Which channel in Pittsburgh was the first television station to broadcast HD programming?
Fox 66 DT now at full power By Tom Lavery Erie-Meadville: Tirak’s HDTV Watch: As of Monday, WFXP DT 66-1 (22) is now broadcasting it’s digital signal full power at a whopping 850kw. Thus, making Fox 66 the most powerful digital signal in the Erie market. The news was announced over on sister station WJET TV 24 during Action News 24 at 5:30pm plus there is an article over on the website www.yourerie.com. PBRTV received an e-mail from an Ashtabula reader who says that the signal is coming in very strong his way. I too caught the station Monday night at home with very impressive readings as high as 91%. The newspiece over on Jet stated that Fox was the first station in Erie with HD programming, however Fox was actually second with HD while WQLN DT 54-1 (50) was the first station in Erie with HD programming. Jet also reminded viewers that WJET DT will not go full power until February 17th of 2009 when Jet moves it’s location to DT 24 fro
WTAE Channel 4 is now broadcasting all newscasts in stunning high definition. Channel 4 Action News now boasts HD studio cameras and state-of-the art HD graphics equipment. The same revolutionary real-time 3D graphic system used by major networks such as CNN and ESPN. Weather Watch 4 meteorologists will now utilize HD radar images and weather graphics. “High definition gives us the ability to give our viewers a clearer, sharper look at the weather that affects Western Pennsylvania. We’re excited to take our weather forecasting to a whole new level,” says WTAE General Manager Rick Henry. Traffic Watch 4’s 3D traffic animations are also upgraded to HD. WTAE Channel 4 was Pittsburgh’s first television station to broadcast HD programming in 1999. Last year, the station debuted a dynamic HD ready news set. “In order to ensure a smooth HD transition on-air and behind the scenes, we’ve elected to proceed in phases. We will begin outfitting our news crews in the field with 16 x 9 digital camer
