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<p style="line-height:19.1875px;font-family:sans-serif;">'''WWOR-TV''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel channel] 9, is a television station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_license licensed] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey Secaucus, New Jersey], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], serving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market television market] as the[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_(broadcasting) flagship station] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV] programming service. The station is owned by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations Fox Television Stations] division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Century_Fox 21st Century Fox], as part of a[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duopoly_(broadcasting) duopolywith [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company Fox] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station owned-and-operated station] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNYW WNYW] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel channel] 5). WWOR's studios and main offices are located in Secaucus, south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_3 Route 3] east of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlands_Sports_Complex Meadowlands Sports Complex], though some internal operations are handled at WNYW's studios at the Fox Broadcasting Center in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan Yorkville]neighborhood of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan Manhattan]. The station's transmitter is located atop the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building Empire State Building].</p>
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'''WWOR-TV''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel channel] 9, is a television station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_license licensed] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey Secaucus, New Jersey], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], serving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market television market] as the[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship_(broadcasting) flagship station] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV] programming service. The station is owned by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations Fox Television Stations] division of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Century_Fox 21st Century Fox], as part of a duopoly with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company Fox] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owned-and-operated_station owned-and-operated station] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNYW WNYW] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel channel] 5). WWOR's studios and main offices are located in Secaucus, south of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_3 Route 3] east of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlands_Sports_Complex Meadowlands Sports Complex], though some internal operations are handled at WNYW's studios at the Fox Broadcasting Center in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan Yorkville]neighborhood of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan Manhattan]. The station's transmitter is located atop the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building Empire State Building].</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;font-family:sans-serif;">The station is available to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_Network Dish Network] subscribers as part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_television satellite provider]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstation superstations] package, except in markets where the local MyNetworkTV affiliate invokes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndex syndication exclusivity] to block access to WWOR's programming within the market.</p>
 
 
   
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The station is available to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_Network Dish Network] subscribers as part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_television satellite provider]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstation superstations] package, except in markets where the local MyNetworkTV affiliate invokes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndex syndication exclusivity] to block access to WWOR's programming within the market.</p>
 
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Slogan
 
| style="vertical-align: top; "|''Now's the Time for My 9''
 
| style="vertical-align: top; "|''Now's the Time for My 9''
<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:16.890625px;"> </span>(primary)
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif;line-height:16.890625px;"> </span>(primary)
''C. More My 9! ''(secondary)
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''C. More My 9! ''(secondary)
 
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_(broadcasting) Channels]
 
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate Former affiliations]
 
! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate Former affiliations]
| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America) Independent] (1949-1993)
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|'''Primary''':<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America) Independent] (1949-1993)
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network PTEN] (1993-1995)
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network PTEN] (1993-1997)
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN UPN] (1995-2006)
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN UPN] (1995-2006)<br>
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'''Secondary''':<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS PBS] (1995-2006)
 
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_radiated_power Transmitter power]
 
! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_radiated_power Transmitter power]
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==History==
<span style="font-size:18px;">History</span>
 
 
===As WOR-TV===
 
===As WOR-TV===
 
====Early history====
 
====Early history====
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In 1962, nostalgia maven [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin] moved his daily talk program to WOR-TV from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC-TV WABC-TV], where it had run for the previous 12 years. When ''The Joe Franklin Show'' ended on August 6, 1993, its host had interviewed over 350,000 guests on over 28,000 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs in television history, local or national. The long-running [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_affairs_programming public affairs] show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firing_Line Firing Line]'' got its start at WOR-TV in 1966 and ran on the station for 240 episodes until 1971, after which its host, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley,_Jr. William F. Buckley, Jr.], moved the program to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_television public television] where it aired until its conclusion in 1999.
 
In 1962, nostalgia maven [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin] moved his daily talk program to WOR-TV from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC-TV WABC-TV], where it had run for the previous 12 years. When ''The Joe Franklin Show'' ended on August 6, 1993, its host had interviewed over 350,000 guests on over 28,000 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs in television history, local or national. The long-running [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_affairs_programming public affairs] show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firing_Line Firing Line]'' got its start at WOR-TV in 1966 and ran on the station for 240 episodes until 1971, after which its host, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley,_Jr. William F. Buckley, Jr.], moved the program to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_television public television] where it aired until its conclusion in 1999.
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====1970s====
 
====1970s====
 
By the early 1970s, WNEW-TV became the leading station for cartoons and sitcoms, while WPIX aired a similar format though with more movies. In the early 1970s, WOR-TV had shows such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show The Dick Van Dyke Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza Bonanza]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironside_%28TV_series%29 Ironside]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_%28TV_series%29 The Avengers]''. But channel 9 was behind the other two independent stations in ratings. Beginning in 1972 the station began seeking a different programming strategy—one that was more adult-oriented with a heavy emphasis on films, reruns of hour-long network dramas, and sports. The station also gradually phased out most sitcoms and all children's programming with the exception of ''Romper Room''. They also were the first New York City station to have a 12 p.m. newscast on weekdays, in addition to producing several hours a day of local talk shows (such as ''The Joe Franklin Show'' and public affairs programming such as ''Straight Talk'' and ''Meet the Mayors'', titles that were shared by other RKO General television stations).
 
By the early 1970s, WNEW-TV became the leading station for cartoons and sitcoms, while WPIX aired a similar format though with more movies. In the early 1970s, WOR-TV had shows such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show The Dick Van Dyke Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza Bonanza]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironside_%28TV_series%29 Ironside]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_%28TV_series%29 The Avengers]''. But channel 9 was behind the other two independent stations in ratings. Beginning in 1972 the station began seeking a different programming strategy—one that was more adult-oriented with a heavy emphasis on films, reruns of hour-long network dramas, and sports. The station also gradually phased out most sitcoms and all children's programming with the exception of ''Romper Room''. They also were the first New York City station to have a 12 p.m. newscast on weekdays, in addition to producing several hours a day of local talk shows (such as ''The Joe Franklin Show'' and public affairs programming such as ''Straight Talk'' and ''Meet the Mayors'', titles that were shared by other RKO General television stations).
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Despite its ambitious programming, WOR-TV was perceived by people that preferred a more traditional independent to be an also-ran, even though the station was very profitable for RKO General. But with the advent of cable and satellite-delivered television, independent stations were being uplinked for regional and national distribution, thus gaining the title of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstation superstations]". In April 1979, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York Syracuse, New York]-based Eastern Microwave, Inc. began distributing WOR-TV to cable and C-band satellite subscribers across the United States, joining WTBS (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPCH-TV WPCH-TV]) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGN-TV WGN-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago] as national superstations.
 
Despite its ambitious programming, WOR-TV was perceived by people that preferred a more traditional independent to be an also-ran, even though the station was very profitable for RKO General. But with the advent of cable and satellite-delivered television, independent stations were being uplinked for regional and national distribution, thus gaining the title of "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstation superstations]". In April 1979, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York Syracuse, New York]-based Eastern Microwave, Inc. began distributing WOR-TV to cable and C-band satellite subscribers across the United States, joining WTBS (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPCH-TV WPCH-TV]) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGN-TV WGN-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago] as national superstations.
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====Troubles with the FCC====
 
====Troubles with the FCC====
 
While WOR-TV was gaining national exposure, a battle for the station's survival—and that of its owner—was well underway. In 1975, RKO applied for renewal of its license to operate WOR-TV. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] conditioned this renewal on that of its sister station, WNAC-TV in Boston. In 1980, the FCC stripped RKO of WNAC-TV's license due to a litany of offenses dating back to the 1960s, but ultimately because RKO had withheld evidence of corporate misconduct by General Tire. The decision meant that RKO lost WOR-TV's license and that of another sister station, KHJ-TV in Los Angeles (''RKO General, Inc. (KHJ-TV)'', 3 FCC Rcd 5057 (1988)). However, an appeals court ruled that the FCC had erred in tying WOR-TV and KHJ-TV's renewals to WNAC-TV, and ordered new proceedings. RKO soon found itself under renewed pressure from the FCC, which began soliciting applications for all of the company's broadcast licenses in February 1983.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup>
 
While WOR-TV was gaining national exposure, a battle for the station's survival—and that of its owner—was well underway. In 1975, RKO applied for renewal of its license to operate WOR-TV. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] conditioned this renewal on that of its sister station, WNAC-TV in Boston. In 1980, the FCC stripped RKO of WNAC-TV's license due to a litany of offenses dating back to the 1960s, but ultimately because RKO had withheld evidence of corporate misconduct by General Tire. The decision meant that RKO lost WOR-TV's license and that of another sister station, KHJ-TV in Los Angeles (''RKO General, Inc. (KHJ-TV)'', 3 FCC Rcd 5057 (1988)). However, an appeals court ruled that the FCC had erred in tying WOR-TV and KHJ-TV's renewals to WNAC-TV, and ordered new proceedings. RKO soon found itself under renewed pressure from the FCC, which began soliciting applications for all of the company's broadcast licenses in February 1983.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup>
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====Move to New Jersey====
 
====Move to New Jersey====
 
In order to buy itself some time, RKO (with the help of New Jersey senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bradley Bill Bradley]) persuaded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress U.S. Congress] to pass a law requiring the FCC to automatically renew the license of any VHF station that moved its license to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey], a state which for many years complained of being "underserved" by VHF stations from the New York City and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia Philadelphia] markets. (With the 1962 conversion of Newark's channel 13 to non-commercial, New Jersey had no commercial VHF allocations located within the state.) RKO was able to retain WOR-TV by moving the channel 9 license to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey Secaucus] (seven miles west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan Manhattan]) on April 20, 1983, but for all intents and purposes, it remained a New York City station. Three years later WOR-TV established a physical presence in New Jersey with the opening of their new studio facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, on January 13, 1986. A month later, the New Jersey State Senate petitioned the FCC to approve an extension of the channel 9 signal into southern New Jersey. Because of various other issues, the request was denied.
 
In order to buy itself some time, RKO (with the help of New Jersey senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bradley Bill Bradley]) persuaded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress U.S. Congress] to pass a law requiring the FCC to automatically renew the license of any VHF station that moved its license to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey], a state which for many years complained of being "underserved" by VHF stations from the New York City and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia Philadelphia] markets. (With the 1962 conversion of Newark's channel 13 to non-commercial, New Jersey had no commercial VHF allocations located within the state.) RKO was able to retain WOR-TV by moving the channel 9 license to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secaucus,_New_Jersey Secaucus] (seven miles west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan Manhattan]) on April 20, 1983, but for all intents and purposes, it remained a New York City station. Three years later WOR-TV established a physical presence in New Jersey with the opening of their new studio facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, on January 13, 1986. A month later, the New Jersey State Senate petitioned the FCC to approve an extension of the channel 9 signal into southern New Jersey. Because of various other issues, the request was denied.
   
 
The move to New Jersey did little to relieve the regulatory pressure on RKO, which opted to put WOR-TV up for sale in 1985. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westinghouse_Broadcasting Westinghouse Broadcasting], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries Chris-Craft Industries], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Corporation_of_America MCA]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures Universal] emerged as the leading suitors for WOR-TV, and the station was sold to MCA in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup> The announcement of this deal came just in the nick of time for RKO: in 1987, an administrative law judge recommended that RKO be stripped of its remaining broadcast properties due to a litany of misconduct. Eventually, WOR radio would be sold to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut]-based [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_Broadcasting Buckley Broadcasting], and WRKS-FM would go to Summit Broadcasting.
 
The move to New Jersey did little to relieve the regulatory pressure on RKO, which opted to put WOR-TV up for sale in 1985. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westinghouse_Broadcasting Westinghouse Broadcasting], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries Chris-Craft Industries], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Corporation_of_America MCA]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Pictures Universal] emerged as the leading suitors for WOR-TV, and the station was sold to MCA in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup> The announcement of this deal came just in the nick of time for RKO: in 1987, an administrative law judge recommended that RKO be stripped of its remaining broadcast properties due to a litany of misconduct. Eventually, WOR radio would be sold to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut]-based [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_Broadcasting Buckley Broadcasting], and WRKS-FM would go to Summit Broadcasting.
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===As WWOR-TV===
 
===As WWOR-TV===
 
MCA assumed control of WOR-TV on April 21, 1987. Initially, only the calls changed (simply by adding a '''W'''), becoming '''WWOR-TV''' with a new logo and programming stayed pretty much the same. That fall, WWOR-TV relaunched as a station perceived as different from a year prior. The station dropped most of its public affairs shows, ''Romper Room'' was cut back to 30 minutes and moved to 6:00 a.m., all religious shows except for the Sunday Mass were dropped, cartoons were added to the station's morning lineup, and stronger syndicated shows were mixed in the early evenings. The late mornings consisted of classic sitcoms held over from the later RKO days and afternoons continued to consist of game shows, drama shows and movies also held over from the RKO days. Later that fall, in primetime, the ''Million Dollar Movie'' was relegated to weekends in favor of the new, controversial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr. Morton Downey Jr.] talk show, while the 8:00 newscast was moved to 10:00 p.m., and expanded to an hour. The overhaul continued in 1988, when it added evening sitcoms, including reruns of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC]'s top-rated sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosby_Show The Cosby Show]''. WWOR-TV also borrowed program formats used on the Westinghouse stations: a short-lived version of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_Magazine Evening Magazine]'' aired in primetime, and a locally produced talk show called ''People Are Talking'' ran at 11 a.m. That show would later change its title to ''9 Broadcast Plaza'' (named after the station's Secaucus studio location), and then to ''The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bey Richard Bey] Show'' for syndication.
 
