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WHEC has been using words scrolling across the screen during their morning show

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Across the bottom of the screen that is. It's been that way for a few weeks. WROC had been doing this on their morning show for years. But I notice since 10 has been doing this, 8 has stopped. Is their a contract saying only one station in the market can do this? It looks like it to me.
 
Re: WHEC has been using words scrolling across the screen during their morning s

That is called a "crawl". They've been around for decades, but came into fashion during 9/11/01 coverage, when there was so much information to transmit in a limited space.
Anyone can do a crawl anytime. There are no restrictions on the idea or the technology. The fact 8 stopped doing crawls when 10 started is likely coincidence.
 
They're annoying and I hate them. Why is it always the case that when the name of your school is next on the list, the station dumps to commercial ??? Stupid crawls.
 
That's a shame. The stations in the Syracuse market keep their school closings up for the entire newscast, even during commercials. Instead of just running a crawl, they compress the picture so commercials can still air unobstructed.
 
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newscool said:
Across the bottom of the screen that is. It's been that way for a few weeks. WROC had been doing this on their morning show for years. But I notice since 10 has been doing this, 8 has stopped. Is their a contract saying only one station in the market can do this? It looks like it to me.
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??? Um, huh? It's a crawl and the "words" are news and wx updates. :eek:
 
Re: WHEC has been using words scrolling across the screen during their morning s

8 stopped it probably because to run one requires someone to actually load content into it which would require an actual staff.
 
Re: WHEC has been using words scrolling across the screen during their morning s

Mr. Kite! said:
8 stopped it probably because to run one requires someone to actually load content into it which would require an actual staff.
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;D LMAO...because it's true.
 
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