Greetings TV Garth readers! Here’s a look back at all the over-the-air TV mayhem viewed at my new home in Markham, Ontario, Canada from May-June 2017! (I now live on one of the upper floors of a high-rise, which greatly enhances reception!) Things were heating up with the return of Syracuse, Utica and Erie, plus more from Detroit, Rochester and local faves! Stay tuned for anchors, anecdotes and antenna reception, oh my!
May 1, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 23.1 WNLO (RF32)...Nelson’s Heating & Plumbing is ABSolutely dedicated to getting your pipes cleaned!
May 3, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Hats off to Kathie Lee for giving a fascinat-ing preview of the Kentucky Derby!
May 6, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 23.2 Bounce [WNLO] (RF32)...The Associate starred Whoopi Goldberg as an executive forced to create a white male alter ego to be taken seriously in business. Sadly, the film’s commentary on racism and sexism is still relevant over twenty years later.
May 7, 2017:
- Toronto, ON, 9.1 CFTO (RF9)...Marilyn Denis welcomed prom season with open arms and gave viewers the tulles to get ready!
May 12, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 7.2 LAFF [WKBW] (RF38)...It was a Harry situation when Charley was stripped of his expensive duds on Empty Nest!
- Rochester, NY, 31.4 TBD [WUHF] (RF28)...TBD featured the marvelous Mike Diva hosting an afternoon block of The QYOU!
May 13, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 49.3 CometTV [WNYO] (RF49)...Comet was often home to bonkers, spaced out delights such as The Garbage Pail Kids Movie! (About a year later I saw them air the epic disasterpiece Troll 2 which featured a young protagonist pissing off his family to save them!)
May 14, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 4.1 WIVB (RF39)...Mother’s Day was in bloom on News 4!
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...”Just Say No!” indeed!
May 18, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Handsome Jonah Javad left Channel 2 in early 2018 (with fiancée Nalina Shapiro) for a job at WFAA in Texas!
May 19, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 4.1 WIVB (RF39)...Paula Poundstone looked almost the same as she did in the 90s on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert!
May 20, 2017:
- Syracuse, NY, 3.1 WSTM (RF24)...I’ve said it before, but I heart these protesters for fighting hate and making regressive politicians feel the crunch of resistance!
WSTM’s Matt Hauswirth was also feeling the Crunch that evening!
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Katy Perry sang “Swish Swish” on Saturday Night Live alongside a gaggle of divalicious folks, including Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Svetlana Stoli!
Great News was wacky good fun, though it didn’t last long on NBC!
May 21, 2017:
- Toronto, ON, 9.1 CFTO (RF9)...Cher couldn’t Believe she was receiving the “Icon Award” at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards! (I also captured her wearing the same iconic outfit during 2014’s Dressed To Kill Tour!)
May 22, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 23.1 WNLO (RF32)...Wynn’s admiration of Superman should definitely be explored in a bigger, longer and uncut film outside of Supergirl!
Calista Flockhart is always sharp and clawsome as Cat Grant!
Supergirl was even more Sensational when a promo aired for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie with Melissa Benoist and Lynda Carter!
A few weeks later, I lassoed some friends to see the movie with me and it was Wonder-ful!
- Detroit, MI, 4.1 WDIV (RF45)...Devin Scillian, Kimberly Gill and Sandra Ali were all part of the Local 4 newscast that evening!
- Detroit, MI, 4.2 This TV [WDIV] (RF45)...This was a great retrotastic promo for MeTV!
WDIV promoted their special “Detroit: All In” and I’d be Lion if I said this sports roster didn’t have Wings!
- Ann Arbor, MI, 31.1 ION [WPXD] (RF50)...Red Lobster is a delicious destination and I love what I sea in this ad!
May 23, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Gal Gadot appeared on Jimmy Fallon to promote Wonder Woman, complete with Seth Herzog spinning to the classic TV theme!
Barry Manilow was Ready To Take A Chance Again and came out in April 2017! (Celebrations followed at the Copacabana!)
