WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have heard that WVIT is going HD and getting a new set...Anyone hear this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 from WIKIPEDIA In June of 2009, WVIT left channel 30 and moved to channel 35 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.[1] The station will be switching to full HD news upon the opening of the NBC Connecticut Digital Media Center in the coming weeks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 from WIKIPEDIA In June of 2009, WVIT left channel 30 and moved to channel 35 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.[1] The station will be switching to full HD news upon the opening of the NBC Connecticut Digital Media Center in the coming weeks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WVIT Never ever trust wikipedia on anything. And yes i think it's ben mentioned around here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 178 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Starting on Wednesday June 15, WVIT will move from its old building into a new facility on that day, and when the news begins broadcasting in High Definition, WVIT will rebrand from NBC 30 to NBC Connecticut HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMan 0 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Starting on Monday June 15, WVIT will move from its old building into a new facility on that day, and when the news begins broadcasting in High Definition, WVIT will rebrand from NBC 30 to NBC Connecticut HD. You meant July 15 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 178 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Yeah, I mean July 15, sorry for the typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewitness_news 5 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well........ABOUT EFFING TIME!!! WVIT will INDEED be the first in CT to broadcast its news in HD. Fox 61/WTXX may be the next to follow suit when they move into the Courant building as Tribune consolidates the media of Fox 61 and The Courant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediadorkx07 0 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Well........ABOUT EFFING TIME!!! WVIT will INDEED be the first in CT to broadcast its news in HD. Fox 61/WTXX may be the next to follow suit when they move into the Courant building as Tribune consolidates the media of Fox 61 and The Courant. WVIT will launch this Tuesday. The studio cameras, set and graphics will be the only things in HD. FOX61 will be the first station in CT to be HD in the studio AND in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 WVIT will launch this Tuesday. The studio cameras, set and graphics will be the only things in HD. FOX61 will be the first station in CT to be HD in the studio AND in the field. Why does WVIT just start on Monday,instead of Tuesday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 WVIT traditionally changes things on Fridays. Not sure why they picked Tuesday this time around. From the promos on the air now, the studio looks pretty nice. Looks like a hybrid newsroom/studio combo. We'll see how things pan out tomorrow. Here's WVIT's Gerry Brooks reflecting on the old building and his career in general: http://brooksfile.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Apparently the HD switch wont happen this morning! No HD or new set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 They always switch at 5pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 It isn't July 15th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediadorkx07 0 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 It was originally scheduled to launch today at 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediadorkx07 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 From WVIT's morning show facebook page: --- Here we sit at the cusp of a new era. Thursday morning at 11am, local TV in Connecticut will never be the same. We kick the tires and light the fires in our new HD studio and CT viewers get to see the evolution of TV finally hit the local stage. A lot of hard work(maybe the understatement of the year) has gone into the past four years. We can’t be more exciting about this moment. Everyone has been working crazy hours to make sure that when this momentous occasion happens everything, and everyone is ready to go. I can’t wait for Thursday to come. I will be honored to direct the last show broadcast from our old facility and be the first to put our new facility on air. Tune in, I promise you will love what you see. --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBREEYEWITNESSNEWS 1 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 You beat me too it..I was just gonna post that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Looks like they're moving just in time. Tonight at 11, Gerry Brooks mentioned the lights kept cutting out on them during the news in the old studio. They kept wiping from video to video throughout most of the show. I'm Tivo'ing the first show out of the new digs in case anybody's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Looks like the set was made by FX, and it doesn't look too bad even though it is a slightly modified cookie cutter set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewitness_news 5 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It appears that Mike Lewis no longer does the VO for the new NBC Connecticut News. But Mike Lewis is still heard on promos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Set looks good in SD, even better in HD. Looks like they're doing at least some field stuff in HD. The lead story out of the 11pm news and two re-racked packages were in HD along with a handful of VO's. Not too bad for day one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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