1940's TV: Rare Ident/Logo for WABD-DuMont (Now WNYW)

[Sheri451]

I don't think Charlotte NC even got television until after WWII.

[wmbrown6]

Notice how then-WABD's slogan, "New York's Window on the World," has some similarities to the message that formed the initials of Chicago Public TV station WTTW Channel 11 - initials that stood for "Window To The World."

To add to 'TheStanbabe's' post: Prior to the Sept. 7, 1958 call letter change from WABD to WNEW-TV, what had been DuMont Broadcasting became Metropolitan Broadcasting in May 1958. It was in 1957 that they bought WNEW-AM 1130, with FM 102.7 launched Aug. 25, 1958.

[wmbrown6]

(CONT'D) DuMont Broadcasting, in turn, had come into effect in 1956 as an owner of independent stations (which then were WABD and Washington, DC's WTTG) following the demise of the DuMont network.

[wmbrown6]

(CONT'D) One other thing . . . DuMont/Metropolitan always had Channel 5.

[TheStanbabe]

Dear From The Sidelines, Actually? WABD TV Ch.5 In NYC became WNEW TV Ch.5 in NYC on Sunday September 7,1958..the fall of 1958.

[thesailormercury1]

do you have any other ident from dumont

[rolko52]

Technically is was not an affiliate. Today it would classified as an "O&O", and "owned and operated" broadcast property of a network.

[store275]

creepy

[fromthesidelines]

WABD was originally an experimental station, "W2XWV", from 1938 through '44, when it officially signed on, before the end of World War II, as "WABD". The call letters changed after Metropolitan Broadcasting [later known as "Metromedia'] bought Channel 5 in 1957, renaming it after their radio station, WNEW, in the summer of 1958. They, in turn, sold it to News Corporation {owner of Fox Television} in 1986, who renamed it "WNYW".

[zekepig]

That Statue of Liberty looks almost like the Columbia Pictures torch lady in this clip.

[CoolConejo]

@zekepig It's the same Deity. good eye. It's the goddess of the underworld.

[thesailormercury1]

@CoolConejo she a deity alright a deity of freedom

[MrUnidyne]

WABD stood for the network founder's initials, Allen Balcom DuMont. After the DuMont network failed, it became Metromedia station WNEW-TV, then Fox station WNYW.

[PDS1990]

I see. This is too good to be true.