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SuperChannel 55 tower may be ready in ’12

November 27, 2010 Roger Simmons

Construction on WACX’s Majesty Building, the unfinished high-rise office tower along Interstate 4 in Seminole County, started in February 2001. Does it have a prayer of ever being finished? SuperChannel 55 President Claud Bowers told … MORE

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Blast from the Past: Channel 9’s daytime in ’61

November 26, 2010 Roger Simmons

We continue our Blast from the Past series with this Orlando Sentinel advertisement for WLOF-Channel 9 from Nov. 1, 1961. WLOF? Yep, you read that right. When it signed on in February 1958, Channel 9 … MORE

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Spotlight on top Orlando TV advertisers

November 24, 2010 Roger Simmons

They’re what you watch — or maybe don’t watch — between the news, weather and sports on Orlando TV. Either way, you can’t avoid them. They’re the iconic commercials that dot the television landscape in … MORE

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Orlando is test market for new Fran Drescher show

November 24, 2010 Roger Simmons

Fran Descher — aka “The Nanny” — is taking baby steps into the talk show world right through Orlando. “The Fran Drescher Tawk Show” premieres Friday at 11 a.m. on WOFL-Fox 35 and five other … MORE

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Blast from the Past: Channel 6’s Sunday night

November 24, 2010 Roger Simmons

Continuing our Blast from the Past series of newspaper ads for Orlando TV stations, today we roll back the clock to 1968. Here’s an advertisement that appeared for CBS’ Sunday night lineup on WDBO-Channel 6. … MORE

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WFTV’s sister station adds more news

November 24, 2010 Roger Simmons

When Oprah takes her final bow, we know that in Orlando we’ll see Dr. Oz appearing in her place on WFTV. That won’t be the case at Channel 9’s Atlanta sister station, Cox flagship WSB-ABC … MORE

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Blast from the Past: WESH’s Cinema 2 ad

November 23, 2010 Roger Simmons

In addition to cataloging Orlando TV history, I also collect old newspapers. Lots and lots of old newspapers. And I have many copies of the Orlando Sentinel (or, as it was known for a time, … MORE

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Another news channel for Orlando cable TV?

November 23, 2010 Roger Simmons

Between lots of travel for business (and some for pleasure), I’m playing catchup with the latest Orlando TV news… Interesting — and unconfirmed — rumor passed on by a tipster: Bright House may be getting … MORE

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WFTV returns to cash giveaway to win ratings

November 23, 2010 Roger Simmons

WFTV is reaching into its past to try to secure a ratings win in the November sweep. Today and tomorrow — the last days of the sweep — Channel 9 is offering $5,000 to lucky … MORE

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Election Night plans for Orlando’s TV stations

November 1, 2010 Roger Simmons

Floridians will select a new governor and a new senator on Tuesday. And Orlando’s TV stations will be following the local results as votes in the off-year election are counted. Here’s what’s the local stations … MORE

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