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[edit] What should the article name be?

This article has been moved from WNBC-TV to either WNBC (sending a disambig to WNBC (disambiguation) or WNBC (TV). Seems as though that the people that move to WNBC or WNBC (TV) believe article names are dependent on FCC call letters, with the move-backs to WNBC-TV believing that all of these articles need suffixes. Who is correct and where does it say so? --WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 23:40, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Should be WNBC-TV, which is the standard, some people keep moving it. --CFIF 23:51, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
For the record it should be either WNBC or WNBC (TV), never WNBC-TV per WP:NC#Broadcasting. The FCC callsign is WNBC, there is no WNBC-TV. —A 07:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
It should be WNBC. The standard is to use the calls, and this station is not WNBC-TV, but WNBC.


Yes, the name should remain WNBC. I believe that -TV comes in when their is a second instance, such as a Radio station. Kahm1 16:33, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

There was a radio station, which is now WFAN. NBC left the radio business years ago. --carlb (talk) 14:28, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why were all the channel 1's removed from the airwaves?

Since no one answered this question from an unsigned user, the answer should be right here. -- azumanga 23:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HD

It's funny... on September 13, 2006, WNBC started broadcasting in HD... but I'm sure that a while ago, they came in the worst of all the NYC affiliates, kind of fuzzy. If someone can find some review or something that says this, we could add this.aido2002 21:53, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


When the HD programming started, WNBC was ranked 3rd behind WABC and WCBS. Kahm1 16:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What Happened to the WNBC (NBC 4) New York's Logo Gallery?

What Happened to the NBC 4 New York Logos of the Past & Present? Their Gone for good and How can We Know About the NBC 4 New York's Images Past to Present.

The 1st Logo of WNBT Channel 1 New York (NBC-TV Flagship Network Station) used from 1941 to 1946. The 1st Logo of WNBT Channel 4 New York (NBC-TV Flagship Network Station) used from 1946 to 1950. The 2nd Logo of WNBT Channel 4 New York (The Earth & The Transmitter & The Identity of the Station) used from 1950 to 1954. The 1st Logo of WRCA-TV Channel 4 New York (Features Nipper the Dog "The Mascot" of RCA for WRCA-TV Channel 4) used from 1954 to 1960 "Also used for both WRC-TV & KRCA-TV". The 1st Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (NBC 4 Square) from 1960 to 1965 "Also used for WRC-TV & KNBC-TV". The 2nd Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (NBC 4 in Color) from 1965 to 1969 "Also used for WRC-TV (through 1970) & KNBC-TV". The 3rd Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (WNBC4) from 1969 to 1973 "Also used for KNBC-TV." The 4th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (TV NBC4) from 1973 to 1975. The 5th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (NBC4 "Bicentennial N/The Station of...") from 1976 to 1979 "Also Used for both WRC-TV & KNBC-TV." The 6th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (Channel 4 "Proud as a Peacock") from 1979 to 1980 "Also used for WRC-TV (through 1982) & KNBC-TV (through 1981). The 7th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (News 4 New York-1980) used from 1980 to May 1986. The 8th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (News 4 New York-1986 & The New NBC-TV Peacock) used from 1986 to 1990. The 9th Logo of WNBC-TV Channel 4 New York (The New News 4 New York-1990) used from 1990 to 1992. The 1st Logo of WNBC Channel 4 New York (News 4 New York/-1992) used from 1992 to 1993 "Also used for KNBC." The 2nd Logo of WNBC Channel 4 New York (WNBC 4 New York) used from 1993 to 1995 "Also used for both WRC-TV & KNBC." The 1st Logo of WNBC NBC 4 New York (NBC4 & Newschannel 4-The Tri-State's Newschannel) used from 1995 to 2003 "Also used for Both WRC-TV & KNBC." The 2nd Logo of NBC 4 New York (NBC4 & Newschannel4) used from 2003 to 2006 "Along with WRC-TV & KNBC." The 3rd Logo of NBC 4 New York (NBC4HD & NBC4) used since 2006 "Along with WRC-TV & KNBC."