MCA assumed control of WOR-TV on April 21, 1987. Initially, only the calls changed (simply by adding a '''W'''), becoming '''WWOR-TV''' with a new logo and programming stayed pretty much the same. That fall, WWOR-TV relaunched as a station perceived as different from a year prior. The station dropped most of its public affairs shows, ''Romper Room'' was cut back to 30 minutes and moved to 6:00 a.m., all religious shows except for the Sunday Mass were dropped, cartoons were added to the station's morning lineup, and stronger syndicated shows were mixed in the early evenings. The late mornings consisted of classic sitcoms held over from the later RKO days and afternoons continued to consist of game shows, drama shows and movies also held over from the RKO days. Later that fall, in primetime, the ''Million Dollar Movie'' was relegated to weekends in favor of the new, controversial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr. Morton Downey Jr.] talk show, while the 8:00 newscast was moved to 10:00 p.m., and expanded to an hour. The overhaul continued in 1988, when it added evening sitcoms, including reruns of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC]'s top-rated sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosby_Show The Cosby Show]''. WWOR-TV also borrowed program formats used on the Westinghouse stations: a short-lived version of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_Magazine Evening Magazine]'' aired in primetime, and a locally produced talk show called ''People Are Talking'' ran at 11 a.m. That show would later change its title to ''9 Broadcast Plaza'' (named after the station's Secaucus studio location), and then to ''The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bey Richard Bey] Show'' for syndication.
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In the fall of 1990, WWOR-TV began using ''Universal 9'' for its on-air branding, highlighting its association with the MCA/Universal entertainment empire. However, MCA's ambitious ownership of the station ended when it was bought by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_Electric_Industrial_Co.,_Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka,_Japan Osaka, Japan]. Since the FCC does not allow foreign companies to own more than 25 percent of television stations, channel 9 would have to be sold once again. On January 1, 1991, MCA spun off the assets of WWOR-TV into a new company called '''Pinelands, Incorporated.''' However, the station continued to use ''Universal 9'' as its on-air name until early 1992. In 1993 Pinelands was acquired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHC_Communications BHC Communications], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries Chris-Craft Industries] subsidiary, who had unsuccessfully bid for the station seven years earlier. In 1993, BHC aligned its unaffiliated stations with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network Prime Time Entertainment Network].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>
 
In the fall of 1990, WWOR-TV began using ''Universal 9'' for its on-air branding, highlighting its association with the MCA/Universal entertainment empire. However, MCA's ambitious ownership of the station ended when it was bought by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushita_Electric_Industrial_Co.,_Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka,_Japan Osaka, Japan]. Since the FCC does not allow foreign companies to own more than 25 percent of television stations, channel 9 would have to be sold once again. On January 1, 1991, MCA spun off the assets of WWOR-TV into a new company called '''Pinelands, Incorporated.''' However, the station continued to use ''Universal 9'' as its on-air name until early 1992. In 1993 Pinelands was acquired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHC_Communications BHC Communications], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris-Craft_Industries Chris-Craft Industries] subsidiary, who had unsuccessfully bid for the station seven years earlier. In 1993, BHC aligned its unaffiliated stations with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network Prime Time Entertainment Network].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>
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====UPN affiliation====
 
====UPN affiliation====
 
Two years later, Chris-Craft and its broadcasting subsidiary, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHC_Communications BHC Communications], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom Viacom]'s newly-acquired subsidiary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures Paramount Pictures] banded together to form the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN United Paramount Network], the sixth U.S. television service when it debuted in January 1995. At the network's launch, WWOR-TV was UPN's "flagship" station. However, UPN did not allow WWOR's superstation feed to carry UPN programming nationally (In contrast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WB_Television_Network The WB Television Network] allowed WGN-TV, one of WWOR's superstation counterparts, to air network programming on its cable feed during that network's early years.)
 
Two years later, Chris-Craft and its broadcasting subsidiary, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHC_Communications BHC Communications], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom Viacom]'s newly-acquired subsidiary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures Paramount Pictures] banded together to form the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPN United Paramount Network], the sixth U.S. television service when it debuted in January 1995. At the network's launch, WWOR-TV was UPN's "flagship" station. However, UPN did not allow WWOR's superstation feed to carry UPN programming nationally (In contrast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WB_Television_Network The WB Television Network] allowed WGN-TV, one of WWOR's superstation counterparts, to air network programming on its cable feed during that network's early years.)
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Fox began integrating the operations of its two stations soon afterwards. In the fall of 2001, WWOR-TV began running ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Kids Fox Kids]'' programs that were moved from WNYW. Channel 9 was the last commercial station remaining in New York City to air children's programming on weekdays, an ironic twist from 20 years earlier, before cancelling the shows in Fall 2006. WNYW also placed several of its under-performing programs on WWOR, and cherry-picked channel 9's stronger-performing programs for placement on channel 5's schedule. Currently, WWOR offers several "double-runs" of WNYW programming, but the two stations' individual schedules (outside of network programming) are much different. They also maintain separate news departments, although some staffers have switched from one station to the other.
 
Fox began integrating the operations of its two stations soon afterwards. In the fall of 2001, WWOR-TV began running ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Kids Fox Kids]'' programs that were moved from WNYW. Channel 9 was the last commercial station remaining in New York City to air children's programming on weekdays, an ironic twist from 20 years earlier, before cancelling the shows in Fall 2006. WNYW also placed several of its under-performing programs on WWOR, and cherry-picked channel 9's stronger-performing programs for placement on channel 5's schedule. Currently, WWOR offers several "double-runs" of WNYW programming, but the two stations' individual schedules (outside of network programming) are much different. They also maintain separate news departments, although some staffers have switched from one station to the other.
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====MyNetworkTV affiliation====
 
====MyNetworkTV affiliation====
 
On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced that they would merge into a new network called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW_Television_Network The CW Television Network]. WPIX, which had been a WB affiliate since 1995, was announced as The CW's New York affiliate as part of a 10-year affiliation deal with channel 11's parent company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_Broadcasting Tribune Broadcasting].
 
On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced that they would merge into a new network called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW_Television_Network The CW Television Network]. WPIX, which had been a WB affiliate since 1995, was announced as The CW's New York affiliate as part of a 10-year affiliation deal with channel 11's parent company [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribune_Broadcasting Tribune Broadcasting].
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Despite the announced launch date of MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006, UPN continued to broadcast on stations across the country until September 15, 2006. While some UPN affiliates who switched to MyNetworkTV aired the final two weeks of UPN programming outside its regular primetime period, the Fox-owned stations, including WWOR, dropped UPN entirely on August 31, 2006.
 
Despite the announced launch date of MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006, UPN continued to broadcast on stations across the country until September 15, 2006. While some UPN affiliates who switched to MyNetworkTV aired the final two weeks of UPN programming outside its regular primetime period, the Fox-owned stations, including WWOR, dropped UPN entirely on August 31, 2006.
  +
 
==Pending license renewal==
 
==Pending license renewal==
 
The station has has been waiting since 2007 for renewal of its FCC license, and in the same year petition to deny the renewal of the license was submitted.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> New Jersey Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg Frank Lautenberg] and media watchdogs, who filed a complaint in November 2009 with the FCC, say that WWOR's performance was "clearly inadequate to meet its public interest obligations" and question the truthfulness of its application.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> It was announced on February 17, 2011 that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation News Corporation], parent company of WWOR-TV, is under investigation by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] to determine whether the company misrepresented information about Channel 9's news operations and programming during a review of the station's license. News Corp has 30 days to respond to the allegations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup> If News Corporation, who denies any wrongdoing, is found to have lied to the commission, it could potentially lose its license to operate both WWOR-TV and sister station WNYW, and company executives who are found provided false information could face jail time or be imposed with fines.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup>
 
The station has has been waiting since 2007 for renewal of its FCC license, and in the same year petition to deny the renewal of the license was submitted.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> New Jersey Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg Frank Lautenberg] and media watchdogs, who filed a complaint in November 2009 with the FCC, say that WWOR's performance was "clearly inadequate to meet its public interest obligations" and question the truthfulness of its application.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> It was announced on February 17, 2011 that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corporation News Corporation], parent company of WWOR-TV, is under investigation by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] to determine whether the company misrepresented information about Channel 9's news operations and programming during a review of the station's license. News Corp has 30 days to respond to the allegations.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup> If News Corporation, who denies any wrongdoing, is found to have lied to the commission, it could potentially lose its license to operate both WWOR-TV and sister station WNYW, and company executives who are found provided false information could face jail time or be imposed with fines.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR-TV#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup>
  +
 
==Sports programming==
 
==Sports programming==
 
As an independent station, channel 9's schedule was heavy on sports programming. Early in its history WOR-TV established itself as the home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_League National League] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball baseball] in New York, carrying games of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers] (beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_baseball 1950]) and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants New York Giants] (beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_in_baseball 1951]) until both teams moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California] following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_in_baseball 1957 season]. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_in_baseball 1958] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_in_baseball 1961] the station aired a small schedule of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies Philadelphia Phillies] games, consisting of matchups against the Dodgers and Giants. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_in_baseball 1962] WOR-TV gained broadcast rights for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets New York Mets], the National League's new expansion team. The partnership between the station and the team would last through the 1998 season, after which the Mets moved their broadcasts to WPIX.
 
As an independent station, channel 9's schedule was heavy on sports programming. Early in its history WOR-TV established itself as the home of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_League National League] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball baseball] in New York, carrying games of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers] (beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_baseball 1950]) and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants New York Giants] (beginning in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_in_baseball 1951]) until both teams moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California] following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_in_baseball 1957 season]. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_in_baseball 1958] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_in_baseball 1961] the station aired a small schedule of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies Philadelphia Phillies] games, consisting of matchups against the Dodgers and Giants. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_in_baseball 1962] WOR-TV gained broadcast rights for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets New York Mets], the National League's new expansion team. The partnership between the station and the team would last through the 1998 season, after which the Mets moved their broadcasts to WPIX.
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In late September 2001, WWOR-TV aired a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees New York Yankees] baseball games that were originally scheduled to air on WNYW. In 2005, channel 9 picked up Yankees games on a full-time basis, with the broadcasts produced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YES_Network YES Network]. As YES produces the games, there is virtually no difference between games broadcast by YES and WWOR beyond a "my9" logo taking the space where the YES logomark usually resides in on-screen graphics.
 
In late September 2001, WWOR-TV aired a number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees New York Yankees] baseball games that were originally scheduled to air on WNYW. In 2005, channel 9 picked up Yankees games on a full-time basis, with the broadcasts produced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YES_Network YES Network]. As YES produces the games, there is virtually no difference between games broadcast by YES and WWOR beyond a "my9" logo taking the space where the YES logomark usually resides in on-screen graphics.
  +
 
==Digital programming==
 
==Digital programming==
 
WWOR-TV's digital signal is multiplexed:
 
WWOR-TV's digital signal is multiplexed:
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'''Digital channels'''
 
'''Digital channels'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Channel 
+
!Channel
!Name 
+
!Name
 
!Programming
 
!Programming
 
|-
 
|-
|9.1 
+
|9.1
 
|WWOR-DT1
 
|WWOR-DT1
 
|Main WWOR-TV Programming / MyNetworkTV (HD)
 
|Main WWOR-TV Programming / MyNetworkTV (HD)
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As of January 30, 2011, WWOR is the only English-language network [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owned-and-operated_television_stations_in_the_United_States owned-and-operated station] (O&O) that has in-house news operations who still produces local newscasts entirely in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4:3 4:3] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition_television standard definition]. Its 4:3 video is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillarbox pillarboxed]. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS]-owned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV WWJ-TV] in Detroit also produces its morning news show in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition; however, it does not have a full-time news department.)
 
