Question...do WHAM and the rest still do this to this day? As in, brodcast a sign on and sign off? If they do not, was it something done during the analog brodcasts only?
Callsign and the anchors remain the same today, but ownership has changed...A TV-only company specializing in medium-size markets, Newport Television LLC, took it over a few years back. A change for the better, IMHO...
Ahh, nothing quite like memories of 3 year-old TV sign-on segments strangely identical looking to the present ones. *chuckles* So what are you like, 15 then? Uh-huh, you've sure aged a lot.
yeah... i personally think that it is all starting to look really old, especially the set and some graphics... they need to get a overhaul soon, and they might as well just convert to HD too. It's expensive, but the graphics and set looks dated...
I've never been a fan of the lower 3rds from this package, or the website title section graphics they use. Having different colors come out does not seem modern at all.
Last note is that before any of the Newport stations in New York other than WXXA go HD, WSYR needs to get the infrastructure in. Centralcasting mostly works against major upgrades. I think it's great, but I hear it causes problems, so Newport might dump it alltogether, leaving WIVT and WWTI out with their little budgets.
Question...do WHAM and the rest still do this to this day? As in, brodcast a sign on and sign off? If they do not, was it something done during the analog brodcasts only?
killercan10 1 year ago
@killercan10 Nope, this was done just purely due to the fact that they changed their call letters from WOKR to WHAM that day.
summerdude 1 year ago
Callsign and the anchors remain the same today, but ownership has changed...A TV-only company specializing in medium-size markets, Newport Television LLC, took it over a few years back. A change for the better, IMHO...
BobWXXI 1 year ago
I am all for a vintage set of call letters returning to a particular market...in this case, WHAM returning to a Rochester TV station.
BiscuitsMcGillicuddy 2 years ago
What year was this?
worldman29isback 2 years ago
2006 I believe
redcomic619 2 years ago
Is this an independent station?
SilentDrifter03 3 years ago
No, WHAM is an ABC affiliate.
bigvoice313 3 years ago
Formerly known as WOKR-TV
TexasTV 3 years ago
I remember watching this, when I was 12 or 13.
summerdude 3 years ago
Ahh, nothing quite like memories of 3 year-old TV sign-on segments strangely identical looking to the present ones. *chuckles* So what are you like, 15 then? Uh-huh, you've sure aged a lot.
xreddragonx 3 years ago 4
yeah... i personally think that it is all starting to look really old, especially the set and some graphics... they need to get a overhaul soon, and they might as well just convert to HD too. It's expensive, but the graphics and set looks dated...
summerdude 3 years ago 3
i'm 16 by the way.
summerdude 3 years ago 4
@summerdude Nobody cares.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@summerdude Your profile says you're 25. But it doesn't matter to me. lol
bandet888 1 year ago
I've never been a fan of the lower 3rds from this package, or the website title section graphics they use. Having different colors come out does not seem modern at all.
Last note is that before any of the Newport stations in New York other than WXXA go HD, WSYR needs to get the infrastructure in. Centralcasting mostly works against major upgrades. I think it's great, but I hear it causes problems, so Newport might dump it alltogether, leaving WIVT and WWTI out with their little budgets.
mikeszewil 3 years ago
I.I.N.M., the first WHAM-TV became WROC.
wmbrown6 3 years ago 2