Andrew, you beat me to it! I'm really torn over this too because I've been a loyal ABC News fan for decades and I greatly prefer KVUE over any of the alternatives for local news. Having the option of watching KEYE in HD will definitely sway me over for at least a couple of weeks I'm sure.
The thing I'm most pleased about however is the informational campaign that KEYE is running about HD. Not only are they touting how great the news is going to look in HD (so hurry out and buy one for the Holidays!) but I'm also seeing some proactive stuff about the coming upgrade from analog to digital. I certainly hope that more local stations get on the band wagon about this issue over the coming months. It's the only way they are going to avoid the mess once viewers can no longer watch OTA analog signals without a converter box or a new TV. IMHO, this is a great tactic, combining it with some general info about HD and getting an EARLY start on letting people know about it. Keep it up!
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KEYE 42 in Austin, TX is also going HD for local broadcasts on November 1.
http://www.keyetv.com/content/entertainment/hd/default.aspx
Andrew, you beat me to it! I'm really torn over this too because I've been a loyal ABC News fan for decades and I greatly prefer KVUE over any of the alternatives for local news. Having the option of watching KEYE in HD will definitely sway me over for at least a couple of weeks I'm sure.
The thing I'm most pleased about however is the informational campaign that KEYE is running about HD. Not only are they touting how great the news is going to look in HD (so hurry out and buy one for the Holidays!) but I'm also seeing some proactive stuff about the coming upgrade from analog to digital. I certainly hope that more local stations get on the band wagon about this issue over the coming months. It's the only way they are going to avoid the mess once viewers can no longer watch OTA analog signals without a converter box or a new TV. IMHO, this is a great tactic, combining it with some general info about HD and getting an EARLY start on letting people know about it. Keep it up!