First LIVE nationwide HD broadcast
“DTV and John Glenn Making History” refers to the first LIVE HD digital nationwide broadcast. The broadcast marked the historic return to space of Astronaut John Glenn. Glenn was a passenger aboard the...
View ArticleDigital TV transmitter testing
Digital TV transmitter testing / Peter Sockett / DTV Transition / Wilmington, NC / DTV / Towers and Transmitters / WRAL Director of Engineering Peter Sockett tests WILM-TV's new digital transmitter...
View ArticleHistoric DTV transition on September 8, 2008 in Wilmington, NC
Historic DTV transition on September 8, 2008 in Wilmington, NC / Connie Knox / Mayor Bill Saffo / Kevin Martin / Michael Copps / Jim Goodmon / DTV Transition / Wilmington, NC / DTV / Wilmington Mayor...
View ArticleJim Goodmon with early HD television
Jim Goodmon with early HD television / Jim Goodmon / WRAL Studio / DTV / HD / CBC President Jim Goodmon poses for magazine cover photo. Goodmon has been honored numerous times for being a DTV pioneer...
View ArticleHD tower construction including interview with CBC vice president John Greene
July 13, 1999 marked a milestone in the construction of WRAL-TV’s HD Digital Tower. It is among the tallest towers in the country topping off at 2,000 feet and was built by Doty-Moore Tower Services....
View ArticleFirst LIVE HD Newscast from State Fair October 13 2000 (Short Version)
This is a short version showing behind the scenes activity of the first HD Newscast by WRAL, the leader in HD broadcasting. On October 13, 2000 WRAL made history by broadcasting the entire 5:00 PM...
View ArticleWRAL First HD Newscast from the news set 2001
WRAL First HD Newscast from the news set 2001 / David Crabtree / Debra Morgan / Greg Fishel / Tom Suiter / DTV / HD / Engineering / January 28, 2001. WRAL-TV converted to an all-digital news operation...
View ArticleWilderness North Carolina
Capitol Broadcasting Company helped establish the first HD digital cinema in the country at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. WRAL, the first HD station in the country, commissioned Art...
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