Gray Television Leader In Local HD News
November 25 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gray Television, Inc.
(NYSE: GTNNYSE:andNYSE:GTN.A) Gray Television, Inc., a leader in
local news technology recently launched two dominant Nebraska
stations with high definition local newscasts. Both WOWT (Omaha)
and KOLN/KGIN (Lincoln/Grand Island) are now delivering their local
newscasts in widescreen HD, both firsts in the state of Nebraska.
"We are very proud to be offering our viewers in Nebraska local HD
news," commented Bob Prather, Gray President and COO. "These two
stations have been news leaders in their markets for many years and
only fitting they lead with new technology." The two Gray stations'
combined coverage area includes most of the state of Nebraska and a
portion of northern Kansas. Earlier this year, WOWT launched a
mobile TV signal. Mobile devices, such as a DVD player, cell phone,
or navigation system, will need only a chip that acts as a receiver
to receive WOWT's signal. This chip is expected to be available in
consumer products later this year. WOWT's signal is free and will
provide viewers with mobility for weather or emergency information
in addition to regular programming and local news. WOWT Executive
VP/GM, Charlie Peterson explains, "Mobile TV is important to our
communities for emergency news and weather information, as well as
entertainment. We are excited to be the first to offer this to our
viewers." WOWT, an NBC affiliate, has been testing the mobile
signal since the digital upgrade early this year. Gray Television,
Inc. Gray Television, Inc. is a television broadcast company
headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We currently operate 36 television
stations serving 30 markets. Each of the stations are affiliated
with either CBS (17 stations), NBC (10 stations), ABC (8 stations)
or FOX (1 station). In addition, we currently operate 38 digital
second channels including 1 ABC, 4 Fox, 7 CW, 16 MyNetworkTV and 1
Universal Sports Network affiliates plus 8 local news/weather
channels and 1 "independent" channel in certain of our existing
markets. Web sites: http://www.gray.tv/, http://www.kolnkgin.com/,
http://www.wowt.com/ DATASOURCE: Gray Television, Inc. CONTACT: Jim
Ocon, VP of Technology, +1-402-366-6666, or Bob Prather, President
and COO, +1-404-266-8333, Gray Television, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.gray.tv/
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