Milwaukee station launches news drone

By Michael P. Hill December 23, 2016

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WDJT-TVMilwaukee, Wisconsin’s CBS affiliate, has launched “Sky Drone 58,” what it’s billing as the market’s first news drone.

The station has three FAA-licensed drone pilots on staff, reports the Journal Sentinel, who fly the station’s HD-equipped drone. 

While another station in the market have used drones for promotional footage gathering, WDJT-TV is the first to use it for spot news coverage.

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