WGRZ-TV was the last of the three Buffalo television news outlets to produce a midday newscast, which it debuted in February 2008 in a traditional noon time slot. In June 2009, it moved to an 11:00 a.m. time slot, the first of its kind in the Buffalo market. (As previously noted, the 11 a.m. news re-airs at noon on WGRZ-DT2.) On February 17, 2010, WGRZ upgraded its newscasts to upconverted widescreen standard definition. From then until October 29, 2011, the station's news footage was shot in 4:3 SD, then cropped to a aspect ratio and upconverted to 1080i in master control, before HD graphics and pictures were added for broadcast.