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You know what? THIS news set - that was used by Daily Blast Live - is actually really awesome. Hope they NEVER leave this set in favor of the new one being built.

Check THIS out! This was KARE 11's take on NBC's "Let's All Be There" promo from the 1985-86 season. NBC affiliates often request localized promo versions with the same musical arrangement, but KARE 11 created a unique arrangement that differs significantly from the standard version used for localized network promos. NOTES: Channel 11 was WUSA for one year before it moved to its rightful place, Washington DC on CBS affiliate Channel 9. WUSA in Washington also signed on July 4th in 1986, as did Channel 11 Twin Cities in 1985. Now, KUSA in Denver AND WUSA in Washington DC are on Channel 9. Still under the ownership of Gannett (now Tegna)

Cue it to the 1:48 mark - A partial news open from KOA-TV Denver (now KCNC). You'll see how the opening animation looks quite similar to the open from former sister station WNGE Nashville (now WKRN), see that of course both were owned by General Electric Broadcasting at the time. One difference though, the aerial shot of the Denver skyline before the iconic cash register building went up, as well as other big tall skyscrapers

THIS I GOTTA HEAR! The remix version of that WNBC 80s theme, that is

At the Speer and Lincoln location, lots of TV magic came alive during these past 50+ years. Not to mention lots of changes too. It survived the switch from CBS to ABC in September 1995. It survived KMGH's ownership changes from Time Life, to McGraw Hill to now Scripps. Anchors, reporters and behind the scenes staff came and gone. KMGH Logos, news set design and theme music came and gone. Technology has changed, including going from analog to digital in 2009. Field reporting evolved from film to videotape to digital. Bob Palmer, Bill Stuart, Larry Green and Ed Greene all graced Channel 7 before moving to rival Channel 4 in 1982, which is where most of us remember them most. The two-women of color anchor team of Anne Trujillo and Bertha Lynn lit up the screens. But you know the old saying, The Show Must Go On and Life Goes On. The show and life will indeed go on...at ABC7's new state-of-the-art digital broadcast home in the RiNO district. However, we'll always remember the building as that beacon when entering downtown Denver through Speer and Lincoln, despite its brutalist structure.

wish there was coverage on ABC7's move from Speer to Delgany. A Goodbye to Speer & Lincoln Special Presentation, if you will.

I'm curious about the name of that awesome news theme at the 15:53 mark. That's the same theme music used on ABC 13 WHBQ Memphis (now FOX 13) around the same time. Listen to the music in the news open and the bumper-to-commercial break, and you'll hear how that's the same familiar theme.

Kinda like KTIV's version of the Proud N logo. Thier unique take on that NBC 1979-86 logo if you will. You know, where the wireframe N logo is replace with the 4 log at that time.

Also used on WTVJ in the 1980s during its days as a CBS affiliate on Channel 4 (now NBC-owned affiliate on Channel 6)

When you unearth something rare, never-before-seen-until-now, and awesome, that REALLY makes my day! KIRO CBS7 stuff from the 1970s never before seen on YouTube until now was a real treat. KIRO's use of Telesound's Classical Gas was more kick-ass!

Now here's a FOX NEWS intro like we've never seen before. This was a pre-Roger Ailes period. The FOX 1994-96 ID with the word NEWS at the bottom. Rupert Murdoch haven't created the news division YET. He did created one a year later in 1996, alongside co-founder Roger Ailes, who was the news division's President and CEO. FOX News Channel wasn't to compete with CBS, ABC or NBC news. It was actually to compete against CNN, the granddaddy of all cable news channels. Now, check out this FOX News Special Report direct from one of FOX's O&O stations in our nation's capital (WTTG FOX 5 Washington). BEFORE Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch founded the news division.

Speaking of Good News from Frank Gari, there is this promo song (as seen in this WAGA example) that makes me think of Let's All Be There, which was NBC's promo campaign from 1984 until 1986 when they got the then-new and current peacock.

Little did we know that WTSP would become a sister station to KPNX in 1995. Not to mention the switch from ABC to CBS to go with Gannett buying Channel 10. A connection to Jineane Ford right there. Both KPNX and WTSP are owned by Gannett (now Tegna)

Yes the logo at the end DOES look comic-book-like. In fact, this news open almost looks as if this was made for a live action kids show instead of a local newscast

Let's hope Move Closer to Your World doesn't get yanked off the air. And let's hope those Happy People visuals don't go away either. All in favor of those new ABC O&O graphics for WPVI newscasts. Remember 1996 when all of Philly went apeshit over the symphonic version of MCTYW, which lasted five days on the air? Let's hope there are no riots in the streets when WPVI makes a visual refresh.

Looks like a contemporary take on those 70s promos from fellow ABC affiliates (not O&Os). Here's one from WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst-owned ABC station) And here's another one past the 3:38 mark from WEWS Cleveland (Scripps-owned ABC affiliate) Watching that Brian Taff/Rick Williams promo did give off that vibe for me

Yep, today marks the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events that took place on September 11th, which continue to evoke deep emotions within us. Undoubtedly, this was the pivotal day that changed our lives forever.

Introducing the latest addition to the ATVB Archives YouTube Channel, the 1991 10pm newscast from KMGH Denver, previously affiliated with CBS but now with ABC. This particular broadcast was delayed 50 minutes due to the CBS Sports broadcast of the 1991 World Series, which went on longer.

According to the Nielsen website (CLICK HERE), the majority of us Americans are streaming MORE than watching OTA and Cable TV. Most people aren't coming home to watch the local newscasts on TV. People get their news online. Gone are the days of local newscasts at convenient viewing times. How are local stations getting with the times? I tried finding local stations to stream live on my ROKU TV but no luck there. I do know that Paramount+ not only lets me stream CBS shows, but there's a way to watch my local CBS affiliate LIVE with commercials with my subscription. On the Peacock streaming service, I discovered that for $10 more a month, I could stream my local NBC affiliate LIVE.

KYW has the colors of Philadelphia Eagles KDKA has the colors of the Steelers WBBM with the Bears colors Looks like the CBS is having its O&Os try NFL team color schemes. Got a feeling that KCNC will be on the list, and they'll be using Broncos-colored CBS graphics for KCNC

How about bringing back that classic Group W 3 logo?

At KYW Philadelphia - RIP Eyewitness News! The birth station of the format that became widespread across America (including four other CBS O&Os that are former Group W stations) gave up EWN, and now, CBS News Philadelphia is taking its place. This is the second time KYW ditched the Eyewitness News name. The first time was from 1991 until 1998. After a seven-year ditch, KYW brought it back, only to be dumped again this year 25 years later. Probably the LAST CBS O&O and former Group W/Westinghouse station to dump the EWN brand.

Not too long, WSB's Newsroom became what is known as ACTION NEWS, which it still is today. As for the Newsroom branding, after a two-year hiatus, it moved to WXIA when it became 11ALIVE, which is also still is today. 1976 was the year WXIA resurrected the Newsroom branding to become 11 Alive Newsroom.

Wouldn't be too long until Channel 13 became WNYT and an NBC affiliate. As for CBS, it went to where NBC used to be, which was WRGB channel 6. It was a swaparoony. Moreover, that news theme was Good Company by deWolfe Music, which was also heard on KPRC Houston during its Big 2 News days.

Past the 1:45 mark, you get to see the closing of NewsWatch 4 from Denver's KOA-TV (now KCNC) from 1980. The news theme package was TuesdayG from Tuesday Productions. Wasn't too long before NewsWatch4 was rebranded as NewsCenter4 later that year.