In 1984, more recognizable classic sitcoms and newer barter cartoons were mixed into the schedule. Meanwhile, HATCO-60's WBBS-TV programmed channel 60 daily from 7 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., as the second television station for Chicago's Hispanic community.

WBBS, owned by Chicagoan Marcelino Miyares doing business as Hatco-60, once had high hopes to win a permanent place in Chicago's large Hispanic community. At this point in Chicago's television history, the market will bear only two Spanish language stations.

Sep 7, 1985 · WPWR-TV was on from 2:30am - 7pm, while WBBS was on from 7pm - 2:30am. Had WSNS not gone with SIN (Spanish International Network, which became Univision) in 1985, WBBS would have eventually gone 24 hours on 60, because WPWR-TV was already working on acquiring the channel 50 license (at that time, it was a non-commercial license, while 56 that ...

At one time, didn’t WPWR and WBBS share the Channel 60 frequency? If I remember correctly, WPWR broadcast from 2:30 am to 7:00 pm and WBBS broadcast from 7:00 pm to 2:30 am. WPWR later moved to...

Mar 4, 2012 · Here's an example of the nightly switchover from WPWR-TV Channel 60 (2:30am - 7pm) to WBBS-TV Channel 60 (7pm - 2:30am). Includes: Switchover (voiceover by ??) Regalos Musicales...

May 5, 2021 · Here's a sign-off of WPWR Channel 60 in Aurora (three years before it switched dial positions to Channel 50 and city of license to Gary, IN), followed by the sign-on of Spanish-language WBBS...

WBBS-TV and WPWR-TV shared Channel 60 and carried SportsVision programming in 1982 and 1983. In 1984, SportsVision programming was carried by ON-TV on WSNS-TV Ch. 44. All broadcasts were scrambled. SportsVision became a cable and satellite station in 1985 when ON-TV ceased operations.

Bienvenidos a WBBS-TV, canal 60, West Chicago. Iniciamos nuestra programmation transmitíendo desde la Torre Sears, el edificio más alto del mundo. [No announcement; station broadcasts a video featuring footage of commuters entering the Chicago South Shore train, followed by a shot of the WBBS-TV...

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All that changed in the 1980s when suddenly WCIU was faced with two new guys on the block- part-timer WBBS on channel 60 and after a major format change in 1985, WSNS on channel 44.