcast of ABC's Sydney station ABN, except that it had no watermark and was upconverted from standard definition to 1080i high definition. On 1 January 2005 it changed to 576p to accommodate the launch of new channel ABC2 and gradually
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High-definition television in Australia High-definition television in Australia is available via cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial television. The first high-definition broadcasts began in 2001 and since then the number of channels available to view has grown to a maximum of 27 that can be viewed on pay-TV service, Foxtel. On 1 January 2002, the ABC began a prime-time simulcast of ABC's Sydney station ABN, except that it had no watermark and was upconverted from standard definition to 1080i high definition. On 1 January 2005 it changed to 576p to accommodate the launch of new channel ABC2 and gradually expanded its
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was the first live news program of the network to transition to HD on April 1, 2018. On April 19, 2009, Sony announced the acquisition of ABS-CBN of 24 units of its Sony high-definition professional video cameras through a press release published on Sony's official website. On July 11, 2009, ABS-CBN launched a high definition feed of Balls in SkyCable under the name Balls HD, the first local high-definition TV channel in the history of Philippine television. In the same day, Balls HD broadcast the first locally produced coverage of an event in high-definition, the UAAP Season 72 basketball game
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a full takeover bid. On 1 April 2008, TV3 became the first New Zealand television network to introduce high-definition television, to coincide with the launch of Freeview HD and MySky HDi in New Zealand. The first programme to broadcast in true 1080i high definition (i.e. not upscaled) was that night's screening of "Boston Legal". On 17 June 2013 the parent company of TV3 went into receivership, this being the second receivership for TV3. When TV3's parent company Mediaworks was purchased by Ironbridge Capital they took on $700 Million of debt which could no longer be sustained. Following the receivership TV3
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has since made the 90-minute episode an annual feature. On 18 April 2011, Shortland Street screened its first episode in High Definition. In July 2011, Shortland Street achieved a New Zealand first when it made its 2011 feature-length episode available to purchase via Facebook, becoming the second ever TV show in the world to use this technology. In August 2011 All Blacks Keven Mealamu, Anthony Boric and Jerome Kaino filmed a scene that aired on the opening night of the 2011 Rugby World Cup on 9 September. The show added short transition scenes in which two characters in the hospital
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market and the first station owned by Young Broadcasting to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. A high definition-ready news set was constructed for the newscasts (a "compact" news desk was temporarily placed in the newsroom during the construction phase so that only three on-air staffers could be seen at a given time). Logos, call signs and on-air graphics were changed as well to refer to its newscasts as "KWQC-HD News". The station returned to their original "KWQC-TV 6 News" branding in 2012 after all the market's stations converted to high definition news operations. On November 4, 2013,
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Motor Trend (TV network) Motor Trend is an American pay television network. Owned by Motor Trend Group, a venture of Discovery Inc. and Source Interlink, it primarily broadcasts automotive-themed programming and motorsports events, and is officially targeted towards an "upscale male" audience. It was originally founded in 2002 as Discovery HD Theater (later HD Theater), the first 24/7 high definition basic cable network. It featured high-definition programming from its other channels. Redundant after the introduction of high-definition simulcasts for Discovery's networks, it re-launched in 2011 as Velocity. Following Discovery's acquisition of a majority stake in the magazine's publisher, it was
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TV One and TV2 became available to Sky TV subscribers who have the MySky HDi decoders. Content on the HD versions of TV One and 2 are the same as the Standard Definition versions however when watching certain shows that broadcast in High Definition the HD logo is displayed next to the channel logo, this logo is not seen when watching the same show on the Standard Definition versions of TV1 and 2. TVNZ has adopted 1080i as their HD broadcast format. TVNZ's transmission network is operated by Kordia, formerly a subsidiary of TVNZ known as "Broadcast Communications Limited" until
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in high definition. In mid-December 2010, WSTM-TV and CBS affiliate WTVH (at the time operated by WSTM-TV) became the first two stations in the market to offer local newscasts in enhanced definition widescreen. Although not truly high definition, the broadcasts match the aspect ratio of HD television screens. On June 27, 2011, WSYR-TV's 25-year-duo Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. As one of the longest-running anchor teams in the United States, their names join those of Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters and other broadcast legends. WSYR-TV have previously used many
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WQAD-TV WQAD-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Moline, Illinois, United States, serving the Quad Cities area of northwestern Illinois and southeastern Iowa. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 38 (or virtual channel 8 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Orion, Illinois. Owned by the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Media Company, WQAD maintains studio facilities on Park 16th Street in Moline. On cable, the station is available on Mediacom channel 8 in standard definition and on digital channel 708 in high definition. WQAD-TV signed-on for the first time on August 1, 1963. It
