ByChaseMcP 4 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 WFTX has been on a temporary set as of late. I understand demo/reno work is taking place in the studio to turn the previous hybrid virtual set back into a traditional physical set. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByChaseMcP 4 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) The set debuted Monday during their 5pm show. Looks like all green screens, weather wall included, have been eschewed in favor of monitor arrays. There is a weather center desk to the right of the anchor desk, and they are bridged by a double-wide, multi-panel video screen. Tuning in last night I saw half of it used for right-anchor OTS, the other half for weather, and the whole for a generic background. Edited May 2, 2023 by ByChaseMcP 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-285993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 364 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Looks like a variant of WITI Milwaukee's main set. Different desk, but both have an L-shaped desk in the corner. Even the 3x3 matrix wall is in the same place on the set. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-286016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2416 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) I'm not impressed but it is an improvement over the 100% virtual set they had before. EDIT: I was wondering who the two folks were on set... I just realized that's Chris Earl (formerly with KCRG) and Nadeen Yanes (formerly with WKMG). Woah. Edited May 2, 2023 by TheRolyPoly 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-286019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexTVandRadio 418 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Not too far off from KATC's set. Is this the Scripps cookie cutter design? Was kind of hoping that would be a new Scripps graphic package on the anchor desk monitor but keep dreaming. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-286152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByChaseMcP 4 Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 When I was working there (I moved this past December) I did hear that they sort of piecemealed the design from other stations. It’s a rather small studio and there are support columns that couldn’t be moved so they had to work around those limitations. I did notice that there was a new open to the 6pm show on the night the set debuted but all the other shows are using the current Scripps look. Not sure if it was a test or something specially approved or what. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-286153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 890 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, LexTVandRadio said: Was kind of hoping that would be a new Scripps graphic package on the anchor desk monitor but keep dreaming. They did make custom mods to the Scripps package for the opens (making them kinda similar to the KHON version of the KOIN Nexstar package): Edited May 5, 2023 by T.L. Hughes 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19478-wftx-new-set-construction/#findComment-286154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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