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Roger Simmons
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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Tag: WKCF-18

Recent RogerSimmons.com Orlando TV News reports involving WKCF-Channel 18, the CW affiliate for Central Florida. The station is part of a Hearst Television duopoly with WESH-Channel 2. WKCF originally broadcast on Channel 68.

It’s CW Decision Time for WKCF, WRDQ

Roger Simmons, February 15, 2006

TVWeek reports that more than 200 TV station owners and executives received their first communications from the new CW Network on Tuesday — starting the process for affiliate selection. In Orlando, that affiliation choice comes down to two stations: WKCF-Channel 18, the current WB affiliate and one of the strongest…

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News That Won’t Slow You Down

Roger Simmons, February 8, 2006

Some quick hits for you today: >> WESH starts its Olympic coverage tonight with the debut of its nightly preview show, The O-Zone. News anchor Wendy Chioji and sports director Pat Clarke host the show from Universal Orlando. It airs at 7:30 p.m. >> In the past week, KABC in…

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O-Town Gets More Buzz on ‘Daily Buzz’

Roger Simmons, February 2, 2006

If you watch The Daily Buzz on WB18, you may have noticed something different about the nationally syndicated morning show. There’s more news about Central Florida. Orlando is one of four test markets where the show is adding local news inserts. This week, WKCF also started a partnership with Metro…

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Cancelled: WKCF says goodbye to Uncle Bud

Roger Simmons, July 2, 2002

WKCF-Channel 18 said it will pull the plug on Bud Hedinger and the 11-year-old “Original 10 O’Clock News” on Sept. 13. Hedinger first started in the market in 1986 when he was the 6 and 11 p.m. anchor at WFTV-Channel 9. After leaving in 1989, he returned in 1993 as…

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