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WKMG-Local 6 was Orlando's first television station and is the area's CBS affiliate. Orignally known as WDBO-TV (for "Way Down By Orlando''), the station went on the air in July 1, 1954. It would become the longtime dominant station in the market with lots of local shows such as Central Florida Showcase (a news discussion show), Uncle Walt's Adventures, Hunting and Fishing and, of course, Romper Room. When Columbia Pictures considered buying the station from Outlet Co. in 1982, the call letters were prematurely changed from WDBO to to WCPX (for Columbia Pictures). The deal didn't go through, but the call letters remained. Meredith Corp. purchased the station in 1997, but it already owned F...
WKMG-Local 6 was Orlando's first television station and is the area's CBS affiliate. Orignally known as WDBO-TV (for "Way Down By Orlando''), the station went on the air in July 1, 1954. It would become the longtime dominant station in the market with lots of local shows such as Central Florida Showcase (a news discussion show), Uncle Walt's Adventures, Hunting and Fishing and, of course, Romper Room. When Columbia Pictures considered buying the station from Outlet Co. in 1982, the call letters were prematurely changed from WDBO to to WCPX (for Columbia Pictures). The deal didn't go through, but the call letters remained. Meredith Corp. purchased the station in 1997, but it already owned Fox affilate WOFL-Channel 35 -- and at the time such a duopoly wasn't allowed. Meredith decided to keep WOFL and trade WKMG to Post-Newsweek (which had also bid on the station) for a Post-Newsweek station in Hartford, Conn. Post-Newsweek changed Channel 6's call letters a third time, making it WKMG in honor of Post-Newsweek's Katharine M. Graham. Some of the anchors for Local 6 News are Lauren Rowe, Jacqueline London, Tom Terry, David Pingalore or "Ping," Mike Garafolo, Erick Webber, Laura Diaz, Troy Bridges and Erik von Ancken.
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One Killed in Disney World Monorail Crash
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.
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May ratings: Why WFTV, WKMG, WOFL can claim to be No. 1
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn households, the former way of gauging ratings success, WFTV remains out in front. At 6 p.m. weekdays, WFTV was seen in 118,500 homes, way ahead of WESH with 58,300, WKMG with 40,300 and WOFL with 29,000.... -
April ratings: WFTV, WKMG, WOFL post late-news wins
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn households, WFTV continued to show dominance. At 11 weeknights, WFTV averaged 73,400 homes to WKMG's 62,800, WESH's 43,200 and WOFL's 20,500.... -
WESH, WKMG win Florida Associated Press Awards
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWESH-Channel 2 and WKMG-Channel 6 have won Florida Associated Press Awards. The winners were announced Saturday. WESH won prizes for its website, breaking news coverage and weather reporting. The last prize was for chief meteorologist Tony Mainolfi's... -
WKMG brings back ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ for Retro TV special
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe WKMG morning team -- Matt Austin, Bridgett Williams, Troy Bridges and Jessica Sanchez -- will introduce the show. Williams recently married and has taken her husband's name. She will be billed as Bridgett Ellison, and she returns to the mornings April... -
WFTV ekes out March win at 11 p.m. over WKMG
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe morning race will be fascinating to watch in coming months after WFTV finally splits up its longtime anchor team Greg Warmoth and Vanessa Echols. He is going to anchor in the evening, and she will remain in the morning.... -
Trayvon Martin: State attorney’s fury tops news
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWKMG turned to the Sentinel story that voice experts say the person screaming for help on a 911 call is probably not Zimmerman. Audio engineer Edward John Primeau told CNN, "There's a huge chance this is not Zimmerman's voice. As a matter of fact, after... -
‘Meet the Press’ welcomes Newt Gingrich, Sen. Harry Reid
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPaul Krugman of The New York Times and Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics and public policy at Harvard University, will be guests on "Fareed Zakaria GPS." The program starts at 10 a.m. on CNN and repeats at 1 p.m. Other guests are Ayad Allawi,... -
3,500-year-old tree’s fiery end: a sad day in Seminole
The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel"The tree we're talking about is called the Senator," WKMG-Channel 6 anchor Matt Austin said. "It was the oldest of its kind in the entire world and really a centerpiece in Big Tree Park in Longwood."... -
Where’s Casey Anthony? It’s no use asking Jose Baez
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelMason told Casarez: "No one with any authority is attempting to promote Casey Anthony ... They are unsolicited and doing it on their own." Mason added that any Anthony negotiations will start after her appeal has ended and her probation has concluded.... -
‘The Young and the Restless’: Part of show to air in night on WKMG
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama's visit to Central Florida caused pre-emptions to the TV schedule today. CBS affiliate WKMG-Channel 6 pre-empted the “The Young and the Restless” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. But WKMG has received CBS clearance to air the... -
It’s all Newt on Sunday morning TV
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFrom Sentinel TV guru Hal Boedeker: Newt Gingrich is going to be making the Sunday morning rounds after the South Carolina primary. Gingrich will visit NBC’s “Meet the Press,” CBS’ “Face the Nation” and CNN’s ...
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