"Because we have the first high-def cameras in the market, we're really using this as a chance to show viewers the Ozarks in a way they've never seen it before," KSPR News Director Brad Belote told the newspaper.

Belote added that KSPR viewers can now expect to see news anchors and a news set that "pops off the screen."

There are roughly 200 local stations now broadcasting local news programs in high-def.

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