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into the Missouri side of the Ottumwa–Kirksville market; it has a transmitter northwest of that city. On cable, the station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 9 in standard definition and digital channel 815 in high definition on the Iowa side of the Ottumwa–Kirksville market, and on Cable One channel 15 in standard definition and digital channel 1015 in high definition on the Missouri side of the market. The station first signed on the air on May 14, 1985 as KOIA-TV (for its city of license, Ottumwa, Iowa). It was the second commercial television station — after KTVO, which
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High-definition television in the United Kingdom High-definition television in the United Kingdom is available via cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial television. The first high-definition broadcasts began in 2006 and since then the number of channels available to view has grown to a maximum of 87 that can be viewed on pay-TV service, Sky. The majority of channels in the United Kingdom remain broadcast, and largely viewed, in standard-definition but most major broadcasters have begun or are soon beginning their initial forays into high-definition television. Similarly, the vast majority of viewing still takes place in standard-definition though penetration of high-definition displays
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its call letters since the mid-1980s. This is due in large part to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite in Southwest Florida—one of the highest in the nation. Cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television in much of the market, even in digital. On October 20, 2007, WINK-TV became the first television station in Southwest Florida to begin broadcasting in high definition. In January 2008, several programming changes were made on WINK-TV. It began airing "The Early Show" (which was replaced by "CBS This Morning" in January 2012) in its entirety after CBS began requiring
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to begin broadcasting local newscasts in high definition. Prior to the opening of "NBC 4 on the Square" on May 27, channel 4 had planned to move its entire news operation to that facility. However, when those plans fell through, WCMH's main studio was upgraded to high definition. (Ultimately, "NBC 4 on the Square" was used only for some of the station's weekday morning shows.) Like most other stations with high-definition newscasts, WCMH relied mostly on upconverted widescreen standard definition footage for its remote field reports until the summer of 2014 where all remote field operations were upgrade to 1080i
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Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel with a full launch coming two months later on Time Warner Cable digital channel 556. In the late 2000s, WNYT briefly replaced its weekday noon news with an hour-long broadcast at 11 a.m. entitled "Midday". On April 24, 2012, WNYT became the third station in Albany to launch newscasts in high definition. Although three other Hubbard-owned stations have already been broadcasting their local news shows in enhanced definition widescreen, WNYT is only the second Hubbard-owned station (after company flagship KSTP-TV in St. Paul, Minnesota) to have made the upgrade to full high definition
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affiliation with UPN from 1995 until 1998 when now-sister station KWCE-LP signed-on (when UPN shut down and merged with The WB to form The CW in 2006, KWCE-LP joined RetroTV). KLAX-TV upgraded its master control to allow the broadcast of high definition programming in 2012, becoming one of the last ABC affiliates and major network stations in the United States to upgrade from standard definition. Concurrent with the upgrade, KLAX-TV took on a MeTV affiliation on both its second digital subchannel and KWCE-LP. During November 2016, KLAX's high-power transmitter received a power surge, rendering it unusable. Until late February 2018
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The station's digital signal moved to channel 53 in March 2000. WRAL-TV was the first in the U.S. to broadcast a live sports program in high definition (on September 6, 1997), as well as the first HD newscast (on October 28, 2000). CBS utilized WRAL-HD in testing its own high-definition programming, and in 1999, began providing the station with a regular schedule of primetime programs in HD. HD sports programming recorded by WRAL was provided to other model stations as well. WRAL-TV's pioneering efforts in digital television have won wide recognition from within the television industry WRAL-TV discontinued regular programming
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the high definition simulcast of the "DT" started broadcasting, temporarily replacing the channel of the Greek Parliament. The channel is the successor of ERT HD, which was one of the biggest achievements that ERT made, bringing a free Greek High Definition channel, while foreign networks almost exclusively used High Definition. The channel has also been added to the satellite platforms NOVA (channel 101) and OTE TV (channel 103). Dimosia Tileorasi Public Television (DT) (originally as Greek Public Television (EDT)) was a temporary, state television broadcaster in Greece (up to the creation of the three new public channels of NERIT). From
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station in the Chicago market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition (as of July 2010, WGN-TV is the first station in the market to broadcast all locally originated portions of its newscasts, including live field reports, in HD; this is in contrast to the other major English-language news stations in Chicago, which all broadcast in-studio segments in HD and some or all of their live field footage in widescreen standard definition). WGN first launched an early-evening newscast on September 15, 2008, when it premiered the "WGN Evening News", a half-hour program at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Fridays.
