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A couple of other facts about 1440
Broadway:
For years after they ceased to be an affiliate the
plaque outside of 1440 Broadway read:
"WOR Mutual"
It wasn't only the home to WOR but many Mutual
Broadcasting System network programs eminating from New York City. Studios
and offices occupied at least two floors and possibly more.
The original WOR-TV studios were housed in the
lobby of 1440 Broadway. One studio could be seen from the street not
unlike the Today Show and other morning show studios. WOR-TV later moved
to 1481 Broadway on the corner of 42st and 7th avenue and then to Secaucus, NJ
and now the station is housed in one studio at Fox's historic
Telecenter WNYW-TV on 67th st (Fox owns both WNYW and WWOR the successor to
WOR-TV and made the move to save money) and the Secaucus studio is leased to a
TV station in Baltimore (Baltimore news live from New jersey!).
Another historical fact is that WOR maintained
commercial recording facilities which was used by various record companies to
record artists. Some of the greatest Jazz recording were recorded
there. Blue Note Records recorded much of their late 1940's and 1950's
sides at WOR studios (this was not uncommon for NYC radio stations for instance
"It's All in the Game," by Tommy Edwards was recorded at WMGM studios (before
known as WHN as well as after WMGM was soldit became WHN again, then WFAN, WEVD
and now home for ESPN Radio on 1050 in NYC).
Why I know any of this or think that anyone else
finds this interesting - I have no idea.
DR
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