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Greed, movies and soda: How Channel 6 became WCPX-TV in 1982

June 18, 2017

Thirty-five years ago this month, there was a big change in Orlando television. You can blame a greedy, lazy station owner as well as the FCC, a movie company and even a soft-drink maker.

Happy birthdays to Channel 6, WUCF-TV

July 1, 2011

Today is a historic day for Orlando TV for two important reasons, with something old and something new. First, it was on this day 57 years ago that television began in Orlando. WDBO-Channel 6 started broadcasting, airing shows from CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont. It would be the area’s only…

Orlando Magazine readers pick TV favorites

August 10, 2009

The fine readers of Orlando Magazine have once again selected the choices for “Best of Orlando” in a number of categories. Alas, RogerSimmons.com didn’t place among best local Web sites this time, but here are the results for the television categories: Best Local TV Station: (1) WFTV-Channel 9, (2) WESH-Channel 2, (3)…

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