The following video features various news and talent opens from
WTVJ in
Miami from c.
1979/80 to present.
Historical note:
In September 1995, WTVJ and what is now
WFOR-TV swapped channel positions, with WTVJ moving from channel 4 to channel 6, and
WCIX moving from channel 6 to channel 4 and changing its calls to
WFOR. One of the many byproducts of Fox's
1994 affiliation deal with
New World Communications, the two stations' swapped transmitters (and effectively, channel locations) as compensation for
CBS selling
WCAU in
Philadelphia to
NBC in exchange for
KCNC-TV in
Denver and
KUTV in
Salt Lake City.
Here's what you can see in this video:
(0:06) "
The World Tonight" intro (c. 1980-1983)
(
0:18) "
News Weekend" intro (c. 1980-1983)
(0:35-1:54) "News 4" talent intros (
1983-1986)
(1:54-2:58) "News 4" talent intros (1986-1988)
(2:58-5:28) "News 4" intros (1988-1989)
(2:58-5:28) "News 4" and "
South Florida at 4:30" intros (1989-1990)
(5:28-11:50) "
Channel 4 News" talent intros (1990-1992)
(11:50) "Channel 4 News
Olympic Nightcast" talent intro (
1992)
(12:05-14:05) "Channel 4 News" talent intros (1992-1995)
(12:05-14:05) "Channel 4 News" 4:30 p.m. talent and 11 p.m. intros, same as before but with "WTVJ NBC" ID (1992-1995)
(14:05-15:09) "
Channel 6 News" talent intros, same as before but truncated and with references to new channel 6 position (1995-1997)
(15:09-16:35) "
NBC 6 News" intros (1997-2000)
(16:35-17:48) "NBC 6 News" intros, includes special intro from inaugural broadcast from
American Airlines Arena studio (1997-2001)
(17:48-18:21) "NBC 6 News" intros (2001-2005)
(18:21-20:18) "NBC 6 News" intros (2005-2009)
(20:18-21:33) "NBC 6 News" intros (2009-2012)
(21:33-21:59) "NBC 6 News" intros (2012-present)
The posting of this video is designed to facilitate criticism, commentary, scholarship, and research relating to the television broadcasting industry, and for purposes of historic preservation, consistent with the provisions set forth in
Section 107 of
Title 17, United States Code.
© 2014 WTVJ, owned by
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.
Accurate captions are available for this video, activate the caption track and select "
English" (the selection without the "automatic captions" tag) to view them.
- published: 12 Jan 2014
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