WKRP Channel 25 - Cincinnati

02/12/2022

🚨BIG NEWS🚨

Gray Television is the new owner of Channel 25.

Exciting times are ahead.

24/11/2022

16/11/2022

CityBeat's Best of Cincinnati 1999 edition named Channel 25 "Best Local TV Station Not Carried On Cable," and Friday Night Fu's Cap'n Dave (Channel 25 alum David Cornelius) "Best Local TV Host."

10/11/2022

We found a couple more articles from the early years of Channel 25, including a photo of Channel 25 favorite “In The House With Marcus T.”

10/11/2022

Today marks the 20th anniversary of "The Big Quest" on Channel 25.

WATCH HERE ➡️ https://youtu.be/soahPcTBtO8

"I always appreciated Elliott giving us the airtime. We had limited resources, a micro-budget, and production was entirely on our shoulders. Thankfully, our friends were willing to spend their day making it possible," said Channel 25 owner Matthew Gray.

"The Big Quest X" was the Gamemasters' tenth Quest and aired at 9pm on three consecutive Sunday nights.

"I re-edited a new version from the original final version. The new cut is ninety minutes."

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09/11/2022

Three years had passed since Channel 25 was a UPN affiliate. Channel 25 was an independent station (again) but now operating in a new building. It was Elliott's dream television station where the staff produced local shows "Friday Night Fu," "Scizone," "Lincoln Ware Live" and "Frank Zito's Night of Frights."

08/11/2022

Every cable system carried Elliott Block's station except one, the largest cable system in the area. Virgil Reed ran the cable system and was steadfast in his response. He had no space available.

After many years of local and national press about Channel 25 and Time Warner Cable, Reed and Block agreed to have Channel 25 on Time Warner Cable (partially).

05/11/2022

Did you know the first-ever televised co****le show was on Channel 25?

Inspired by the "King of TV Bowling," then Station Manager Matthew Gray and a few friends produced a limited series called the "King of Co****le." Joining Gray were Doug Hopkins, Phill Daniel (Channel 25 alum), Chad Dillenfeld (former owner of the Heartland Wrestling Association).

"I pitched Elliott the idea now and then, but I couldn't get him to buy into it," said Gray. "So I shifted directions, grabbed some friends, and produced it ourselves."

Gray and his friends shot the show on Friday night. Hopkins was also a court reporter and helped Gray secure locations and collect qualifier fees to pay the winners and the station airtime.

"I had limited hours available to assemble the show and looked for ways to speed up the editing process," said Gray. "Phill and I purchased tapeless video cameras, eliminating hours of encoding time. I also purchased Multicam editing software to speed up the editing process."

Gray had an edit of the show with instant replays and graphics by Tuesday night. Daniel and Gray recorded commentary after work on Wednesday night.

"Phill was great as a co****le commentator. Way better than me," said Gray. "His analysis was top-notch, especially since we made things up on the fly."

On Thursday night, Gray assembled a final version of the show and took it to work on Friday to air on Saturday. The cycle repeated itself every Friday night after work.

"It was a grueling schedule for a limited series, but it provided awareness for the station and opened doors for new opportunities and friendships," said Gray.

03/11/2022

The year was 1993. Channel 25 broadcasted from atop Vernon Manor Hotel. Elliott Block was on the verge of launching sister station Channel 35, increasing Channel 25's power, and moving away from W25AI to more conventional call letters.

Plus, "In The House" with Marcus T spread across the Cincinnati television airwaves.

02/11/2022

Channel 25 launched on September 29, 1990.

"Elliott had a lot of help from his friends to get Channel 25 on the air. I consider them the 25 Originals. I get together with some of them every year to share stories about the Big Guy." - Matthew Gray, Channel 25 Owner and President

01/11/2022

In March of 1990, The Greater Cincinnati Business Record featured Channel 25 founder Elliott Block as one of a handful of prospective low-power television station owners.

Later that year, Block launched Channel 25 with classic television movies and music videos and started working on launching his second low-power television station, channel 35.

31/10/2022

It's Halloween. So, we're sharing a blast from our past with a segment from a Halloween episode of the Friday Night Fu.

Created by now, Channel 25 owner Matthew Gray and his friend David Cornelius (aka Cap'n Dave), the duo and their friends gathered together at the station every Friday night to have some fun, reconnect with friends, enjoy some food... and shoot a live episode of the Friday Night Fu.

23/09/2022

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