‘Portal to hell’ reopens at Chicago ABC

By NewscastStudio January 6, 2016

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We thought WLS-TV, the ABC O&O in Chicago, had gotten the “portal to hell” glitch under control, but apparently that’s not the case.

Twitter user Johnny Griswold spotted the bug pop up again Sunday night:

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The issue first started cropping up when the station debuted its new set back in October, which features a large video array that’s used to display OTS and live shot tosses. And it kept happening again and again.