CBS 2 delays move to new studios

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: Citing technical difficulties, CBS 2 forced to postpone move : : Katie Couric and a galaxy of other CBS stars and top executives can cancel their plans to come here in July. : In yet another setback to development of Block 37 in the Loop, WBBM-Channel 2 has postponed the launch of its multimillion-dollar broadcast center at 22 W. Washington. : Joe Ahern, president and general manager of the CBS-owned station, told staffers Thursday that Channel 2 won't begin broadcasting from the new location until September at the earliest. : It also sets back the start of airing local news in HD. : Ahern had been aiming for a mid-July kickoff that would include broadcasts of "The CBS Evening News" and "The Early Show" here. : A station spokeswoman said the delay was prompted by a number of "technical and operational" issues, but declined to offer specifics. : "We only have one chance to make a first impression, and we want to make sure that everything is right from the start," she said. : While executive offices and some other departments have already made the move, Channel 2 will continue to broadcast out of its current studios in the 86-year-old cavern at 630 N. McClurg Ct. : The station had planned to auction its fixtures from the old site Aug. 2 in a benefit for the Museum of Broadcast Communications. : : (Feder)

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