New Hearst Graphics '24-'25

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

If my information is correct, it looks like WJCL Savannah, KCCI Des Moines, and WAPT Jackson are the last ones yet to have switched, and considering the rollout has been pretty much every two weeks or so, I expect them to get it by then.

[AaronQ 309]

On 10/23/2025 at 9:25 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

If my information is correct, it looks like WJCL Savannah, KCCI Des Moines, and WAPT Jackson are the last ones yet to have switched, and considering the rollout has been pretty much every two weeks or so, I expect them to get it by then.

You can add WAPT to the list 

 

 

[HearstArgyleFan90 46]

Um, WAPT is still using the Diagrid V2 graphics, and this open is from August 30.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

23 minutes ago, AaronQ said:

You can add WAPT to the list 

 

 

 

Two things...

 

1) That's from August. The rollout really didn't begin yet.

2) That's Diagrid 2.0.

[AaronQ 309]

1 hour ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Two things...

 

1) That's from August. The rollout really didn't begin yet.

2) That's Diagrid 2.0.

Oh whoops. I hate my brain sometimes.

[Joey1986 30]

On 10/23/2025 at 1:03 PM, WCX-TV said:

We can add KSBW in Salinas/ Monterey, CA to the list as well.

Fixed.

Edited October 26, 2025 by Joey1986

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

Do we know when KCCI gets this? It seems like it's taking forever.  Do they need an upgrade of some sorts?

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

6 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

Do we know when KCCI gets this? It seems like it's taking forever.  Do they need an upgrade of some sorts?

 

WAPT and WJCL don't have it either. They're the last three.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

3 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

WAPT and WJCL don't have it either. They're the last three.

I thought that after I posted.... Okay so they'll probably batch these last 3 out hopefully soon then.

[susquvalleywgal 531]

12 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

Do we know when KCCI gets this? It seems like it's taking forever.  Do they need an upgrade of some sorts?

If I had to guess as to why ... probably waiting until the end of November sweeps or maybe after the holiday season.

 

-- Matt

[kfc513 259]

KCCI now has the new graphics.

WAPT and WJCL appear to be the two remaining holdouts.

[gsrecaps 22]

WJCL and WAPT have it too.

[TennTV1983 870]

21 minutes ago, kfc513 said:

KCCI now has the new graphics.

WAPT and WJCL appear to be the two remaining holdouts.

 

WJCL and WAPT switched to D25 this afternoon, which means all of Hearst's stations are now current.

[Kyle R 46]

So now that they're all launched, which stations do we think have the best implementation? 

[Dave Lampstein 287]

2 minutes ago, Kyle R said:

So now that they're all launched, which stations do we think have the best implementation? 

 

I hate that I'm always so negative on here (but enough years in the local TV business will do this to you).

 

I mean... it's barely an upgrade and they all look exactly the same. I don't think anyone really stands out here. I also don't know that it is a bad thing. They seem to rule with an iron fist when it comes to standardization, something that some of the other station groups aren't great at.

 

Also, not to go off on a tangent, but does anyone else think it's weird that WCVB still has an old, very dated looking set? They're supposedly a Hearst "flagship".

[SavannahNews 0]

On 12/5/2025 at 1:56 PM, Dave Lampstein said:

 

I hate that I'm always so negative on here (but enough years in the local TV business will do this to you).

 

I mean... it's barely an upgrade and they all look exactly the same. I don't think anyone really stands out here. I also don't know that it is a bad thing. They seem to rule with an iron fist when it comes to standardization, something that some of the other station groups aren't great at.

 

Also, not to go off on a tangent, but does anyone else think it's weird that WCVB still has an old, very dated looking set? They're supposedly a Hearst "flagship".

I thought the same about WCVB also. They did a major renovation to their newsroom and I assumed the studio would follow, guess not. In other news, it looks like Hearst is finally giving WJCL a new set. They have been doing one anchor in front of a close monitor shot for about three weeks now.