May 25, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Kelly Dudzik encouraged Western New Yorkers to Race For The Cure!
May 28, 2017:
- Toronto, ON, 41.1 CIII (RF41)...This jaw dropping Weed B Gon ad stars the sassy Prickly - a swearing, self-described “pain in the grass” who multiples! (I’d totally watch Prickly in a remake of Multiplicity!)
May 30, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Western New York was ready to celebrate Pride Week!
- Batavia, NY, 51.2 qubo [WPXJ] (RF23)...George and Martha were also set for Pride, with flamboyant flamingos, characters named Oscar and Wilde, plus Nathan Lane on voice duties!
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...After closing two other locations, Carolina Furniture & Mattress were shutting down their final store on Orchard Park Rd. (I had seen this location, as well as their Amherst one during previous road trips!)
May 31, 2017:
- Erie, PA, 35.2 WBEP (RF16)...Erie News Now’s Kara Coleman, Mark Soliday and David Wolter were on my radar that morning!
Tracie Potts was in the House reporting from Washington DC!
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...John Beard, Melissa Holmes and “money man” Matt Granite were on my side that morning!
June 2, 2017:
- Rochester, NY, 8.1 WROC (RF45)...It was gr8 to see Wakisha Bailey, Josh Nichols and Mark Gruba on News 8 at Sunrise that day!
America Runs On Dunkin’, but I Donut hesitate to let long distance reception caffeinate me!
Prescott Rossi delivered an un-Bill-ievable sports report!
WROC sponsored the Ultimate Father’s Day Giveaway!
Rachel Barnhart (formerly of WROC and WHAM) threw her hat into the ring for Rochester Mayor!
June 4, 2017:
- Toronto, ON, 9.1 CFTO (RF9)...Ariana Grande hosted the benefit concert One Love Manchester after the horrific terror attack at one of her previous London shows.
- Buffalo, NY, 17.1 WNED (RF43)...She probably didn’t write it, but Angela Lansbury killed her segment during a PBS pledge drive!
June 5, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Wonder Woman smashed records and even leapt into the monologue on Late Night With Seth Meyers!
June 6, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 2.1 WGRZ (RF33)...Sadly, Record Theatre announced they were closing their only remaining store. Their University Plaza location closed a few months earlier, but I got to check it out during a 2015 road trip! I loved the array of CDs, DVDs and vinyl décor!
- Hamilton, ON, 36.1 CITS (RF36)...I said “Yes” to CITS airing game shows from US diginet Buzzr! Super Password was one of my faves as a kid, and this episode had Mary Cadorette from Three’s A Crowd!
June 7, 2017:
- Buffalo, NY, 4.1 WIVB (RF39)...When I saw bears and “Glamping Resort” I thought it might be like Drenched Fur or The Point! However, The Woods At Bear Creek is not that kind of getaway.
- Buffalo, NY, 7.1 WKBW (RF38)...Liz Lewin was sprucing up 7 Eyewitness News at 5 that morning!
- Buffalo, NY, 4.1 WIVB (RF39)...I’m all 4 getting to Wake Up with Kaylee Wendt, Brittni Smallwood and Jordan Williams!
June 8, 2017:
- Utica, NY, 2.1 WKTV (RF29)...I wasn’t sure weather or not I could still catch WKTV from my new place, so Mr. Kardas was one Bill I was happy to receive!
I wasn’t sure if the adorable tot in this Furniture Weekend Plus ad was holding a toy or going Psycho trying to slash prices!
Katrina Smith was just as jazzed as I was to see the NewsChannel 2 gang again!
It was Reale-y awesome that Jill and Jason Powles could drop by!
- Buffalo, NY, 17.1 WNED (RF43)...Nobody puts salsa in a corner, except maybe Ketchup: King Of Condiments?
- Syracuse, NY, 3.2 WSTQ (RF24)...NBC 3 is Working For You!
Stay tuned to TV Garth for more reports documenting this BOLD NEW ERA of fantastic frequencies!
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