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Various TV newscast opens, part 1 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 439 seconds Circa 1992-94, here's a collection of various news opens from TV stations across Indiana, Illinois, and a couple from Kentucky. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 2 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 513 seconds A montage of local newscast opens from various TV stations across the USA, dating from 1982 to 2000 (well, a couple are from the '50s). No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens and promos, part 19 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 583 seconds Local TV news opens and promos from appx. 1976 to 2005, along with a brief local ID from 1969 at the very end. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens (and promos), part 16 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 572 seconds The latest round of local TV newscast opens and promos from around the U.S., circa 1979 to 2005. Included in this batch are Rochester, NY and San Diego's versions of "News ei8ht" branding from the early '80s; promos from Buffalo and Detroit, and an example of what happens when tape heads aren't cleaned (in other words, some video isn't up to scratch). No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 3 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 435 seconds Another collection of various newscast opens from TV stations across the U.S. ranging from the 1980s to 1990s. Apologies for the varying audio levels, which weren't able to be corrected. No copyright infringement intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens (and promos), part 10 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 589 seconds Another batch of local TV newscast opens and promo spots (a couple being overall station promos, and not just news); circa 1965-97. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 4 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 516 seconds And yet another collection of newscast opens from around the U.S., mainly 1990s to 2002, with a couple from the '80s thrown in for good measure. No copyright infringement intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 6 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 422 seconds Mainly from 1975 to the 1990s. However, blink and you'll miss a short network news open from 1962. No copyright infringement intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 7 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 596 seconds Another round of local TV news opens from around the United States, circa 1978 to 2005. Quality varies due to the age of the original tapes. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 8 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 601 seconds And a few promos thrown in for good measure, circa 1975-2005. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens and promos, part 20 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 577 seconds Local TV news opens and promos circa 1974-2005. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 17 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 537 seconds Largely circa 1978-2003, but blink and you'll miss a rare station ID from 1952 that aired right before the premiere of NBC's Today Show. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 21 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 369 seconds Local news opens from around the U.S., circa 1983-2004. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 22 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 361 seconds More local TV news opens, circa 1988-1999. Apologies for varying quality; some clips were DXed. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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WBAK-TV IDs, 1985-86 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 79 seconds Station IDs and late movie intro for then-ABC affiliate WBAK-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana. Today the station is Fox affiliate WFXW. Related: 1985, id, station, wbak-tv |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 5 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 582 seconds And yet another reel of news opens from TV stations around the U.S., circa 1968 to 1996. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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ITV (CITV) Edmonton News Open, 1989 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 73 seconds Before it was Global Edmonton, channel 13 was known as "ITV" (no relation to the UK one). This late news open stems from 1989. Related: 1989, itv |
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Satellite News Channel Open & Clips, 1982-83 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 47 seconds A couple of clips from the long-gone Satellite News Channel, which was one of the first competitors to CNN. Related: 1983, channel, news, satellite |
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Financial News Network clips, 1984 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 59 seconds A couple of clips from the defunct Financial News Network (FNN) from 1984. This came off an old Betamax tape, and the color signal was lost. FNN eventually merged with CNBC. Related: defunct, financial, network, news |
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WTVK Knoxville Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 13 seconds An 11pm news open circa 1986, from then-NBC affiliate WTVK in Knoxville, TN. A few years later this station moved off the UHF dial to VHF channel 8, changed call letters to WKXT, and switched to CBS. Today the station is WVLT-TV. Related: wtvk |
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All News Channel clip, 1993 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 32 seconds A clip from the now-defunct All News Channel, circa 1993. All News Channel, or "ANC", was a 24/7 news service offered to broadcast and cable outlets. Operations ceased in 2001 due to budget cuts. Related: cable, defunct, networks |
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Various TV newscast opens, part 13 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 590 seconds With (one) promo and a close thrown in for good measure. Dates are circa 1976-2003. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: intro, news, newscast, open |
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Various TV newscast opens (and promos), part 9 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 597 seconds More clips from around the U.S., circa 1979-2001. No copyright infringement is intended. Related: news, newscast, open |
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WXAO-TV Promo, 1982 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 29 seconds WXAO-TV was a semi-religious independent TV station in Jacksonville, FL. The station later became a traditional independent, with the call letters WNFT. Eventually it became a charter member of UPN, then later became the area's CBS affiliate. Related: id, station, wxao-tv |
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WRIP-TV Station ID, 1982 Posted by: NewsActive3
Video duration: 7 seconds A short station ID with no voice-over. Today the station is Fox affiliate WDSI-TV. Can't imagine why the call letters were changed... Related: id, station, wrip |

























