Five Minute Histories: WMAR (Maryland's First TV Station!)
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2022
- Remember Romper Room, Dialing for Dollars, and The Port That Built a City? These were all programs that debuted on WMAR, Maryland’s first TV station! Join us today as we look back the the shows and personalities that have made us smile since 1947. Thanks for watching and see you next week!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." We record short videos about different historic places all over Baltimore and post them on our Facebook page, RUclips channel, and website. For more information or to become a member of Baltimore Heritage, check out: baltimoreheritage.org/support/
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Intriguing. The history is very substantial and real significant. WMAR is, by far, one of the very first in the country.
When I was a kid in the 60's my Cub Scout Pack went to WMAR to be on the Bozo Show when Stu Kerr was dressed up as Bozo the Clown!
Thank you Johns.
I was one of those Romper Room fans, but Miss Nancy sadly never said my name. (Wallie is not exactly run-of-the-mill). Thank you. Loved seeing the old films.
Romper Room sponsored the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign at the Hippodrome Theater one year. I appeared with my fellow Marines on stage as the color guard. We carted the toys away in our truck. A successful event.
More WMAR/Channel 2 trivia for you:
Their first FM station, originally at 97.9, was later sold or went out of business, as did many other early FM radio stations. Later, as FM became more viable and popular, in 1968 WMAR purchased the frequency at 106.5 (which was WCBM-FM, started in 1960) and moved it to TV Hill. To do this, due to a frequency conflict, they had to move the station at 95.9 (then WISZ-FM) to a tower in Curtis Bay that they paid to construct. (Stations 10.7 MHz apart needed to be 10 miles apart.)
WMAR-TV had no studios initially, they had a mobile unit that broadcast various sports and events, like racing and boxing. Its first studios were at Charles and Redwood Streets downtown, later moving to York Road around 1963 or so. That big dome on the roof hid two microwave dishes that sent the TV signal to the TV Hill tower.
Romper Room and Dialing for Dollars were both creations of Towson-based Bert Claster Productions. For some years both of those programs were on other Baltimore stations including WJZ.
Sylvia Scott usually did her show live, but when it was recorded she'd note that that was made possible through "the magic of video tape." I was a vacation relief tech there in the late '70's and her show was cancelled around 1976 or 77.
I loved Romper Room. Unfortunately, I was always disappointed because I never heard her say my name.
I echo the appreciation! Thank you so much for providing insight, to the history Clad, herein our beloved city. Sincerely,
The Romper Room clip came from my archives . I have several episodes with Miss Nancy Claster that were transfered from kinescopes .
Thank you for digitizing those!
Very cool. I often wonder if there still exists any video footage from the 70s. I was on Romper Room for 2 weeks, Professor Kool, and another show called The Bloomin’ Place that no one seems to remember
Who was that fantastic Doo-Wop group at the very end of your WMAR feature? SWEEEEET!
This awesome group is called Regency. Here's a CD of theirs for sale on Ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/380123288887
I love this video series
I was on Pin busters
That was WBAL TV
Not to nitpick, Johns, but her middle name isn't Dutch. It's Delich (Deal-itch).
Is there a way to request clips?
We suggest emailing avtech@marmia.org
That wall at WMAR bothers me. I wish they had used the same color grout 😅
You mispronounced Delich. It’s not pronounced Dutch.