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On 2/26/2025 at 11:34 AM, WorldWide Update said:

KTVK looks back at its history as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations--the report includes some unseen vintage material:

 

 

Two other features from KTVK's anniversary week...

 

The personalities of Good Morning Arizona's early years:

 

 

And KTVK's first female videographer:

 

 

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In light of the WPLG/WSVN affiliation changes here are some classic videos of Miami/Ft Lauderdale's previous shakeups.

1988 Swaps

1995 WTVJ/ WCIX-WFOR channel number switch.

2008 WPLG-WTVJ failed duopoly attempt

 

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On 3/21/2025 at 6:44 PM, MediaZone4K said:

In light of the WPLG/WSVN affiliation changes here are some classic videos of Miami/Ft Lauderdale's previous shakeups.

1988 Swaps

1995 WTVJ/ WCIX-WFOR channel number switch.

2008 WPLG-WTVJ failed duopoly attempt

 

GE ultimately sold NBC and WTVJ to Comcast plus lots of investment made WTVJ a player in the market again

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WPTZ News 5 intro mid 80's

 

Classic WMC ID it says 1985, but I'm sure it's older than that.

 

KMPH TV 26 "Get to know us" presentation 1979.

 

WEAR Gulf Coast News 3 1984

 

WTAE 4 News 1994

 

 

WTVN Action 6 News 1985 Intro 

 

 

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On 3/24/2025 at 4:39 PM, E. R. said:

A full edition of Channel 5 Singapore's News 5 Tonight from October 6, 1994, demonstrating both their Novocom-produced graphics and Frank Gari's Where It All Happens package:

Following up on this, recently uploaded to YouTube are two bulletins from October 1994: the 1 October edition of News 5 Tonight presented by Duncan Watt and Karen Ann Lam with Bertrand Bartlett on sports (top stories peacekeeping problems, an art outreach in Egypt, and an investment education program) and the 10 October edition of News 5 at Seven presented by Nicolette Tjoa and Christine Tan (top stories Singapore's first gold at the Asian Games in 12 years and a report on strokes), followed by a promo for that day's News 5 Tonight:

 

In 1994, Singapore's Channel 5 underwent a major rebrand as part of a shift to an exclusively Anglophone service, alongside the planned privatization of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). American graphic design company Novocom was hired to produce the look, and the channel adopted Gari Communications' "Where It All Happens" music package.

 

This was particularly evident in their newscasts, which were split into 7pm and 10:30pm bulletins, known as News 5 at Seven (aimed at late workers who might have missed the previous 9pm bulletins) and News 5 Tonight (aimed at late night viewers) (unfortunately, the idea of a News 5 at Five missed them by a mile). They were later joined by what appeared to be a midday bulletin, News 5 Today, around next year (records seem spotty).

 

The graphics underwent modification that year, and the music was replaced with what seemed to be in-house compositions. "Where It All Happens" seemed to have returned by 1998, and remained in use until 2001. News 5 Today and News 5 at Seven were axed by 1999, and News 5 Tonight was moved to 9:30pm, where it remains to this day.

 

These recordings were made during what was perhaps the height of this American-styled presentation for this channel.

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My night and my day has officially been made. I haven't seen this channel (either on TV or online like this)... in approx. 18 YEARS or so. I've been looking forever for a video of this channel and I finally found it...

 

WPRI's former Eyewitness News Pinpoint Weather Station.

 

 

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