As of January 30, 2011, WWOR is the only English-language network [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owned-and-operated_television_stations_in_the_United_States owned-and-operated station] (O&O) that has in-house news operations who still produces local newscasts entirely in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4:3 4:3] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition_television standard definition]. Its 4:3 video is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillarbox pillarboxed]. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS]-owned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV WWJ-TV] in Detroit also produces its morning news show in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition; however, it does not have a full-time news department.)
  +
 
===News/station presentation===
 
===News/station presentation===
 
Newscast titles
 
Newscast titles
 
*''News at Noon'' (1949–1983 and 1987–1993)
 
*''News at Noon'' (1949–1983 and 1987–1993)
*''News 9: At Noon/''''Primetime''<span style="font-style: normal; "> </span> (1983–1987)'''
+
*''News 9: At Noon/''''Primetime''' (1983–1987)
 
*''The News at Ten'' (1987–1988)
 
*''The News at Ten'' (1987–1988)
 
*''Channel 9 News'' (1988–1998)
 
*''Channel 9 News'' (1988–1998)
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*''My 9 News'' (May 2006–2011)
 
*''My 9 News'' (May 2006–2011)
 
*''The 10 'O Clock News ''(2011-2013)
 
*''The 10 'O Clock News ''(2011-2013)
*Chasing New Jersey (2013-2015)
+
* Chasing New Jersey (2013-2015)
*Chasing News (2015-2020)
+
* Chasing News (2015-2020)
   
 
====Station slogans====
 
====Station slogans====
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*See it Here (2015-present)
 
*See it Here (2015-present)
   
====Notable former employees====
+
====Notable former personalities====
{|
 
| valign="top"|
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Adubato Steve Adubato]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Albert_%28sportscaster%29 Al Albert]
 
*Steve Albert (retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Anastos Ernie Anastos] (later at WNYW in New York City; now retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bey Richard Bey]
 
*Brenda Blackmon (later at WPIX-TV in New York City)
 
*Remy Blumenfeld (now a television producer)
 
*Dick Brennan (now at WCBS-TV, WLNY-TV & CBSN New York in New York City)
 
*Mario Cantone (now an actor)
 
*Ti-Hua Chang (now at The Young Turks)
 
*Jesse Elin Browne
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Cantone Mario Cantone]
 
*Carl Cherkin (now with Global Philadelphia)
 
*Pat Collins (retired)
 
*Joe Collum (now an entrepreneur)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Crist Judith Crist] (deceased)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey,_Jr. Morton Downey, Jr.] (deceased)
 
*Russ Dunbar
 
*Giovanna Drpic
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dunn Tom Dunn] (deceased)
 
*Carter Evans (now at CBS News)
 
*Tena Ezzeddine
 
*Beth Fallon
 
*Storm Field (retired)
 
*Brenda Flanagan
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin] (deceased)
 
*Pete Fuentes
 
*Mike Gilliam
 
*Robert Gilmartin
 
*Robert Glaser (recently at the Houston Chronicle)
 
*Chuck Gomez (now a playwright)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Gray_%28radio%29 Barry Gray] (deceased)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Guida Tony Guida] (now at WCBS-AM in New York City)
 
*Van Hackett (retired)
 
*Reggie Harris (deceased)
 
| width="125"|
 
| valign="top"|
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Heatherton Ray Heatherton] (deceased)
 
*John Huddy
 
*Carol Jenkins
 
*Bob Jordan
 
*Jennifer Jordan (now at WJW-TV in Cleveland)
 
*Heidi Kemp
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kenney Larry Kenney] (now a voiceover actor)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Lee_Kessler Sara Lee Kessler] (now with NBC News Radio)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kiernan Walter Kiernan] (deceased)
 
*Claude Kirchner
 
*Barbara Daniels Korsen
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Lauer Matt Lauer] (later at NBC News)
 
*Otis Livingston (now at WCBS-TV, WLNY-TV & CBSN New York in New York City)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lupica Mike Lupica] (now at the New York Daily News)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Mallie Ted Mallie]
 
*Frederick Manness
 
*Harry Martin
 
*Molly McCloskey
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachy_McCourt Malachy McCourt] (retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Helen_McPhillips Mary Helen McPhillips] (deceased)
 
*Cora-Ann Mihalik (retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Miller Bob Miller]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Mooney Sean Mooney] (now at KVOA in Tucson, Arizona)
 
*Jimmy Myers
 
*Barbara Nevins-Taylor
 
*Chris O'Donoghue
 
*Mary Ann Pedersen
 
*Monica Pelligrini
 
*Tom Petner
 
*Tom Poster
 
| width="125"|
 
| valign="top"|
 
*Audrey Puente (now at WNYW in New York City)
 
*Dorothy Rabinowitz
 
*Louise Redfield (Levy)
 
*Denise Richardson
 
*Janet Rose (now at WLNI-FM in Lynchburg, Virginia)
 
*Kevin Rowson
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ryan_%28journalist%29 Bill Ryan] (deceased)
 
*Shay Ryan (now at WFTS in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida)
 
*Russ Salzberg
 
*Matthew Schwartz (now at KAIT in Jonesboro, Arkansas)
 
*Drew Scott
 
*Valerie Seegraves
 
*Stephani Shelton
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolland_Smith Rolland Smith] (retired)
 
*Scott Stanford
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stern Howard Stern]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Tonken Phil Tonken] (deceased)
 
*Jennifer Valoppi
 
*Megan Vega (now an entrepreneur)
 
*Steve Villanueva
 
*Marion Etoile Watson (retired)
 
*Reg Wells (retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_White Al White]
 
*Lisa Willis (now an entrepreneur)
 
*John Wingate
 
*Kelly Wright (later at Fox News Channel)
 
*George Lindsay Young
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Lindsay_Young Lloyd Lindsay Young] (retired)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zacherle John Zacherle] (deceased)
 
|}
 
   
  +
* Bob Alan
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Albert_(sportscaster) Al Albert]
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albert Steve Albert]
  +
* Joe Amato
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Anastos Ernie Anastos] (now hosting the nationally syndicated Positively America)
  +
* Laverne Atkinson
  +
* Rob Bell
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Blackmon Brenda Blackmon] (later at [[WPIX]])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Brennan_(journalist) Dick Brennan] (now at [[WCBS-TV]])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Cantone Mario Cantone] (currently an actor)
  +
* Carl Cherkin
  +
* Frank Cipolla
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Collins_(film_critic) Pat Collins]
  +
* Joe Collum
  +
* Enrique Correa
  +
* Larry Cosgrove
  +
* Logan Crawford
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Crist Judith Crist] (deceased)
  +
* Cynthia Guaba
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr. Morton Downey, Jr.] (deceased)
  +
* Giovanna Drpic
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Dunn_(journalist) Tom Dunn] (deceased)
  +
* Judy Echavez
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Evans Carter Evans] (now Los Angeles correspondent for [[CBS News]])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Field_(meteorologist) Dr. Frank Field] (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Field Storm Field] (retired)
  +
* Brenda Flanagan
  +
* Sasha Foo (later at [[KUSI-TV|KUSI]] in San Diego)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Franklin Joe Franklin] (deceased)
  +
* Pete Fuentes
  +
* Jim Gately
  +
* Mike Gilliam
  +
* Bryan Glazer
  +
* Chuck Gomez
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Gray_(radio_personality) Barry Gray] (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Guida Tony Guida] (now with [[CBS News]])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Hackett Van Hackett] (retired)
  +
* Bruce Hagan
  +
* Renee Hambley (later at [[KCOP-TV|KCOP]] in Los Angeles)
  +
* Reggie Harris (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Heatherton Ray Heatherton] (deceased)
  +
* Heidi Kemp
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kenney Larry Kenney] (now a voice actor)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Lee_Kessler Sara Lee Kessler] (now with NBC News Radio)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kiernan Walter Kiernan] (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Lauer Matt Lauer] (later at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News NBC News])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Livingston Otis Livingston] (weekend sports anchor; now at [[WCBS-TV]] and [[WLNY-TV]])
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lupica Mike Lupica] (now with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News New York ''Daily News''])
  +
* Tim Malloy (later at [[WPIX]])
  +
* Harry Martin
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachy_McCourt Malachy McCourt] (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Helen_McPhillips Mary Helen McPhillips] (deceased)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cora-Ann_Mihalik Cora-Ann Mihalik] (retired)
  +
* Robert Miller
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Mooney Sean Mooney] (now with [[KVOA-TV|KVOA]] in Tucson, Arizona)
  +
* Jimmy Myers
  +
* Bob O'Brien
  +
* Chris O'Donoghue
  +
* Monica Pellegrini
  +
* JoAnn Pileggi
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Puente Audrey Puente] (now with [[WNYW]])
  +
* Denise Richardson
  +
* Janet Rose
  +
* Kevin Rowson
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ryan_(journalist) Bill Ryan] (deceased)
  +
* Russ Salzberg
  +
* Matthew Schwartz
  +
* Stephani Shelton
  +
* Wendy Sherman
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolland_Smith Rolland Smith] (retired)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stern Howard Stern] (now with ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Howard_Stern_Show The Howard Stern Show]'')
  +
* Barbara Nevins Taylor
  +
* Judith Thomas
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Tonken Phil Tonken] (deceased)
  +
* Cathleen Trigg
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Valoppi Jennifer Valoppi] (later at [[WTVJ]] in Miami)
  +
* Bill Vargus
  +
* Megan Vega
  +
* Steve Villanueva
  +
* Richard Wiese
  +
* Reg Wells
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Willis Lisa Willis] (marketing, retired from TV)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Wright Kelly Wright] (most recently with [[Fox News Channel]])
  +
* Gay Yee (later at [[KCAL-TV|KCAL]] in Los Angeles)
  +
* George Lindsay Young
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Lindsay_Young Lloyd Lindsay Young] (was with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKSF KKSF] in San Francisco until 2016)
  +
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zacherle John Zacherle] (deceased)<br />
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="175" position="center">
 
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="175" position="center">
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1971 WOR-TV I.D. slide.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1971
 
1971 WOR-TV I.D. slide.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1971
 
Wor1976.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1976
 
Wor1976.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1976
  +
.png|WOR Channel 9 - Saturday Night Horror Movie promo from 1976
.png|SATURDAY NIGHT HORROR MOVIE PROMO 1976
 
 
Wor1977.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1977
 
Wor1977.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1977
 
WOR Channel 9 - Fun & Games Line-Up - Weeknights promo - Fall 1977.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fun & Games Line-Up - Weeknights promo from Fall 1977
 
WOR Channel 9 - Fun & Games Line-Up - Weeknights promo - Fall 1977.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fun & Games Line-Up - Weeknights promo from Fall 1977
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WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open - The 1970's.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open from the late 1970's
 
WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open - The 1970's.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open from the late 1970's
 
WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open - The Late 1970's.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open from the late 1970's
 
WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open - The Late 1970's.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open from the late 1970's
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WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen TheLate1970s.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from the late 1970's
 
Wor1978.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1978
 
Wor1978.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1978
 
Wor1980.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1979
 
Wor1980.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station ident from 1979
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen May51979.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from May 5, 1979
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - May 25, 1979.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon Weekday close from May 25, 1979
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - May 25, 1979.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon Weekday close from May 25, 1979
  +
WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Movie open - The Early 1980's.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Move open from the early 1980's
  +
WOR Channel 9 - The Late Movie open - 1980.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Late Movie open from 1980
  +
WORTVSportsPresentationBumper TheEarly1980s.jpg|WOR-TV Sports Presentation bumper from the early 1980's
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen TheEarly1980s.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from the early 1980's
 
WOR Channel 9 - The Deer Hunter - Tonight promo for November 4, 1980.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Deer Hunter - Tonight promo for November 4, 1980
 
WOR Channel 9 - The Deer Hunter - Tonight promo for November 4, 1980.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Deer Hunter - Tonight promo for November 4, 1980
 
Wor 1981 slide.PNG.png|WOR Channel 9 station ident from early 1981
 
Wor 1981 slide.PNG.png|WOR Channel 9 station ident from early 1981
  +
WOR Channel 9 - 9 All Night open - 1981.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - 9 All Night open from 1981
 
200px-Wor83-1-.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1981
 
200px-Wor83-1-.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1981
  +
WOR-TV Sports - New Jersey Devils Hockey open - Fall 1982.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New Jersey Devils Hockey open from Fall 1982
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon open - February 25, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday open from February 25, 1983
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon open - February 25, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday open from February 25, 1983
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - February 25, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday close from February 25, 1983
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - February 25, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday close from February 25, 1983
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen Apr51983.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from April 5, 1983
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - July 1, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday close from July 1, 1983
 
WOR Channel 9 - News At Noon close - July 1, 1983.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - News At 12PM Weekday close from July 1, 1983
 
200px-Wor 6.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1983
 
200px-Wor 6.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1983
 
ScreenHunter 40939 Mar. 10 01.13.jpg|WOR News 9 open from late 1983
 
ScreenHunter 40939 Mar. 10 01.13.jpg|WOR News 9 open from late 1983
 
WOR News 9, Prime Time - Tonight promo for November 8, 1983.png|WOR News 9: Prime Time - Tonight promo for November 8, 1983
 
WOR News 9, Prime Time - Tonight promo for November 8, 1983.png|WOR News 9: Prime Time - Tonight promo for November 8, 1983
  +
WORTVSportsPresentationBumper Spring1984.jpg|WOR-TV Sports Presentation bumper from Spring 1984
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen Spring1984.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from Spring 1984
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballopen EarlyMidApr1984.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from Early-Mid April 1984
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballOpen Apr71984.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from April 7, 1984
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballopen MidSpring1984.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball open from Mid-Spring 1984
 
ScreenHunter 84435 Oct. 10 19.41.jpg|WOR News 9: Update bumper from late Saturday Afternoon, May 12, 1984
 
ScreenHunter 84435 Oct. 10 19.41.jpg|WOR News 9: Update bumper from late Saturday Afternoon, May 12, 1984
 
200px-Wor 7.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1984
 
200px-Wor 7.jpg|WOR Channel 9 station id from late 1984
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ScreenHunter 84433 Oct. 10 19.37.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The 4 O'Clock Movie open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 84433 Oct. 10 19.37.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The 4 O'Clock Movie open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 40941 Mar. 10 01.17.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Movie open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 40941 Mar. 10 01.17.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Movie open from late 1984
  +
WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Movie - Will Return bumper - 1984.png|WOR Channel 9 - Million Dollar Movie - Will Return bumper from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 84434 Oct. 10 19.38.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 84434 Oct. 10 19.38.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Fright Night open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 40942 Mar. 10 01.18.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - 9 All Night open from late 1984
 
ScreenHunter 40942 Mar. 10 01.18.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - 9 All Night open from late 1984
  +
WOR Channel 9 - Bewitched - New Show!...Weekdays promo - 1984.png|WOR Channel 9 - Bewitched - New Show!...Weekdays promo from late 1984
 
File:WOR Channel 9 - Hart To Hart - Weeknights...Beginning promo for September 24, 1984.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Hart To Hart - Weeknights...Beginning promo for September 24, 1984
 
File:WOR Channel 9 - Hart To Hart - Weeknights...Beginning promo for September 24, 1984.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Hart To Hart - Weeknights...Beginning promo for September 24, 1984
 
WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Monday-Friday - Starting Tonight promo for September 24, 1984.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Monday-Friday - Starting Tonight promo for September 24, 1984
 
WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Monday-Friday - Starting Tonight promo for September 24, 1984.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Monday-Friday - Starting Tonight promo for September 24, 1984
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ScreenHunter 69082 Apr. 21 11.10.jpg|WOR News 9: Primetime - Next promo for June 20, 1985
 