User:A Man In Black removed it, but it should be there. aido2002 20:59, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Historical TV logos are being deleted by this admin because he believes they violate policy. Although he claims the issue is settled, there is an ongoing RFC at Wikipedia:Fair use/Historical logos in galleries. Please contribute to this discussion and help determine what to do about this. DHowell 22:49, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
If those get restored, we need to find one of that "Octagon 4" used briefly in late '79 or early '80. WAVY 10 15:45, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Or that "zig-zag" precursor to the die-cut 4 of the '80s? WAVY 10 01:06, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eh?

The "4HD" logo is only used during promotion of their Newscasts and during them, right? It should be placed somewhere alongside the normal logo. ViperSnake151 01:16, 6 March 2007 (UTC)


No, the "4HD" logo is now the main branding of the station. You can only find the regular logo during promos that have not been re-created with the new logo. Kahm1 16:29, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Keep or not to keep?

Under the "Helicopter Crashes" sub-section, this sentence follows the mention of the 2004 crash of the WNBC-TV news helicopter:

"WABC-TV's news helicopter was covering the same news story when they saw the WNBC helicopter clearly having trouble. They called for help and also got exclusive footage of the actual crash, for which they won an Emmy Award."

The fact that WABC-TV -- and **NOT** WNBC -- won the Emmy, the mention of the award is trivial to this article. In the wider scope, the helicopter crash is notable to WNBC's history, but another station covering and winning an award for WNBC's crash really is totally trivial. I feel it should be removed, and have done so pending further review. Comments? Rollosmokes 08:23, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

From a purely unofficial (non-admin) point of view, I agree here: I can't see why the winning of an Emmy award by another station needs to go in this article on WNBC, though I am open to reasons why it would should go in this one. Firsfron of Ronchester 22:09, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
The fact that it was WNBC's competitor winning an Emmy for capturing WNBC's crash makes it clear that it is as relevant as anything else. Let me put forth my analogy again: If Person A was to have a heart attack, and Person B was to call an ambulance to save them, wouldn't that be relevant to a discussion about the incident? aido2002 00:17, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
Also, the rivalry between WNBC and WABC is something that is discussed much in both this article and ABC's. This is as important as any other part of that discussion. aido2002 20:59, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
You're still missing the point. Using these comparisons have nothing to do with the issue -- a trivial mention of an award won by another station, regardless of the work that resulted in that award being won. It's still trivial from jump street, is still irrelevant to the WNBC article, and still has got to go. Rollosmokes 02:27, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Local Emmys are a dime a dozen, anyway: hundreds or thousands are awarded every year. May be notable, or not, but the fact that they won an award for the coverage certainly doesn't belong on a rival station's article. Firsfron of Ronchester 19:47, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use criteria

The use of images not in compliance with our fair-use criteria or our policy on nonfree content is not appropriate, and the images have been removed. Please do not restore them. — Moe ε 21:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Terrorism and WNBC before 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of WNBC, 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. WNBC broadcast engineer Bill Steckman died in the tragedy, along with six other engineers from other television stations. After resuming over-the-air transmissions, the station broadcast from a radio tower originally built by Edwin Armstrong in Alpine, New Jersey. As of 2005, WNBC-TV is broadcasting its signal from the Empire State Building.

Something is missing here. Like the fact that during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing those same transmitter facilities were disabled, and that WNET in Newark, New Jersey allowed WNBC to broadcast from their station. ---- DanTD 12:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Um, wasn't it six broadcast engineers in total, including one from WNBC, who were murdered as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?

[edit] Uncensored comment

Ok.... and I am seriously not joking, at around 10:27 pm tonight on the NBC channel in the New York City area, there was an advertisement advertising the local news and you could clearly hear a woman (presumably Sue Simmons) saying "What the f**k are you doing," UNCENSORED. Seriously! I just called a friend who was watching the same show (Medium) and heard this. I have it recorded it on my DVR, so I could play it back. I know this seems like a lie, but it seriously isn't. I hope I'm not alone.
Thanks, Kermit1234 (talk) 02:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

She just apologized at 11:07 p.m. Kermit1234 (talk) 03:10, 13 May 2008 (UTC)