Talk:WPIX
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[edit] AM or FM station
True or false: Somewhere in the United States (the state doesn't matter) there also exists a WPIX-FM and/or a WPIX-AM. 66.32.143.38 19:20, 1 May 2004 (UTC)
- I hope that this person has found out the answer in the nearly 2 years sence the question was postulated, but if not, you can find the answer for yourself at one of the following links. As of this date, there are no AM or FM radio stations with a callsign containing WPIX. —A 05:25, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
- Indeed, I don't think there ever was an AM station with the WPIX calls. I did, however, see a reference to "WPIX-AM-FM" in the 1965 (or was it 1966?) New York Times Index, however it may have been an error. –Wbwn 14:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kids WB end date
I noticed recently that there was an edit war concerning the end of when the Kids WB weekday programming ended. I searched a forum, and according to this thread, they stopped airing weekday cartoons at the very end of 2005. So January 2, 2006 was the first day without Kids WB weekday cartoons. ErikNY 23:27, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Station Branding
Currently, WPIX is branded "WB 11," but what will the station be called when it begins affiliation with The CW? —HG707 05:14, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- CW 11, of course. At least, I would imagine. Morgan Wick 00:01, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Big Picture and WPIX
For much of the 1960s until about 1970–71, WPIX ran the U.S. Army–produced The Big Picture prior to sign-off on weekends (alternating between Saturdays and Sundays, but not to the best of my knowledge on both days at the same time). I noticed, reading Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television, about the 1969–79 license challenge, that he mentioned "footage from military training films" shown on late 1960's newscasts with the words "Via Satellite" emblazoned on screen. Since The Big Picture aired on channel 11 at the time in question, could such footage have come from that program? – Wbwn 03:02, 12 August 2006 (EDST)
[edit] WWE Smackdown on WPIX
It should be noted that WWE Smackdown is moving to WPIX three weeks before the launch of The CW. My Network TV is launching two weeks before The CW, providing interesting choices for the new My Network TV stations on what to do with those final two weeks of UPN or WB programming.
Some My Network TV stations will be airing their UPN/WB programming in late night, while others, including WWOR and the Fox stations will not show it at all. WWE Smackdown, which never has repeats (although they occasionally have clip shows) has a special situation, since its still a UPN show for the next three weeks and WWOR is not showing it. It is a station issue AND a network issue, that a special deal was made to air UPN's final three weeks of Smackdown on WPIX (and other Tribune WB-CW stations) in advance of the CW launch. Yes, Smackdown is going to be on The CW, but until the new network launches, it is still WB11 and Smackdown still is a UPN show. This is certainly something worth noting.
Now for your opinions.
Milchama 11:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
- Trivia at best. Try to think through a historical perspective: would anyone remember or even care five or ten years from now? Morgan Wick 03:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
I was thinking along the same lines, but wasn't sure how to classify it. This is, more or less, a decision made at the CW network level and any written mention of it belongs in the CW article. Rollosmokes 05:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
- Um, actually, the decision to show it during the two weeks before CW start was a Tribune level, wasn't it? Morgan Wick 18:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WB Closedown
That was so sad! I grew up with the wb! Anyway, they flew through all the logos previos to the cw. The CW 11 News is almost exacly the same. I'm so sad!!Seamus215 02:18, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
REPLY: What A Montoage, They Should Instead Play The Backround Music For The WWE Theme (The Current One, Revelent To The "WPIX Transforms To The CW11" Montoage)
Frank0115932 17:03, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Who smoosed the logo
It's all smooshed now,and I don't know how to fix it.Seamus215 21:59, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
- I have a better question: why was the logo picture changed? The previous CW 11 logo picture was fine. The one currently in the article is awful. Rollosmokes 05:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Agree. It looks compressed and ugly.Seamus215 14:46, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
- That was before I changed it in favor of the one taken from the website. I'd like to bring back the previous one (with the green background) and plug it into the logo gallery unsmushed. Rollosmokes 16:54, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the "smooshing" has to do with the image being uploading under the same filename as an older image. This can be fixed by clearing your browser's cache. Another suggestion: wouldn't it just be better to use this logo? —Whomp (myedits) 02:34, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Expanding History?
It's already a long article, but I'd like to see one aspect of WPIX history at least touched on -- in pre-satellite days, WPIX was distributed on microwave throughout a lot of New England, enabling it to be carried by a lot of cable systems, and giving many communties an independent alternative that would not have been available off-air. Someone with more time than me ought to look up the details of the extent of that network and add it to the article.StanislavJ 20:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Awards Won
Didn't they win some Emmy awards for a few years?
This was on Linda Church's page:
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy Awards)
Best Morning News Show (WB11 Morning News) - 2000, 2004 --70.111.218.254 01:55, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
