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Roger Simmons
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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Blast from the past: Channel 6 ad from 1969

Roger Simmons, July 12, 2011

Orlando’s CBS station is known today at WKMG-Local 6. But 40 years ago, it was just WDBO-TV Channel 6. And the station’s newscast was known as “Newsbeat.” Here’s a newspaper advertisement from November 1969 promoting some of the shows on Channel 6 during the day — including a double dose of Truth or Consequences.

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