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early 2012, KTVE began airing its newscasts in high definition (studio cameras are not HD; only those in the field are HD). When this occurred, the station upgraded its set and graphics and changed its news theme from Stephen Arnold's "The Rock" to "Evolution." In June 2012, sister station KTAL in Shreveport made the same move. On April 2, 2012, KTVE debuted a half-hour midday newscast titled "Arkansas Today", airing weekdays at noon; produced by Little Rock sister station KARK-TV (anchor Mallory Hardin and meteorologist/co-host Greg Dee also appear on KARK's weekday morning newscast) and broadcast in high definition, the
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made on July 24), "Action News" began broadcasting in full 720p high-definition; all field video shown during WPVI's newscasts is shot in high-definition. On September 12, 2009, WPVI debuted another new revamped and fully modernized set, wider than the last set at the original round building, with a bigger news desk, AccuWeather center and a revised glass-etched background which added the Comcast Center to the featured landmarks. It also added a touch-screen video wall, the first for any station in the country, which the station dubs "The Action News Big Board". The set was updated once again on March 31,
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did air late newscasts at midnight when the coverage concluded. WTKR started the area's first 4 p.m. newscast on September 8, 2009. This is the station's second attempt at a newscast during the 4 p.m. hour, as WTKR had aired a short-lived 4:30 p.m. newscast in 1995. WTKR began producing and airing its local newscasts in high definition on January 26, 2009 with the 5:00 p.m. broadcast. WTKR is the third station in the Hampton Roads market, after WAVY-TV and WVBT, to begin airing high definition newscasts (as opposed to the upconverted widescreen standard definition format of WVEC's newscasts). As
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MUX 5 while ONE operates the private national and local TV stations in Macedonia using MUX 6 and MUX 7. The DVB-T transmissions in Macedonia are standard-definition and high-definition, MPEG-4, X7F modulation, 64-QAM, 2/3 Code-rate. On 17 November 2008, IPTV officially started in Macedonia when the country's first IPTV service, MaxTV, was launched by Makedonski Telekom. Cable television is highly developed, with cable television penetration in Skopje at 67% of all households. There are 49 cable TV providers with the two majors Blizoo and Telekabel holding 80% of the market. The two majors offer cable television in both analogue and
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to affiliate with KTEN—which carries the network's master feed for smaller markets, The CW Plus, on its DT2 subchannel—when that network debuted on September 18). KXII-DT3, branded as "Fox 12", is the Fox-affiliated third digital subchannel of KXII, broadcasting in high definition on virtual and VHF channel 12.3. On cable, KXII-DT3 is available in standard definition on Cable One channel 34 (in standard definition) and digital channel 234 (in high definition) in Ardmore and Sherman, and channel 33 (in standard definition) and digital channel 233 (in high definition) in Ada; TV Cable of Grayson East channel 11 in Denison; on
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morning newscast and KMSP's primetime newscast at 9 p.m. The KSTC newscasts are broadcast in high definition. In 2014, KSTC added a 9 a.m. newscast anchored by Jackson O'Brien and Melissa Artwohl. In 2017, Ashley Olson joined O'Brien as co-anchor when Artwohl went to KSTP's evening newscast. Artwohl was later let go by KSTP. The broadcast signal of KSTC is extended by way of six translators in central and southern Minnesota. All broadcast in digital. KSTC-TV KSTC-TV is an independent television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States and serving the Twin Cities television market. It broadcasts a high definition
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central Iowa's news leader, claiming a ratings victory in the majority of weekday newscasts (morning, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.) KCCI retained a narrow lead at 10 p.m. WHO-TV held the lead in most timeslots until February 2013, when KCCI beat WHO-TV by a decisive margin in every timeslot. WHO-TV has many firsts in the market. It was the first area station to use videotape and the first to broadcast from news events live. It was also the first station to use live Doppler radar and the first to broadcast in high definition (during the 2002 Winter Olympics) and air
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of the broadcast is repeated during the overnight and early morning hours. On October 11, 2017, it was announced that the "Players Only" franchise, which made its debut last season on TNT, will show live games on NBA TV, starting October 24, 2017 and every Tuesday after that, for the first half of the 2017-18 season before transitioning to TNT for the remainder of the regular season starting January 23, 2018. NBA TV HD is a 1080i high definition simulcast feed of NBA TV that is available on most providers. All studio programs and original programs are shot in HD,
