LVForward 92 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 As part of WFMZ's 40th Anniversary they are getting a new news set. They are currently utilizing their center city arena studio for their anchors and sports while their traffic and weather come from the main broadcast center atop South Mountain. Renovations are due to take a month or so. They have posted behind the scenes stories and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Last look from the 69 News "Edición en Español" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 lol. they're right. 69 did have a whole bunch of wood. *ahem* anyway, I promise I'm not 12. They said they're moving to the PPL Center in the meantime. Do they have a downtown studio location or something? Seems odd not to place them somewhere in the station temporarily. What market is WFMZ anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skbl17 188 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 lol. they're right. 69 did have a whole bunch of wood. *ahem* anyway, I promise I'm not 12. They said they're moving to the PPL Center in the meantime. Do they have a downtown studio location or something? Seems odd not to place them somewhere in the station temporarily. What market is WFMZ anyway? WFMZ is in the Philadelphia market, but has always had a Lehigh Valley focus. Also, I think PPL Center is the downtown studio location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 WFMZ is located in Allentown, PA - about an hour north of Philadelphia. Although Allentown is the 3rd largest city in PA it is considered part of the Philadelphia market/region. The ppl Center is a 10,000 seat arena built in Downtown Allentown for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. Both WFMZ and Service Electric Cable TV have remote studios at the arena. The WFMZ ppl Center studio is regularly used for their noon news broadcast and for special event broadcasts from the arena. The station is also currently utilizing the nearby Artsquest Center in Bethlehem for it's noon news as well as a meet & greet tent / remote site during Bethlehem's annual 10-day Musikfest event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Even more wood on an oddly similar news studio in Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 69News@4pm anchor Melanie Falcon @Melanie_Falcon Aug 23 Got to see the new set today, but as you can see, someone carefully blocked the door when I took a pic ;-) So all I can say is: it's COOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Maria Salazar WFMZ WOOD PANELS BEGONE! There's a new 69 News set coming soon to a TV near you... Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Studio update from WFMZ twitter: Pieces of old set are being used to form a temporary set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVForward 92 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 WFMZ posted this image and several more to facebook on Friday - New Studio Construction 2017 | 69News WFMZ-TV Our old studio set is being dismantled to make room for the new one. Each day the new set becomes closer to completion. We can't wait to show it to you! https://www.facebook.com/pg/69WFMZ/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10159173174150557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padrechuck 25 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 All is finally revealed..... http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/69-news-showcases-new-set-design-high-tech-functions/656863503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 748 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Wow what a big difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mrknowitall526 108 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 So they have chairs/stools for sitting during the 4 hour morning show. Makes sense to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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