KGO 11PM Open 8.16.84

From KGO San Francisco, the 11PM News open in 1984 with Cool Hand Luke music.

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[NewsOnDemand]

What does that mean? "Interesting"? People die. It's very sad, but it is a natural course of human existence. Jensen succumbed to cancer, Wilson to blocked arteries. Please try to avoid conspiracy theories. These were great men who deserve better.

[LorenBattleTV]

Pete Wilson died of a tragic accident. April 30,1945-July 20,2007.

[beachdog67]

@dinfg6 That was never an FCC mandate. Ratings services combined them all in a single metro (market designation), and broadcasting consultants decreed station IDs should give a shout out to each area so viewers (or listeners, for radio) would "feel included" and be loyal to the station.

[beachdog67]

@dinfg6 That was never an FCC mandate. Ratings services combined them all in a single metro (market designation), and broadcasting consultants decreed station IDs should give a shout out to each area so viewers (or listeners, for radio) would "feel included" and be loyal to the station.

[beachdog67]

@carzingan2 Kay-Gee-Oh.

Never heard "Kay-Go", although both crosstown rivals used verbal shorthand (in-house for years before it ever crept into on air promotion).

One was KPIX; obviously "Kay-Pix".

The other, KRON, had at one time been owned by the San Francisco Chronicle, long known as "The Chron". Eventually, the single syllable was applied to the station.

[carzingan2]

do they read this kgo or k-go?

[rayjr62]

@UIWWildthing Yeah, he had a cup of coffee here in the bay area back in the 80's. His style didn't go over well as he only lasted a year. 

[UIWWildthing]

I had no idea John Buren worked in San Francisco prior to coming to WJZ in Baltimore

[rebafan19]

KVII in Amarillo, TX had a opening like KGO-TV around 1980-1986

[dinfg6]

WABC had an open like WPVI back in 1979

[dinfg6]

When did the FCC mandated that all SF stations must include Oakland and San Jose in Station ID's