Happy 45th birthday, FOX30! The station first signed on the air on Feb. 15, 1981.
A full page ad ran in the Florida Times-Union on Sunday, February 8, 1981, exactly one week before Channel 30, WAWS-TV signed on.
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Programming consisted of kids shows, sitcoms from the ’50s & ’60s and movies on the weekend.
The main attraction was the 8 O’Clock movie each weeknight, which aired with only two commercial interruptions. The movie package was extensive, and “The Deer Hunter” actually aired unedited…