Jacksonville gains first HD station

[whitey]

Channel 25 got a helicopter when they switched from WB(?) to ABC and moved to their new studio off of JTB

I don't remember when it went away, maybe when they combined with channel 12?

[downtownparks]

12 and 25 have had digital transmitter problems for a while now. From what I understand they are supposed to be addressed in the very near future, so those of you on the outer fringes should be able to see it by the 1st of the year. As 12 and 25 share a tower with 4, if you see 4, you should see 12 and 25 when the problems get fixed.

25 had a helicopter, but it was sold when Gannett bought the station in 1999. 12 had one also that crashed, killing all three on board.

[coredumped]

I'm getting digital reception of both 12 and 25, but neither of them are in HD. The broadcast is the same as the SD feed. Both over the air (OTA) and through direcTV.
Did anyone get the news tonight on these channels in HD?

[downtownparks]

No. Just national material will be in HD.

[Jason]

I didn't get any digital signal on 12 and 25 last night, only analog.

[coredumped]

No. Just national material will be in HD.

NBC has always had their national stuff in HD (Lost, etc). Same with CBS and Fox. Heck, when CH4 carries the gators that's even in HD.

I thought this thread was about them doing a local HD broadcast, like the 6 oclock news. Am I mistaken?