on february 10, 2011, starting with the 4 p.m. newscast, wnep premiered a new hd-ready set (newscasts remained in widescreen standard definition). on july 9, 2011, wnep began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition starting with the 6 p.m. newscast, becoming the first station in the scranton–wilkes-barre market to begin offering local newscasts in high definition. in early september 2011, wnep expanded its 4 pm newscast to a full hour with an additional half-hour at 4:30 p.m.