ScreenHunter 69082 Apr. 21 11.10.jpg|WOR News 9: Primetime - Next promo for June 20, 1985
 
ScreenHunter 69083 Apr. 21 11.12.jpg|WOR News 9: Primetime - Next promo for June 21, 1985
 
ScreenHunter 69083 Apr. 21 11.12.jpg|WOR News 9: Primetime - Next promo for June 21, 1985
  +
WOR Channel 9 ident - 1985.jpg|WOR Channel 9 ident from late 1985
 
WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Today promo - Fall 1985.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Today promo from late 1985
 
WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Today promo - Fall 1985.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Dallas - Today promo from late 1985
 
ScreenHunter 40940 Mar. 10 01.15.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The $100,000 Pyramid - Tonight promo from late 1985
 
ScreenHunter 40940 Mar. 10 01.15.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The $100,000 Pyramid - Tonight promo from late 1985
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WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open - 1985.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open from late 1985
 
WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open - 1985.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - The Joe Franklin Show open from late 1985
 
ScreenHunter 84431 Oct. 10 19.26.jpg|WOR News 9: Prime Time - Tom Dunn - Weeknights promo from Fall 1985
 
ScreenHunter 84431 Oct. 10 19.26.jpg|WOR News 9: Prime Time - Tom Dunn - Weeknights promo from Fall 1985
  +
WORTVSportsNYMetsBaseballclose Oct11985.jpg|WOR-TV Sports: New York Mets Baseball close from October 1, 1985
  +
WORNews9UpdateBumper Nov91985.jpg|WOR News 9: Update bumper from late Saturday Afternoon, November 9, 1985
  +
WORNews9Primetime SpecialReportAIDS ThisWeekPromo WeekOfNov111985.jpg|WOR News 9: Prime Time - Special Report: AIDS - This Week promo for the week of November 11, 1985
 
160px-Wor86.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - RKO Television ident from 1986
 
160px-Wor86.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - RKO Television ident from 1986
  +
WOR News 9, 12PM open - January 6, 1986.jpg|WOR News 9: 12PM Weekday open from January 6, 1986
  +
WOR News 9, 12PM - Ahead bumper - January 6, 1986.jpg|WOR News 9: 12PM Weekday - Ahead bumper from January 6, 1986
  +
WOR News 9, Prime Time open - January 6, 1986.jpg|WOR News 9: Primetime Weeknight open from January 6, 1986
 
WOR-TV's+News+9,+Update+Video+Bumper+From+Late+Wednesday+Afternoon,+February+5,+1986.jpg|WOR News 9: Update bumper from Late Wednesday Afternoon, February 5, 1986
 
WOR-TV's+News+9,+Update+Video+Bumper+From+Late+Wednesday+Afternoon,+February+5,+1986.jpg|WOR News 9: Update bumper from Late Wednesday Afternoon, February 5, 1986
 
ScreenHunter 40938 Mar. 10 01.11.jpg|WOR-TV Sports - Mets Baseball '86 open from April 8, 1986
 
ScreenHunter 40938 Mar. 10 01.11.jpg|WOR-TV Sports - Mets Baseball '86 open from April 8, 1986
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WOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - ...Comes To New York - Tonight promo for November 4, 1986.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - ...Comes To New York - Tonight promo for November 4, 1986
 
WOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - ...Comes To New York - Tonight promo for November 4, 1986.jpg|WOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - ...Comes To New York - Tonight promo for November 4, 1986
 
ScreenHunter 69080 Apr. 21 11.01.jpg|WOR News 9: At Noon open from November 20, 1986
 
ScreenHunter 69080 Apr. 21 11.01.jpg|WOR News 9: At Noon open from November 20, 1986
  +
WWORSportsMetsBaseball87Open Spring1987.jpg|WOR-TV/WWOR-TV Sports: Mets Baseball '87 open from Spring 1987
 
ScreenHunter 40936 Mar. 10 01.07.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - Weeknights id from late April 1987
 
ScreenHunter 40936 Mar. 10 01.07.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Entertainment Tonight - Weeknights id from late April 1987
 
ScreenHunter 83413 Sep. 23 10.18.jpg|WWOR News 9: Prime Time open from late April 1987
 
ScreenHunter 83413 Sep. 23 10.18.jpg|WWOR News 9: Prime Time open from late April 1987
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200px-Wwor.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 station id from late 1987
 
200px-Wwor.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 station id from late 1987
 
ScreenHunter 83408 Sep. 23 10.03.jpg|WWOR News 9 Update bumper from Wednesday Evening, September 30, 1987
 
ScreenHunter 83408 Sep. 23 10.03.jpg|WWOR News 9 Update bumper from Wednesday Evening, September 30, 1987
  +
WWORCh9ForbiddenPlanet TodayPromoOct251987.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Forbidden Planert - Today promo for October 25, 1987
 
WWOR-TV's+Channel+9+News'+The+News+At+10+Video+Open+From+Tuesday+Night,+December+8,+1987.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: The News At 10PM Weeknight open from December 8, 1987
 
WWOR-TV's+Channel+9+News'+The+News+At+10+Video+Open+From+Tuesday+Night,+December+8,+1987.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: The News At 10PM Weeknight open from December 8, 1987
 
ScreenHunter 84432 Oct. 10 19.32.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Friday Night Movie open from the late 1980's
 
ScreenHunter 84432 Oct. 10 19.32.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Friday Night Movie open from the late 1980's
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ScreenHunter 83415 Sep. 23 10.23.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - February Movies - Weekends promo for February 1988
 
ScreenHunter 83415 Sep. 23 10.23.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - February Movies - Weekends promo for February 1988
 
ScreenHunter 83414 Sep. 23 10.21.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Steampipe Alley open from Early-Mid February 1988
 
ScreenHunter 83414 Sep. 23 10.21.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Steampipe Alley open from Early-Mid February 1988
  +
WWORSportsMetsBaseball88Close May61988.jpg|WWOR-TV Sports: Mets Baseball '88 close - May 6, 1988
 
ScreenHunter 84428 Oct. 10 19.18.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour bumper from late 1988
 
ScreenHunter 84428 Oct. 10 19.18.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour bumper from late 1988
 
ScreenHunter 83416 Sep. 23 10.25.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Kate And Allie - Weeknights ident for Fall 1988
 
ScreenHunter 83416 Sep. 23 10.25.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Kate And Allie - Weeknights ident for Fall 1988
 
WWOR Channel 9 - Winner Of 5 New York Emmy Awards promo - Mid-Spring 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Winner Of 5 New York Emmy Awards promo - Mid-Spring 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 - Winner Of 5 New York Emmy Awards promo - Mid-Spring 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Winner Of 5 New York Emmy Awards promo - Mid-Spring 1989
  +
WWORSportsMetsBaseball89Close Apr201989.jpg|WWOR-TV Sports: Mets Baseball '89 close from April 20, 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weekend open - May 6, 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weekend open from May 6, 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weekend open - May 6, 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weekend open from May 6, 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM open - September 4, 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight open from September 4, 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM open - September 4, 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight open from September 4, 1989
  +
WWOR Channel 9 - Who's The Boss - Weeknights...Starting promo for September 11, 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Who's The Boss? - Weeknights...Starting promo for September 11, 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM - Don't Just Watch The News, Experience It - Weeknights promo - Fall 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM - Don't Just Watch The News, Experience It - Weeknights promo from Fall 1989
 
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM - Don't Just Watch The News, Experience It - Weeknights promo - Fall 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM - Don't Just Watch The News, Experience It - Weeknights promo from Fall 1989
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WWOR Channel 9 - Kate & Allie - Weeknights promo-ident - Late 1989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Kate & Allie - Weeknights promo/ident from Late 1989
  +
WWORCh9News10PMOpen Dec251989.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight open from December 25, 1989
 
200px-Uni9.jpg|WWOR Universal 9 station id from 1990
 
200px-Uni9.jpg|WWOR Universal 9 station id from 1990
  +
WWOR Viewpoint bumper - 1990 - A.jpg|WWOR Viewpoint bumper from 1990 - A
  +
WWOR Viewpoint bumper - 1990.jpg|WWOR Viewpoint bumper from 1990 - B
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WWORTVSportsPresentationBumper Spring1990.jpg|WWOR-TV Sports Presentation bumper from Spring 1990
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IMG 1571.jpeg|WWOR Universal 9 - Steampipe Alley - Sunday promo - Late 1990
  +
WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM - Coming Up Tonight promo for December 5, 1990.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight - Coming Up Tonight promo for December 5, 1990
  +
WWOR Channel 9 News, At This Hour 3PM bumper - August 17, 1991.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour 3PM bumper from August 17, 1991
  +
WWOR Channel 9 News, At This Hour 3PM bumper - August 21, 1991.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour 3PM bumper from August 21, 1991
 
ScreenHunter 84426 Oct. 10 19.10.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Jenny Jones - Weekdays promo from late 1991
 
ScreenHunter 84426 Oct. 10 19.10.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - Jenny Jones - Weekdays promo from late 1991
  +
WWORSports MetsBaseball91Close Oct61991.jpg|WWOR-TV Sports: Mets Baseball '91 close from October 6, 1991
 
ScreenHunter 84430 Oct. 10 19.22.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour bumper from 1992
 
ScreenHunter 84430 Oct. 10 19.22.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News: At This Hour bumper from 1992
 
WWOR Channel 9 - The Untouchables 8PM & Baywatch 9PM - Tonight promo - Fall 1992.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - '''The Untouchables''' 8PM & '''Baywatch''' 9PM - Tonight promo from Fall 1992
 
WWOR Channel 9 - The Untouchables 8PM & Baywatch 9PM - Tonight promo - Fall 1992.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - '''The Untouchables''' 8PM & '''Baywatch''' 9PM - Tonight promo from Fall 1992
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WWORChannel9News10PMOpen Oct251993.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight open from October 25, 1993
 
WWORChannel9News10PMOpen Oct251993.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight open from October 25, 1993
 
ScreenHunter 69078 Apr. 21 10.56.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight close from May 27, 1994
 
ScreenHunter 69078 Apr. 21 10.56.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 News 10PM Weeknight close from May 27, 1994
  +
IMG 1570.jpeg|WWOR Channel 9 - '''Jenny Jones''' 11PM & '''The Newz''' Midnight - Tonight promo from Fall 1994
 
WWOR Channel 9 - 'Baywatch' & 'Sirens' - All New Episodes - Tonight promo for November 7, 1994.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - '''Baywatch''' 8PM & '''Sirens''' 9PM - All New - Tonight promo for November 7, 1994
 
WWOR Channel 9 - 'Baywatch' & 'Sirens' - All New Episodes - Tonight promo for November 7, 1994.jpg|WWOR Channel 9 - '''Baywatch''' 8PM & '''Sirens''' 9PM - All New - Tonight promo for November 7, 1994
 
Wwor newyork ch9.jpg|WWOR UPN9 logo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
Wwor newyork ch9.jpg|WWOR UPN9 logo from Mid-Late January 1995
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WWOR UPN9 - Viewpoint bumper - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Viewpoint bumper from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Viewpoint bumper - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Viewpoint bumper from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Jon Stewart - Tonight promo - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Jon Stewart - Tonight promo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Jon Stewart - Tonight promo - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Jon Stewart - Tonight promo from Mid-Late January 1995
  +
WWOR UPN9 - Highlander 5PM & Renegades 6PM - Saturday promo - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - '''Highlander''' 5PM & '''Renegade''' 6PM - Saturdays promo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Baywatch - Sunday promo - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Baywatch - Sunday promo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Baywatch - Sunday promo - Mid-Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Baywatch - Sunday promo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Star Trek, Voyager - Sunday promo - Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Star Trek: Voyage - Sunday promo from Mid-Late January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - Star Trek, Voyager - Sunday promo - Late January 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Star Trek: Voyage - Sunday promo from Mid-Late January 1995
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WWORUPN9Pointman Saturdaypromo EndOfJan1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Pointman - Saturday promo from the end of January 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - University Hospital - Saturday promo for March 11, 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - University Hospital - Saturday promo for March 11, 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 - University Hospital - Saturday promo for March 11, 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - University Hospital - Saturday promo for March 11, 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 News open - Late 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News open from late 1995
 
WWOR UPN9 News open - Late 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News open from late 1995
  +
WWOR UPN9 - Baywatch 7PM & U.S. Customs promo - Fall 1995.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - '''Baywatch''' 7PM & '''U.S. Customs''' 8PM - Saturday promo from Fall 1995
WWOR_UPN9_News_10PM_open_-_April_2008.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open from April 1998
 
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WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open - May 3, 1996.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from May 3, 1996
  +
WWOR UPN9 - Billy Graham TV Special, Incredible Power Of Forgiveness - Sunday promo for September 8, 1996.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Billy Graham TV Special: Incredible Power Of Forgiveness - Sunday promo for September 8, 1996
  +
WWORUPN9SweetValleyHigh PremieresPromo Sep151997.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Sweet Valley High - Premieres promo for September 15, 1997
  +
WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open - April 2008.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open from April 1998
 
WWORUPN9News10PM TheNewsTeamAt10Ident April1998.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight - The News Team At 10 - Weeknights promo from April 1998
 
WWORUPN9News10PM TheNewsTeamAt10Ident April1998.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight - The News Team At 10 - Weeknights promo from April 1998
WWORUPN9News10PMOpen_Dec221998.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from December 22, 1998
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WWORUPN9 AirAmerica SaturdayPromo EarlyOct1998.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Air America - Saturday promo from Early October 1998
  +
WWORUPN9News10PMOpen Dec221998.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from December 22, 1998
 
