WNBC "How the Years Go By" Promo

1998-era promo from WNBC in New York.

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[wiedep]

g.e. has ruined nbc...

[jckenyon]

One of the best promos for both NBC and WNBC they should have rebroadcast it at the end of analog television

[Juliaflo]

Happy 70th anniversary to WNBC and WCBS-TV, albeit belated.

[Mcnzlea]

Believe it or not, another station used the WNBC-TV call letters prior to Channel 4's acquiring use of them in 1960. It was not far away in Connecticut. Their WNBC, though an affiliate, actually stood for New Britain, Connecticut, and broadcast on Channel 30 where WVIT is now.

Sarnoff and RCA tended to use NBC as a guinea pig for their experiments in broadcasting. There were countless tie-ins between NBC programming and RCA television sets; ditto for their records and phonographs.

[PlaneAndTVtechfan]

@Juliaflo It was WRCA when "General" Sarnoff still had a major part in running things there. Back then NBC was 'cutting-edge' as far as technology goes.

[PlaneAndTVtechfan]

NBC used to be great. Aside from the NFL coverage, not so great anymore.



[Juliaflo]

@kimberlyKfnOphiEAGLE I remember the call letters WRCA-TV. (Now, don't try to figure out my age, LOLOLOL).

[kimberlyKfnOphiEAGLE]

The Peacock is one of the most beautiful animated creations of the late 50's and early 60's. Thanks to creators John J. Graham, Fred Knapp, and Electra Film Labs for 'the bird' that has been NBC's trademark and 'mascot' for 50-some years. Way better than that ugly 'N' that was eventually dumped!

[drice4]

Because CAU was a CBS O & O for most of it's history until the early 90's (approx.) when Westinghouse, who owned KYW and was an NBC affiliate, bought CBS. The new CBS kept KYW and sold ownership of CAU to NBC.

[kimberlyKfnOphiEAGLE]

I think it's cool that they included David Sarnoff in this promo. Why NBC10(WCAU) has never had a promo that 'nods' to the history of the Peacock Network, I don't know.