WCIX-TV Miami 1988

This is a WCIX-TV opening just prior to CBS buying the station.

The official Miami affiliation changeover occurred on January 1, 1989: WCIX became a CBS affiliate, while NBC's full schedule of programming moved to WTVJ. Fox moved its programming over to WSVN, while most of WCIX's syndicated programs went to WDZL. WCIX also began a half-hour newscast at 6:00 p.m., moved their 10:00 newscast to 11:00, and continued to increase its local news output in the early 1990s. Channel 6 officially became a CBS-owned station on January 2, 1989. However, WCIX struggled as a CBS station due to its weak signal in Fort Lauderdale. Despite operating a translator in the area on channel 27, CBS persuaded WPEC (channel 12), the longtime ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach, to switch to CBS in order to give the network a stronger signal in northern Broward County.

WRIC-TV Richmond 1999

WXIA-TV Atlanta 1990

WSB-TV Atlanta 1990

WAGA-TV Atlanta 1990

WNYS-TV Syracuse 1974

The weather segment is sooo dated!

WABC-TV New York 1977

WABC-TV New York 1979

WNEW-TV New York 1977

WNEW-TV is now WNYW-TV. WNEW pioneered the 10 o'clock news.

WTVJ-TV Miami 1984

Katie Couric!

WNYS-TV Syracuse 1974

Nothing like a "colorful channel" logo in black and white. WNYS-TV channel 9 is now WSYR-TV. To make things more confusing, there is now a WNYS-TV broadcasting on channel 43. It is owned by the same company that owns the current WSYR-TV.

And, to confuse the whole thing, channel 3 used to have the calls of WSYR-TV before the call letters were changed to WSTM-TV in 1980.

ITV (ITN) London 2002

ITV article. ITN article.

Independent Network News, 1981

BBC News London 1999

WXIA, WSB, Atlanta 1991

Three for one!

Miami Affiliate Switch 1988

NBC moves from WSVN-TV, channel 7 to WTVJ-TV, channel 4. CBS moves from WTVJ-TV to WCIX-TV channel 6. WSVN loses the NBC affiliation and eventually picks up FOX. WPLG-TV, channel 10, remains an ABC affiliate.

Miami Channel Switch 1995

WTVJ-TV (NBC) moved from channel 4 to channel 6. WCIX-TV (CBS) moved from channel 6 to channel 4 and becomes WFOR-TV. Once again, WPLG, channel 10, remains an ABC affiliate.

In 1994, CBS and Westinghouse (Group W) Broadcasting signed a long-term affiliation deal, part of which resulted in three Westinghouse-owned stations becoming CBS affiliates. As a sidebar, a subsequent deal between NBC and a new Group W/CBS joint venture was made in 1995, with CBS selling the channel 6 facility to NBC as compensation for the loss of two Westinghouse-owned NBC affiliates, in Philadelphia and Boston. In return, Group W/CBS received the stronger channel 4 facility and cash as compensation for the loss of WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, which was being acquired by NBC. NBC also included stations in Denver and Salt Lake City in the trade off to Group W/CBS.

At 1:00 a.m. on September 10, 1995, WCIX and WTVJ swapped dial positions. The entire WCIX intellectual unit (including programming and staff) moved from channel 6 to channel 4, thus returning CBS programming to channel 4 after a six-year hiatus. WTVJ had been Miami's CBS affiliate from its sign-on in 1949 until the 1989 switch to NBC. Along with the frequency change came a new set of call letters, WFOR-TV. However, WFOR's studios remained the same as they were when the station was on channel 6. Even though the FCC regards channel 4 as changing its call letters from WTVJ to WFOR on September 10, the stations themselves did not change hands, only the transmitting facilities. ([1], [2]) As a result, WFOR operates with the original WTVJ license, while the present WTVJ operates using WCIX's license.

WSVN-TV Miami 1992

WNBC-TV New York 1978

WCBS-TV New York 1978

WTVR-TV Richmond 1998

ABC News - 1981

The first, and only, network evening newscast that featured three anchors.

WSVN-TV Miami 1989

WPLG-TV Miami 1989

WABC-AM Radio New York 1965

WTVJ-TV Miami Hurricane Andrew 1992

WPIX-TV New York 1979

Notice the guy in the background typing as fast as two fingers will let him.

The same anchors fronted the INN news. They simply took down the "11" logo and hung up the INN logo. There was different music for the INN News.

WSVN-TV Miami 1988

Sanchez is with CNN now. Here's his profile.

WPLG-TV Miami 1982

Glen Rinker left for Orlando in 1982 and was replaced with Mike Schneider. Here's a video of Mike's first day. This also debuted the Eyewitness News brand. Formerly, channel 10 was identified as Newswatch 10.



Schneider is now with Bloomberg television.

WPLG-TV 1992 Miami

We never saw this newscast. The power went out and Hurricane Andrew's eye hit soon thereafter.

On this video, they mention the "freight train" sound, and indeed, it's absolutely true. Our ears popped as Andrew roared overhead.