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due to adjacent channel interference with KSPS (now on channel 8). Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6. KHQ's current syndicated programming offerings include: "Hot Bench", "TMZ", "Ellen", "Judge Judy", "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune". In 2006, with the popularity of high-definition newscasts increasing around the country, the race to HD began in the Spokane television market when competitor KXLY became the first Spokane station to produce a local segment of the news in HD. Each week, one news story was presented in high definition. Until 2008,
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some of the benefits of its technical upgrades of the previous decade and the digital transition. On September 21, 2009, WOLO became the first television station in the Columbia market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition, accompanied by the introduction of a new graphics and music package. Footage shot in-studio is broadcast in high definition, while all news video from on-remote locations was initially broadcast in standard definition. However, it became the first television station in the market to provide news video from the field in true high definition in February 2010, as WOLO upgraded its ENG
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Analog high-definition television system Analog high-definition television was an analog video broadcast television system developed in the 1930s to replace early experimental systems with as few as 12-lines. On 2 November 1936 the BBC began transmitting the world's first public regular analog high-definition television service from the Victorian Alexandra Palace in north London. It therefore claims to be the birthplace of television broadcasting as we know it today. John Logie Baird, Philo T. Farnsworth, and Vladimir Zworykin had each developed competing TV systems, but resolution was not the issue that separated their substantially different technologies, it was patent interference lawsuits
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WTOK-TV WTOK-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Meridian, Mississippi, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and VHF channel 11 from a transmitter south of Meridian on Crestview Circle (along MS 145/Roebuck Drive) in unincorporated Lauderdale County. The station can also be seen on Comcast Xfinity channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 431. Owned by Gray Television, WTOK maintains studios at 815 23rd Avenue in Meridian's Mid-Town section. WTOK-TV began broadcasting on September 25, 1953 as the second television station in Mississippi and the first on the VHF band. WTOK was
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when the Germanwings flight 9525 crashed in the Alps or on 13 November 2013 during the 2013 Paris attacks). The shows popularity gradually increased and the TV ratings are generally high. In 2017 the show was produced and aired in High-definition for the first time, which in comparison to other TV-shows happened quite late. The current season (season 18) ended on 8 June 2018. Source: ZDF.de The program is recorded in Studio 3 of the Cologne production company Brainpool TV every Friday at about 6 PM. Sometimes recorded laughter is even brought in during the performance of the crowd-warmer. This
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produce local newscasts in high definition. This is in contrast to rival WVEC's news being produced in 16:9 digital widescreen which is not true high definition but matches the ratio of HD television screens (WVEC would ultimately upgrade their own newscasts to true high definition in August 2013). WVBT added an hour-long extension of WAVY's weekday morning news on February 2, 2009. The show airs in an entertainment-and-lifestyle program format. Until January 2007, WVBT operated a 24-hour local weather channel on its second digital subchannel 43-2. Known on-air as the "WAVY Weather Station", it was made cable-only in 2007 for
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million. The sale was completed on February 15, 2018, ending the Meyer family's stewardship of the stations after 53 years. KFMB-DT2, branded as The CW San Diego, is the primary CW- and secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated second digital subchannel of KFMB-TV, broadcasting in 720p high definition on virtual and VHF channel 8.2. On cable and satellite, KFMB-DT2 is available on Cox Communications and AT&T U-Verse channel 6 (in standard definition) and 1006 (in high definition), Spectrum channel 6 (SD) and digital channel 1212 (HD), and DirecTV channel 9 (in both SD and HD). KFMB-DT2 first launched on November 1, 2011 as an
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rights to air the series in Asia, and debuted "Awake" on June 11. Episodes of the show are also available online at Netflix, Amazon Video, and the iTunes Store (which offer all 13 episodes for purchase—with episodes originally appearing the day after their live airing—in standard-definition and high-definition). The first episode was made available two weeks before the series' broadcast premiere (on February 16, 2012) on Hulu, YouTube (its first seven minutes), and the iTunes Store. "Awake" consists of thirteen one-hour episodes. The series originally aired in the United States at 10:00 pm (EST) Thursdays on NBC from March 1
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high definition on digital channel 211, Bell TV channel 244, Rogers Cable channel 118. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 338 (Classic) or 017 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 015 (Classic) or 515 (Advanced). CICT-TV first signed on the air on October 8, 1954 as CHCT, and was the first television station in the province of Alberta (as a result, it is also the oldest television station in the country that is part of the Global Television Network). The station was originally an affiliate of CBC Television. Its studios, offices and transmitter facility were located on
