Que 73 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is this set really WBBM?: [MEDIA=instagram]BVEQI3fDCl9[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Looks like it! Nice find. That is most definitely not the KCBS set, and it's not too hard to make out the @CBSChicago handle on that desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is this set really WBBM?: [MEDIA=instagram]BVEQI3fDCl9[/MEDIA] I imagine it has to be. The desk says it and there's no other set yet with that layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is this set really WBBM?: [MEDIA=instagram]BVEQI3fDCl9[/MEDIA] Looks like they didn't want to wait for their lease to expire downstairs before moving to a new set. I like some of the Chicago-themed elements they put in there. Any guesses on when this will debut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Well that's a first to break the barrier, the logo is on the right hand side of the desk compared with the others in the group. Waiting on KPIX now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is this set really WBBM?: [MEDIA=instagram]BVEQI3fDCl9[/MEDIA] About time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1150 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is this set really WBBM?: [MEDIA=instagram]BVEQI3fDCl9[/MEDIA] I cannot believe my eyes. Or did not see it coming. But that looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Looks like it! Nice find. That is most definitely not the KCBS set, and it's not too hard to make out the @CBSChicago handle on that desk. Plus, the 80's 2 behind the couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainNews 285 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 So WCBS has to be getting the same set since they’ve been on a temp set since 6/21/2017 , maybe they will go with the KDKA version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Looks like they didn't want to wait for their lease to expire downstairs before moving to a new set. I like some of the Chicago-themed elements they put in there. Any guesses on when this will debut? Supposedly they struggled to find memorabilia to put on the shelf since they threw out so much when they moved from McClurg Court. Oops! The set was installed a few months ago, apparently they didn't even have a lighting grid in the studio when it went in. Hard to tell if that's different now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 How soon until they can sell off the streetside space and turn it into a Starbucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Nice set! I noticed the video is from June 8th. So it's just sitting there? Do you think they'll just move up there and still pay until their lease is up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 How soon until they can sell off the streetside space and turn it into a Starbucks? I mean, there doesn't appear to be one in a one-block radius, so why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1046 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Plus, the 80's 2 behind the couch. [ATTACH=full]4262[/ATTACH] I noticed that too. Seeing how that 2 also stood during BBM's incredibly damaging, dismantling tabloid era of the early 90s, including it on set seems...misguided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 The set was installed a few months ago, apparently they didn't even have a lighting grid in the studio when it went in. Hard to tell if that's different now. You kept this dirt that you kept hidden from us... what's are we going to find out next? That the moon landing was actually done from Studio 6H at 30 Rock? Also, are the CBS stations standardizing? From what I've seen and what VizRT has been posting is that they're powering the monitor walls. I shudder to think what WJZ would do with one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Russell 25 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 what the hell they have a new set and they aren't using it. I think its third in the market. Better than WGN but not better than WFLD and WLS 1.WFLD 2.WLS 3.WBBM 4.WMAQ 5.WGN(sorry the more I look at it it looks cheap lost its new vibe after the first month Oh well I guess WBBM will let their ratings go to the crapper as they use their new set as a break room as they watch Dr.Phil the picture was posted June 7th it should have debuted by now. As for WJZ I guess they feel that look is legendary now. And as for WNYW they probably aren't getting a new set until they get rid of that silly news director. Also when I went to New York I actually went down I THINK ITS 66TH ST THE STREET IS TIGHT I MEAN TIGHT AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR NEWS VANS DOUBLE PARKED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 484 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 You kept this dirt that you kept hidden from us... what's are we going to find out next? That the moon landing was actually done from Studio 6H at 30 Rock? Also, are the CBS stations standardizing? From what I've seen and what VizRT has been posting is that they're powering the monitor walls. I shudder to think what WJZ would do with one of those things. It would take many months of training and follow up workshops twice a week for the WJZ staff to catch up on the software. That's like jumping from windows 95 to windows 10 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 So it appears the glory days of Chicago streetside studio are over. Throw in WGN Radio's eventual exit from their Michigan Avenue space, and ABC 7 will be the only one left at ground level for all to see (though theirs was the best executed, of the TV entities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Supposedly they struggled to find memorabilia to put on the shelf since they threw out so much when they moved from McClurg Court. Oops! Where do I even start with this revelation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Where do I even start with this revelation? Start by not being surprised. This doesn't surprise me in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 It's still amazing how they ended up in a situation that culminates in them building a set that they still won't be able to use for another year (is that right?). It's all understandable given the explanations, but still, what an odd situation. It seems like with some very rare exceptions, streetside studios either don't work or aren't really worth the effort. I never really got why the Chicago market went overboard on them. I thought CTV Vancouver's set situated on the second floor of their building looked really nice and solved many of the problems of a ground floor studio, but I think they also abandoned that studio after only a few years, probably for equally valid reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 You kept this dirt that you kept hidden from us... what's are we going to find out next? That the moon landing was actually done from Studio 6H at 30 Rock? Also, are the CBS stations standardizing? From what I've seen and what VizRT has been posting is that they're powering the monitor walls. I shudder to think what WJZ would do with one of those things. Of course not... You'd need a facility like, say, NBC Burbank to pull off something the size of the moon landing..... Since CBS still retains local art departments there isn't much push to standardize on hardware. WBBM is a VizRT shop (This is kinda a legacy thing, pre-standardization, same for KCBS I think) but I think the vast majority are using Chyron products. what the hell they have a new set and they aren't using it. Oh well I guess WBBM will let their ratings go to the crapper as they use their new set as a break room as they watch Dr.Phil the picture was posted June 7th it should have debuted by now. I'm going to refrain from saying when the set actually went in because I'm worried about how you'll handle the news. It's still amazing how they ended up in a situation that culminates in them building a set that they still won't be able to use for another year (is that right?). It's all understandable given the explanations, but still, what an odd situation. It seems like with some very rare exceptions, streetside studios either don't work or aren't really worth the effort. I never really got why the Chicago market went overboard on them. I thought CTV Vancouver's set situated on the second floor of their building looked really nice and solved many of the problems of a ground floor studio, but I think they also abandoned that studio after only a few years, probably for equally valid reasons. I'm pretty sure the set will be in use well before September 2018 rolls around. If they are contractually obligated to do things in the ground floor studio like some have said in the past, I'm going to assume they'll just do what WMAQ used to do and shove a few shows down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I'm going to refrain from saying when the set actually went in because I'm worried about how you'll handle the news. Dear God. They got this before KCBS, didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Supposedly they struggled to find memorabilia to put on the shelf since they threw out so much when they moved from McClurg Court. Oops! I'm willing to bet people probably grabbed up a bunch of stuff before the big move and likely don't want to part ways with it (even temporarily). Seems hard to believe they would just toss out pictures, etc...and NO ONE went dumpster diving. Nice set! I noticed the video is from June 8th. So it's just sitting there? Do you think they'll just move up there and still pay until their lease is up? They're not known for doing anything that makes much sense. For all we know, they could have been sitting on this for months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Dear God. They got this before KCBS, didn't they? Nonsense. If anything, they probably beat both KOVR and WCBS to the punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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