KWTV New home and set

[T.L. Hughes 889]

18 hours ago, ScottSchell said:

Well KWTV is getting a new set the set they had was only 2 years old they are in Studio B until September.

 

I thought something was different; I noticed the change earlier during coverage of a standoff that resulted in an officer getting shot and hospitalized.

 

That the set is being updated/replaced only two years after the station moved to its downtown studio is odd, especially considering KWTV’s last three sets at their old Kelley Ave. building were used for progressively long stretches. Their final set at the Kelley building was built in 2004 (lasting for 18 years), the set before that (inspired by the WCCO set introduced not too much earlier) was built in 1993-94 (lasting for ~10 years), and the set before that was built in 1985-86 (lasting ~8 years).

[ScottSchell 355]

1 hour ago, T.L. Hughes said:

I thought something was different; I noticed the change earlier during coverage of a standoff that resulted in an officer getting shot and hospitalized.

 

That the set is being updated/replaced only two years after the station moved to its downtown studio is odd, especially considering KWTV’s last three sets at their old Kelley Ave. building were used for progressively long stretches. Their final set at the Kelley building was built in 2004 (lasting for 18 years), the set before that (inspired by the WCCO set introduced not too much earlier) was built in 1993-94 (lasting for ~10 years), and the set before that was built in 1985-86 (lasting ~8 years).

Yep and yet sister station KOTV has a some what similar set to the old set from 2004-2022 from when they moved into their building in 2013. They are more desperate for a new set then KWTV but hopefully they will soon.

[Georgie56 3303]

According to the Discord, Tulsa will get a new set soon.

[ScottSchell 355]

6 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:

According to the Discord, Tulsa will get a new set soon.

Good KOTV deserves it I’ll be keeping my eye on it here in Tulsa.

[ScottSchell 355]

Just wanted to bring this up that part of the set that was in the downtown studio is now with the University of Oklahoma for the OU Nightly Newscasts they do for the students in journalism (news and sports) and meteorology.

 

Edited August 25, 2024 by ScottSchell

[TheRolyPoly 2409]

On 8/24/2024 at 8:25 PM, ScottSchell said:

Just wanted to bring this up that part of the set that was in the downtown studio is now with the University of Oklahoma for the OU Nightly Newscasts they do for the students in journalism (news and sports) and meteorology.

 

 

That set has always given me Nexstar vibes.

[ScottSchell 355]

New set will debut tonight.

[ScottSchell 355]

Part of the set.

Edited September 15, 2024 by ScottSchell

[ScottSchell 355]

Full set pictures courtesy of KWTV and Griffin Media

[JosiahCubed 280]

That is a pretty nice new set. Even though it’s new, it builds upon the style and structure of the previous set.

[susquvalleywgal 517]

2 hours ago, ScottSchell said:

Full set pictures courtesy of KWTV and Griffin Media

 

One word:  Sexy.

 

-- Matt

[MidwestTV 1232]

That's pretty solid. I dig it. Nice use of textures, monitors don't feel over the top, and it has some warmth too it.

[abric 178]

Definitely an upgrade on the set they moved in with.

[mouseboy33 93]

Well one BIG HUGE DOWNGRADE is the size and look of the weather center. WHOA thats what jumped out at me immediately. ITS TINY. Oklahoma CIty is is Tornado Coverage. That typically means that the Weather Center is usually just as big or bigger than the news desk. The previousl Bob Mills Weather Center has  behind the scenes area. Particuarly when there is a massive tornado outbreak there could be tons of people behind the weather desk. It looks fantastic and typcially during tornado coverage there are multiple people behind the weather desk USUALLY ive seen 4 people. THere are gonna be tight behind there. And it seems

 

This is a downgrade.

 

[ScottSchell 355]

10 hours ago, JosiahCubed said:

That is a pretty nice new set. Even though it’s new, it builds upon the style and structure of the previous set.

It’s way better than the previous set.

[TheRolyPoly 2409]

11 hours ago, ScottSchell said:

Full set pictures courtesy of KWTV and Griffin Media

 

The first pic gave me Sinclair vibes but maybe its because of the angle the photo was shot.

[TennTV1983 804]

2 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

The first pic gave me Sinclair vibes but maybe its because of the angle the photo was shot.

 

You're not wrong, considering Devlin's past work.

 

Speaking of which, they're the one's who designed KWTV's new studio (with Vivid Zero providing new graphics): https://www.griffin.news/story/66e67eb88de4fa23ffadc7b9/news-9-new-studio

 

There's also a hype package for this new look: https://www.facebook.com/GriffinOklahoma/videos/842137537681594/

[T.L. Hughes 889]

On 9/14/2024 at 10:23 PM, ScottSchell said:

One odd thing I noticed, one of the Oklahoma City skyline photos used for the evening newscasts is dated before 2012, considering it doesn’t even include the Devon Tower, which in the view from where the pic was taken, would be visible to the right of the Oklahoma Tower (the building farthest right in the picture). Skyline photos taken after the Devon’s completion usually incorporate it in the frame. (For additional reference, the BOK Park Plaza, built five years after the Devon’s completion, is also absent in that photo.)

Edited September 16, 2024 by T.L. Hughes