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its news programming in high definition. After about two weeks of preparation, on January 24, 2010, WFOR-TV became the last major English-language station in the Miami television market and the last CBS-owned station with a full-time news department to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition (Detroit sister station WWJ-TV was technically the last CBS-owned station with an in-house news operation that continued to broadcast in standard definition, but it upgraded its news production to high definition on February 2, 2012; however, it does not produce or air regular evening or late-night newscasts nor does it have a full-scale
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the same day, Balls HD broadcast the first locally produced coverage of an event in high-definition, the UAAP Season 72 basketball game which was produced by ABS-CBN Sports. In addition, two of its three news helicopters are capable of transmitting high-definition live feeds from its 5 axis gimbal HD camera mounted on the aircraft. On April 20, 2010, Ikegami, a Japanese manufacturer of professional and broadcast television equipment announced the acquisition of ABS-CBN of 75 units of Ikegami high-definition professional video cameras for electronic newsgathering. On October 3, 2015, ABS-CBN launched a high-definition feed in SkyCable and Destiny Cable under
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WRDW-TV previously carried weather information on 12.3. In January 2011, it was replaced with The Country Network, which in turn was replaced with Antenna TV in late May 2013. By spring 2017, WRDW-DT2 upgraded its over-the-air digital signal into 1080i high definition; thus offering over-the-air access to the high definition feed for MyNetworkTV for the first time in the Augusta, Georgia market. On July 12, 2018, WRDW broke ground on a new building. The new facility will house operations for both WRDW and WAGT, and is expected to open in late 2019. The new facility will have a putting green,
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station began using its new studio. It was the first upgrade in a decade and took months to finish. The new studio includes two new state-of-the art sets: one each for WSAW and WZAW. Eventually, the WZAW-LD simulcast on WSAW's third subchannel was upgraded to high definition to provide full-market access to Fox programming in HD. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WSAW-TV WSAW-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Wausau, Wisconsin, United States and serving north-central Wisconsin, including Rhinelander. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and VHF channel 7 from a transmitter on Rib Mountain.
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hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). On February 1, 2010, KCEN became the first television station in the Waco-Temple-Killeen market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. On March 23, 2015, KCEN-TV debuted the Gannett group's graphical theme. KCEN-TV KCEN-TV is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Temple, Texas, United States and serving Central Texas, including the cities of Waco, Temple and Killeen. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 (or virtual channel 6 via PSIP) from a transmitter on I-35 south of Eddy. Owned by Tegna Inc., KCEN-TV
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of the Interior. On July 1, KUAC-TV resumed its original branding of "KUAC TV9," while KTOO and KYUK joined with KAKM to form Alaska Public Media. The station's digital channel is multiplexed: In 2004, the station signed on first high definition public television service in Alaska. KUAC-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, in April 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 24 to VHF channel 9. KUAC-TV KUAC-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual
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Saturdays and Sundays). In December 2006, KCAU received new graphics and Frank Gari's "Eyewitness News (ABC O&O News Collection)" music package; however, it did not drop "Eyewitness News" branding, like sister stations WOI-TV and WHBF-TV did, until August 30, 2013. KCAU began broadcasting local news in high-definition on November 23, 2010, the first station in the Sioux City market to do so (KMEG/KPTH began broadcasting 16x9 widescreen news earlier, but not HD). KCAU-TV KCAU-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Sioux City, Iowa, United States. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 (also the station's virtual
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station was held in an outside trust for another two years until 1978, when it was sold to Landmark Communications (Landmark Communications renamed itself to Landmark Media Enterprises in September 2008). On April 16, 1996, KLAS-TV became the first commercial television station in Nevada (and one of the first in the United States) to carry a digital broadcast signal. This signal was first launched during the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention that year. A little more than four years later on April 6, 2000, the first scheduled high definition network broadcasts in Las Vegas began on KLAS' digital signal.
