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And a couple of Post 2000 newscasts (I still need to find the WLAJ 53 News Express...)... KFTY Santa Rosa, CA - April 6, 2005 11:00pm (via KVIQ) [MEDIA=vimeo]247701209[/MEDIA] WWJ Detroit, MI - November 19, 2001 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247700047[/MEDIA] WOTV Battle Creek, MI - November 21, 2001 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247699675[/MEDIA] WOHL Lima, OH - November 19, 2001 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247699339[/MEDIA] J

As we close out the year (and close in on the 20th anniversary of the "end" of KNWS/51 in Houston - the final full newscast was January 2, 1998), I'm throwing out a few "newscasts from the beyond grave" - newscasts from stations no longer airing in-house newscasts. Enjoy! KNWS Houston, TX - December 30, 1997 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240311418[/MEDIA] WKBD Detroit, MI - June 3, 1999 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247700843[/MEDIA] WTWC Tallahassee, FL - March 23, 1999 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247700444[/MEDIA]

Well, if you had the equivalent of NBC or CBS running the station as an O&O with standard graphics across all of the stations, it can be done... And in typical fashion, news has been cut from 30 minutes to 15 minutes - granted, SP&M have access to more of the RFO is run by France Télévisions (France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Ô) - they're (IMHO) the 800-lb. Gorilla in French TV... J

For a unique TV Market: St. Pierre & Miquelon (a French territory off the coast of Newfoundland, Population Est. 6300 in 2000). Call Sign: FQN Channel: 8, SECAM Operated By: Réseau France Outre-mer Date: February 20, 2000, 7:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247628086[/MEDIA]

Two More from 1991 Los Angeles: KNBC (Los Angeles) July 9, 1991 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247699005[/MEDIA] There were (at least) 2 different versions of the open: one starting with Keith Morrison followed by Kelly Lange, and one starting with Kelly Lange, followed by Keith Morrison... KCAL (Norwalk/Los Angeles) July 9, 1991 8:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247698332[/MEDIA] J

Interesting seeing 2 names I associate with Baltimore appear in the last few days: Rod Daniels on WTAE and Stan Stovall on KSDK... Jim

Back home! (and sick...) Three newscasts closing in on 20 years ago... WABC (New York) August 3, 1998 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247718612[/MEDIA] WCVB (Boston) August 3, 1998 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]247718957[/MEDIA] WLS (Chicago) December 4, 1998 [MEDIA=vimeo]247719378[/MEDIA] Jim

I'm putting everything out there I can - as I said before - it does absolutely no one any good sitting in my basement! Here's my last compilation post before Christmas - I'm on holiday for about a week, without access to my "stuff"... (I may be able to get 1 or 2 items uploaded before I leave, but no guarantees!) California, May 1993 - about 24 different stations [MEDIA=vimeo]247655678[/MEDIA] Notes: - The KCBS theme is one of my favorites, especially the long close. - I'm not a fan of KNBC's "transitional" open they used for about a year. - Sorry for the quality on KEYT - the feed in the hotel was horrible... - I appreciate Jerry Dunphy's classic staccato "From the desert to the sea to all of Southern California, a good evening" - Not that impressed with the stations in the central valley, save the solid look and feel of KFSN... KTTV 10pm, KEYT 10pm (bad video), KCBS 11pm, KNBC 5:30am, KABC 6am, KTLA 7am, KNBC 5pm, KCBS 6pm (Long Close), KCAL 10pm, KNBC 4pm, KCOP 10pm, KCBS 11pm, KCBS 6am, KNBC 6pm, KCAL 8pm, KCAL 9pm, KTLA 10pm, KMEX 11pm, KGTV 12pm, KNSD 6pm, XEWT 6:30pm, KUSI 10pm, KFMB 12pm, KGTV 5pm, KFMB 6:30pm, KFSN 5pm, KJEO 6pm, KSEE 6pm, KSEE 5pm, KFTV 6pm, KMPH 10pm, KJEO 11pm, KGET 5pm, KFSN 11pm, KERO 11pm, KERO 12pm, KSBY 6pm, KCOY 6:30pm, KBAK 11pm Jim

