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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Orlando TV news and history

Since 2001, RogerSimmons.com has been covering Orlando TV news and history. You’ll find information about the original local Orlando stations as well as historical images from Orlando broadcasts over the years and how they promoted themselves in newspaper advertisements.

While the focus is on Orlando TV, we also offer a brief look at the history of Florida’s TV stations and how the stations in the South Florida, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville promoted their programming.

Orlando TV

WKMG-Channel 6 (CBS)
  • Our history of the station
  • Our blog posts about the station
  • Images broadcast by the station over the years
  • Newspaper advertisements for the station
WESH-Channel 2 (NBC)
  • Our history of the station
  • Our blog posts about the station
  • Images broadcast by the station over the years
  • Newspaper advertisements for the station
WFTV-Channel 9 (ABC)
  • Our history of the station
  • Our blog posts about the station
  • Images broadcast by the station over the years
  • Newspapers advertisements for the station
WOFL-Channel 35 (Fox)
  • Our history of the station
  • Our blog posts about the station
  • Images broadcast by the station over the years
  • Newspapers advertisements for the station
More Orlando TV History

Orlando’s Golden 50: Our 2004 list of notable TV contributors on the 50th anniversary of television’s arrival in Orlando in 1954.

Orlando TV programming schedules through the years

Orlando Digital TV channels

Florida TV History

Florida’s first television stations

South Florida TV station newspaper advertisements

Tampa Bay TV station newspaper advertisements

Jacksonville TV station newspaper advertisements

Latest Posts

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Top Locations

Orlando Wetlands

Posts about visits to Orlando Wetlands


UCF Arboretum

Posts about visits to UCF Arboretum


Merritt Island

Posts about visits to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge


Lake Apopka

Posts about visits to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive


Fort DeSoto

Posts about visits to Fort DeSoto Park


Galleries

Roger's Favorites

An ever-changing collection of my favorite pictures


American Flamingos

Photos of American Flamingos in Indian River


Belted Kingfishers

Photos of Belted Kingfishers across Central Florida.


Oystercatchers

Pictures of American Oystercatchers at Fort DeSoto Park


Spoonbills

Pictures of Roseate Spoonbills in Central Florida


Whooping Crane

Pictures of one of the last Whooping Cranes in Florida


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