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KBMT-TV, an ABC affiliate serving Beaumont, Texas--DMA 141--is also upgrading on JVC ProHD equipment. London Broadcasting owns KBMT, the second of its stations to be transitioned to local HD news. Its CBS affiliate, KYTX-TV, in Tyler, Texas, DMA 109, was transitioned last year. While HD upgrades did slow down last year after a spate leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, transitions didnt grind to a complete halt. Much of the upgrading appeared to happen in smaller markets like Tyler. WJCL-TV and WTGS-TV in Savannah, Ga., DMA 96, were also among the handful of stations that were upgraded for HD last year. The pair launched HD news last March, the first stations in the market to do so. WJCL, the ABC affiliate, is owned by New Vision Television, which operates WTGS, the Fox. The newscasts are produced by WJCL.