Time for some Colorado/Great Plains from 1993: [MEDIA=vimeo]247653555[/MEDIA] KRDO 10pm, KOAT 5:30pm, KOAA 10pm, KCNC 5pm, KMGH 10pm, KCNC Close (x2), KKTV 12pm, KRDO 5:30pm, KMGH 5pm, KUSA 10pm, KWGN 9pm, KMGH 10pm, KUSA Close, KMGH AM Close, KMGH 6am, KMGH 12pm, KGWN 12pm, KUSA 10pm, KNOP 6pm, KHGI/NTV 10pm, KWCH 12pm, KOLN/KGIN 10pm, KFOR 4:30pm, KWTV 5pm, KFOR 5pm, KETA/OETA 6:30pm, KOCO 6pm J

Back to the Northeast from April 1993, including WNYT before Prime News, another WNNE variation, and WGOT, Channel 60! 1993 Northeast [MEDIA=vimeo]247653451[/MEDIA] WWOR 10pm, WPIX 10pm, WTEN 11pm, WFSB 12pm, WWLP 5:30pm, WWLP 6pm, WTIC 10pm, WGGB 11pm, WGOT 10pm, WNNE 11pm, WVIT 11pm, WFSB 11pm, WTEN 6pm, WNYT 11pm, WRGB 11pm, WNYT 11pm, WTEN 6am, KTRK 6pm, KPRC 6pm

2 New Clip Sets from 1991 - focused mostly on a trip in May (brother's college graduation), then another in June (work). (Some of these are in full newscasts already posted, but most aren't) - Jim 1991 - Part 1 (April/May 1991) [MEDIA=vimeo]247644588[/MEDIA] KENS 10pm, KCEN 10pm, KTRK 7am, KPRC 10pm (3/89), CBMT 11pm, WBRC 10pm, WVTM 10pm, WBMG 10pm, WLWT 11pm, WCPO 11pm, WKRC 6am, WLWT 6:30am, WCPO 6:30am, WDIV 5pm, WILX 6pm (bad video), WTVG 11pm (bad video), WTOL 11pm, WJBK 11pm ®, WKBD 10pm, WXYZ 11pm, CBET/CBLT 11pm (WE), CFCF 11:30pm, CBMT 11:30pm (WE), CJOH ID, CIII/Global 11pm, CJOH 11:30pm, WPTZ 7:25am Note: There are four Channel 6's (KCEN, WBRC, CBMT and CIII) and four Channel 13's (KTRK, WVTM, WTVG, and CJOH) in this compilation! 1991 - Part 2 (May/June 1991) [MEDIA=vimeo]247641861[/MEDIA] WNBC 11pm, WPIX 10pm, WNBC 5pm, NJN 5:30pm, WWOR 10pm, WNBC 6:30am, WDEF 11pm, WTVC 11pm, WRCB 11pm, KAVU 10pm (bad video), KLAX 6pm (bad video), KERA NewsAddition, KPRC 4:30pm (Afternoon with Ron Stone), WHNT 10pm, WAAY 10pm, WAAY 6:30am, WAFF 12pm, WAFF 5:30pm, WXIA 11pm, WAGA 11pm, WSB 11pm

They didn't even remove the NBC (G-E-C) chimes! J

Two more from the 20 years ago (+1 day, sorry) file: WTTV Bloomington/Indianapolis: December 15, 1997 10pm Interesting that this is treated as a "Paid Program" (fine print at the start of the newscast...) [MEDIA=vimeo]240943852[/MEDIA] WTHR Indianapolis: December 15, 1997 [MEDIA=vimeo]241106484[/MEDIA]

One more before I call it a night: Houston 1995: KPRC, KHOU, KTRK and KRIV (along with a KAIT leftover...). [MEDIA=vimeo]247424634[/MEDIA]

