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December 3, 2021
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WCCO unveils new studio set

WCCO TV anchors this week are showing off a new studio set for the station's news team, including a new weather center.
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WCCO has a new TV studio set for its news broadcasts. See images here.

Among the features is a bank of four 60-inch high-definition monitors and a modernized weather center.

A few on Twitter wondered: What happened to the window? It'll still be part of the new set, WCCO's Jason DeRusha tweets:

Local media critic David Brauer at MinnPost isn't convinced just yet.

Time lapse of the transformation:

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