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8.8K views · 214 reactions | NEW YORK'S MOVIE STATION: Here's one of our most popular movie opens, which aired for years starting in 1995. The voice belongs to the great Doug Paul. What were your favorite Channel 11 movie opens? | WPIX Archives | Facebook

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THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE! This music and animation for a generation of WPIX viewers defined the care-free pleasures of watching TV on Saturday afternoons. It will take you back. We'll have other movie opens from the 1975-85 era this weekend, so check back. Thanks to a good friend of the WPIX Archives for contributing this. | WPIX Archives

The WB Television Network launched on this day in 1995. It was a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainmen and the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Company. The network principally aired programs targeting teenagers and young adults between the ages of 12 and 34. As the NY flagship station, WPIX created a campaign of local spots to create buzz for the new network. The creative director at the time wanted to connect with our younger audiences and recruited a group of young adu