KYW (1060 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest continuously operating radio stations in the United States, originating in Chicago before moving to Philadelphia in 1934.

In December 1986, KYW began AM Stereo broadcasting using the C-QUAM system, and added the phrase “in AM stereo” to their top of the hour ID. This phrase was discontinued in the late 1990s and the C-QUAM AM stereo was abandoned in 1998.

Feb 6, 1986 · From The Reading Eagle(Via Google News Archive) Note:I did not list PBS affiliate WHYY Channel 12 KYW Channel 3(NBC) 5:30 Morning Stretch 6:00 NBC News 6:30 3 Today 7:00 Today 9:00 Santa Barbara 10:00 People Are Talking 11:00 Hour Magazine 12:00 News 12:30 Let's Make A Deal 1:00 Days Of Our Lives 2:00 Another World 3:00 Scrabble 3:30 Super ...

In December 1986, KYW began AM Stereo broadcasting using the C-QUAM system, and added the phrase “in AM stereo” to their top of the hour ID. The phrase was discontinued in the late 1990s and the C-QUAM AM stereo was abandoned in 1998.

Apr 14, 2024 · Re-uploaded in 1080 HD and original length. Here is KYW-TV 3 signing off the morning of January 2, 1986. Recorded from Philadelphia on VHS SP-mode. Followed ...

Nov 11, 2019 · There are a number of sign-off clips from Philadelphia's KYW-TV 3 on YouTube, also from around this period. I like this one, however, because it was recorded on Veteran's Day, 1986, and...

Sep 30, 2009 · KYW wasn't exactly a well-funded or well-run station in 1985-86 and the graphics do show it. They also show the 3 next to the Proud N, which is unusual. (The 3 was VERY rarely used...

Aug 28, 2015 · An aging freighter quietly slipped out of Philadelphia on a summer night in 1986.

Nov 5, 2013 · KYW’s successful format has been a ratings winner for decades. It remains at or near the top of Philadelphia’s radio ratings. Here’s a 1985 KYW-TV story about the 20th anniversary of KYW-AM’s flip to all-news:

For most of the next 20 years, KYW-TV was a very distant third behind WPVI-TV and WPHT. In the late 1980s, the station also produced news updates for USA Network, titled the USA Update; these were anchored by Steve Bell, who came to channel 3 in …