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Orlando broadcasting pioneer Lee Colee Hamilton dies at 90

July 22, 2017 Roger Simmons

Orlando broadcasting pioneer Lee Colee Hamilton passed away earlier this month at age 90. She started at Orlando radio station WLOF  as an “office girl” and eventually became Florida’s first female broadcast salesperson. She eventually rose to general sales manager at WLOF Radio and WLOF-TV Channel 9, which she helped launch in 1958. … MORE

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Florida has 106 TV stations now after FCC originally approved 58

July 10, 2017 Roger Simmons

Florida has 106 full-power television stations today, and many more channels when you consider their digital offerings. It’s a far cry from what the FCC envisioned for the Sunshine State in the early days of television. … MORE

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Orlando’s massive TV tower came crashing down in 1973

June 11, 2017 Roger Simmons

The Bithlo TV tower was called the tallest structure on the planet at one point.  But as workers were preparing to install an an antenna for educational station WMFE-Channel 24  on June 8, 1973, the tower collapsed into a massive pile of steel and wires. A structural failure was cited as the cause. … MORE

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‘Batman’ Adam West dies at 88, had huge impact on ABC, WFTV-Channel 9

June 10, 2017 Roger Simmons

Adam West, the  caped crusader “Batman”  who helped change the ratings fortunes of ABC and WFTV-Channel 9 in the mid-1960s, died Friday night at age 88.  West is best known as TV’s “Batman,” and the show’s three-season run made a huge impact across the nation and here in Central Florida on Channel 9 … MORE

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The man who helped Channel 9 launch ‘Central Florida News’

June 5, 2017 Roger Simmons

When Channel 9 went on the air in February 1958 as WLOF-TV, it took about a year and half to launch a regular evening and late-night newscast. That finally happened on Monday, Sept. 7, 1959, when the station began an ambitious program called “Central Florida News.” … MORE

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It’s Eyewitness News, from 36 years ago

May 29, 2017 Roger Simmons

Another blast from the past. A full-length Channel 9 Eyewitness News from May 29, 1981 featuring Bob Jordan, Carole Nelson, weatherman Danny Treanor and sportscaster Mike Storms … MORE

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Christmas in May? Cool off with this classic clip

May 29, 2017 Roger Simmons

More and more old Orlando TV tapes are showing up on YouTube, which is great for someone who loves history. This one arrived recently — it’s a clip from “Santa’s Toy Shop,” WFTV’s Christmas special … MORE

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Is it the right time for Local 6’s 7 p.m. news?

December 9, 2010 Roger Simmons

While RogerSimmons.com was offline with technical difficulties last week, WKMG-Local 6 announced its new 7 p.m. newscast. And I have a couple of observations about that. First, the news: Channel 6 will ditch it’s hourlong … 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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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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What’s on TV tonight? You finally found out in July 1951

Jacksonville’s WMBR-TV Channel 4 went on the air on Oct. 16, 1949, broadcasting four hours a day from its 478-foot antenna on the city’s southside. But it would be nearly two years before Orlando newspapers took note and began running daily TV listings for the area’s closest station. … MORE

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