Today WTVJ turns 60!
Florida’s first television station, and the nation’s 16th, went on the air March 21 1949.
WTVJ is celebrating the occasion with viewers by airing a documentary at 7pm tonight.
/hat tip tmbtd for the heads up/
Today WTVJ turns 60!
Florida’s first television station, and the nation’s 16th, went on the air March 21 1949.
WTVJ is celebrating the occasion with viewers by airing a documentary at 7pm tonight.
/hat tip tmbtd for the heads up/
Do you think this documentary will be posted on their website?
That’s Just Amazing and SICKENNNINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!!!! Happy 60th and you don’t look a day over 80. LOL
I hope you celebrate many many more.
What station is the Oldest station in the United States?
Jackie and Julia
you two Coover Girls better put the base in your walk
and WHAT???????????????????????????
WTVJ sent the wrong info to the programming guides, all of them listed the special as an hour long.. WTVJ has a real nice history, and I really hope they stay around for a long long time and turn their operation around and become South Florida’s #1 once again.
If I’m not mistaken, the first station in the US is WRGB Channel 6 in Albany, NY
Cover not COOVER
It’s amazing how much WTVJ, Florida’s first television station, has gone through in the past 60 years. They were originally a CBS affiliate on channel 4 (owned by Miami-based theater chain Wometco Enterprises), later became an O&O for that affiliate, was purchased by NBC (and subsequently went through a short period of being affiliated with a rival network), and in ’95 changed channel positions with WCIX/WFOR, making that station the “new” CBS 4. And, to top it all off, they almost became a sister station of WPLG. That is possibly one of the most colorful histories of any television station in the U.S., let alone one here in South Florida. I just missed that commemorative program, actually, so maybe we’ll see it on the site. Well, here’s to the next 60 years…
WTVJ was never a CBS O&O
Unfortunately, if you go to their web site, NBCMiami.com, there is no mention of the 60 year celebration. What a nice website….Yeah right.
I remember in the first shaky days, programing was from about4pm to 9pm, or so. The best was called TBA because it was always cartoons. Ralph Renick, and Bob Weaver became part of the family. Anyone remember Kukla, Fran, and Ollie? How about Crunch and Des? Cracker Jim, Molly Bee, and Happy Harold meant the weekend was here. ( Sponsored by Dixie Lilly Grits )
Until the day he left, Ralph Renick was our news man every night at 6. Good Night, and May the Good News be Yours
Does anyone know where Joel Connable is? He’s been off for a while.
Honeymoon, from what i was told. Don’t know when he’ll be back. Maybe Monday?
joel is on a long honeymoon, returns in april.
the 60th anniversary special will be re-airing a few more times in the coming weeks.
Last week on the 11am show, Bob Mayer mentioned that there was a WTVJ reunion party at the Seaquarium and showed some photos. Many of the old timers were there. It sure would be nice if the photos were posted online so we could see them. I looked on the nbcmiami website and couldn’t find them.
They won’t post them on the website, since the website is not local anymore
KNBC posted their entire anniversary show at nbclosangeles.com
I’m following him on his facebook, he’s still on a honeymoon. Although, he’s been out for a while, he did a Travel report this morning on TSIF.
By the way, does anyone have video on the 60 year recognition? TMBtD? Haha
When are they gonna get rid of Tisha Lewis she sucks!