WWHT "U68" Newark, NJ

WWHT signs-off after a video finishes a heavy metal program. June 20, 1986. Recorded from Philadelphia 60 miles DX.

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[capnquirky]

I'm glad you resurrected this. I worked there and the Beatles signoff was actually my idea! I just said it as a joke, and they used it.

[TechnerVideo]

Cool... who's the girl that falls asleep at the controls?

[JIMMASTERSTV]

WTAF-TV 29 in Philadelphia used to also sign off using the same song, "Good Night". Does anyone know who sang this version with the choral group accompanying the lead singer. When WTAF signed off in the 80's they played this song with video of the sun setting. Nice. Hope someone finds and posts that. TV the way it was.

[TechnerVideo]

John Lennon with The Beatles did this song on their White Album

[JIMMASTERSTV]

I can't beleive I did not know that this particular version was The Beatles. I knew they did that song, but for some reason did not know this version was sung by Ringo. Learned something new tonight. I thought this was a cover version by an unknown singer. Crazy. WTAF-TV's setting sun along with this song was really nice. That's when TV stations took the time to breathe. TechnerVideo, I just subscribed to you. JimMastersTV. Thanks.

[TechnerVideo]

Thanks for subscribing. I have been culling my airchecks and getting them posted on here! I hope you enjoy them. Yep, its Ringo on the lead vocal.

[ModernDayWarrior2112]

I remember seeing Rush "Tom Sawyer" and also a video by a band called Thor on U68. Wow this brings back great memories.

[YanksOnTop]

Talk about memories... I loved that channel when I was in HS. And they finish off with "Zero The Hero"... Classic.

[oldschoolbx1970]

This takes me back to my days as a teenager in high school. Thanks for posting this.

[boob1019]

Those were the days .....UHF head banger ball ....1986

[oldschoolbx1970]

I used to watch this shit every night @ 11:00pm from June 1985 to October 3,1986 back when I was a teenager.

[kcthatsawinner]

I found out that WWHT would later be called 'the WORX tv 68', which was owned by USA Broadcasting, which also had WAMI Miami, WHOT-TV Atlanta, wHUB 66 Boston and K*STR 49 in Houston. USA sold those stations to Telefutura. You should check out the station id's for each on YouTube.

[GONZARoller]

WWHT is now identified as WFUT-DT.

It now broadcasts just a bunch of crappy Spanish-language programming under ownership of TeleFutura, and Telemundo. A nice blast from the past from the golden ages of radio and TV.

[tubecraft7]

All I can say is -- wow.

[Shawnster65]

Count me in too, brother.

I watched this every Friday night, and always laughed that they ended the broadcasting night with this song, lol

I remember one Power Hour video by a band named Monroe, "Won't Last Forever." and of all things, the guitarist, Rich, is on Myspace!

Then there was that Jim Rutledge cover of that old Bloodrock song, "D.O.A." with the disturbing footage in the ambulance.

Black and Blue-"Hold On To 18" and Dio's "Rainbow In The Dark" were a few others.

[WJCMTA]

U-68 Metal Power Hour was one of the best shows. I remember watching it every Friday night before heading out to L'amour. My brother recorded the shows on Video and to this day, I'll watch it every so often.