KMBC-TV, KCWE-TV find new digs in Kansas City for SD, HD simulcasting

In 2002, Hearst-Argyle's KMBC-TV and KCWE-TV in Kansas City, MO, began construction of a new 51,000sq-ft facility, which went on the air in the summer of 2007. Broadcast Building Company handled construction management, and Beck Associates performed the systems integration.

The new facility allows the stations to broadcast two TV and two Web channels while simulcasting all programming in SD and HD. The two stations broadcast three-and-a-half hours of KMBC's locally produced HD news each day, as well as quickcasts for the Web site. KMBC was one of the first stations to broadcast its news in HD...