Miami station uses 900 LED panels, sleek new desk to build new set [Video]

A Miami station has unveiled a standout new set that pushes the envelope in U.S. news set design by essentially using only a video wall and anchor desk to create a home for its newscasts. 

WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, Florida, had been broadcasting from a temporary version of the set it first debuted in 2014.

The new set is essentially only two elements: a 60-foot curved video wall and a circular anchor desk. 

Working with Michael Wright of WrightSet, the new set is created using over 900 seamless LED panels supported by a large metal frame. The new video wall was installed over a period of six weeks in early summer 2024. 

Five separate engines are used to run the graphics on the video wall, …