Jacksonville residents looking for a new take on the evening news can finally see their dreams come true. As of now, WJXT -- an independent station serving the Florida city and its surrounding communities -- is broadcasting its newscasts in high-definition. At first, the noon broadcast will be the only one in HD, though other airings should follow suit in short order. Locals who rely on DISH Network and DirecTV will sadly be unable to enjoy the new look without an OTA antenna, though WJXT vice president and general manager John Rafferty has assured us that its high-def signal will be picked up by both "soon."
[Thanks, Eric]
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Josiah @ Jan 15th 2009 3:37PM
WVIZ (PBS) in Akron, OH threw the HD switch awhile back. No more analog. Quite a few people were unhappy with it.
Chris @ Jan 16th 2009 5:16PM
Watching the 5PM news in HD already. Pretty quick changeover! The picture looks great and (surprisingly) the anchor-persons don't look too scary! They must have hired HD makeup artists, too.