dabnis74 52 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 It was announced on Kate Bartley Twitter that WHIO is getting a new set, here's a video of the set up of the temporary set. This is another cox station that is getting a new set. http://www.whio.com/videos/news/take-a-peek-at-whios-temporary-set/vDfpC6/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Their current set dates back to December of 2004 but was heavily refreshed when they moved to their new building in December of 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 So morning anchor Adam Marshall posted a video of the delivered set pieces, highly shocked they're not keeping it a secret but WHIO in the past have always been open when constructing a new set. Can anyone figure who designed it from the pieces? It looks like it's gonna be a pretty big set. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=514348372072076&id=412936252213289 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 The set is designed by FX and I'm quite impressed by the sneak peak pics, looks expensive for a market size like Dayton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexTVandRadio 412 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 It does look really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 196 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The set is designed by FX and I'm quite impressed by the sneak peak pics, looks expensive for a market size like Dayton. Â It doesn't surprise me as WHIO despite its market size is actually Cox's #2 station behind WSB as it got on the air right after them and the company's namesake founder James M. Cox was the former governor of Ohio and was from the Dayton area (Kettering). Cox also owns the local paper Dayton Daily News and a few radio stations in the area, they are a monster in Dayton just like they are in Atlanta. Â I know when most of us TV News fanatics think of Cox we think of WSB, WSOC, and WFTV right off the bat (At least I did until I moved to Dayton) but WHIO is a big piece of the group too. And I've noticed that WHIO is sort of a farm station for WSOC (2 people came from WHIO) just like WFTV is for WSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 557 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The set is designed by FX and I'm quite impressed by the sneak peak pics, looks expensive for a market size like Dayton. Â WHIO is Cox's secondary flagship (the main one being WSB obviously). Cox has owned WHIO (TV and radio) since the begining. The company founder had strong roots in the area. Plus WHIO-TV is a monster in the ratings. Broadcasting & Cable said that they control something like 60% of the ad revenue in Dayton*. So the fact that WHIO would get a new expensive set isn't surprising at all. Â *Note: This was before B&C put their market analysis behind a paywall, which was at least 4 years ago. That 60% figure may no longer be the case due to the passage of time. Plus my memory isn't the greatest in the world so take it with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Here's more updated photos of the construction, looks close to being complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Interesting... Kinda liking the metal criss-cross effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Hmm. It's taking some elements from KCTV it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here's a picture of the main anchor desk to the right and weather center podium to the left, the set is suppose to debut within the next week. Gotta say I thought it looked cheap from the earlier pics but this set is starting to look really top notch for FX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 So the new set is plan to launch next Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXmanTim 88 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 From the two photos, it's basically a sister to the WPXI set, except they got the weather desk correct this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1150 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Gotta say, this is a very good set for WHIO. Loving the Awesome video wall & 3D "7" logo and video screen on the desk. Plus, the crisscross metal walls, while in-my eyes-an odd element, look cool and pop out from the set. I'm kinda even digging it. FX did great with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnis74 52 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Finished Product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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