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unusual facts about Channel 7



1989 Australian Touring Car Championship

Holden's lack of interest in the 1989 ATCC wasn't well received either by the fans or television broadcaster Channel 7.

Exit poll

This method was also successful in the 2007 Australian Federal Election, where the collaboration of Sky News, Channel 7 and Auspoll provided an almost exact 53 percent two party-preferred victory to Labor over the ruling Coalition.

Frank Sweet

Producers of the Channel 7 hit Dancing with the Stars considered including a "father-son twist" between Frank and Gary in the Season Five lineup, but Frank was ultimately dropped before production.

Graeme Hughes

He also had a stint as Channel 7 commentator for Australian Tests in 1992-93 against Great Britain and New Zealand, before moving to New Zealand to call the Auckland Warriors matches in 1995 for Sky NZ, He hosted Ten Network's coverage of the Seoul Olympics.

Hugh Stuckey

In 1962 Hugh moved on to write for The Delo & Daly Show a comedy variety show hosted by two Americans Ken Delo and Jonathan Daly shown on HSV7(now Channel 7, he stayed on to write 46 one hour episodes.

Jack Oatey

Oatey's eldest son Robert Oatey also played for and coached Norwood and later became a highly respected television commentator for Channel 7 and Channel 10's SANFL coverage in the 1980s, teaming with Bruce McAvaney, Ian Day, Peter Marker and Graham Campbell.

Liam Patrick

In 2012 he styled his hair in Cornrows which led to Channel 7 commentator Dennis Cometti pointing out the resemblance between Patrick and popular American rapper Snoop Dogg.

Mabel park state school

In June 2013, the school was awarded "school of the week", when it was visited by John Schluter, weatherman of 7NEWS and an "animated sign" saying MP, the school's initials, welcomed him in the Channel 7 helicopter.

Terry Antonis

He first received media attention in Australia when he was 10 years old when he won a football talent competition on Channel 7 television show, Today Tonight, winning a trip to Madrid to make a training skills DVD with David Beckham.


see also

CBKT-DT

On May 30, 1968, controlling interest in CHAB Ltd., owner of CHAB-AM-TV and CHRE, was transferred to Moffat Broadcasting, owner of Winnipeg's CTV affiliate, CJAY (channel 7, now CKY-DT).

CHLT

CHLT-DT, a television station (channel 7) licensed to serve Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

CJFB-TV

It was broadcast on channel 5, cable 9 in Swift Current, channel 10 in Riverhurst, channel 2 in Cypress Hills, channel 3 in Ponteix, channel 2 in Eastend, channel 7 in Shaunavon, and channel 2 in Val Marie.

DZBB-AM

Two years later, Channel 7, DZBB and other provincial radio and television stations were eventually sold to the triumvirate of Gilberto Duavit, Sr., Menardo Jimenez and Felipe Gozon.

Federico Peña

Cindy Velasquez is a former broadcast executive for Channel 7, KMGH-TV, and Channel 9, KUSA-TV, in Denver, Colorado and has a daughter, Pilar.

John Christian Vaughan

Among his other credits, he is the national spokesperson for the Australian National Flag Association and was employed as an expert commentator by Channel 7 for the First Fleet re-enactment during the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.

José Vega Santana

This show was also transmitted on "Channel 7" and was produced by Rafo Muñiz (Tommy's son).

KABC

KABC-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Los Angeles, California

KDHU-LD

It broadcasts in digital on VHF channel 7, displaying channel 50 to tuners via PSIP.

KGO

KGO-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to San Francisco, California, United States

KIRO

KIRO-TV, a television station (channel 7 analog/39 digital) licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States

KJCT

It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 (or virtual channel 8.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Mesa Point Electronics Site on the Grand Mesa (southeast of Interstate 70).

KRNV

KRNV-DT, a television station (channel 7 / virtual 4) licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States

KSPS

KSPS-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Spokane, Washington, United States

KSWY

KJCW, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, which used the call sign KSWY from 2002 to 2010

Lynn Culbreath Noel

Hired by KMGH, Channel 7 as a news reporter in 1965, she was promoted to Public Affairs Director and transferred to Channel 7’s affiliate in Bakersfield, California in 1973, remaining with the station until her retirement in 1996.

Makepeace Island

In 2013 the property featured on channel 7's XFactor with Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Guy Sebastian staying on the property.

Nightcap

The NightCap, Australian late-night TV show airing online and on Channel 7 HD from February 2008

Remembering Bo

Remembering Bo is a sixty-minute television special aired annually on WXYZ-TV, Channel 7 in Detroit, Michigan since 2006.

That Happy Feeling

It should also be of note that the song was also used on another Los Angeles television station, KABC-TV Channel 7, when the station would sign on in the early morning to begin its broadcast day well before round-the-clock broadcasting became the norm much later.

Todd Gross

In August 2002, Gross was promoted to chief meteorologist at WHDH, replacing veteran Harvey Leonard who left Channel 7 for WCVB-TV.

Tony Conigliaro

In September 1975, after his retirement, Conigliaro was hired by WJAR TV 10 in Providence, Rhode Island as a sports anchor; in August 1976, he moved to a similar position at KGO-TV Channel 7 in San Francisco.

Tropical Vision Limited

In the late 1990s, poet Leroy "Grandmaster" Young got his start on Channel 7 reciting poems at the end of the newscast.

WABC

WABC-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to New York, New York, United States

Wayne Ormond

The idea for Wayne Ormond's charity, The Foreclosure Fighting Fund, came from his involvement with Channel 7's Today Tonight series which showed cases of the difficulties and heartbreak faced by families threatened with losing their homes due to repossession by banks and lenders.

WBBJ-TV

The station can also be seen on Charter channel 7 and Jackson Energy Authority Broadband channel 8.

WDCO

WMUM-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Cochran, Georgia, United States, which held the call signs WDCO or WDCO-TV until 2006

WFMJ-TV

The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable/Youngstown channel 3, Armstrong Cable channel 2, Time Warner Cable/Warren channel 4 and Comcast Xfinity channel 7 in the Western Pennsylvania towns of New Castle and Bessemer.

WHIO

WHIO-TV, a television station (channel 7 analog/41 digital) licensed to Dayton, Ohio, United States

WJZ

WABC-TV, a television station (channel 7 analog/digital) licensed to New York, New York, United States, which used the call sign WJZ-TV from 1948 to 1953

WKFN

The Dixie Network was based in Jackson, Tennessee where it operated WDXI-AM, 5,000 watts at 1310 and WDXI-TV, which is now WBBJ-TV, Channel 7 (ABC).

WLJC

WLJC-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Beattyville, Kentucky, United States

WLPS

WLPS-CD, a low-power television station (channel 7) licensed to serve Lumberton-Pembroke, North Carolina

WMAL

WMAL-TV, the call sign from 1947 to 1977 of WJLA-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Washington, D.C., United States

WMKE

WMKE-CA, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

WNYJ-TV

The channel 66 allocation in the New York City area originally began operation in 1970 as W66AA, which served as a repeater for WABC-TV channel 7.

WOKB

WOKB-LP, a low-power television station (channel 7) licensed to Orlando, Florida, United States

WSAW-TV

Channel 7 originally operated from the Plumer Mansion, a Richardsonian Romanesque-style building that was located on N. 5th St in Wausau and torn down in 1972, one year after the station moved to its current home.

WVUA

WVUA-CA, a television station (channel 7) licensed to Tuscaloosa/Northport, Alabama, United States

WXYZ

WXYZ-TV, a television station (channel 7) licensed to serve Detroit, Michigan, United States