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WTOP-WDVM Call Letter Change (6-27-78) WXYZ Channel 7 Action News at 11pm (1987) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O2IFlcd24Q

WKBW's current opens. 5 & 6 PM: 11 PM:

WABC 11pm newscast (9/30/92)

NewsActive3's Opens Part 75 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LKQEPT6VNw

TVNewStand has posted complete newscasts from WBZ (1985 and 1995), WJAR (1998), and WNBC (2005) http://www.youtube.com/user/TVNewStand#g/u

New Post-Newsweek graphics montage (KPRC also switched to these) WPLG 4-3-11 KSAT 3-19-11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3keqoRbOueU

Part 72 (most opens are from 2008-present) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyWouzGymus

Getting the News-Washington DC 1967 (WTOP; now WUSA)

WITI (Milwaukee) current open

Media Probes: TV News-Part 1 (NewsActive3; has news opens) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxnWAo13V0

Part 3 of closes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41M5Yblfs4M Part 67 of opens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITbQi7zXB8

Part 64 (with two KTXL promos with Leslie Nielsen): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUuZDjX4IU CBS Nightwatch 1984 (with Charlie Rose, Warner Wolf, and Glenn Brenner)

Two videos from Jackson, MS WLBT 5pm newscast clips 8-2-96 WJTV 10pm Newscast 8/2/96

Speaking of cheesy and very 90's, here's one from 1991. It sounds more like a talk show open than a news open. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDVfIh_AP_4

That's not The Tower, it's The Rock V.1 (morning version.)

Oh, yes, I got more opens to scare you with. Let's try WVLA in Baton Rouge. Open: Talent: Close:

Pres. Eisenhower WRC-TV 1958 (oldest known color videotape): This event happened on May 22nd, 1958 in the WRC-TV studios with a filp of a switch.

It's the traveling sperm! ...with Wes Small.

From the magical land of KTVK in 1987, it's NewsChannel 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-2w2g5Dx_8

KARK-TV open 2009 (Little Rock, AK)

KXTV News 10 at 11 HD (12/16/09) (a very great set from FX Group)

WOOD-TV 24 Hour News 8 at 11 (11-16-09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UVBjf2yLU WXMI FOX 17 News at 10 open (11-16-09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z60JgbaOewk WXMI FOX 17 News at 10 talent open (11-16-09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd6ZtOcFAqA WCCO News at 4 close (11-14-09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfCJVLmyaQ

WCCO-TV weekend 6pm open (11/14/09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oky8SjCzv6s KDKA-TV News on Pittsburgh's CW 10pm open (11/11/09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oWEKplHzTU WJZ-TV talent 11pm open (9/23/09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDnUvpu_m2k WBBM-TV 6pm open (11/13/09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33wI0HzKBeM

WABC EWN 6pm 1980 (here's pt. 1 of 7, it was a hour long newscast)

Each one of these opens lead into each other. KREX & KOMU have the same graphics by VDO, while KOMU & WOAI uses Tower v.4 KREX NewsChannel 5 at 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGd9se86Fg KOMU 8 News at 5: News 4 WOAI at 6 montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anzh9KE2Z1E