1979-1985 (Independent)[]
Sign-on[]
Good morning, this is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
(Aim High America SSB plays)
Sign-off[]
You have been viewing WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV now ends its broadcasting activities. And now, our national anthem.
(Aim High America SSB plays)
December 1, 1979 (Independent)[]
Sign-off[]
You have been viewing WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV now ends its broadcasting activities. And now, our national anthem.
1985-1992 (Independent)[]
Sign-on[]
WSBK TV-38 Boston - Sign-On - 1987
Good morning, this is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
(Aim High America SSB plays until 1987)
(Mormons SSB plays beginning in 1987)
Sign-off[]
WSBK-38 Boston Sign-Off
You have been viewing WSBK-TV in Boston. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV now ends its broadcast day. And now, our national anthem.
(Aim High America SSB plays until 1987)
(Mormons SSB plays beginning in 1987)
Summer 1989 (Independent)[]
You have been viewing WSBK-TV in Boston. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Storer Broadcasting Company, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV now ends its broadcast day. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
1992-1995 (Independent)[]
Sign-on[]
Good morning, this is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of New World Communications, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
Sign-off[]
You have been viewing WSBK-TV in Boston. WSBK-TV is owned and operated by New Boston Television Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of New World Communications, and operates on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway, and transmitter and antenna are located at 140 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts. WSBK-TV now ends its broadcast day. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
December 12, 1997 (UPN 38)[]
Sign-on and Sign-off[]
This is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK is owned and operated by Viacom, Inc. on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are located at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton. The transmitter and antenna are at 140 Cabot Street in Needham, Mass. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
1995-2001 (UPN 38)[]
Sign-on and Sign-off[]
WSBK-TV Sign-On 1996
This is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK is owned and operated by Viacom, Inc. on UHF channel 38 as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are located at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton. The transmitter and antenna are at 140 Cabot Street in Needham, Mass. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
2001-2006[]
Sign-on and Sign-off[]
WSBK TV-38 (UPN Network) Station Sign Off (September 17th, 2001)
This is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK is owned and operated by Viacom, Inc., on UHF channel 38, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are located at 1170 Soldiers Field Road in Boston. The transmitter and antenna are at 140 Cabot Street in Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
(Mormons SSB plays)
June 22, 2003[]
Sign-on and Sign-off[]
This is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK is owned and operated by_________., on UHF channel 38, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are located at 1170 Soldiers Field Road in Boston. The transmitter and antenna are at 140 Cabot Street in Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
June 29, 2003[]
This is WSBK-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. WSBK is owned and operated by_________., on UHF channel 38, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. WSBK-TV studios and offices are located at 1170 Soldiers Field Road in Boston. The transmitter and antenna are at 140 Cabot Street in Needham, Massachusetts. And now, our national anthem.
Final analog sign off (June 12, 2009)[]
(After a promo for Monk, the analog signal got turned off with no announcement.)
Notes[]
- The last three numbers of the WSBK call sign are derived from former owner Storer Broadcasting's ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Prior to obtaining the UPN affiliation, WSBK was a regional superstation on the East Coast, particularly in New England. WSBK continues to be featured on the lineups of a number of Canadian cable systems as well (its coverage of the Boston Bruins is especially popular in that country), hence its inclusion in the Canadian TV category.
- In the 1980s, WSBK-TV ran the hugely popular "hosted movie" franchise The Movie Loft, hosted by Dana Hersey, one of the first such franchises in the U.S. The franchise's policy of only running unedited films was tested on a number of occasions via its uncut showings of such films as The Deer Hunter, The Boys in the Band and 48 Hrs.