File:WWOR UPN9 Sunday Movie open - 1999.jpg|WWOR UPN9 Sunday Movie open from 1999
 
File:WWOR UPN9 Sunday Movie open - 1999.jpg|WWOR UPN9 Sunday Movie open from 1999
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File:WWOR UPN9 - Cartoon Express Line-Up - Weekdays promo - Fall 2000.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Cartoon Express Line-Up - Weekdays promo from Fall 2000
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File:WWOR UPN9 - Back-To-Back Comedy Line-Up - Weekday Mornings promo - Fall 2000.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Back-To-Back Comedy Line-Up - Weekday Mornings promo from Fall 2000
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File:WWOR UPN9 - Moesha - Weeknights promo - Fall 2000.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Moesha - Weeknights promo from Fall 2000
 
ScreenHunter 80785 Aug. 22 16.47.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - The Laughs Line-Up - Weeknights promo from late 2000
 
ScreenHunter 80785 Aug. 22 16.47.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - The Laughs Line-Up - Weeknights promo from late 2000
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File:WWOR UPN9 - Battle Dome 1PM & UPN9 Movie 2PM - Sunday promo - Late 2000.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - '''Battledome''' 1PM & '''UPN9 Movie''' 2PM - Sunday promo from late 2000
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WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open - June 18, 2001.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from June 18, 2001
  +
WWOR UPN9 News 10PM - June 18, 2001.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight on-air screen bug from June 18, 2001
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WWOR UPN9 News 10PM close - June 18, 2001.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight close from June 18, 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80788 Aug. 22 16.55.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Card Sharks'', ''To Tell The Truth'' And ''Family Feud'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80788 Aug. 22 16.55.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Card Sharks'', ''To Tell The Truth'' And ''Family Feud'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80786 Aug. 22 16.51.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Jenny Jones'' And ''Montel Williams'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80786 Aug. 22 16.51.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Jenny Jones'' And ''Montel Williams'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80787 Aug. 22 16.53.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Family Feud'' And ''Ricki Lace'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
ScreenHunter 80787 Aug. 22 16.53.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - ''Family Feud'' And ''Ricki Lace'' - Weekdays promo from late 2001
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-06 7.51.07 PM.png|WWOR UPN9 - The Other Side Of Tuesday Line-Up - Premieres promo for September 24, 2001
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-06 7.51.07 PM.png|WWOR UPN9 - The Other Side Of Tuesday Line-Up - Premieres promo for September 24, 2001
UPN9WWOR.jpg|WWOR UPN9 station id from 2002
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UPN9WWOR.jpg|WWOR UPN9 station id from Fall 2002
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WWORUPN9 TurnItUpPromo Fall2002.jpg|WWOR UPN9 - Turn It Up promo for Fall 2002
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News open - 2002.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News open from late 2002
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News open - 2002.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News open from late 2002
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News - Developing Story open - 2002.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News - Developing Story open from late 2002
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News - Developing Story open - 2002.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News - Developing Story open from late 2002
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File:WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open - July 18, 2005.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from July 18, 2005
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News 10PM open - July 18, 2005.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News 10PM Weeknight open from July 18, 2005
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News - Summer School Shooting open - Mid-Summer 2005.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News - Summer School Shooting open from Mid-Summer 2005
 
File:WWOR UPN9 News - Summer School Shooting open - Mid-Summer 2005.jpg|WWOR UPN9 News - Summer School Shooting open from Mid-Summer 2005
Wwor upn9 secaucus.jpg|WWOR 9 station id from January 2006
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Wwor upn9 secaucus.jpg|WWOR 9 station id from February 2006
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WWOR 9 News open - February 2006.jpg|WWOR 9 News open from February 2006
 
Wwor2006b.png|WWOR My9 logo from April 2006
 
Wwor2006b.png|WWOR My9 logo from April 2006
 
WWOR-TV logo.png|WWOR My9 logo from June 2006
 
WWOR-TV logo.png|WWOR My9 logo from June 2006
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File:Screenshot 2021-10-06 7.53.00 PM.png|WWOR My9 News open from the late 2000's
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-06 7.53.00 PM.png|WWOR My9 News open from the late 2000's
 
File:Wwor11012008 promo.jpg|WWOR My9 - Monday Line-Up promo from Early November 2008
 
File:Wwor11012008 promo.jpg|WWOR My9 - Monday Line-Up promo from Early November 2008
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File:WWORMy9News11PMClose Nov262009.jpg|WWOR My9 News 11PM Weeknight close from November 26, 2009
 
File:WWOR-TV's The Wendy Williams Show Video Promo From April 2010.jpg|WWOR My9 - The Wendy Williams Show - Weeknights promo from April 2010
 
File:WWOR-TV's The Wendy Williams Show Video Promo From April 2010.jpg|WWOR My9 - The Wendy Williams Show - Weeknights promo from April 2010
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File:WWOR My9 News 11PM - New Jersey's Own - Weeknights promo - Mid-Spring 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 News 11PM Weeknight - New Jersey's Own - Weeknights promo from Mid-Spring 2020
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-08 10.13.34 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeknights promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-08 10.13.34 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeknights promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.03.30 AM.png|WWOR My9 - The Wendy Williams Show - Weekdays promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.03.30 AM.png|WWOR My9 - The Wendy Williams Show - Weekdays promo from 2011
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File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.03.49 AM.png|WWOR My9 - '''The Wendy Williams Show''' 3PM & '''The Jeremy Kyle Show''' 4PM - Weekdays promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.03.49 AM.png|WWOR My9 - '''The Wendy Williams Show''' 3PM & '''The Jeremy Kyle Show''' 4PM - Weekdays promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.00.52 AM.png|WWOR My9 - '''The Wendy Williams Show''' 3PM & '''The Jeremy Kyle Show''' 4PM - Weekdays promo #2 from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.00.52 AM.png|WWOR My9 - '''The Wendy Williams Show''' 3PM & '''The Jeremy Kyle Show''' 4PM - Weekdays promo #2 from 2011
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File:Screenshot 2021-10-23 6.56.43 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Back-To-Back - Weeknights promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-02 7.56.28 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Monday promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-02 7.56.28 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Monday promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-09-27 4.51.28 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Monk - Tuesday promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-09-27 4.51.28 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Monk - Tuesday promo from 2011
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File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.02.08 AM.png|WWOR My9 - The Late Shift Line-Up - Weeknights promo from 2011
 
File:Screenshot 2021-10-17 2.02.08 AM.png|WWOR My9 - The Late Shift Line-Up - Weeknights promo from 2011
 
File:56y6y56y56y34rer34r34r43r3r34r65y768i97i8i7.png|WWOR My9 - Biz Kid$ - Friday promo from 2011
 
File:56y6y56y56y34rer34r34r43r3r34r65y768i97i8i7.png|WWOR My9 - Biz Kid$ - Friday promo from 2011
File:My92012.jpg|WWOR My9 logo from 2012
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File:My92012.jpg|WWOR My9 logo from Mid-Spring 2012
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File:WWOR My9 promo - Mid-Spring 2012.jpg|WWOR My9 promo from Mid-Spring 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82951 Sep. 15 08.58.jpg|WWOR My9 - Comedy Club Line-Up - Weeknights promo from late May 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82951 Sep. 15 08.58.jpg|WWOR My9 - Comedy Club Line-Up - Weeknights promo from late May 2012
 
WWORMy9Happy4thOfJulyID EarlyJul2012.jpg|WWOR My9 - Happy 4th Of July ident from early July 2012
 
WWORMy9Happy4thOfJulyID EarlyJul2012.jpg|WWOR My9 - Happy 4th Of July ident from early July 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82944 Sep. 14 23.14.jpg|WWOR My9 - Dramatastic Saturdays Line-Up - Saturdays promo from late 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82944 Sep. 14 23.14.jpg|WWOR My9 - Dramatastic Saturdays Line-Up - Saturdays promo from late 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82942 Sep. 14 22.59.jpg|WWOR My9 - Big Comedy Sunday Line-Up - Sunday promo from late 2012
 
ScreenHunter 82942 Sep. 14 22.59.jpg|WWOR My9 - Big Comedy Sunday Line-Up - Sunday promo from late 2012
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IMG 1569.jpeg|WWOR My9 - Chasing News - Tonight promo from Mid-Summer 2013
 
ScreenHunter 77197 Jul. 01 20.23.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from late 2013
 
ScreenHunter 77197 Jul. 01 20.23.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from late 2013
 
File:Screenshot 2021-08-09 10.22.53 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Judge Alex - Weekdays...Starting promo for September 9, 2013
 
File:Screenshot 2021-08-09 10.22.53 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Judge Alex - Weekdays...Starting promo for September 9, 2013
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WWOR My9 - The Simpsons - Coming Weekdays And Thursdays Promo - September 23, 2013.jpg|WWOR My9 - The Simpsons - Coming Weekdays And Thursdays Promo from September 23, 2013
 
Hqdefault (2).jpg|WWOR My9 - Comedy Club Line-Up - Weekdays promo from late 2013
 
Hqdefault (2).jpg|WWOR My9 - Comedy Club Line-Up - Weekdays promo from late 2013
 
File:Screenshot 2021-08-09 10.43.38 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Everybody Loves Raymond - Weekdays promo from late 2013
 
File:Screenshot 2021-08-09 10.43.38 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Everybody Loves Raymond - Weekdays promo from late 2013
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ScreenHunter 82940 Sep. 14 22.54.jpg|WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Saturdays promo from Summer 2018
 
ScreenHunter 82940 Sep. 14 22.54.jpg|WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Saturdays promo from Summer 2018
 
WWOR My9 promo - The Late 2010's.jpg|WWOR My9 promo from the late 2010's
 
WWOR My9 promo - The Late 2010's.jpg|WWOR My9 promo from the late 2010's
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close - 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close from 2020
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open - January 26, 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from January 26, 2020
 
File:America 20202134.jpg|WWOR My9 - Regularly Scheduled Program In Progress bumper from Mid-Late February 2020
 
File:America 20202134.jpg|WWOR My9 - Regularly Scheduled Program In Progress bumper from Mid-Late February 2020
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open - June 14, 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from June 14, 2020
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WWOR My9 - Law & Order, Special Victims Unit - Mondays promo - Late Summer 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Mondays promo from late Summer 2020
 
WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeknights promo - Late 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeeknights promo from Fall 2020
 
WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeknights promo - Late 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeeknights promo from Fall 2020
 
WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Weeknights promo - Late 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Weeknights promo from Fall 2020
 
WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Weeknights promo - Late 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - Family Feud - Weeknights promo from Fall 2020
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open - October 4, 2020.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from October 4, 2020
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close - 2021.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close from 2021
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open - January 17, 2021.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from January 17, 2021
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WWOR My9 - Maury - Today promo for January 26, 2021.jpg|WWOR My9 - Maury - Today promo for January 26, 2021
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WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close - 2022.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now close from 2022
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WWOR My9 - TMZ Hip Hop - Weeknights promo - Mid-Spring 2022.jpg|WWOR My9 - TMZ Hip Hop - Weeknights promo from Mid-Spring 2022
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File:Screenshot 2022-08-17 6.41.44 PM.png|WWOR My9 - You Bet Your Life - Weeknights promo from late Summer 2022
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File:WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open - October 16, 2022.jpg|WWOR My9 - New Jersey Now open from October 16, 2022
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WWOR My9 - Back-To-Back Comedies Line-Up - Sunday Nights promo - Mid-Late January 2023.jpg|WWOR My9 - Back-To-Back Comedies Line-Up - Sunday Nights promo from Mid-Late January 2023
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WWOR My9 - People Puzzler - Weeknights...Starting promo for September 11, 2023.jpg|WWOR My9 - People Puzzler - Weeknights...Starting promo for September 11, 2023
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File:Screenshot 2023-11-19 at 90702 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Amazing Facts - Sunday promo from Late November 2023
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File:Screenshot 2023-11-19 at 90552 PM.png|WWOR My9 - Dish Nation - Weeknights promo from Late November 2023
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File:Screenshot 2023-11-19 at 90137 PM.png|WWOR My9 - '''Dateline''' (8PM) & '''Chicago P.D.''' (9PM) - Tonight promo from Late November 2023
 
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==Cable and satellite carriage==
 
==Cable and satellite carriage==
 
===2010 Cablevision carriage dispute===
 
===2010 Cablevision carriage dispute===
At midnight on October 15, 2010, News Corporation pulled the signal of WWOR, along with Fox station WNYW, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Business_Network Fox Business Network], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Deportes Fox Deportes] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Wild National Geographic Wild] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cablevision Cablevision] systems in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut] (News Corporation also pulled WNYW sister station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTXF WTXF] (channel 29) in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia Philadelphia], from Cablevision's Philadelphia-area system). The removal of these channels was due to an impasse between Fox and Cablevision on a retransmission agreement renewal in which Cablevision claims that News Corporation demanded $150 million a year for access to 12 Fox channels, including those that News Corporation had removed in response to the dispute.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup>
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At midnight on October 15, 2010, News Corporation pulled the signal of WWOR, along with Fox station WNYW, [[wikipedia:Fox_Business_Network|Fox Business Network]], [[wikipedia:Fox_Deportes|Fox Deportes]] and [[wikipedia:National_Geographic_Wild|National Geographic Wild]] from [[wikipedia:Cablevision|Cablevision]] systems in [[wikipedia:New_York|New York]], [[wikipedia:New_Jersey|New Jersey]] and [[wikipedia:Connecticut|Connecticut]] (News Corporation also pulled WNYW sister station [[wikipedia:WTXF|WTXF]] (channel 29) in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]], from Cablevision's Philadelphia-area system). The removal of these channels was due to an impasse between Fox and Cablevision on a retransmission agreement renewal in which Cablevision claims that News Corporation demanded $150 million a year for access to 12 Fox channels, including those that News Corporation had removed in response to the dispute.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup>
   
 
Cablevision called this an "act of corporate greed" on News Corporation's part, stating "This is an unfortunate attempt to get unreasonable and unfair fee increases from Cablevision and our customers." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup> News Corporation responded to Cablevision's claims, stating "During the past year we’ve submitted numerous proposals to Cablevision in an effort to make sure you continue to receive Fox’s programming. Unfortunately, Cablevision has refused to recognize how much you value our programming and as of October 16, has dropped Fox’s television stations in New York (WNYW 5 and WWOR 9) and Philadelphia (WTXF 29) and Fox Networks’ cable channels: FOX Deportes, Nat Geo WILD, and Fox Business Network."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup>
 
Cablevision called this an "act of corporate greed" on News Corporation's part, stating "This is an unfortunate attempt to get unreasonable and unfair fee increases from Cablevision and our customers." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup> News Corporation responded to Cablevision's claims, stating "During the past year we’ve submitted numerous proposals to Cablevision in an effort to make sure you continue to receive Fox’s programming. Unfortunately, Cablevision has refused to recognize how much you value our programming and as of October 16, has dropped Fox’s television stations in New York (WNYW 5 and WWOR 9) and Philadelphia (WTXF 29) and Fox Networks’ cable channels: FOX Deportes, Nat Geo WILD, and Fox Business Network."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup>
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On October 14, 2010 Cablevision said that it was willing to submit to binding arbitration and called on Fox not to remove the channels, though News Corporation chose to reject Cablevision's call for arbitration, stating that it would "reward Cablevision for refusing to negotiate fairly". There is no current estimate on how long it may be before the companies reach a deal, however in rare similar cases with other networks and companies, it has taken a year or more to come to a firm agreement.
 
