WABC, the Alphabet Network's owned-and-operated station in New York, has begun broadcasting its news program in high definition--but hasn't made much of a big deal out of it yet.
The
station, which has delivered HD from its news helicopter since last year, is now airing in 720-line-progressive scan from its news studio with the late newscast and is providing high-def pictures from
its studio, newsroom, news desk and weather center.
Remotes from the field remain in standard-definition, but WABC has installed an HD camera atop the Millennium Building to provide a
panoramic view of the city's skyline and the George Washington Bridge, says president and general manager Dave Davis.
In contrast to the fuss competitor WNBC made in heavily promoting its
September launch of HD, WABC didn't publicly announce its entry into the world of HD news--and the station's own Web site doesn't even indicate that its newscasts are now HD. "It's not a big deal,
we're just doing our thing here," says Davis.
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