newsn8te 190 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Are they still using News Station? I think we might have a winner... http://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/dot-operations-center-in-full-swing-on-thanksgiving Behold WIVT...still using the Ackerley package... As seen in 2003. Not sure how long these date back. 98/99?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Are they still using News Station? Not sure. Can't imagine they're not...why change the music if you're gonna keep those as your graphics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4170 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 What year did 'JZ adopt their current package? It's a mixed answer. The package of which the current look was based off of dates back to 2003, but even then used the 1998-era package for inspiration. It's been heavily modified over and over again (especially with the HD switch) to the point where KC Robertson is treating it almost as a palimpsest. As for JZ's ever-distorting usage of Helvetica, I'll cite this classic post: I wanted to see how much Helvetica can be stretched in Photoshop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWERCASE GUY 246 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 It's a mixed answer. The package of which the current look was based off of dates back to 2003, but even then used the 1998-era package for inspiration. It's been heavily modified over and over again (especially with the HD switch) to the point where KC Robertson is treating it almost as a palimpsest. As for JZ's ever-distorting usage of Helvetica, I'll cite this classic post: Well, the Weather graphics aren't too far off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I just got over seeing that poor excuse of graphics garbage. Now it's time to barf again. Hey I'll lose the 10 lbs I want for Christmas :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Everything about WJZ is dated. If it wasn't for being in HD, I would've swore that I was watching a newscast from 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 190 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 WJZ needs a MAJOR overhaul. Even WVIT mentioned earlier in this thread looks and sounds more modern than WJZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I know that KTXL's Weather graphics date back to 2009. KTSF still uses their 2008 package even though their not in HD anyway. and KBRR/KVRR (even though they have a different theme they use) according to Southern NMSA they are STILL using the Fox 1998 Affiliate theme in their opens which has been in use since 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2063 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 WJZ needs a MAJOR overhaul. Even WVIT mentioned earlier in this thread looks and sounds more modern than WJZ. I've followed WJZ's Twitter, and a couple of 'here's what we're working on' videos from their morning team seem to use a font more appropriate for a "BIFF!" caption in a comic strip and seem to be shot and edited on an iPad in the field using the front-facing camera and some kind of program bought on the App Store for cheap with gaudy fonts. It kind of makes it jarring when they were talking about three people who perished in a housefire and you have such a horrid font choice to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plzstandby 30 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 KBRR/KVRR (even though they have a different theme they use) according to Southern NMSA they are STILL using the Fox 1998 Affiliate theme in their opens which has been in use since 2000. They stopped using the fox '98 theme in 2015 when they dropped the Fox News branding in favor of KVRR Local News branding. The NMSA never updated that the theme was no longer in use. Pretty sure KVRR was the last station using that old theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsn8te 190 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 They stopped using the fox '98 theme in 2015 when they dropped the Fox News branding in favor of KVRR Local News branding. The NMSA never updated that the theme was no longer in use. Pretty sure KVRR was the last station using that old theme I thought I read somewhere a while back that the old Fox 1998 theme is available as production music. Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 They may have changed the fonts, but WLUC is still using this ancient-looking weather graphic somewhere (the rest of the package is, otherwise, a downgraded version of the old WSTM graphics). The Sinclair graphics might have been a much-needed improvement, although Gray might provide a decent upgrade in the future) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3471 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Looks like an ancient WSI template graphic that's somehow survived into this day. I remember seeing this on WEWS back in 1998 when they upgraded their weather system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news89 467 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 They may have changed the fonts, but WLUC is still using this ancient-looking weather graphic somewhere (the rest of the package is, otherwise, a downgraded version of the old WSTM graphics). The Sinclair graphics might have been a much-needed improvement, although Gray might provide a decent upgrade in the future) WYTV even used these in late 90s into early 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 WBAL used this weather graphic in the 90s with the Bank Gothic font and their Insta-Weather brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 They may have changed the fonts, but WLUC is still using this ancient-looking weather graphic somewhere (the rest of the package is, otherwise, a downgraded version of the old WSTM graphics). The Sinclair graphics might have been a much-needed improvement, although Gray might provide a decent upgrade in the future) Oh god, I remember WTXF having those tube things way back in 1999/2000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 745 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 They may have changed the fonts, but WLUC is still using this ancient-looking weather graphic somewhere (the rest of the package is, otherwise, a downgraded version of the old WSTM graphics). The Sinclair graphics might have been a much-needed improvement, although Gray might provide a decent upgrade in the future) WPTY (now WATN) had something very similar to this back in the late 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightJunkie 55 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 WJBF also used this weather template from the mid 90's to around 2002 maybe? 2:45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightJunkie 55 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I think we might have a winner... http://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/dot-operations-center-in-full-swing-on-thanksgiving Behold WIVT...still using the Ackerley package... As seen in 2003. Not sure how long these date back. 98/99?? I'm going to guess from the lower-thirds that this is from the same company who designed WAGT's late 90s package. (Was it TVBD?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesapeakeTV 310 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Yes, those are both prime examples of TVbD's mid-late 90's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWERCASE GUY 246 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 WJBF also used this weather template from the mid 90's to around 2002 maybe? 2:45 WLKY in Louisville had that weather template as well. Looks like it could've been a standard WSI graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I've never seen that WAGT open but 2002? Wow, that pack must have been used for a good four or five years. Their next package came from TVbD too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayNews 437 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 [ATTACH=full]3575[/ATTACH]WLKY in Louisville had that weather template as well. Looks like it could've been a standard WSI graphic. WDTN used those during their "Your Weather Authority" era (2000-2002) as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalTVfan 6 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'm not sure! Must have been recently. Regarding KIEM Hell hath frozen over. New talent open, new lower thirds, but with the same tired OTS and horrible production music. And they are using Calibri as the font. The set also has not been modified since installed circa 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 http://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/local-news/taj-tandoor-offers-variety-of-dishes-for-binghamton-restaurant-week/681459311 RIP Ackerley graphics on WIVT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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