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On July 2, 2008 during Action News 5 at 5pm, WMC-TV 5 presented the Mid-South's first newscast in High Definition.
WMC-TV 5 has long been the Mid-South's leading television station. Its rich history includes being the first television station to broadcast in the state of Tennessee, the first station in the Mid-South to report live via satellite, and the first to use a helicopter for news coverage.
That leadership takes on a new meaning with the launch of the area's first High Definition newscast. WMC-TV 5's high definition launch was accompanied by a station-wide graphics and equipment overhaul, highlighted by brand new, state-of-the-art High Definition studio cameras.
Viewers will also notice a dramatic difference in Action News 5's weather technology. Action News 5's StormTrack Doppler 5, combined with the exclusive Vipir 5 Tornado Indicator (VTI), will give early warning of storms to viewers.
Action News 5 will bring viewers information about approaching weather systems in the highest resolution of any station in the Mid-South, and will be able to warn viewers of danger with unrivalled accuracy.
Viewers without a High Definition television can still watch Action News 5 newscasts as they always have on any Standard Definition television.
For more information about High Definition and digital television, click here.
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