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The relaunched channel 17 was one of three new UHF stations to launch in the Philadelphia market in 1965. Channel 29 debuted as WIBF-TV on May 16, [13] and channel 48 was activated as WKBS-TV on September 1. [14] WPHL-TV increased its effective radiated power to 1 million watts in August 1966. [15]
WPHL-TV, a television station (channel 17 digital) licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Western Professional Hockey League , professional league from 1996 to 2001 Western Pennsylvania Hockey League , semi-professional league in the early 1900s
Joseph Zawislak was a fan of John Zacherle, who had previously been a "horror host" on local Philadelphia television and created his Dr. Shock persona based on the character "Roland" created by Zacherle and with his permission. [3] The character Dr. Shock first aired on WPHL-TV on March 7, 1970, with the broadcast of 1963's Diary of a Madman.
Channel 48 continued to mix movies, series, children's programs, and sports. In 1975, Bill "Wee Willie Webber" left WPHL-TV to host children's shows for WKBS-TV; [37] he lasted three years on the station. [38] Between 1976 and 1982, when it was outbid by WPHL, channel 48 was the broadcast home of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. [39]
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Allentown: Philadelphia: 35 9 WPPT: PBS: World on 35.2 : Allentown: 39 9 WLVT-TV: PBS: Create on 39.2, France 24 on 39.3 : Allentown ...
Webber was hired as an announcer at WEEU-TV (channel 33) in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1953. [1] However, the station was unprofitable; it went off the air in 1955, after Webber left. [1] In 1954, Webber began working in Philadelphia at WFIL and WFIL-FM as a "summer relief announcer." [1] In 1956, Webber became an announcer at WFIL-TV (Channel 6
The Wee Willie Webber Colorful Cartoon Club was an after-school local children's television program which aired on WPHL-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 10 years from 1965 to 1975. It was hosted by local Television/Radio personality Bill "Wee Willie" Webber .
WTXF-TV (channel 29) is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned and operated by the Fox network through its Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on Market Street in Center City and a primary transmitter on the Roxborough tower farm, with a secondary transmitter on South Mountain in Allentown.