I had heard since asking the question above that 13 had another facility in NYC from sometime in the mid 80s until 1998, while retaining the Gateway Center studios until the late 80s.
13 had studios at the Henry Hudson Hotel on 58th Street near Ninth Avenue and also owned former CBS-TV Studio 58 at 840 Ninth Avenue (NW corner of 55th), a converted movie house which was demolished about five years ago.
Does anyone know exactly what year WNET moved their studios from Newark to NYC? I remember WNET once having studios right across the street from Newark Penn Station. Now the studios are about a block away from, ironically enough, New York Penn Station.
I have a serious question: Does anyone know precisely which music was used for the sign-off film that was played for years (and is seen here)? I'd've thought it was something out of a Benjamin Godard piece.
My mother went to college in Williamsport, PA, and could pick up WWOR and a few of the other NYC stations from her apartment. Not sure if she got any Philly stations though.
Cool. It would seem in South Jersey and anywhere else in the Philly market, the cable wire brought you the crappy EMI service, the aerial would bring you at least a b-grade signal of the local feed.
Neat, still remember 13 from those days. Speaking of picking up NYC stations from Philly, back in the mid 90s, during a visit down, my friend picked up WWOR-TV when the cable went out. He was excited to be picking up the real WWOR as opposed to the EMI Service feed he always got on cable back then.
Let's not forget the ORIGINAL WNET announcer, Fred Sayles, who inherited his position there when 13 went from commercial (WATV) to non. Best remembered as "Uncle Fred" the host of Junior Frolics on 13 during the earliest days of TV.
Rather unique in how Tom Stewart or Donna Drews or whoever was doing continuity gave namechecks of the technical staff. Makes things seem a little bit more personal.
Awesome! Can you share the "Only The Best" promo too?
APyleOfVinyl 8 months ago
The studio you remember was at Gateway Center. WNET moved to 450 West 33rd Street in 1998.
Cosmopolite100 2 years ago
I had heard since asking the question above that 13 had another facility in NYC from sometime in the mid 80s until 1998, while retaining the Gateway Center studios until the late 80s.
johnissoevil 2 years ago
13 had studios at the Henry Hudson Hotel on 58th Street near Ninth Avenue and also owned former CBS-TV Studio 58 at 840 Ninth Avenue (NW corner of 55th), a converted movie house which was demolished about five years ago.
Cosmopolite100 2 years ago
Does anyone know exactly what year WNET moved their studios from Newark to NYC? I remember WNET once having studios right across the street from Newark Penn Station. Now the studios are about a block away from, ironically enough, New York Penn Station.
johnissoevil 2 years ago
From :34 to :38 The boat races a train.
MikePike5 2 years ago
I have a serious question: Does anyone know precisely which music was used for the sign-off film that was played for years (and is seen here)? I'd've thought it was something out of a Benjamin Godard piece.
wmbrown6 3 years ago
Actually, it was "Reverie" by Debussy. Still curious as to whose recording it was.
wmbrown6 3 years ago
Also, when I lived in Altoona, I'd occasionally pick up WNET (it would interfere with Pittsburgh's WQED, also on channel 13)
Dink513 3 years ago
My mother went to college in Williamsport, PA, and could pick up WWOR and a few of the other NYC stations from her apartment. Not sure if she got any Philly stations though.
Dink513 3 years ago
Cool. It would seem in South Jersey and anywhere else in the Philly market, the cable wire brought you the crappy EMI service, the aerial would bring you at least a b-grade signal of the local feed.
johnissoevil 3 years ago
Neat, still remember 13 from those days. Speaking of picking up NYC stations from Philly, back in the mid 90s, during a visit down, my friend picked up WWOR-TV when the cable went out. He was excited to be picking up the real WWOR as opposed to the EMI Service feed he always got on cable back then.
johnissoevil 3 years ago
Let's not forget the ORIGINAL WNET announcer, Fred Sayles, who inherited his position there when 13 went from commercial (WATV) to non. Best remembered as "Uncle Fred" the host of Junior Frolics on 13 during the earliest days of TV.
vinphizz 3 years ago
"Until tomorrow morning at 8, when we begin the day with 3-2-1 Contact...." WOW!! Takes me back.
FairBolFL 3 years ago
Methinks this is a live sign-off routine.
Rather unique in how Tom Stewart or Donna Drews or whoever was doing continuity gave namechecks of the technical staff. Makes things seem a little bit more personal.
treffynnon19 4 years ago
I.I.N.M., in those days all sign-offs were "live" at 'Thirteen.'
Another former Ch. 13 announcer was Pat Dawson, who later became a TV reporter.
wmbrown6 4 years ago
And besides Ms. Drews, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Dawson, there was also Roger Rathburn . . .
wmbrown6 4 years ago