tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post4442210402080302408..comments2024-01-02T03:25:05.523-05:00Comments on Cleveland Classic Media: September 1965-NBC WeekTim Loneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208281099970788558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-58107324242574888892009-06-12T13:02:08.674-04:002009-06-12T13:02:08.674-04:00Correction: When NBC O&O channel 3 (WKYC-TV ca...Correction: When NBC O&O channel 3 (WKYC-TV calls) returned to Cleveland in June 1965, they moved their RCA-TK 41 studio pedestal color cameras/RCA TK-26 color camera/film/slide chain islands, right away, broadcasting local color, right away. There was no deplay to Sept 1965! Just after the move back, they actually broadcast some local/former Westinghouse(KYW-TV)shows,in local color in place of their own NBC net shows for a while, (12 noon news, movies) due to contractual obligations with the sponsors. They even broadcast their own custom made NBC color peacock advisory (video/audio) at the beginning of each local color show during that summer of 1965!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-31451396477756499462008-09-13T15:20:00.000-04:002008-09-13T15:20:00.000-04:00WKYC was not able to carry the Tonight show until ...WKYC was not able to carry the Tonight show until March, 1966, or something like that. On coming back to Cleveland, NBC had to pick up where KYW left off.Bill Wickline Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15110733279224833346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943321092483498805.post-37207416337504012692008-09-03T01:16:00.000-04:002008-09-03T01:16:00.000-04:00So this would mean that the black-and-white WKYC t...So this would mean that the black-and-white WKYC test pattern as on the 35th anniversary special was laid out prior to the station's going "full color" in September (remember, this was nearly three months after NBC was ordered back to Cleveland). I figured the color pattern was after this switch.wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.com