Big Country News 435 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Abilene's NBC affiliate, KRBC, is getting a new set. Anchor Megan Dobbs posted this on her Facebook page: "tonight will be Randy Turner's and my LAST NIGHT on the KRBC set! After tonight, work begins on our NEW SET! While we are sad to see the old one go, we are greatly looking forward to broadcasting from our new one and can't wait to see what it looks like!" For now, KRBC will be broadcasting from the 'temporary set' in their conference room. KTAB (also a Nexstar station) recently updated their set and it was only a matter of time before KRBC updated theirs. KTAB also updated their graphics when they debuted the set and KRBC may follow suit. (UPDATE: Set to be debuted in January) (Anchor, Randy Turner, tears down weather center set) (Workers install temporary set) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsStar2 90 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It's for the best... That set's been there since the late 90's at least, with only changes to the duratrans and the addition of a monitor to the front of the desk during that time. I remember the first version of it, and it looked pretty good when it came out, as did the graphics . They tossed most of anything having to do with the "NBC 9 News" look after a few years, unforunately. My guess is KRBC will get the treatment Nexstar has been rolling out for it's other NBC affiliates - including nearby KFDX, which debuted about a week after KTAB's new look. Similar set & graphics, etc... In fact, the set currently used for KTAB4u (4PM News) is probably going to be shared due to the multicolor design, and the clearly NBC-inspired graphics are already appearing on the KTAB (CBS) side for that specific show. As for KTAB's set... meh. The one they had from MBD was better than the current one IMHO. Well, minus the weather area... the newer version looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 My guess is KRBC will get the treatment Nexstar has been rolling out for it's other NBC affiliates - including nearby KFDX, which debuted about a week after KTAB's new look. Similar set & graphics, etc... The Question is whether they will broadcast in HD. Several members of the news team have said that there will be a new "Digital KRBC". I guess the same goes for KTAB, but we'll just have to wait until January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panewswatcher69 26 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nexstar's WTAJ Altoona now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 UPDATE: Weekend anchors confirm that the new set will be "Colorful" This suggests that KRBC might get LOOK G, as many other Nexstar NBC stations are getting. I just hope that they don't get something similar to WFMJ's set, which in my opinion, is a little much. My guess is KRBC will get the treatment Nexstar has been rolling out for it's other NBC affiliates - including nearby KFDX, which debuted about a week after KTAB's new look. Similar set & graphics, etc... You hit the nail on the head. Although, I would like KRBC's set to be calm and actually look remotely similar to the design of LOOK G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsStar2 90 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 UPDATE: Weekend anchors confirm that the new set will be "Colorful" This suggests that KRBC might get LOOK G, as many other Nexstar NBC stations are getting. I just hope that they don't get something similar to WFMJ's set, which in my opinion, is a little much. You hit the nail on the head. Although, I would like KRBC's set to be calm and actually look remotely similar to the design of LOOK G. Again, the guess would be for the KFDX set. Here are some example screen caps from some newscasts I recorded earlier in the month... When it's used for KJTL, the FOX affiliate, they just shift to the stage-left portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 KRBC will debut their set next week. The anchors also confirm that the weather office will be in the studio. The broadcast will also be in 16:9 HD, as stated in the "HD News Thread." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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