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KPNX 4pm "First at Four" in 1996. This was the open to the 4:30 half hour:

KRBK's "PrimeNews" in 1984! Another rarity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtUZdiQHdn4

WRLH in 1994. This was their first open, featuring the Fox News Service theme from Score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pd4xTbj8jk

Solid base for a refresh. The "HD" is a little overdone but hey, they need to promote it for a while. I'm reminded of WMAR's late 90s logo.

The axe is falling again at Entravision — this time, all the morning newscasts are going away. Most of the talent was laid off, as well.

A WJHL news promo from 1985:

WBAY in 1989: KRBC in 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oOo8an_g0A

WEEK 1990 promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpkXHqEe7E KWQC's "Hello" promo, 1991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbUuVstqXck

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WROC, 1990, The Team to Watch:

WSAV in 1985. Some very subtle TVbD influence, surprising for 1985!: WJTV in 1991. This is a cut of the CBS Television You Can Feel theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smhcTdf_oXY KHJ in 1986, a news tease with the Count on 9 theme and a rare look at this era of the station: WJCL in 1982 with commercials and a news open at 12 minutes in:

Interesting structure. The deal is composed of a time brokerage deal to close next month and then Nexstar should get the licenses by late 2016. Also, Perry Sook worked at WOWK, the article notes. Who would have ever thought that someday he'd own the station?

The problem here was I think also about MundoMax. The brand switch, perhaps the worst executed in recent television history, hurt their brand considerably and apparently really lowered their ratings. In addition they lost the reinforcement of a national news service as MundoFox had until RCN took full control.

It's the end of a news department as KMCC Las Vegas cuts its local news. The MundoMax affiliate had launched local news in April of last year. An email obtained by Media Moves says the decision was made due to "business conditions". It had been struggling to compete, but what foothold it was gaining in the market was wiped out by the name change, cancellation of national news and unpopular programming. Some 20 jobs have been axed.

A chunk of WFMJ from 1989. The theme is unknown but makes more sense than the NBC Affiliate Package (which I believe is from 1992) in 1989. And WSFA in 1979:

Don McNeely, longtime meteorologist at KFVS, died yesterday. He was 88.

WPXI, "The First Edition: 5:30 Live", 1983. A very tightly formatted newscast, by the looks of it. Also, TuesdayC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=law7zJ0GXQU WSYX "Good Morning Columbus" in 1988. The surprise here is the Spirit of Ohio jingle ID! [MEDIA=internetarchive]height=300;id=tobacco_rfx27a00;width=404[/MEDIA] WICS with Power News (no open, tease at end) from 1989: https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=gzbn0006 WIBW with its "Take Five" 5pm show, 1991: https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=qlvn0006 WCAX, WPTZ and WVNY in 1991: https://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=spbn0006

The title is "Right at Home", so I'm not sure if that would count, but I think given the news theme clipping we got, I'd mark it as Klein & without hesitation.

I have another find. When the WTKR noon "Discover the Land of the 3" open appeared in the Internet Archive a while back, I was instantly reminded of a theme from one of its then-sister stations: the WPRI 1986 "Right at Home" theme. I knew that Discover the Land was a Klein & piece, but we didn't have composer information for Right at Home. It does appear in the Copyright Office records with a date of 1986. It was registered by Alpenstock Productions, Inc., and the authors on the application are Robert A. Klein and Rick Krizman (who did the KRON "24 Hour News" theme). Alpenstock is the name under which a bunch of Klein & work is registered. KTVY "Going All Out for Oklahoma", KYW's "3 for All", a theme titled "Straight from the Heart" dating to 1986, "Go For It Ballad" (which is probably WDIV's Go 4 It campaign), "Cincinnati Style", and "In the Great Northwest".

WPRI in 1986 with morning excerpts (4:35). They were still branded "NewsCenter 12" but had introduced the "Right at Home" music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx8HQnI85Pg And KSTW in 1983: A KEYT newsbrief from 1982, mainly showing their set at the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqiVZozFdkw

I picked up on that immediately when I saw the video.

Entravision brought the news ax down in various cities. Its news for Tampa will be produced from Orlando, and its news for New Mexico will be produced from Denver. It also slashed weekend newscasts in Washington, DC. In keeping with our Spanish-language theme, we have a resolution to that lawsuit between owners of a station joint venture in Puerto Rico. A Miami-Dade County jury this week ruled that Omar Romay, founder of América TeVe, neglected his fiduciary duties and failed to act in good faith, ordering him to pay $59 million. The case had a three-week trial and this should bring an end to five years of litigation.

KATU in 1986:

It's the end of a years-long saga. Sinclair should at least get these stations up to speed where investment might have been missing in recent years. The move also reunites NTV with a number of former Pappas stations, including KPTM in Omaha. The NTV staff also have to be at least happy with the certainty a new owner might bring.

Why would I spend as much money as I do in CR in the Quad Cities, where part of my money will be wasted on Illinois residents?