WABC-TV
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WABC-TV (ABC7) is the New York City television station that is owned and operated by the ABC, as well as the network's flagship. Since the early 1980s, it has been the highest-rated station in the New York market. Some ads have also aired claiming that it is the highest-rated station in the United States. The station is seen throughout Latin America on DirecTV.
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History
The station signed on in 1948 as WJZ-TV, named after radio station WJZ-AM (now WABC-AM). It became WABC in 1953.
On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of WABC-TV as well as eight other local television stations and several radio stations were destroyed when two hijacked airplanes crashed into and destroyed the World Trade Center towers. In the immediate aftermath, WABC-TV fed its signal to several UHF stations that were still broadcasting before establishing temporary facilities in Alpine, New Jersey, notably WNYE-TV the Board of Education's Channel at that time. The station eventually established transmission facilities at the Empire State Building where it is still transmitting from as of 2005.
News operations
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WABC cooperates with sister station WPVI-TV Philadelphia in the production and broadcast of statewide New Jersey political debates. When the two stations broadcast a statewide office debate, such as Governor or U. S. Senate, they will pool resources and have anchors or reporters from both stations participate in the debate. Additionally, the two stations cooperate in the gathering of news in New Jersey where their markets overlap.
Notable anchors and reporters
- Sade Baderinwa
- Bill Beutel (retired)
- Liz Cho
- Carol Iovanna (1990s)
- Larry Kane (1970s)
- Larry Mendte (?)
- Geraldo Rivera (1970s)
- Diana Williams
- Warner Wolf (1970s)
Newscast titles
- John Daly with World News (1950s)
- John Cameron Swayze & the News (1950s-1962)
- The Big News (1962-1965)
- Channel 7 News (1965-1968)
- Eyewitness News (1968-present)
Live With Regis and Kelly
WABC-TV also produces the successful syndicated morning talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly", which is produced in the same studio as Eyewitness News. This forces the local updates during Good Morning America to be produced from the WABC newsroom. Regis Philbin has co-hosted the program at WABC-TV since 1983, and the program has been distributed nationally by Buena Vista Television since 1988. Philbin's co-hosts in those two decades have been Cyndy Garvey, Kathie Lee Johnson (later Gifford), and current air partner Kelly Ripa. The copyright at the end of the broadcast reads "WABC-TV".
See also
References
- Fybush, Scott (9-10-2002). 9/11 Plus One. NorthEast Radio Watch (http://www.fybush.com/wtc-recovery.html).
External links
- WABC-TV (http://www.7online.com/)
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