On October 14, 2010 Cablevision said that it was willing to submit to binding arbitration and called on Fox not to remove the channels, though News Corporation chose to reject Cablevision's call for arbitration, stating that it would "reward Cablevision for refusing to negotiate fairly". There is no current estimate on how long it may be before the companies reach a deal, however in rare similar cases with other networks and companies, it has taken a year or more to come to a firm agreement.
 
==Office locations==
 
==Office locations==
WOR-TV's first studio location was in the New Amsterdam Roof Theatre, located on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Street_%28Manhattan%29 42nd Street] west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square Times Square]. This was a temporary setup; some time later the station moved uptown to a new facility on West 67th Street, near the present-day location of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC-TV WABC-TV].
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WOR-TV's first studio location was in the New Amsterdam Roof Theatre, located on [[wikipedia:42nd_Street_(Manhattan)|42nd Street]] west of [[wikipedia:Times_Square|Times Square]]. This was a temporary setup; some time later the station moved uptown to a new facility on West 67th Street, near the present-day location of [[wikipedia:WABC-TV|WABC-TV]].
   
During the early years of RKO General ownership, WOR-TV moved back to Times Square, and closer to its sister radio stations. Channel 9's studios were co-located with WOR radio at 1440 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_%28Manhattan%29 Broadway] for several years, then in 1968 moved to new studios three blocks north at 1481 Broadway, while the station's offices remained at 1440 Broadway. In addition, for several years starting in 1953, it maintained a separate studio for news and special events programming at the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building. ([http://hawkins.pair.com/wor-tv-NB_News.html#Move%20to%20Empire [1]]) When the WOR-TV license was moved to New Jersey in 1983, the station remained in New York City while a modern complex in Secaucus was being constructed. The new facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, opened in April 1986.
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During the early years of RKO General ownership, WOR-TV moved back to Times Square, and closer to its sister radio stations. Channel 9's studios were co-located with WOR radio at 1440 [[wikipedia:Broadway_(Manhattan)|Broadway]] for several years, then in 1968 moved to new studios three blocks north at 1481 Broadway, while the station's offices remained at 1440 Broadway. In addition, for several years starting in 1953, it maintained a separate studio for news and special events programming at the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building. ([http://hawkins.pair.com/wor-tv-NB_News.html#Move%20to%20Empire [1]]) When the WOR-TV license was moved to New Jersey in 1983, the station remained in New York City while a modern complex in Secaucus was being constructed. The new facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, opened in April 1986.
   
In 2004, three years after the News Corporation bought the station, it announced that WWOR would leave Secaucus and be consolidated with WNYW at the Fox Television Center in Manhattan. The News Corporation planned to keep 9 Broadcast Plaza as a satellite relay station for WNYW and WWOR (the facility also performs master control operations for Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WUTB WUTB] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore Baltimore]). While some office functions have been merged, plans for a full move were scuttled in late 2004 due to pressure from New Jersey [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives Congressman] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rothman Steve Rothman] (whose congressional district includes Secaucus) and Senator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lautenberg Frank Lautenberg]. ([http://www.house.gov/rothman/news_releases/rel_022604a.htm [2]], [http://www.house.gov/rothman/news_releases/rel_100804.htm [3]]) The two lawmakers contended that any move to Manhattan would violate WWOR's conditions of license. When the FCC renewed channel 9's license in 1983 (in accordance with the Bradley-sponsored law), it had required RKO to move the station's main studio to New Jersey and increase coverage of New Jersey events. Had the consolidation occurred, channel 9's news department would have been shut down, or at the very least downsized to the point that it would not be able to adequately cover New Jersey events.
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In 2004, three years after the News Corporation bought the station, it announced that WWOR would leave Secaucus and be consolidated with WNYW at the Fox Television Center in Manhattan. The News Corporation planned to keep 9 Broadcast Plaza as a satellite relay station for WNYW and WWOR (the facility also performs master control operations for Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate [[wikipedia:WUTB|WUTB]] in [[wikipedia:Baltimore|Baltimore]]). While some office functions have been merged, plans for a full move were scuttled in late 2004 due to pressure from New Jersey [[wikipedia:United_States_House_of_Representatives|Congressman]] [[wikipedia:Steve_Rothman|Steve Rothman]] (whose congressional district includes Secaucus) and Senator [[wikipedia:Frank_Lautenberg|Frank Lautenberg]]. ([http://www.house.gov/rothman/news_releases/rel_022604a.htm [2]], [http://www.house.gov/rothman/news_releases/rel_100804.htm [3]]) The two lawmakers contended that any move to Manhattan would violate WWOR's conditions of license. When the FCC renewed channel 9's license in 1983 (in accordance with the Bradley-sponsored law), it had required RKO to move the station's main studio to New Jersey and increase coverage of New Jersey events. Had the consolidation occurred, channel 9's news department would have been shut down, or at the very least downsized to the point that it would not be able to adequately cover New Jersey events.
 
==Cultural references==
 
==Cultural references==
*In the 1971 film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_%281971_film%29 Shaft]'', a sign for WOR-TV's studios can be seen for a brief second in the opening sequence (look for the "stylised 9" logo as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Roundtree Richard Roundtree], playing the film's title character, walks around Times Square).
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* In the 1971 film ''[[wikipedia:Shaft_(1971_film)|Shaft]]'', a sign for WOR-TV's studios can be seen for a brief second in the opening sequence (look for the "stylised 9" logo as [[wikipedia:Richard_Roundtree|Richard Roundtree]], playing the film's title character, walks around Times Square).
*A WOR-TV helicopter is shown in the 1975 film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Day_Afternoon Dog Day Afternoon]'', complete with a video crew trying to get coverage of the bank hold-up; an NYPD helicopter forces WOR's helicopter out of the area.
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*A WOR-TV helicopter is shown in the 1975 film ''[[wikipedia:Dog_Day_Afternoon|Dog Day Afternoon]]'', complete with a video crew trying to get coverage of the bank hold-up; an NYPD helicopter forces WOR's helicopter out of the area.
*In 1989/90, WWOR was incorporated into the popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Florida Universal Studios Florida] ride, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongfrontation Kongfrontation]. This ride was sacrificed in 2003 for "Mummy: The Ride", a high-speed indoor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollercoaster rollercoaster].
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* In 1989/90, WWOR was incorporated into the popular [[wikipedia:Universal_Studios_Florida|Universal Studios Florida]] ride, [[wikipedia:Kongfrontation|Kongfrontation]]. This ride was sacrificed in 2003 for "Mummy: The Ride", a high-speed indoor [[wikipedia:Rollercoaster|rollercoaster]].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen Bruce Springsteen]'s song "You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch" from his 1980 album, "The River" references the station ("Channel 9") in the lyrics.
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*[[wikipedia:Bruce_Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen]]'s song "You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch" from his 1980 album, "The River" references the station ("Channel 9") in the lyrics.
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOR_%28AM%29 WOR (AM)] (710 kHz.)
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*[[wikipedia:WOR_(AM)|WOR (AM)]] (710 kHz.)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRKS-FM WRKS-FM], the former WOR-FM (98.7 MHz.)
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*[[wikipedia:WRKS-FM|WRKS-FM]], the former WOR-FM (98.7 MHz.)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_General RKO General]
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*[[wikipedia:RKO_General|RKO General]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWOR_EMI_Service WWOR EMI Service], the national version of WWOR-TV seen outside the New York market from 1979 to 1997
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*[[wikipedia:WWOR_EMI_Service|WWOR EMI Service]], the national version of WWOR-TV seen outside the New York market from 1979 to 1997
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-0 ^]''' [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EFDF143BF933A25751C0A965948260 "License Bids Against RKO"]. ''The New York Times''. February 10, 1983. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EFDF143BF933A25751C0A965948260.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-0 ^]''' [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EFDF143BF933A25751C0A965948260 "License Bids Against RKO"]. ''The New York Times''. February 10, 1983. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EFDF143BF933A25751C0A965948260.
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#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-FCCForm387_3-0 ^]''' http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?content=25&appn=101232921&formid=387&fac_num=47535
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-FCCForm387_3-0 ^]''' http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?content=25&appn=101232921&formid=387&fac_num=47535
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-4 ^]''' [http://media.myfoxny.com/pdf/WWORForm388Update091508.pdf WWOR-DT FCC Form 387], Exhibit 4, September 15, 2008
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-4 ^]''' [http://media.myfoxny.com/pdf/WWORForm388Update091508.pdf WWOR-DT FCC Form 387], Exhibit 4, September 15, 2008
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-NYDailyNews_5-0 ^]''' Richard Huff (2009-07-03). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_ch_9_trims_weeknight_newscasts_to_half_hour_eliminates_weekends.html "Ch. 9 trims weeknight newscasts to half hour, eliminates weekends"]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News New York ''Daily News'']. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_ch_9_trims_weeknight_newscasts_to_half_hour_eliminates_weekends.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-NYDailyNews_5-0 ^]''' Richard Huff (2009-07-03). [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_ch_9_trims_weeknight_newscasts_to_half_hour_eliminates_weekends.html "Ch. 9 trims weeknight newscasts to half hour, eliminates weekends"]. [[wikipedia:New_York_Daily_News|New York ''Daily News'']]. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_ch_9_trims_weeknight_newscasts_to_half_hour_eliminates_weekends.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/10/16/46214/fox-pulls-channels-from-cablevision/ Fox Pulls Channels From Cablevision], TVNewsCheck.com, October 16, 2010. Accessed October 17, 2010.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-6 ^]''' [http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/10/16/46214/fox-pulls-channels-from-cablevision/ Fox Pulls Channels From Cablevision], TVNewsCheck.com, October 16, 2010. Accessed October 17, 2010.
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-7 ^]''' [http://www.cablevision.com/fox/index.jsp?ftrack=cvcfox Cablevision]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-7 ^]''' [http://www.cablevision.com/fox/index.jsp?ftrack=cvcfox Cablevision]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-8 ^]''' [http://keepfoxon.com/fox/story/view/215 KeepFoxOn :: Stories]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWOR-TV&diff=391488321&oldid=391488123#cite_ref-8 ^]''' [http://keepfoxon.com/fox/story/view/215 KeepFoxOn :: Stories]
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.my9nj.com/ My9NJ.com] - Official WWOR-TV Website
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*[http://www.my9nj.com/ My9NJ.com] - Official WWOR-TV Website
*[http://www.myfoxny.com/ MyFoxNY.com] - Official WNYW-TV Website
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*[http://www.myfoxny.com/ MyFoxNY.com] - Official WNYW-TV Website
 
*[http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_upn_wor.html WOR/WWOR-TV Classic and Current Station IDs/Promos] (Currently undergoing maintenance; date of return unknown)
 
*[http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_upn_wor.html WOR/WWOR-TV Classic and Current Station IDs/Promos] (Currently undergoing maintenance; date of return unknown)
 
*[http://web.archive.org/20040729115720/members.aol.com/jeff560/tv6.html/ Two articles about WOR-TV's premiere night on the air in 1949]
 
*[http://web.archive.org/20040729115720/members.aol.com/jeff560/tv6.html/ Two articles about WOR-TV's premiere night on the air in 1949]
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WWOR-TV, channel 9, is a television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City television market as theflagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations division of 21st Century Fox, as part of a duopoly with Fox owned-and-operated station WNYW (channel 5). WWOR's studios and main offices are located in Secaucus, south of Route 3 east of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, though some internal operations are handled at WNYW's studios at the Fox Broadcasting Center in the Yorkvilleneighborhood of Manhattan. The station's transmitter is located atop the Empire State Building.

The station is available to Dish Network subscribers as part of the satellite provider's superstations package, except in markets where the local MyNetworkTV affiliate invokes syndication exclusivity to block access to WWOR's programming within the market.

WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV logo
Secaucus, New Jersey-

New York, New York

Branding My 9
Slogan Now's the Time for My 9

(primary) C. More My 9! (secondary)

Channels Digital: 38 (UHF)

Virtual: 9 (PSIP)

Affiliations MyNetworkTV
Owner Fox Television Stations

(Fox Television Stations, Inc.)

First air date October 11, 1949
Call letters' meaning WOR, the original calls with an extra W added
Sister station(s) WNYW
Former callsigns WOR-TV (1949-1987)
Former channel number(s) Analog: 9 (VHF, 1949-2009)
Former affiliations Primary:
Independent (1949-1993)

PTEN (1993-1997) UPN (1995-2006)
Secondary:
PBS (1995-2006)

Transmitter power

170 kW

Height 397 m (1,302 ft)
Facility ID 74197
Transmitter coordinates 40°44′54.4″N73°59′8.4″W
Website www.my9nj.com

History

As WOR-TV

Early history

Channel 9 signed on the air on October 11, 1949 as WOR-TV, owned by the Bamberger Broadcasting Service, which also operated WOR radio (710 AM) and WOR-FM (98.7 MHz, later WXLO and now WRKS-FM). Bamberger Broadcasting was a division of R. H. Macy and Company and was named after the Bamberger's department store chain. Exactly ten months earlier, Bamberger launched Washington, D.C.'s fourth television station, WOIC-TV (now WUSA), also on channel 9.

On WOR-TV's opening night, a welcome address was read by WOR radio's morning host, John B. Gambling. The only problem was the audio portion of the speech wasn't heard because of a technical glitch.[citation needed] The gremlin was fixed and Gambling repeated the message later that evening, prior to sign-off. That first broadcast and other early WOR-TV shows emanated from the New Amsterdam Roof Theatre, located near Times Square. For a short time transmission from WOR TV Tower in North Bergen, New Jersey and later moved to the Empire State Building.

WOR-TV entered the New York market as the last of the city's VHF stations to sign on, and one of three independents—the others being WPIX (channel 11) and Newark, New Jersey-based WATV (channel 13, later WNTA-TV). However, plans were underway to make both Channel 9 and its Washington sister station charter affiliates of the Mutual Television Network. WOR radio had enjoyed a long relationship with the Mutual Radio Network and WOR-TV was chosen to be the New York outlet for Mutual Television, which never went to air. Channel 9 remained an independent, while WOIC-TV was sold to a joint venture of the Washington Post and CBS in 1950.

WOR-TV didn't get a network affiliation, but it did get a new owner in 1952, when Macy's/Bamberger's sold the WOR stations to the General Tire and Rubber Company, which already had broadcasting interests in four cities: in Boston, with the regional Yankee Radio Network and WNAC-AM-FM-TV there; in Memphis, with WHBQ radio (who would launch a new television station a year later); and KHJ-AM-FM-TV in Los Angeles and KFRC-AM-FM in San Francisco. The outlets in the latter two cities were operated by General Tire subsidiary Don Lee Broadcasting, and the WOR stations were assigned to this subsidiary. In 1955, General Tire purchased RKO Radio Pictures, giving the company's TV stations access to RKO's film library, and soon after General Tire merged its broadcast interests as General Teleradio. In 1959, General Tire's broadcasting and film divisions were renamed as RKO General.

During the 1950s, all three of New York's independents struggled to find acceptable programming. The field would increase by one in 1956 when former DuMont flagship station WABD (channel 5, later WNEW-TV and now WNYW) became an independent. Through this era, WOR-TV's programming was comparable to its rivals, with a blend of movies, children's programs, and public affairs shows. In 1962 the independent field was narrowed to three, as WOR-TV and its competition benefited from the sale of WNTA-TV to the non-profit Educational Broadcasting Corporation, who would convert channel 13 into a non-commercial educational station (it is now WNET).

For much of 1960s, WOR-TV was a standard independent station for that time with a schedule composed of some local public affairs shows, off-network programs, children's shows such as Friendly Giant and Romper Room (which moved over in 1966 from WNEW-TV), sports programming (see below), and a large catalog of movies, some of which came from the RKO Radio Pictures film library. The station had a tradition of showing King Kong, Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young on Thanksgiving and Godzilla films on the day after Thanksgiving.

In 1962, nostalgia maven Joe Franklin moved his daily talk program to WOR-TV from WABC-TV, where it had run for the previous 12 years. When The Joe Franklin Show ended on August 6, 1993, its host had interviewed over 350,000 guests on over 28,000 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs in television history, local or national. The long-running public affairs show Firing Line got its start at WOR-TV in 1966 and ran on the station for 240 episodes until 1971, after which its host, William F. Buckley, Jr., moved the program to public television where it aired until its conclusion in 1999.

1970s

By the early 1970s, WNEW-TV became the leading station for cartoons and sitcoms, while WPIX aired a similar format though with more movies. In the early 1970s, WOR-TV had shows such as The Beverly Hillbillies, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bonanza, Ironside and The Avengers. But channel 9 was behind the other two independent stations in ratings. Beginning in 1972 the station began seeking a different programming strategy—one that was more adult-oriented with a heavy emphasis on films, reruns of hour-long network dramas, and sports. The station also gradually phased out most sitcoms and all children's programming with the exception of Romper Room. They also were the first New York City station to have a 12 p.m. newscast on weekdays, in addition to producing several hours a day of local talk shows (such as The Joe Franklin Show and public affairs programming such as Straight Talk and Meet the Mayors, titles that were shared by other RKO General television stations).

Later in the 1970s, WOR-TV looked towards the United Kingdom for alternative offerings. In the week of September 6, 1976, WOR-TV offered programming from Thames Television during prime time, completely presented as if Thames was actually running WOR-TV. Many of these shows had never before been seen on American television, and one of them provided America's first look at Thames' greatest export: The Benny Hill Show. Also included that week was an episode of Man About the House, which would be reinvented the following year on ABC as Three's Company. WOR-TV aired episodes of the BBC's science-fiction series Doctor Who during this period as well.

Despite its ambitious programming, WOR-TV was perceived by people that preferred a more traditional independent to be an also-ran, even though the station was very profitable for RKO General. But with the advent of cable and satellite-delivered television, independent stations were being uplinked for regional and national distribution, thus gaining the title of "superstations". In April 1979, Syracuse, New York-based Eastern Microwave, Inc. began distributing WOR-TV to cable and C-band satellite subscribers across the United States, joining WTBS (now WPCH-TV) in Atlanta and WGN-TV in Chicago as national superstations.

Troubles with the FCC

While WOR-TV was gaining national exposure, a battle for the station's survival—and that of its owner—was well underway. In 1975, RKO applied for renewal of its license to operate WOR-TV. The Federal Communications Commission conditioned this renewal on that of its sister station, WNAC-TV in Boston. In 1980, the FCC stripped RKO of WNAC-TV's license due to a litany of offenses dating back to the 1960s, but ultimately because RKO had withheld evidence of corporate misconduct by General Tire. The decision meant that RKO lost WOR-TV's license and that of another sister station, KHJ-TV in Los Angeles (RKO General, Inc. (KHJ-TV), 3 FCC Rcd 5057 (1988)). However, an appeals court ruled that the FCC had erred in tying WOR-TV and KHJ-TV's renewals to WNAC-TV, and ordered new proceedings. RKO soon found itself under renewed pressure from the FCC, which began soliciting applications for all of the company's broadcast licenses in February 1983.[1]

Move to New Jersey

In order to buy itself some time, RKO (with the help of New Jersey senator Bill Bradley) persuaded the U.S. Congress to pass a law requiring the FCC to automatically renew the license of any VHF station that moved its license to New Jersey, a state which for many years complained of being "underserved" by VHF stations from the New York City and Philadelphia markets. (With the 1962 conversion of Newark's channel 13 to non-commercial, New Jersey had no commercial VHF allocations located within the state.) RKO was able to retain WOR-TV by moving the channel 9 license to Secaucus (seven miles west of Manhattan) on April 20, 1983, but for all intents and purposes, it remained a New York City station. Three years later WOR-TV established a physical presence in New Jersey with the opening of their new studio facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, on January 13, 1986. A month later, the New Jersey State Senate petitioned the FCC to approve an extension of the channel 9 signal into southern New Jersey. Because of various other issues, the request was denied.

The move to New Jersey did little to relieve the regulatory pressure on RKO, which opted to put WOR-TV up for sale in 1985. Westinghouse Broadcasting, Cox Enterprises, Chris-Craft Industries, and MCA/Universal emerged as the leading suitors for WOR-TV, and the station was sold to MCA in late 1986.[2] The announcement of this deal came just in the nick of time for RKO: in 1987, an administrative law judge recommended that RKO be stripped of its remaining broadcast properties due to a litany of misconduct. Eventually, WOR radio would be sold to Hartford, Connecticut-based Buckley Broadcasting, and WRKS-FM would go to Summit Broadcasting.

As WWOR-TV

MCA assumed control of WOR-TV on April 21, 1987. Initially, only the calls changed (simply by adding a W), becoming WWOR-TV with a new logo and programming stayed pretty much the same. That fall, WWOR-TV relaunched as a station perceived as different from a year prior. The station dropped most of its public affairs shows, Romper Room was cut back to 30 minutes and moved to 6:00 a.m., all religious shows except for the Sunday Mass were dropped, cartoons were added to the station's morning lineup, and stronger syndicated shows were mixed in the early evenings. The late mornings consisted of classic sitcoms held over from the later RKO days and afternoons continued to consist of game shows, drama shows and movies also held over from the RKO days. Later that fall, in primetime, the Million Dollar Movie was relegated to weekends in favor of the new, controversial Morton Downey Jr. talk show, while the 8:00 newscast was moved to 10:00 p.m., and expanded to an hour. The overhaul continued in 1988, when it added evening sitcoms, including reruns of NBC's top-rated sitcom The Cosby Show. WWOR-TV also borrowed program formats used on the Westinghouse stations: a short-lived version of Evening Magazine aired in primetime, and a locally produced talk show called People Are Talking ran at 11 a.m. That show would later change its title to 9 Broadcast Plaza (named after the station's Secaucus studio location), and then to The Richard Bey Show for syndication.

In 1989, the FCC created the "Syndicated Exclusivity Rights" rule, otherwise known as "SyndEx." This rule stated that when a station in any market had the rights to air certain syndicated programs, the cable company had to block it out on out-of-town stations. Due to this rule, and to lighten the burden on cable companies, Eastern Microwave picked up broadcast rights to shows that were considered "SyndEx-proof" and could be inserted into WWOR's cable feed to replace programming that could not be aired nationally. Most of the programs came from the Universal and Quinn Martin libraries, along with some shows from the Christian Science Monitor's television service, as well as some holdovers from the pre-syndex era that had aired on the local New York feed before the law was passed. Eastern Microwave would eventually launch a separate feed for satellite and cable subscribers on January 1, 1990, known as the "WWOR EMI Service".

In the fall of 1990, WWOR-TV began using Universal 9 for its on-air branding, highlighting its association with the MCA/Universal entertainment empire. However, MCA's ambitious ownership of the station ended when it was bought by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. Since the FCC does not allow foreign companies to own more than 25 percent of television stations, channel 9 would have to be sold once again. On January 1, 1991, MCA spun off the assets of WWOR-TV into a new company called Pinelands, Incorporated. However, the station continued to use Universal 9 as its on-air name until early 1992. In 1993 Pinelands was acquired by BHC Communications, a Chris-Craft Industries subsidiary, who had unsuccessfully bid for the station seven years earlier. In 1993, BHC aligned its unaffiliated stations with the Prime Time Entertainment Network.[3][4]

UPN affiliation

Two years later, Chris-Craft and its broadcasting subsidiary, BHC Communications, and Viacom's newly-acquired subsidiary Paramount Pictures banded together to form the United Paramount Network, the sixth U.S. television service when it debuted in January 1995. At the network's launch, WWOR-TV was UPN's "flagship" station. However, UPN did not allow WWOR's superstation feed to carry UPN programming nationally (In contrast The WB Television Network allowed WGN-TV, one of WWOR's superstation counterparts, to air network programming on its cable feed during that network's early years.)

On January 1, 1997, with only a month's advance warning, Advance Entertainment Corporation, which had purchased the satellite distribution rights to WWOR from Eastern Microwave a few months earlier, stopped uplinking the national version. The EMI Service's transponder space was sold to Discovery Communications for the then six-month-old Animal Planet. Amid an outcry from satellite dish owners, National Programming Services uplinked the station again exclusively for satellite subscribers. The national feed was back to being the same feed as the one for the New York market. NPS dropped WWOR in 1999, in favor of Pax, but still carried the New York feed of WWOR on its Superstations package except in areas where the local UPN (and later, MyNetworkTV) affiliate invoked SyndEx to block it out.

In 2000, Chris-Craft announced that it was selling its television stations. It was believed that Viacom, which had gained complete control of UPN a year earlier by purchasing Chris-Craft's half of the network not long after buying CBS, would end up buying the group as a whole. However, Viacom lost the bid for the group to News Corporation, making WWOR-TV a sister station to longtime rival WNYW. This created a unique situation in which the largest affiliate station of one network was owned by the operator of another network. While some cast doubt on UPN's future, Fox quickly cut a new affiliation deal with UPN.

On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of WWOR-TV and eight other New York City television stations, and several radio stations, were destroyed when two hijacked airplanes crashed into and destroyed the World Trade Center towers. The attacks delayed the closing of the Chris-Craft deal for several days. With its broadcast signal shut down, WWOR fed its signal directly to cable and satellite systems, running wall-to-wall 9/11 news coverage from CNN and later the Fox News Channel. Channel 9 resumed regular programming on September 17, 2001. The transmitter has since been relocated to an antenna located atop the Empire State Building, along with most of the other major New York City stations.

