WTTV-WTTK Promos & Sign-Off 1989

A sign-off from central Indiana's longtime independent station (now a CW affiliate), preceded by several promos and such.
WTTV 4 is one if Indiana's oldest TV stations, first on the air in the late 1940's. Satellite WTTK 29 came online around 1988, to improve service to the area north of Indianapolis.
Received through WTTK 29 at Kendallville, Indiana, 83 miles DX. (all in B&W on account of a problem w/the VCR I was using at the time)

[@johnothy]

Our WTTV 4 on cable often looked like this as the station was 2 hours away...it was usually color though. It was one of my favorite channels we had.

[@debfan74]

I remember the old WTTV 4 news with Doug Rafferty back in the days

[@eastest566]

WTMV, WVFT/WJPR and WGNT used to have a variant of the TTV 4 jingle.

[@Vanta526]

What is it?

[@richardburkard9839]

Perhaps the shortest "Moment of Meditation" I've ever seen. :-)

[@AroundIndiana]

I remember watching IU basketball on this station as a kid

[@eascec8374]

This is before when Capitol Broadcasting abruptly shut down WTTV's news department on November 1, 1990 due to financial problems, with the last 10:00 newscast airing the night before on October 31st.

[@facebook51ify]

Capitol broadcasting is a license of WRAL and WRAL-fm in the triangle.

[@kurtkauffman4326]

TTV Stands for "Tarzian TeleVision",It has been owned by them for years.

[@dantheelevatorman1]

Nowadays it’s owned by nexstar.

[@deandrelgarcia2157]

​@dantheelevatorman1 it's also A CBS affiliate now if I'm not mistaking

[@ryanpascual9598]

0:24 WTTV promo 1989 "The New Channel Four"

[@Vanta526]

QUAD STATION ANTHEM ORIGIN

[@kurtkauffman4326]

In the Northern Central part of Indiana,You can get it with WGN,The Chicago Station unless its signal reaches.I hope their signals get in contact with each one another.

[@eastest566]

I'm not sure about now but back in the 1980s, WTTK/TTV4 was on cable in Peru, Indiana along with the Chicago stations, Fort Wayne stations AND South Bend stations.

[@dantheelevatorman1]

WGN-TV is it’s own animal. If my memory serves me correctly. WGN Lost the CW affiliation a little while ago and is now and Independent station. It is owned by nexstar.

[@HoosierGarage]

Sadly the local news program only lasted about another year and a half and they canned it. WRTV provided an early newscast for a long time after that.

[@dariowiter3078]

Melanie Hastings was certainly a looker! ☺️

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Didn't they air _Fantastic Max_ back then before Boomerang reran it?

[@mannbradmusic]

Very nice! Plus, for the courtesy of you and others who view this, the words of our national anthem were penned by Francis Scott Key in the aftermath of the Brittish attack on Fort McHenry during the war of 1812 and below are Mr. Key's words if you want to read them while listening or sing along as you stand with your hand over your heart. The anthem begins at the 5:35 mark. O say, can you see? By the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

[@DiamondJoe]

Is that Dan Rather at 1:07?

[@revinhatol]

NO

[@17z483]

Brownsburg, Indiana, March 25, 2005

[@Vanta526]

1:13 “OH NO!”

[@kmart3697]

now as CBS 4 indiana and CW its now on ch 8 WISH-TV

[@benhallums146]

WTTV & WTTK-TV CBS 4&29 FOR THE NEXSTAR BROADCASTING COMPANY AND FOR WISH-TV THE CW 8 FOR THE CIRCLE CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY.

[@kmart3697]

@@benhallums146 thanks you :)

[@pernelldh]

@@benhallums146 WTTV/WTTK are also sister stations to WXIN-TV (FOX) in Indianapolis.

[@ks2xgaks2xga]

Wasn't ch 4 a CBS affiliate for awhile? Did it go to CW afterward?

[@pauljr.harrington1905]

Had to be a VCR problem because even by 1989 everyone had color TV.

[@90sNath]

I recall someone saying they played Crash Bandicoot in the 90s with a black and white TV

[@dannyjamesband]

NOT EVERYONE

[@chimaamanambu6067]

🎵TTV4, the new channel four!🎵

[@alexanderarce3341]

Didn't Dick the Bruiser's WWA air on this channel?

[@noahc.designs1779]

WTTV Is A CBS Affiliate now

[@Vanta526]

duh

[@kelvinoabina8543]

TTV 4 Ang Bagong Channel 4!!!

[@matthewcampbell7985]

Today is a CBS affiliate share the sprirt on ttv 4.

[@lauriecrose8451]

IN 2021 This Local Stations Affilate Is CBS

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

0:52--0:54.

[@tyreeharrellwright2164]

wttv cbs 4 owned by Sinclair broadcasting group

[@matthewcampbell7985]

No and no wttv is a nexstar station Sinclair was originally merger with tribune.

[@schoolofold]

And now, channel 4 is WORTHLESS. Sad huh?

[@tyreeharrellwright8998]

wttv cbs 4 owned by Sinclair broadcast group

[@kyndlehewett]

Nexstar Media Group