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Schmo · 12-30-2019, 05:39 PM

In 1979, our cable company first added channels besides ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. One of those channels was Nickelodeon, which was in its infancy. It showed blocks of “Pinwheel” for about half of the day. Another was WTCG, which soon became WTBS. Our cable company no longer carries Nick or other Viacom channels. And I haven’t watched TBS in years.

Bloodsucking Bernie · 12-30-2019, 06:43 PM

WB and CW to me they're the same channel. I remember watching Unhappily Ever After and weird one seasons shows like Muscle with Adam West. The CW I was already watching Smallville and Supernatural when they switched to CW. To this day I probably watch more CW shows then any other channel.

Schmo · 12-30-2019, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloodsucking Bernie

WB and CW to me they're the same channel. I remember watching Unhappily Ever After and weird one seasons shows like Muscle with Adam West. The CW I was already watching Smallville and Supernatural when they switched to CW. To this day I probably watch more CW shows then any other channel.

WB and UPN merged to form CW.

Bloodsucking Bernie · 12-30-2019, 06:48 PM

You are correct.I did watch UPN. I just remembered Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Roswell were cancelled on WB and moved to UPN.

RetroGuy2000 · 12-30-2019, 07:52 PM

I remember the "Pinwheel" years of pre-Nickelodeon. That is the only show they aired, for a long time. Long, long blocks of nothing but Pinwheel. No commercials, either. Later, they added other shows.

I remember getting a crummy Fox signal from a low-power UHF station in the mid-1980s. No-one in my area had even heard of Fox, back then. I also remember the entrances and too-swift exits of The WB and UPN.

Tubehead · 12-30-2019, 09:07 PM

i remember when tbs had captian planet & reruns of mama's family & other shows they shown were saved by the bell claforan dreams! & I even remmeber when usa showed cartoons!! & i used to watch upn for seven days!! does any one remmeber when abc did tgif? they had perfect strangers , step by step boy meets world & sabrina the teeange witch

KurtfromPitts · 01-15-2020, 12:04 PM

Fox News Channel

Schmo · 01-15-2020, 12:21 PM

Some networks, like MTV, were successful from the beginning. Others, like Nickelodeon, took several years to build up an audience. And Nickelodeon was on financially shaky ground at the start, while Fox was well-funded from its beginning.

12-30-2019, 05:39 PM	#1
Schmo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2013 Posts: 466	Networks you watched at their beginnings In 1979, our cable company first added channels besides ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS. One of those channels was Nickelodeon, which was in its infancy. It showed blocks of “Pinwheel” for about half of the day. Another was WTCG, which soon became WTBS. Our cable company no longer carries Nick or other Viacom channels. And I haven’t watched TBS in years.

12-30-2019, 07:52 PM	#5
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I remember the "Pinwheel" years of pre-Nickelodeon. That is the only show they aired, for a long time. Long, long blocks of nothing but Pinwheel. No commercials, either. Later, they added other shows. I remember getting a crummy Fox signal from a low-power UHF station in the mid-1980s. No-one in my area had even heard of Fox, back then. I also remember the entrances and too-swift exits of The WB and UPN.
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12-30-2019, 06:43 PM	#2
Bloodsucking Bernie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 30, 2019 Location: America Posts: 19	WB and CW to me they're the same channel. I remember watching Unhappily Ever After and weird one seasons shows like Muscle with Adam West. The CW I was already watching Smallville and Supernatural when they switched to CW. To this day I probably watch more CW shows then any other channel.

12-30-2019, 06:48 PM	#4
Bloodsucking Bernie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 30, 2019 Location: America Posts: 19	You are correct.I did watch UPN. I just remembered Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Roswell were cancelled on WB and moved to UPN.

12-30-2019, 09:07 PM	#6
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	i remember when tbs had captian planet & reruns of mama's family & other shows they shown were saved by the bell claforan dreams! & I even remmeber when usa showed cartoons!! & i used to watch upn for seven days!! does any one remmeber when abc did tgif? they had perfect strangers , step by step boy meets world & sabrina the teeange witch

01-15-2020, 12:04 PM	#7
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,533	Fox News Channel

01-15-2020, 12:21 PM	#8
Schmo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2013 Posts: 466	Some networks, like MTV, were successful from the beginning. Others, like Nickelodeon, took several years to build up an audience. And Nickelodeon was on financially shaky ground at the start, while Fox was well-funded from its beginning.