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LiveU will work from a chopper, as .

Yeah the logo is a ripoff of KVUE, but I actually think the graphics package WTVA uses is syndicated. The same look has been used on , and is currently used on and . Not sure who's responsible for it, though. It's definitely not a Belo ripoff.

Here's a preview video from KGPE that shows some of the new graphics and more of the set. I really like the new cut of Enforcer they're using.

Cowles shut down KCOY's news department a few years ago (turning the Santa Maria studio/newsroom into a bureau) and the station now simulcasts "Central Coast News" from KION in Salinas (a different market). So yes, KION-KCBA and KCOY-KKFX are joined at the hip—they also both used the same graphics package and "Central Coast News" brand before KCOY's news operation folded. Merging KCOY with KEYT might actually be a net positive for the market, since at least they'll be seeing a newscast from the actual market and not piped in from a neighboring one. Up in the Monterey/Salinas market, Cowles also pared down the news offering on KION considerably since the Ackerley/Clear Channel/Newport days to just 30 minutes at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 11:00pm. I'd be interested to see if NPG decides to bump that up in order to better compete with KSBW.

What's with that PTI-esque rundown sidebar? At least Pardon the Interruption does it the right way by reducing the screen into an L-bar...