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This set is from FX Group.

This. It's also not wildly technically complex. It's a bunch of big TVs, and that's perhaps one area where everything is not truly "more expensive"... Both consumer and commercial displays have come way down in price. A 75' Samsung 4K UHD HDR smart TV is slightly cheaper than it's commercial counterpart. The fabrication of the set probably cost much more than those displays did total. They also have like, a whopping total of 20 lighting fixtures, which is why it's lit so flat, and why it look underwhelming. Again, this is a trend, because good lights are still expensive (The new WABC set is lit with a lot of Skypanel S30s and S60s (linking the new version because the old version is on clearance sale), with the money WABC spent on just lighting their set, they could have probably bought the KHQ set 10 times over.) and KHQ doesn't have the money to do that. They seem to have dumped their conventional lighting fixtures (non-LED and non-Fluorescent) visible in that last broadcast from the old set, because those are also expensive to operate. Yeah, it doesn't look as good as it could if they had a massive big-market budget. But this isn't a big market, it's Spokane, and it's still a nice modern look.

Which honestly makes me appreciate it even more TBH...

I'm willing to bet it was also designed in house. Hiring dedicated firms is not cheap. An unfortunate consequence of that is station engineers and graphic artists (if they have such a department) aren't set designers but do what they can.

Every step and element of a set- from the first design meeting through the final light being plugged in is about money. Larger owners, like Nexstar for example, can get away with the same "set in a box" being mass produced which allows for some of the little design touches to become attainable in the budget. A much smaller company like Cowles, the owner of KHQ, has to pick and choose with the budget they likely have. They chose tech and an overall set that they likely hope will last as long as the old set did for them.

It's not about money, as I said the tech is there. It's bland, lifeless set.

Looks like they did. Also the old ABC logo and weather logo also appear.

Nice I can't wait

Frances Wang announced that she will be moving on from NBC 10. Her last day is on Monday. She began as weekend morning anchor and recently ascended to weekend evening anchor. I enjoyed watching her and am sorry to see her go. Wishing her the best in whatever she chooses to do next! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12Gis7pA1QH/

WFIE has started using GrayONE elements (fonts, backgrounds) in commercials for anchor changes beginning May 5.

They are fixing it. It appears they forgot to install Barlow on their machines. Once they did that, it started to fix everything weatherwise. That said, WILX is next.

When your network producer doesn't remember their affiliate roster...of course WDRB doesn't brand as Fox 41, but you'd think 'Fox affiliate WX chiefs' would be in Fox Weather's Tweetdeck for sure.

The Allen Wisconsin network is having a meltdown; WAOW has been stuck having to cover WKOW's newscasts since yesterday (and having to present their news that's completely irrelevant to Madison to pad out shows), along with having to do their statecasts in the morning. At this point, you might as well consider Madison, La Crosse/Eau Claire and Wausau two-operation news markets because it seems like Byron doesn't even care about having a proper third news operation (and Rockford will be inevitably hubbed out soon enough).

This also comes right after the state of Indiana made cuts in the budget that go after Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations. Depending on which IPBS member stations in the state, it will be anywhere from 4-17% of budgets over the next two years.

Note they don't give any specific examples. Never. Glad they will fight back and not become a propaganda channel which is what is wanted. Lots of legal barriers they can use to fight this.

Lauryn Ricketts, who left WRC-TV in 2022 to fufill military wife duties in Europe, has moved back to America, and is apparently back at the station: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIgSqC8Rtd4/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DJH8CSSSKiH/ edit: Here she is on air today: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/apple-blossom-festival-lauryn-ricketts-is-back-on-air-with-amelia-draper/3905554/

This seems a hard concept for many.

Late night yesterday, the US President signed an Executive Order for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding PBS and NPR. There have been statements from all three public media institutions who have expressed strong disagreements with the President's move, including NPR which threatened legal action. --- CPB: Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today regarding the President’s Executive Order on public media: “CPB is not a federal executive agency subject to the President’s authority. Congress directly authorized and funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government. “In creating CPB, Congress expressly forbade ‘any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over educational television or radio broadcasting, or over [CPB] or any of its grantees or contractors…’ 47 U.S.C. § 398(c).” --- PBS: Statement from Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS: “The President’s blatantly unlawful Executive Order, issued in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years. We are currently exploring all options to allow PBS to continue to serve our member stations and all Americans.” --- NPR:

This is a fine set for Spokane and market 73. Folks, I think we need to collectively come to the terms with the fact that the money is gone, everything is more expensive, and design trends are different than they were 20 years ago.

Queensland, Australia Joel Dry is the replacement to Andrew Lofthouse on QTQ Brisbane's 6pm news alongside Melissa Downes. https://www.9news.com.au/national/joel-dry-to-join-melissa-downes-as-co-presenter-on-queensland-s-6pm-bulletin/b24e17d1-0696-42ed-802c-28a590bb7372?ocid=Social-9News&fbclid=IwY2xjawKBQRNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoyh5P0Ww0FBQKQWvM5xy8psdgsQShYP30y-yEBfBIYPXRRjGVgoxr0ajV5C_aem_FqTkmpdhpx0iZjrn_1QZJg

A stalwart, titan, pillar of KSDK Television, Kay Quinn, is leaving after 36 years. July 18th will be her final day. https://archive.ph/bDvyZ

I'm glad it says that they are in HD. I was worried for a bit.

Nah, this is a pretty terrible set and a downgrade from the previous one. Better technology? Yes. But at the sacrifice of fugliness.

Beat me to it! John has become legendary in Fargo-Moorhead! Unlikely they find someone willing to make the area their entire career. (Although it is a fun market for forecasting!)

John Wheeler is only the second chief Meteorologist that WDAY-TV Fargo has ever had. Come May 16th, they'll have to look for a third once John decides to enter a new phase after 40 years there... retirement. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1073102168184588&id=100064544448955