CBS 3 Begins Broadcasting In HD, Committing Murders

With 6 ABC and Fox 29 already broadcasting the news in high definition, it was only a matter of time before the other networks fell into line. No word on NBC 10, but CBS 3’s 11 p.m. — or, rather, after the National Championship — newscast tonight will be broadcast in HD. The station has also gotten rid of videotape and will record on Blu-Ray discs. (Neat!)

The new CBS 3 digs are at 15th and Spring Garden, because… ah… because the incredible location on Independence Hall apparently wasn’t good enough for CBS 3, and the station felt North Philly would be a better idea.

In the Daily News story today, though, there’s a bit of an ominous sign. Check out this photo by David Maialetti, where a man apparently didn’t do a good enough job for the CBS 3 brass and they killed him and put his head on a pike:

Thanks for that caption identifier, too, Daily News. I was having trouble figuring out which one Paul Hicks was.

Lights, camera, HD [Daily News]