A few more clips from my August 1994 Trip: WMBD, WEEK, WREG and WMC: [MEDIA=vimeo]247421397[/MEDIA]

From the "20 Years Ago Today" file (and yesterday, since I forgot to link those...) WDTN (Dayton, OH) December 13, 1997 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]241106800[/MEDIA] WHIO (Dayton) December 13, 1997 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]241107184[/MEDIA] WKJG (Fort Wayne) December 14, 1997 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240943111[/MEDIA] WPTA (Fort Wayne) December 14, 1997 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]240943473[/MEDIA]

This was a Saturday evening newscast, so they could have had a 6pm weekday newscast at this time... ("Tomorrow" would have been Sunday). Jim

Finishing up my Southwest Trip from May 1994: Las Vegas: KVBC, KVVU, KLAS & KTNV [MEDIA=vimeo]247064360[/MEDIA] Los Angeles: KCBS, KNBC, KTLA, KABC, KCAL, KCOP, KCET & KVEA [MEDIA=vimeo]247064579[/MEDIA] Arizona & Utah: KUTV, KVOA, KSL, KGUN, KPNX, and the infamous KKTM! (also KUSK's Northern Arizona Scene open...) (you can ignore the partial KCBS open - I don't want to reupload an edited version...) [MEDIA=vimeo]247065654[/MEDIA]

A few more clip sets: Los Angeles, May 1994: KCBS, KNBC, KTLA & KTTV [MEDIA=vimeo]246898911[/MEDIA] KTRK, March 20, 1992, Final Segment + Long Close [MEDIA=vimeo]246899001[/MEDIA] NBC Nightside, May 22/23, 1992 (15 minutes) [MEDIA=vimeo]246899212[/MEDIA] Miscellaneous 1994: KXAS, KXII, KTUL, KSNF, KODE, KSPR, KTVI, WGRZ, CHCH, CFPL, Canada Tonight, CITY, & CKCO. [MEDIA=vimeo]246899789[/MEDIA] Jim

Getting toward the end of the 90s... KSTU (Salt Lake City) February 2, 1999 9:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]246609471[/MEDIA] KPIX (San Francisco) March 4, 1999 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]246610073[/MEDIA] WXYZ (Detroit) June 3, 1999 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]246609109[/MEDIA] Jim

A few more clip pieces: KBTX & KVUE from Brenham, TX - Nov. 1991 [MEDIA=vimeo]246615485[/MEDIA] WCBS, WWOR, WLVI, WMTW, WMUR and WCSH - Northeast Trip, Nov. 1992 [MEDIA=vimeo]246615546[/MEDIA] (and yes, there is a Deathstar on WLVI, so that someone will be happy...)

Not much from Mid-Michigan - my grandparents lived in Muskegon, so it was mostly Grand Rapids (barely could pick up WUHQ/WOTV from Battle Creek, and it wasn't on Muskegon cable in the 90s), plus the occasional clip picked up from WPBN or WWTV with Rabbit Ears - plus they just had cable - no external aerial.

More findings: WOOD, KNBC, and WCBS. WOOD TV 8 - Grand Rapids, MI - 8/21/98 5:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]242424232[/MEDIA] KNBC TV 4 - Los Angeles, CA - 12/28/98 6:00pm (No Open; seamless transition from the 5pm newscast) [MEDIA=vimeo]242423735[/MEDIA] WCBS TV 2 - New York, NY - 4/27/98 5pm (First 40 minutes of the newscast) [MEDIA=vimeo]242423955[/MEDIA] Jim

One more... (trying again...) WBMA/WJSU/WCFT (Birmingham, AL) [MEDIA=vimeo]237300491[/MEDIA]

Clearing out a few things I've uploaded... KPNX (Phoenix) March 3, 1999 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]245562872[/MEDIA] WLNY (Riverhead) August 27, 1998 11:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]242451172[/MEDIA] WWOR (Secaucus) December 22, 1998 10:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]242451757[/MEDIA] WNBC (New York City) December 28, 1998 6:00pm [MEDIA=vimeo]242451474[/MEDIA]