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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...  Show more »
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.  « Show less

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  1. 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.
    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. The transit system, which shuttles thousands of visitors around the...

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  2. May 24, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  3. May ratings: Why WFTV, WKMG, WOFL can claim to be No. 1

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    In 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....
  4. Apr 26, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  5. April ratings: WFTV, WKMG, WOFL post late-news wins

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    In 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....
  6. Apr 27, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  7. WESH, WKMG win Florida Associated Press Awards

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    WESH-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...
  8. Apr 18, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  9. WKMG brings back ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ for Retro TV special

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    The 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...
  10. Mar 29, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  11. WFTV ekes out March win at 11 p.m. over WKMG

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    The 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....
  12. Apr 2, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  13. Trayvon Martin: State attorney’s fury tops news

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    WKMG 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...
  14. Jan 13, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  15. ‘Meet the Press’ welcomes Newt Gingrich, Sen. Harry Reid

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Paul 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,...
  16. Jan 16, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  17. 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."...
  18. Jan 19, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  19. Where’s Casey Anthony? It’s no use asking Jose Baez

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Mason 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....
  20. Jan 19, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  21. ‘The Young and the Restless’: Part of show to air in night on WKMG

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    President 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...
  22. Jan 22, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  23. It’s all Newt on Sunday morning TV

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    From 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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