Behind the scenes: KC turns red for Chiefs ahead of Super Bowl Red Friday

Ahead of the Chiefs' first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years Sunday, the Kansas City skyline and other parts of the metro are lit up in red to show support for the hometown team.

IT'S RED FRIDAY EVE ANDKANSAS CITY IS READY TOSHOW IT'S CHIEFS PRIDE INA BIG WAY.WE HAVE LIVE TEAMCOVERAGE ACROSS MIAMITONIGHT -- AS FANS POURINTO THE CITY.BUT FIRST, 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER TOMDEMPSEY TAKES USBEHIND THE SCENES HEREIN KANSAS CITY -- TO SEEWHAT IT TAKES TO TURNK-C RED FOR RED FRIDAY.Chris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsFor almost 40 years, it was thetallestbuilding west of theMississippi."INSIDE THE HISTORICPOWER AND LIGHTBUILDING DOWNTOWNCHRIS WOODS PLAYS ACRUCIAL ROLE EVERY REDFRIDAY.Chris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsIt's really exciting to be abletocontrol something that's of thebiggest and most visible thingsin thecity."A LIGHT DISPLAYSTRETCHING TO THE VERYTOPTHATS WOODS ORGANIZESOUT A TINY ROOM ON THE31ST FLOOR.Chris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsThis is our system that we setup allof our lighting through."A LIFELONG CHIEFS FANFROM THE METRORESPONSIBLE FORCHOOSING EACH SHADEOF COLORChris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsI can just go through here andwehave 16 different variations ofjustlight red."and it comes through and popsrightup."CREATING A SITE TO SEEACROSS THE SKYLINEAcross the building there are150lights, and there all LEDs."ALL TO SUPPORT THEHOMETOWN TEAM.Chris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsTo know thatI was the one to go through andcustomize whatever color is outthereis really cool.THE LIGHTS JUST ONE OF ANUMBER OF DISPLAYSACROSS THE METRO AREATO CHEER ON THE CHIEFSIN THE SUPER BOWL.TEAM SPIRIT COVERED INRED.ONE SET-UP IN OVERLANDPARKEVEN REQUIRING ASPECIAL PERMIT.Kenneth Block/Block Real EstateThey got it on their CityCouncilmeeting in four days and reallyworked with us."A UNANIMOUS DECISION BYLOCAL LEADERSLEADING TO THE CITYPLACE BUILDING NEAR 69HIGHWAY AND COLLEGEBOULEVARD BEING LIT UPIN CHIEFS COLORSAND EVEN FEATURINGPATRICK MAHOMES.BLOCK REAL ESTATE THEONES BEHIND THE IDEAAND WANTING TO JOIN INON THE FUN.Kenneth Block/Block Real EstateThis is about city pride.

A winat thatSuper Bowl would really dowondersfor this town."A CITY PAINTED RED ANDCOMING TOGETHER FORITS FAVORITE FOOTBALLTEAMChris Woods/Power & Light KCApartmentsIt's going to be so importantfor thecity to just experience achampionship one more time."THE POWER AND LIGHTDISTRICT WILL ALSO TURNRED TOMORROW FOR IT'SRED KINGDOM RALLY.THE FREE EVENT STARTSAT FIVE P-M.THE DISTRICT WILL