Jterry 43 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Per WATN anchor John Paul, it looks as if they are in the process of getting a new set or at least some remodel of their current studio. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Here comes the Tegna set in a box. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 This looks to be more of a remodel/refresh being done considering they're still doing news in the studio (for now) from a makeshift area on the other side. Removing the desk was step 1 in that process. Looking forward to seeing to what extent this makeover will actually go. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Whatever Tegna comes up with I'm sure will still be better then whatever they did in the final year of WPTY. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 More photos Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 How long was this set used in Little Rock (when KLRT/KASN was their own entity) before it made its way to Memphis? And reading more of Trevor Birchett's tweets, the old desk will be re-purposed by one of the high schools in Memphis for their communications program. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 18 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: How long was this set used in Little Rock (when KLRT/KASN was their own entity) before it made its way to Memphis? And reading more of Trevor Birchett's tweets, the old desk will be re-purposed by one of the high schools in Memphis for their communications program. KLRT/KASN was on that set for about two years before the sale from Newport/Providence Equity to Nexstar was completed in 2013 and all operations got moved to KARK's studio space inside the Victory Building soon after. So that's a little over a decade of continuous use & re-use between KLRT/KASN and WATN/WLMT. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBRollins88_v2 350 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 11/3/2021 at 10:32 AM, Jterry said: Per WATN anchor John Paul, it looks as if they are in the process of getting a new set or at least some remodel of their current studio. Maybe someday the carbon copy of this set a couple markets to their west will finally get torn apart too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 15 hours ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: Maybe someday the carbon copy of this set a couple markets to their west will finally get torn apart too. It's strange they got KLRT's old set, while KLRT had a re-creation (or clone) made for their move-in with KARK. I"m thinking the set had to be scaled down in order to fit, and a smaller version was necessary? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: It's strange they got KLRT's old set, while KLRT had a re-creation (or clone) made for their move-in with KARK. I"m thinking the set had to be scaled down in order to fit, and a smaller version was necessary? It could have also been logistics. KARK management wanted KLRT to hit the grown running and KARK management thought it was worth investing in a clone in order for a temporary set not to be used. Nexstar Corporate may have had a hand in this decision as well. There are a lot of different options. Scaling isn't the only one. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 5 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said: It could have also been logistics. KARK management wanted KLRT wanted to hit the grown running and KARK management thought it was worth investing in a clone in order for a temporary set not to be used. From what I can recall, this may have been what happened. KLRT moved in with KARK without really missing a beat that February, giving crews the time to disassemble the old KLRT set, ship it up to Memphis and install it at the (then) new WATN studios. Lots of other KLRT assets may have been used to including the control room equipment and even the studio cameras since they were no longer needed. At the time they were relatively new since KLRT went HD the year before the Newport breakup. And Nexstar probably went "office space" on all of the old WPTY equipment (or just tossed it on the dumpster since it was all SD stuff) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBRollins88_v2 350 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 11 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: It's strange they got KLRT's old set, while KLRT had a re-creation (or clone) made for their move-in with KARK. I"m thinking the set had to be scaled down in order to fit, and a smaller version was necessary? I’m talking about KOKI Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-266890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 356 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 9:58 PM, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: I’m talking about KOKI KOKI isn’t the only station to have the same set…. WIFR also has the set. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggo 354 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 WOAI/San Antonio had this set as well until they were acquired by Sinclair and moved in with sister station KABB. After collecting dust for a bit, Sinclair shipped the aging set to KFDM/Beaumont where it lives on. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBRollins88_v2 350 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 18 hours ago, Greggo said: WOAI/San Antonio had this set as well until they were acquired by Sinclair and moved in with sister station KABB. After collecting dust for a bit, Sinclair shipped the aging set to KFDM/Beaumont where it lives on. In my opinion, the old set is better than that cheapass piece of cardboard Sinclair gave WOAI and called a set. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 194 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 18 hours ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: In my opinion, the old set is better than that cheapass piece of cardboard Sinclair gave WOAI and called a set. Lol. So true. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 194 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 This is new. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBRollins88_v2 350 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Sendir said: This is new. Acme brick can single-handedly thank Tegna set designers for keeping them in business. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5577 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: Acme brick can single-handedly thank Tegna set designers for keeping them in business. "Hey, remember when CBS This Morning did brick a decade ago? Now let's do it ourselves, FOREVER." Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2429 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 hours ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: Acme brick can single-handedly thank Tegna set designers for keeping them in business. It's not even real brickwork; though the patterns can vary, the surface is just pre-cast panels that are flat as a board on the back and repeat on each panel. It looks like they got the 'economy brick' package there. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 4 hours ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said: Acme brick can single-handedly thank Tegna set designers for keeping them in business. Or Z-Brick. They're 1-inch brick veneers that you can glue to any wall. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-267920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Bumping this thread. Per Trevor Birchett on Twitter, the entire studio is now being gutted. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-275620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Here's hoping it's more inspired than thing at KXTV. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-275625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsGuyTV 42 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Here's an update on WATN's studio renovation https://twitter.com/weathertrevor/status/1555969798466686976?s=20&t=Gt_u0CCwXXCZViUYHQ2jsA https://twitter.com/weathertrevor/status/1555968884439748609?s=20&t=Gt_u0CCwXXCZViUYHQ2jsA Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-275932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hill 40 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 12/17/2021 at 5:29 PM, mrschimpf said: It's not even real brickwork; though the patterns can vary, the surface is just pre-cast panels that are flat as a board on the back and repeat on each panel. It looks like they got the 'economy brick' package there. Many Gray Television and Nexstar-owned stations also used that fake brick pattern in their set designs... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/18560-watnwlmt-remodel/#findComment-275934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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