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Offline TheRolyPoly

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The News Station Game
« on: June 21, 2008, 06:45:12 PM »
Identify the cities with these news station codes:

1 point for each correct answer. We are gonna keep the scores in this thread.

Every time we give you News Station Codes, I will give you bonus points if you know the newscast branding for that station

KOIN
KYW
WPVI
WBZ
WPXI
KABC
WMGM
WUSA
EDIT:WHEC
EDIT:KRGV
« Last Edit: June 22, 2008, 12:14:20 PM by 4 News Weather Now »
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2008, 05:15:44 PM »
Well, I obviously know the answers to these:

KYW: Philadelphia - Eyewitness News
WPVI: Philadelphia - Action News

Here are the others I know:

WPXI: Pittsburgh
KABC: Los Angeles
« Last Edit: June 22, 2008, 05:18:31 PM by MikeM2010 »
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2008, 06:01:49 PM »
Those answers are correct. Try to solve the other ones.

MikeM2010 - 6 points
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2008, 06:50:21 PM »
Quote from: 4 News Weather Now on June 21, 2008, 06:45:12 PM
Identify the cities with these news station codes:

1 point for each correct answer. We are gonna keep the scores in this thread.

Every time we give you News Station Codes, I will give you bonus points if you know the newscast branding for that station

KOIN
KYW
WPVI
WBZ
WPXI
KABC
WMGM
WUSA
WHEC
KRGV

KOIN-TV - Portland (KOIN News 6)
WBZ - Boston (WBZ News)
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2008, 06:56:36 PM »
MikeM2010 - 6 points
20AL09 - 4 points

What about the other stations?
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2008, 07:23:38 PM »
WMGM- Atlantic City NBC40 (duh)
WUSA- Washington, DC FOX
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2008, 07:38:40 PM »
MikeM2010 - 6 points
20AL09 - 4 points
Victor - 3 points

Vic, W*USA is affliated with CBS

Still have to figure out WHEC, & KRGV
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2008, 07:44:15 PM »
Al said KOIN was Portland and WBZ was CBS boston
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2008, 08:02:22 PM »
What about WHEC & KRGV?
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2008, 08:03:47 PM »
WHEC- NBC10 Rochester, NY
KRGV- Brownsville, TX
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2008, 08:06:42 PM »
MikeM2010 - 6 points
Victor - 5 points
20AL09 - 4 points

Next set of Codes:

WTVJ
WBBM
WABC
KTTV
WLNE
KBJR
WCCO
KGW
KOMO
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2008, 08:09:09 PM »
WABC- NY
KOMO-Seattle 4 News
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2008, 08:16:07 PM »
Victor - 7
MikeM2010 - 6
20AL09 - 4

Victor, The branding of KOMO is incorrect but I will give you a point for the correct city of KOMO

Figure out the rest
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2008, 10:14:16 PM »
wtvj- miami
wcco- minneapolis
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Re: The News Station Game
« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2008, 10:27:26 PM »
Victor - 9
MikeM2010 - 6
20AL09 - 4

Still have to figure out WBBM, KTTV, WLNE, KBJR & KGW
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