WTAP, a NBC-affiliate serving Parkersburg, WV and Marietta, OH, is set to become the first station in West Virginia to broadcast its local newscasts in HD.
The Gray Television-owned station plans to air its 11 p.m. newscast in high definition for the first time on May 29th.
“Our NBC station will now be virtually HD all day long, from sign on to sign off,” said WTAP vice president and general manager Roger Sheppard.
As part of the transition to HD, WTAP is introducing a new on-air graphics system and plans to erect a new 120-foot broadcast tower adjacent to its studios.
“We are Gray’s smallest, free-standing television station,” Sheppard says. “But Gray believes in West Virginia and believes in this community. So, it made the additional, sizeable investment necessary to take us the last few steps to full HD.”