The Big Apple: “What New Yorkers Watch” & “As New York As It Gets” (WNYW, Fox 5)

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.

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Entry from February 07, 2006

“What New Yorkers Watch” & “As New York As It Gets” (WNYW, Fox 5)

Channel 5 (FOX network) television (WNYW) has the slogan "What New Yorkers Watch." The news program's slogan is "As New York As It Gets."

http://www.fox5ny.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNEW-TV
WNYW, "FOX5" is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City.
(...)
Branding Fox 5
Slogan What New Yorkers Watch
Channels 5 (VHF) analog,
44 (UHF) digital
Translators
Affiliations Fox (since 1986)
Owner Fox Television Stations Group
Founded May 2, 1944 (originally experimental W2XWV 1938-1944)
Call letters meaning
What
New
Yorkers
Watch

Posted by Barry Popik
Radio and Television • (0) Comments • Tuesday, February 07, 2006 • Permalink