WINK-TV news opens

After deleting the original video, I managed to re-find all my clips (I did save the time stamps from the description) and put together a new compilation for one of my favorite locally owned TV stations. 😉

The following are opens from WINK-TV in Fort Myers from 1983 onward.

Here is what you can find in this compilation:
0:00 - WINK-TV Station ID (1995-1998)
0:05 - “WINK News” noon, 6pm, 11pm, generic and “Close Up” intros (1983-1985)
1:44 - “WINK 6 O’Clock News” intros (1985-1986)
2:33 - “WINK News Tonight” intro (1986-1988)
3:03 - “WINK News Tonight” intro (1988-1992)
3:34 - “WINK News” 6pm intro (1992-1995)
3:48 - “WINK News” noon and 11pm intros (1995-1998)
4:23 - “WINK News” 5pm, “Tonight” and 11pm intros (1998-2003)
4:57 - “WINK News” 6.30pm and 11pm intros (2003-2005)
5:16 - “WINK News” “Hello Southwest Florida,” noon, 5pm and breaking news intros (2005-2006)
6:14 - “WINK News Now” morning, 5pm, 7pm, “Campaign Central” and “Hurricane Central” intros (2007-2012)
9:05 - “WINK News Now” morning, 10pm and breaking news intros (2012-2014)
10:19 - “WINK News” morning, 5pm, 6pm, 10pm (Nightbeat) and breaking news intros (2014-2017)
11:56 - “WINK News” morning, noon, 4pm topical, 5pm, 6pm (generic and topical), 6.30pm, 7pm, 10pm, 11pm, “Nightbeat,” breaking news and “Coronavirus Update” intros (2016-2021)
16:22 - “WINK News” morning, 5pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm, “Nightbeat” topical and breaking news intros (2021-present)
15:33 - WINK-TV Station ID (1995-1998)

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[leobertoalbano]

WINK-TV Channel 11. Southwest Florida's First Television Station. Fort Myers. Naples. Port Charlotte. Cape Coral. (1974-1999).

[leobertoalbano]

The Spirit Of Southwest Florida. WINK Television Channel 11. Southwest Florida's News Leader. (1995-2021).

[leobertoalbano]

The News Leader. WINK-TV Channel 11. (1988-1989).

[leobertoalbano]

WINK-TV Channel 11. Look To A Leader. (1985).

[leobertoalbano]

WINK-TV CBS Channel 11 Sign-On Notice (1970-1979 Version): Good Morning From WINK Television. Licensed To Fort Myers, Florida. We Are Affiliated With CBS. The CBS Television Network. (WINK Television Is A National Association Of Broadcasters Member).

[friesareyummy]

I love can all thank WINK for that masterpiece lol

[SigmaRho]

The word WINK may allude to the CBS eye which is synonymous with the station’s affiliation with CBS. However the actual callsign was sequentially assigned to the AM radio station by the FCC.

[darrelllucus]

Pretty high production values in 1983 for a station that was probably in the 90th market.

[ChristopherF]

Matt Devitt was promoted to Chief Meteorologist following the retirement of his predecessor, Jim Farrell, in March 2021. Farrell had been at this station for nearly 3 decades.

[MiguelVargas-dixu]

I have been waiting to watch this for 3 months (since they debuted the new news opens). And also KLAS-TV is up next!

[dontastodgh]

Nice little restoration! I can feel you pain by deleting the original video by "accident..."

[tanaponlivehd]

5:16 Never seen "Hello" as newscast name, Hello is well-known for Image campaign.

[carsonneeley]

WINK, which is a CBS station, used NBC's Look F News Package?

[JuanPiguaves]

The 2005-2006 music was U-Phonix (I think)

[tanaponlivehd]

7:00 BBTV Channel 7's Late night news magazine also used recreation of WINK's 2007 graphic.

[davidmorris]

The one at 10:19 with the animated sail boat is my favorite one.

[lisaweathers]

well im going to 'wink wink' get it
they used look f if you didnt notice before the other opens

[PopLightBrown]

Ugh, I don't like the font on the last package.

[tyreeharrellwright]

WINK CBS 11 /WXCW CW FORT MYERS owned by FORT MYERS BROADCASTING