Fox began integrating the operations of its two stations soon afterwards. In the fall of 2001, WWOR-TV began running Fox Kids programs that were moved from WNYW. Channel 9 was the last commercial station remaining in New York City to air children's programming on weekdays, an ironic twist from 20 years earlier, before cancelling the shows in Fall 2006. WNYW also placed several of its under-performing programs on WWOR, and cherry-picked channel 9's stronger-performing programs for placement on channel 5's schedule. Currently, WWOR offers several "double-runs" of WNYW programming, but the two stations' individual schedules (outside of network programming) are much different. They also maintain separate news departments, although some staffers have switched from one station to the other.

MyNetworkTV affiliation

On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB announced that they would merge into a new network called The CW Television Network. WPIX, which had been a WB affiliate since 1995, was announced as The CW's New York affiliate as part of a 10-year affiliation deal with channel 11's parent company Tribune Broadcasting.

The CW's affiliation list did not include any of Fox's UPN stations. The network's officials were on record as preferring the "strongest" WB and UPN affiliates, and WPIX had been well ahead of WWOR-TV in the ratings for some time. On January 25, 2006, the day following the announcement of the creation of The CW, Fox removed all UPN references from its UPN affiliates' logos and branding campaigns, and stopped promoting UPN programming. Accordingly, WWOR changed its branding from UPN 9 to WWOR 9, (however, usually it was referred to on air as simply "9") and revamped its logo to just feature the boxed "9" with a small red strip on the left side. WWOR had just introduced a new news graphics package and a revised logo almost three weeks prior, with UPN branding. The formation of MyNetworkTV, with WWOR-TV and the other Fox-owned UPN stations as the nuclei, was announced on February 22, 2006, less than a month later.

With the impending switch to MyNetworkTV, channel 9's on-air branding was changed to My 9. Starting on April 4, the My 9 moniker was used for broadcasts of Nets basketball and Yankees baseball. Two weeks later, on April 17, WWOR incorporated the My 9 brand into the remaining non-UPN elements of its branding, including news. On June 2, WWOR changed its logo again, this time adopting one similar to the MyNetworkTV logo presented at the launch announcement, and this logo was used with the network's launch in September.

Despite the announced launch date of MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006, UPN continued to broadcast on stations across the country until September 15, 2006. While some UPN affiliates who switched to MyNetworkTV aired the final two weeks of UPN programming outside its regular primetime period, the Fox-owned stations, including WWOR, dropped UPN entirely on August 31, 2006.

Pending license renewal

The station has has been waiting since 2007 for renewal of its FCC license, and in the same year petition to deny the renewal of the license was submitted.[5] New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and media watchdogs, who filed a complaint in November 2009 with the FCC, say that WWOR's performance was "clearly inadequate to meet its public interest obligations" and question the truthfulness of its application.[6] It was announced on February 17, 2011 that News Corporation, parent company of WWOR-TV, is under investigation by the Federal Communications Commission to determine whether the company misrepresented information about Channel 9's news operations and programming during a review of the station's license. News Corp has 30 days to respond to the allegations.[7] If News Corporation, who denies any wrongdoing, is found to have lied to the commission, it could potentially lose its license to operate both WWOR-TV and sister station WNYW, and company executives who are found provided false information could face jail time or be imposed with fines.[8]

Sports programming

As an independent station, channel 9's schedule was heavy on sports programming. Early in its history WOR-TV established itself as the home of National League baseball in New York, carrying games of the Brooklyn Dodgers (beginning in 1950) and the New York Giants (beginning in 1951) until both teams moved to California following the 1957 season. From 1958 to 1961 the station aired a small schedule of Philadelphia Phillies games, consisting of matchups against the Dodgers and Giants. In 1962 WOR-TV gained broadcast rights for the New York Mets, the National League's new expansion team. The partnership between the station and the team would last through the 1998 season, after which the Mets moved their broadcasts to WPIX.

Channel 9 acquired rights for the NHL's New York Rangers and the NBA's New York Knicks in 1966, holding onto both teams until 1989 (when the two teams became cable-exclusive on the MSG Network). The New York Islanders, New York/New Jersey Nets, local college basketball, New York Cosmos soccer, and WWWF/WWF wrestling also shared airtime on channel 9. For a generation of New York sports fans, the station became synonymous with its relationships with the Mets, Knicks, Rangers and Islanders.

In late September 2001, WWOR-TV aired a number of New York Yankees baseball games that were originally scheduled to air on WNYW. In 2005, channel 9 picked up Yankees games on a full-time basis, with the broadcasts produced by the YES Network. As YES produces the games, there is virtually no difference between games broadcast by YES and WWOR beyond a "my9" logo taking the space where the YES logomark usually resides in on-screen graphics.

Digital programming

WWOR-TV's digital signal is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel Name Programming
9.1 WWOR-DT1 Main WWOR-TV Programming / MyNetworkTV (HD)
9.2 WWOR-DT2 Main WNYW-TV Programming / Fox (HD)

Analog-to-digital conversion

At 11:59 P.M. on June 12, 2009, WWOR-TV discontinued regular analog programming on channel 9. [9] The station remained on its pre-transition channel 38, using PSIP to display its virtual channel as 9.[10][11]

WWOR simulcasts its sister station WNYW on its digital subchannel 5.2 but identifies this subchannel as "WWOR-TV, Secaucus bringing you WNYW, New York."

Newscasts

As most of New York's independent stations were during the 1960s and '70s, WOR-TV was a very minor player in the area of local news. Before 1971, the station did not carry any live news programming, but had an early morning audio-only newscast read by the duty staff announcer over the station logo. Then in 1971, WOR-TV launched its first live newscast, News at Noon, which was also the first midday newscast from any New York station and would be so until WPIX attempted a local broadcast at 12:30 PM in 1981. In 1983, following the move to New Jersey, channel 9 launched News 9: Primetime, which aired nightly at 8:00 p.m. After the MCA takeover in 1987, the 8:00 newscast was moved to the later time period of 10:00 p.m., and expanded to an hour. The Noon program, which was later merged into 9 Broadcast Plaza, ended in 1993 and was replaced with syndicated programming.

Despite the presence of its sister station WNYW's long-running and successful news program at 10:00 p.m., WWOR was able to compete at 10:00 simply because both stations use separate studios. The WWOR newscast also has a larger focus on New Jersey issues, a condition the station has adhered to since its license was transferred from New York City to Secaucus.

On July 13, 2009, the 10:00 p.m. newscast was moved to 11:00 p.m. and was shortened to 30 minutes due to budget cuts. In addition, weekend newscasts and a Sunday night sports highlight program were eliminated.[12]

In areas of central New Jersey where the New York and Philadelphia markets overlap, both WWOR and WNYW share resources with their Philadelphia sister station WTXF-TV. The stations share reporters for stories occurring in New Jersey counties served by both markets.

As of January 30, 2011, WWOR is the only English-language network owned-and-operated station (O&O) that has in-house news operations who still produces local newscasts entirely in 4:3 standard definition. Its 4:3 video is pillarboxed. (CBS-owned WWJ-TV in Detroit also produces its morning news show in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition; however, it does not have a full-time news department.)

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

  • News at Noon (1949–1983 and 1987–1993)
  • News 9: At Noon/'Primetime (1983–1987)
  • The News at Ten (1987–1988)
  • Channel 9 News (1988–1998)
  • News 9: Tonight (1995)
  • UPN 9 News (1995-February 2006)
  • 9 News (February–May 2006)
  • My 9 News (May 2006–2011)
  • The 10 'O Clock News (2011-2013)
  • Chasing New Jersey (2013-2015)
  • Chasing News (2015-2020)

Station slogans

  • New York 9 (1949–1970)
  • The Best of All Seasons (1970)
  • The Great Combination (1973)
  • Fun and Games (1978)
  • More for You (1979)
  • As You Like It (1980–1981)
  • Now! (1981–1982)
  • 9 On the Move (1984)
  • Just Watch (1985–1986)
  • Get It On UPN 9 (2002–2006)
  • Get It On 9 (February–March 2006; used during transitional period from UPN to MyNetworkTV)
  • Get It On My 9 (March–May 2006; used during transitional period from UPN to MyNetworkTV)
  • Only on My 9 (May–September 2006; used during transitional period from UPN to MyNetworkTV)
  • Watch and See for Yourself (September 2006-2009)
  • Now That Looks Good (2009–2010)
  • Look at Us Now (2010–2011)
  • Now is The Time for My 9 (2011-2015)
  • See it Here (2015-present)

Notable former personalities

Gallery

Cable and satellite carriage

2010 Cablevision carriage dispute

At midnight on October 15, 2010, News Corporation pulled the signal of WWOR, along with Fox station WNYW, Fox Business Network, Fox Deportes and National Geographic Wild from Cablevision systems in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (News Corporation also pulled WNYW sister station WTXF (channel 29) in Philadelphia, from Cablevision's Philadelphia-area system). The removal of these channels was due to an impasse between Fox and Cablevision on a retransmission agreement renewal in which Cablevision claims that News Corporation demanded $150 million a year for access to 12 Fox channels, including those that News Corporation had removed in response to the dispute.[7]

Cablevision called this an "act of corporate greed" on News Corporation's part, stating "This is an unfortunate attempt to get unreasonable and unfair fee increases from Cablevision and our customers." [8] News Corporation responded to Cablevision's claims, stating "During the past year we’ve submitted numerous proposals to Cablevision in an effort to make sure you continue to receive Fox’s programming. Unfortunately, Cablevision has refused to recognize how much you value our programming and as of October 16, has dropped Fox’s television stations in New York (WNYW 5 and WWOR 9) and Philadelphia (WTXF 29) and Fox Networks’ cable channels: FOX Deportes, Nat Geo WILD, and Fox Business Network."[9]

On October 14, 2010 Cablevision said that it was willing to submit to binding arbitration and called on Fox not to remove the channels, though News Corporation chose to reject Cablevision's call for arbitration, stating that it would "reward Cablevision for refusing to negotiate fairly". There is no current estimate on how long it may be before the companies reach a deal, however in rare similar cases with other networks and companies, it has taken a year or more to come to a firm agreement.

Office locations

WOR-TV's first studio location was in the New Amsterdam Roof Theatre, located on 42nd Street west of Times Square. This was a temporary setup; some time later the station moved uptown to a new facility on West 67th Street, near the present-day location of WABC-TV.

During the early years of RKO General ownership, WOR-TV moved back to Times Square, and closer to its sister radio stations. Channel 9's studios were co-located with WOR radio at 1440 Broadway for several years, then in 1968 moved to new studios three blocks north at 1481 Broadway, while the station's offices remained at 1440 Broadway. In addition, for several years starting in 1953, it maintained a separate studio for news and special events programming at the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building. ([1]) When the WOR-TV license was moved to New Jersey in 1983, the station remained in New York City while a modern complex in Secaucus was being constructed. The new facility, Nine Broadcast Plaza, opened in April 1986.

In 2004, three years after the News Corporation bought the station, it announced that WWOR would leave Secaucus and be consolidated with WNYW at the Fox Television Center in Manhattan. The News Corporation planned to keep 9 Broadcast Plaza as a satellite relay station for WNYW and WWOR (the facility also performs master control operations for Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate WUTB in Baltimore). While some office functions have been merged, plans for a full move were scuttled in late 2004 due to pressure from New Jersey Congressman Steve Rothman (whose congressional district includes Secaucus) and Senator Frank Lautenberg. ([2], [3]) The two lawmakers contended that any move to Manhattan would violate WWOR's conditions of license. When the FCC renewed channel 9's license in 1983 (in accordance with the Bradley-sponsored law), it had required RKO to move the station's main studio to New Jersey and increase coverage of New Jersey events. Had the consolidation occurred, channel 9's news department would have been shut down, or at the very least downsized to the point that it would not be able to adequately cover New Jersey events.

Cultural references

  • In the 1971 film Shaft, a sign for WOR-TV's studios can be seen for a brief second in the opening sequence (look for the "stylised 9" logo as Richard Roundtree, playing the film's title character, walks around Times Square).
  • A WOR-TV helicopter is shown in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, complete with a video crew trying to get coverage of the bank hold-up; an NYPD helicopter forces WOR's helicopter out of the area.
  • In 1989/90, WWOR was incorporated into the popular Universal Studios Florida ride, Kongfrontation. This ride was sacrificed in 2003 for "Mummy: The Ride", a high-speed indoor rollercoaster.
  • Bruce Springsteen's song "You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch" from his 1980 album, "The River" references the station ("Channel 9") in the lyrics.

See also

References

  1. ^ "License Bids Against RKO". The New York Times. February 10, 1983. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03EFDF143BF933A25751C0A965948260.
  2. ^ MCA Inc acquires WOR-TV(RKO General/GenCorp) from GenCorp Inc (1987/04/09) - Thomas Financial
  3. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
  4. ^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?content=25&appn=101232921&formid=387&fac_num=47535
  5. ^ WWOR-DT FCC Form 387, Exhibit 4, September 15, 2008
  6. ^ Richard Huff (2009-07-03). "Ch. 9 trims weeknight newscasts to half hour, eliminates weekends". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/02/2009-07-02_ch_9_trims_weeknight_newscasts_to_half_hour_eliminates_weekends.html. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  7. ^ Fox Pulls Channels From Cablevision, TVNewsCheck.com, October 16, 2010. Accessed October 17, 2010.
  8. ^ Cablevision
  9. ^ KeepFoxOn :: Stories

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