News Operation
WREG often works together with Local TV-owned sister station, WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama; the two often share resources on large stories, such as the April 2007 trial of Mary Winkler. For the first week of the trial, WREG worked from the satellite truck of WHNT. During the second week, WHNT worked from WREG's truck. Also, reporters from one station often do live reports for the other. Further, WHNT also airs News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl on its digital subchannel.
On June 13, 2011 beginning with the 10 p.m. newscast, WREG-TV became the third station in the Mid South to broadcast local newscasts in High Definition. The switch came with some updates to the newsroom set and new graphics, but had major technical glitches during the initial week of the switch to HD. Both of its main rivals, WMC-TV and WHBQ-TV respectively, had already made the switch to HD news.
In mid 2011, the WREG studio got a major overhaul. The set is a "newsplex" in that it occupies a large studio with loft areas and then continues into a smaller newsroom area in the back. The new set was designed by FX and includes numerous live areas and a set for Live at 9. The renovation gave WREG the most up to date and HD friendly set in the market.
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