Digging Detroit: Episode 12 - WGPR TV's 40th Anniversary

[@jondavis845]

This station was hardcore it had something 4 everyone!

[@VBaskin2010]

But not only that WGPR-TV truly plant the seeds for future Black owned cable networks like BET and Bounce TV.

[@Doug41160]

Would like to hear more stories about interactions with the big time wrestlers

[@jeffking3693]

I worked with John Grover in engineering in the early 80's

[@qgarland9593]

Awesome History! Dr. Banks Should Have a Statue In Detroit!

[@VBaskin2010]

And of course WGPR was the home of the dance show "The Scene".

[@cudaus1]

I used to go to the studio for live wrestling shows in the 70's.

[@michaelclayton1356]

good information.

[@rudyiraheta80]

it's more than that cbs is always on 62

[@AskMiko]

CBS used to be on Channel 2... then when the contract ended with CBS (around 1994), they switch to WGPR and WJBK became Fox. Historically Detroit stations were 2 (CBS), 4 (NBC), and 7(ABC) which mimics other major cities like L.A. 62,4, and 7 is rather recent.

[@rudyiraheta80]

@@AskMiko wjbk 2 is actually independent, to be metro media in the 70s

[@TracyGJacksonTV]

Rudy Iraheta no it’s not, WJBK was never independent and CBS was not always on 62. I’ve explained it to you over and over. WJBK 2 had the cbs affiliation from 1949-1994. Channel 62 signed on in 1975 as WGPR a black owned and operated independent station, it says on in the video Jesus Christ🙄🙄

[@rudyiraheta80]

means no charles montgomery burns on wjbk

[@TracyGJacksonTV]

Rudy Iraheta if you had to watch it during its original run it would be on WKBD because it had the fox Affiliation from 1986-1994