Reports of swine flu in Orlando are raising the temperatures of some folks running the local news stations. On Tuesday, WFTV-Channel 9 reported that there was a confirmed case of swine flu in Orlando. The report turned … MORE
If you’re not getting WKMG on your HD receiver, you need to rescan you local channels. WKMG changed digital channels last week. After broadcasting on Channel 58, WKMG is now airing on Channel 26. Sure, … MORE
Unlike most Central Floridians, I don’t have access to Bright House Networks cable where I live. It get my television via satellite — Dish Network, to be precise. Dish has added a new channel called … MORE
Andrea Jackson, one of the original Daily Buzz anchors, is leaving the Orlando-based morning show. Her last day is Wednesday. In a note to Sentinel TV Guy and More blogger Hal Boedeker, Jackson said, “It’s … MORE
Wayne Bennett, a former anchor at Channels 2 and 6, is retiring after 34 years in the news business. Bennett began his career as a reporter for WESH in 1975, and he eventually became an anchor at … MORE
I love history and — as is evident by this site — broadcast history. So, I’ve been compling a list of Florida’s first television stations. You’ll likely notice some familiar call letters as well as some … MORE
sadf sdf sdf Station Date City Etc WTVJ-Ch. 4 March 21, 1949 Miami Now WTVJ-Ch. 6 (NBC) WMBR-Ch. 4 Sept. 15, 1949 Jacksonville Now WJXT-Ch. 6 (Indy) WSUN-Ch. 38 May 13, 1953 St. Petersburg Was … MORE
Following up to the recent Florida Associated Press Broadcasters competition … AP still hasn’t updated its site with the results, but we’re finding out about them the old-fashioned way: folks at the stations are e-mailing me … MORE
We pause briefly from our coverage of Orlando TV News for something that follows the news: Saturday Night Live. If you caught Saturday’s show (following WESH 2 News — see, there’s a news reference), you … MORE
If you’ve checked out the channel pages on this site, you’ll know I have lots of video of Orlando TV — past and present. But as much as I have, YouTube has more. (In fact, … MORE
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