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Finally, more Renaissance 2-era KDKA, and this time an actual newscast!

KDKA-TV Eyewitness News Update. Dec. 18, 1983 This one's a great find!

So the space is CBS', but sits (or I guess "sat") completely unused for over a year? I'm still a little sore that it the first floor studio had a nice set that was totally misused and underutilized.

Couple of KWCH promos, again from the Super Bowl XXIV recording.

Transitioning to KD and You first generation, and also including long-time KD floor manager Victor Vrabel cuing you the viewer...

We got a couple here A 1992 WUSA newscast

Today is the last day for KCTV meteorologist Brett Anthony who is leaving to become Chief Meteorologist at KYTX. Brett previously worked at KSHB and at KJRH in Tulsa before returning to Kansas City.

KMGH didn't move frequencies. KMGH's main signal is still on RF 7. And of course their translator KZCO-LD (RF 30). But since Scripps bought KCDO & KSBS, they have added the 7.1 feed on KCDO (RF 23) & KSBS-CD (RF 19). But staying on topic, it appears that KWGN (RF 34) is the ATSC 3 test station carrying KWGN, KDVR, KMGH & KUSA main feeds. This explains why the ATSC 1 feed of KWGN is now on RF 36 (KDVR's RF ch.)

The ground floor lease that included the streetside studio also includes the current studio as well as the control room. There are floorplans on the site for the streetside studio space. Anyone leasing the old streetside studio would sublease it from CBS. From what I understand, they lease the ground floor studio space and the first two floors of space above it, plus the garage below. There are 12+ years left on the entire lease according to the streetside studio listing. Fun fact: The elephant doors to bring large items into the studios (i.e. set pieces) are actually in the mall entry immediately north of the streetside studio.

KSAZ's Arizona Prime News from September, 1996 (without the open). The new "Fox 10" logo, not yet adopted by the station's news department, can already be seen in some promos:

KNBC L.A.: Channel 4 News evening edition for July 10, 1991 (Kelly Lange, Keith Morrison, Christopher Nance [in for Fritz Coleman] w/weather, Doug Kriegel w/Money Matters [business], and Fred Roggin on sports)

Thanks to Mr. Sloan we have more OKC TV stuff uncovered. First we go to the Station "Where the News Comes First.. 24 Hours a Day.", that's KFOR in 1992. This one is one of the 2 interesting transitional periods that took place at 444 East Britton Road throughout the 1990s and this was one of them. In this instance they have dropped "News Team 4" for "News Channel 4" but kept the same theme song they've used (at that time) since the 1990 callsign change. And yes that is Bob Bruce before he left for what is now known KSAZ in 1992. Next up, KOCO and KWTV (and yes this was during Jon Slater's first stint here in OKC prior to going up the Turner to Tulsa):

Speaking of sports, here are some rare satellite feeds posted recently: 1988 NBA All-Star Game: 4th quarter and post-game, 1987 NBA Finals game 6 (Celtics/Lakers): Raw feeds of the '86 and '96 MLB All-Star Games: 1984 Los Angeles Olympics men's marathon, again from the raw ABC satellite feed:

Here are a couple of classic KDKA Newscasts.

KATU Channel 2 News 1993 KOIN 6 News 1986 KPTV 12 10 o'clock news 1992 WDSU 6 News promo 1998 WHDH Get ready for channel 7 1991 WCVB 1987 promo, if this theme sounds familiar.....

Rare find of a station that ran Telesound And You + Signature together like KPIX and WCIX - some cuts I haven't heard since the 80s there. Looks like someone at KLAS posted a bumper a while back

A full newscast of WRGB from March 4, 2000 (10 days before I was born!). The weatherman is Mike Augustyniak (now at WCCO). This was also in the early days of WRGB’s usage of the CBS Enforcer theme.

KLAS 80s Newscast WABC Eyewitness Extra 4:30 1983 https://youtu.be/HB4GqrwPy1k Cablevision News 12 newscast 1983 KIMA 1991 Newscast https://youtu.be/gEg5-ES-ghA KDKA Eyewitness News 1987 WCAX 1993 Newscast WDIV 1983 News promos and news snippets.

Jess Marlow loses it on live TV after a KNBC news helicopter crashes, killing both of its occupants.

On this, the 40th anniversary of the singer's death, here's some coverage of John Lennon's murder from Chicago's WMAQ & WLS.

KTVU Noon 7/1993 - from the early-mid 90s period they used Brave New World for the Noon and early evening weekend newscast

WABC Channel 7 Eyewitnesss News 6PM open - July 18, 1996 302193306_WABCChannel7EyewitnessNews6PMopen-July181996.mp4

Here's a WABC-TV station ident from Summer 1996. WABC ABC Channel 7 ident - Summer 1996.mp4

WIXT (WSYR) 1985 promo. WGNX 1989 Debut of Georgia's News at ten.

In the memory and in tribute to 13WMAZ's late news anchor Tina Hicks. RIP and Godspeed.

Macon lost a broadcast legend on this Christmas Eve. Longtime 13WMAZ (Eyewitness) News anchor Tina Hicks has passed away yesterday. Hicks had a nearly 30-year run at 13WMAZ, serving as the first African-American to anchor at the CBS station. Hicks was known for her humble spirit and strong work ethic, Hicks retired from the station in 1999. Thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out the family of Tina Hicks, and to her extended family at 13WMAZ in this very difficult time.