Somebody had to be first, and it was WFTS-Channel 28, the ABC affiliate, that recently inaugurated the Tampa Bay market’s first high-definition local newscast.
That means another arrow in the technological quiver of the country’s 12th largest TV market. It also means that viewers will be treated to video on fires, accidents, robberies and murders plus ambush interviews, happy talk, suspendered meteorologists, network-tease pieces and Bucs training-camp filler in hi-def. Enjoy.