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ABC HD (Australian TV channel) ABC HD is an Australian free-to-air public television channel. Following the government's decision to remove the SD Primary Channel limitations, the channel returned as an HD simulcast on channel 20 on 6 December 2016. On 6 December 2016, when ABC HD was revived, ABC News's HD feed was removed and reduced to standard definition (SDTV). Starting on 1 January 2002, the ABC began a prime-time simulcast of ABC's Sydney station ABN, except that it had no watermark and was upconverted from standard definition to 1080i high definition. On 1 January 2005 it was changed to
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and in high definition on Shaw channel 203. On satellite, the station is also available on Shaw Direct classic lineup channel 321 or advanced lineup channel 4 and Bell TV and Telus TV channel 251. There is also a high definition feed on Shaw Cable digital channel 209, Optik TV digital channel 100 (HD) and channel 9100 (SD), Shaw Direct classic lineup channel 003 and advanced lineup channel 503, and Bell TV channel 1150. It is also available on many Xfinity systems in Washington state, where it airs on channels 99 and 619. The station first signed on the air
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he proposes to Michelle. They both, at the time, had been dating for five years. They were married in September 2004. In 2008, WVEC began broadcasting their newscast in digital widescreen, but because it was not completely high definition, it led rivals WAVY-TV, WVBT and WTKR to broadcast their news in high definition as opposed to WVEC's digital widescreen. It wouldn't be until August 17, 2013, when WVEC began broadcasting their news in high definition starting with the 6 pm newscast. WVEC began using Gannett's graphics and "This Is Home" package on July 24, 2014. The conversion happened during storms
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its HD+ package. ABC HD (Australian TV channel) ABC HD is an Australian free-to-air public television channel. Following the government's decision to remove the SD Primary Channel limitations, the channel returned as an HD simulcast on channel 20 on 6 December 2016. On 6 December 2016, when ABC HD was revived, ABC News's HD feed was removed and reduced to standard definition (SDTV). Starting on 1 January 2002, the ABC began a prime-time simulcast of ABC's Sydney station ABN, except that it had no watermark and was upconverted from standard definition to 1080i high definition. On 1 January 2005 it
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became the first station in the Piedmont Triad to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. It remained the only station in the Piedmont Triad with high-definition newscasts until WFMY-TV upgraded its newscasts from widescreen enhanced definition to full high definition on November 13, 2011. However, WGHP remains the only station in the market that broadcasts all of its field video in high definition. On September 12, 2011, WGHP expanded its weekday morning newscast by one hour, adding a fifth hour from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. On January 9, 2012, WGHP's weekday morning newscast expanded a half-hour early to
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its former UHF analog channel 27. In March 2000, WTVA began producing a Sunday through Friday night prime time newscast on this station. Formerly known as "WLOV News at Nine", this broadcast can be seen for thirty minutes. It began to have competition on September 8, 2008 when WCBI added a weeknight-only half-hour newscast on its second digital subchannel (which carries Fox sister service MyNetworkTV). On April 20, 2009, WTVA became the first station in the market and second in the state to upgrade local news to high definition. Compared nationwide, it was the smallest market outlet that made the
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KLAX-TV KLAX-TV is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on virtual and UHF channel 31 from a transmitter in the Kisatchie National Forest southwest of Dry Prong. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink channel 3 and in high definition on digital channel 720. Owned by Northwest Broadcasting, KLAX is sister to low-powered MeTV affiliate KWCE-LP (analog channel 27, which is simulcast on KLAX's second digital subchannel) and the two outlets share studios on England Drive/LA 498 in Alexandria. Plans for KLAX began in late 1979 when Jim
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Public Electronic Media" was created by information holding RTR. On the basis of the decree of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company became the All-Russian radio station "Mayak" and the Russian State Radio Company Voice of Russia. In 2000, VGTRK became one of the leading members of Euronews and organized the Russian service of this organization. In 2002, VGTRK acquired a share in Euronews' stock. On December 3, 2012, the VGTRK began test broadcasts of the first Russian cinema TV channel, "Kino-TV". On December 17, 2012, the VGTRK began test broadcasts in high definition with the high definition TV
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it in 2011, KFSM still carries MyNetworkTV programming on subchannel 5.2 in simulcast with KXNW (with Antenna TV programming now exclusive to KFSM-DT3, also simulcast over KXNW-DT2). KFSM-DT2 can also be seen on Cox digital channel 661. As of spring 2016, the over-the-air digital signal for the KXNW simulcast on KFSM-DT2 was upgraded the into high definition, thus offering a high definition feed for MyNetworkTV for the first time in the Fort Smith/Eureka Springs area (and the entire Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas area and beyond), with the Antenna TV programming being segregated out into its very own devoted
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