Complex sentence: WVIT re-branded from "NBC 30" to "NBC Connecticut HD", in recognition of broadcasting most NBC programs and its local newscasts in high definition, becoming the first station in the market to do so.
Split into simpler sentences: WVIT re-branded from "NBC 30" to "NBC Connecticut HD". In addition, WVIT began broadcasting newscasts in high definition, becoming the first station in the market to do so.