KPNX to debut local news in HD

[atlnewsfan03]

Starting in November... 11Alive's sister station KPNX will become the First Local News in Arizona to broadcast in HD (High Definition).

Story... www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/hdnewsrelease0908-CR.html.

Gannett currently owns 6 station that are currently broadcasting news in HD, including 11Alive... which debuted on February 2, 2006.

Other 5 Gannett owned stations now broadcasting news in HD are...
-KUSA (Denver, CO)... debuted in April, 2004.
-WUSA (Washington, DC)... debuted in May 2, 2005.
-KSDK (St. Louis, MO)... debuted on February 6, 2006.
-KARE (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)... debtued in April, 2006.
-WKYC (Cleveland, OH)... debuted in May, 2006.

KPNX (Phoenix, AZ), which is owned by Gannett... will debut its new HD broadcast on November 2, 2006. KPNX will become the 7th Gannett owned station to get the HD overhaul... as well as will become the First and Only Local News in Arizona to broadcast in HD.

Other stations now broadcasting news in HD...
-KOMO (Seattle-Tacoma, WA)... debuted in 1999.
-WRAL (Raleigh-Durham, NC)... debuted in 2001.
-WJW (Cleveland, OH)... debuted in May, 2004.
-KABC (Los Angeles, CA)... debuted in February, 2006.
-WFTV (Orlando, FL)... debuted in June, 2006.
-WPVI (Philadelphia, PA)... debuted in July, 2006.
-WNBC (New York City, NY) debuts on Sept. 13, 2006.

KPNX will be debuting a new HD friendly set by the Production Design Group, Ltd. and new HD friendly graphics by Giant Octopus. Hmmm. Could their new set and graphics be similar to what WUSA, KSDK, and 11Alive have? With KPNX getting the HD overhaul, could KXTV (Sacramento, CA) and WTSP (Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL) be next? This is sure to be very interesting.

[atlnewsfan03]

2 more stations can now be added to that list of HD newscasts...

-KLAS (Las Vegas, NV)... debuted Sept. 18, 2006.
-WSB (Atlanta, GA)... debuted Sept. 27, 2006.

[atlnewsfan03]

KPNX, which is owned by Gannett (the same company that owns Atlanta's 11Alive) has finally debuted local news in HD. I don't have any screencaps or videos. If you'd like to see a photo slideshow, or watch the 2 news videos, I'm providing a link to KPNX's web-site...

www.azcentral.com/12news/hdtv/

With KPNX becoming the 7th Gannett-owned station now broadcasting local news in HD... I do believe KXTV and WTSP, which are also owned by Gannett could and might be next in line for the HD overhaul.

Another station now offering local news in HD... KTVU (San Francisco, CA), which is owned by Cox (the same company that owns Atlanta's WSB-TV).