WGGB-TV news opens

Well, after a small break celebrating my 20th birthday (at some point I’ll be doing a different video that’ll be worth watching, was gonna be for my birthday but whatevs), I’ve returned to finish up my Meredith TV station playlist. This is also my first compilation using graphics that debuted in 2021.

The following are opens from WGGB-TV in Springfield from 1986 onward.

Here is what you can find in this compilation:
0:00 - WGGB-TV Station ID (2019-2021)
0:05 - “Newswatch 40” intro (1986-1988)
0:28 - “Newswatch 40” intros (1988-1993)
1:10 - “News 40” morning, noon, 5pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, “Nightcast,” and “Eleven at 11” intros (1993-1995)
4:22 - “News 40” partial intro (1995-1997)
4:41 - “News 40” 5pm, 6pm and “Nightcast” intros (1997-2001)
5:27 - “News 40” 11pm intro (2001-2003)
5:43 - “News 40” 6pm and 11pm intros (2003-2004)
6:49 - “ABC40 News” 11pm intro (2006-2008)
6:59 - “CBS 3 Springfield News” 6pm and 11pm intros (2006-2010)
7:36 - “ABC40 News” morning, 5.30pm, 6pm and 11pm intros (2008-2011)
10:30 - “ABC40 News” morning, 6pm, “Fox 6 News at 10” and “Eleven @ 11.00” intros (2011-2012)
11:37 - “ABC40 News” 6pm and “First On Fox” intros (2012-2015)
12:33 - “CBS 3 Springfield” intro (2012-2015)
12:54 - “Western Mass News” “40 in the Morning,” 5am, 6am, 7am, 9am, 5pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 10pm and “Eleven @ 11.00” intros (2015-2019)
16:26 - “Western Mass News” news update, 5am, 6am, 7am, noon, “Better Western Mass,” “Even Better Western Mass,” 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 10pm and “Eleven at 11.00” intros (2019-2021)
19:29 - “Western Mass News” news update, generic AM, “Better Western Mass,” Fox 6, CBS 3 and “Eleven at 11.00” intros (2021-present)
21:36 - WGGB-TV Station ID (1995-1997)

(C) 2021 Gray Television

[leobertoalbano]

The Spirit Of The Bay State, 40! WGGB-TV Channel 40. (1988-1989).

[leobertoalbano]

WGGB-TV ABC Channel 40 Sign-On Notice (2014-2015 Version): You're Watching ABC 40. WGGB-TV. Now Begins It's Broadcast Day. Licensed To The Meredith Corporation With Studios In Springfield, Massachusetts. ABC 40 Serves Western Massachusetts And New England Since 1953.

[dontastodgh]

Happy belated 20th birthday, Junkie! I also replaced my local Fox affiliate's logo WAGA-TV into the KIRO7 circle!

[JordanPorterJ.A.P_Offical]

WGGB, The dual ABC, FOX, and MyNetworkTV affiliate in Springfield serving Western Massachusetts, alongside WSHM-LD, a low-power CBS station.

[HoustonTVHistory]

They had a series of opens between 2004-2006 that isn't in this group. It was one of the Sinclair designs for non NewsCentral stations. I recorded most of the shows during a visit in April 2005 but need to find the tape.

[JuanPiguaves]

The 2015-2019 intros are the longest set in this video, with a time of 3 minutes and 32 seconds, distributed by all newscasts except for the noon news.

[MiguelVargas-dixu]

What a great video! I hope you had a great birthday! Also, everyday im still waiting for the KTVK- KPHO news opens. I cant wait for that!

[rileysmith]

This will definitely be updated the moment the station gets the GrayONE graphics.

[revinhatol]

0:32
Singers: The Spirit of the Bay State!

[aaronlewis]

WGGB, the ABC/Fox affiliate in Springfield MA, is owned by Meredith Corporation. WGGB is the sister station to CBS affiliates WSHM in Springfield and WFSB in Hartford CT.

[rhapsodyshadow_]

16:34 Holy crap, I see WABC-TV's current graphics!

[leobertoalbano]

WGGB-TV ABC Channel 40 Sign-On Notice (1999 Version): Serving Western Massachusetts. You're Watching WGGB-TV Channel 40. Owned And Operated By Sinclair Broadcast Group, Incorporated With Studios At Liberty Street In Springfield. Channel 40 Is Affiliated With ABC. Have A Pleasant Good Morning From Channel 40.

[samhall-earl]

You're watching News 40: Western Massachusetts' News Leader.

[ndulmillenium]

7:36 a TMJ4's ripoff, but not that bad.

[NoEntertainment]

pretty sure the one from 1995-97 is from 97-99. Take it with a grain of salt though. A TV-DXer originally from Patchogue named egrabow (now "Florida TV DX") got a news open of the station in 1999 and it was an abridged version of that same intro showcasing that they were winners of the AP award. You wouldn't have been able to use it in this comp though, it was watermarked.

[tyreeharrellwright]

WGGB ABC40/WSHM CBS 3/WGGB FOX 6 40.2 owned by gray media group

[leobertoalbano]

WGGB-TV ABC Channel 40 Sign-Off Notice (1992 Version): WGGB-TV. Channel 40. Springfield, Massachusetts. Now Leaves The Air For Today's Programming. WGGB-TV Is Owned And Operated By WGGB-TV, Inc. A Subsidiary Of Guy Gannett Broadcasting Services, Inc. Liberty Street. Springfield, Massachusetts. Have A Pleasant Good Night.