WFSB Channel 3 Sign On and Sign Off

September 21, 1957 (inaugural broadcast, as WTIC-TV)[]

WTIC-TV, Channel 3, Hartford, Connecticut; operating at an assigned power of 100,000 watts visual, and 60,000 watts audio by authority of the Federal Communications Commission. WTIC-TV is owned and operated by the Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation, and maintains studios at 26 Grove Street, in downtown Hartford. Our transmitter is located on Talcott Mountain, in Avon, Connecticut.

[anthem film]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Paul W. Marensi, President of Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation.

Mr. Paul W. Marensi, President of Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I have just have the honor of privilege on signing on the air for the first time, Connecticut's newest television station WTIC-TV on channel 3. We are most happy to have you, our TV audience, with us for the opening ceremonies which were are calling the past, present and the future. We welcome also are friends in the studio audience, among who in addition to Governor Ribicoff, our religious leaders, educators, business and civic leaders, and the men and women who comprised with WTIC family of famous alumni. In this moment of dedication, we call on the Right Reverend Walter H. Gray, Bishop of Connecticut."

[Right Reverend Walter H. Gray delivered the prayer in chant.]

1957-1961 (as WTIC-TV)[]

Sign-on[]

WTIC-TV, Channel 3, Hartford, Connecticut; operating at an assigned power of 100,000 watts visual, and 60,000 watts audio by authority of the Federal Communications Commission. WTIC-TV is owned and operated by the Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation, and maintains studios at 26 Grove Street, in downtown Hartford. Our transmitter is located on Talcott Mountain, in Avon, Connecticut.

[anthem film, used until 1959]

1962-1974 (as WTIC-TV)[]

Sign-on[]

Good morning. This is WTIC-TV Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by the Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast were on film and videotape.

Sign-off[]

This is WTIC-TV Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by the Travelers Broadcasting Service Corporation with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast were on film and videotape. We return to the air this morning at x:xx. Until that time, the management and staff of WTIC-Television bid you goodnight.

1974-Late 1970s[]

Sign-on[]

Good morning. This is WFSB Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations Connecticut, Inc., with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast are on film and videotape.

Sign-off[]

This is WFSB Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations Connecticut, Inc., with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast were on film and videotape. We return to the air this morning at x:xx. Until that time, the management and staff of WFSB Television bid you good night.

November 23, 1976[]

Sign-off[]

This is WFSB Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations Connecticut, Inc., with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast were on film and videotape. We return to the air this morning at 6:00. Until that time, the management and staff of WFSB Television bid you good night.

Late 1970s-Early 1980s[]

Sign-on[]

Good morning. This is television station WFSB channel 3 in Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations of Hartford, Inc., with studios and offices in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut, and transmitter in Farmington, Connecticut. WFSB, the Post-Newsweek television station in Hartford, transmits on VHF channel 3, on a frequency band of 60 to 66 megahertz. The programs of WFSB are intended primarily for home reception, and other use may not be made without permission from WFSB Television.

This seal is a symbol of good television. It signifies that WFSB observes the high standards of programming and advertising, recommended by the Television Code of the National Association of Broadcasters. To see better television, watch Channel 3, a Television Code station.

Sign-off[]

This seal is a symbol of good television. It signifies that WFSB Television observes the high standards of programming and advertising, recommended by the Television Code of the National Association of Broadcasters. To see better television, watch Channel 3, a Television Code station.

This is television station WFSB channel 3 in Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations of Hartford, Inc., with studios and offices in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut, and transmitter in Farmington, Connecticut. WFSB, the Post-Newsweek television station in Hartford, transmits on VHF channel 3, on a frequency band of 60 to 66 megahertz. The programs of WFSB are intended primarily for home reception, and other use may not be made without permission from WFSB Television. We return to the air this morning at X:XX AM with __________________. WFSB Television, Hartford, bids you good night. Ladies and gentlemen, our national anthem.

1983[]

Sign-off[]

This is WFSB-TV Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations Connecticut, Inc., with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast were on film and tape. We return to the air this morning at 5:30. Until that time, the management and staff of WFSB Television bid you good night.

1993[]

Sign-on[]

(SSB with footage of the landmarks throughout Hartford with audio from Mormons SSB plays)

Good morning. This is WFSB Channel 3 and studio-transmitter link KCG-26, Hartford, Connecticut, owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations Connecticut, Inc., with studios in Broadcast House, 3 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Portions of today's telecast are on film and tape.

(followed by Morning Prayer and Channel 3 Editorial Reply)