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Lots of folks looking for theme park jobs
Written by Robert Niles
I subscribe to a many Google News alerts for various theme parks, and over the past couple weeks I've been inundated with stories about various parks having thousands of applicants come forward looking for summer jobs this year.Tweet
Normally, I don't bother with such stories - regional theme and amusement parks look for new employees every winter, and that's not really "news" to anyone who follows the industry, or to fans.
But the number of folks showing up for work this year might be. Certainly, the lousy economy provides the motivation.
While an oversupply of applicants isn't the best thing for returning employees (less chance for pay increases and overtime), it can be good news for park guests - since parks will have their pick of employees for the summer, including many older, more mature candidates who otherwise might not consider theme park work. If the economy brings back older, more experienced applicants who had worked in the park in the past, so much the better. Experienced employees mean safer parks, shorter lines and better customer experience.
Now, how long any of these applicants will hold on to these summer gigs is another matter. If souring economy means too few people end up visiting the parks, many might end up laying off some of the folks they are hiring now.
How is the park employment scene looking to you, Theme Park Insider readers? If you are applying for a job, or working at a park that is taking applicants, reply in the comments or e-mail me your story. Thanks.
Readers' Opinions
From Derek Potter on March 2, 2009 at 12:18 PM
I saw a story where Carowinds reported receiving nearly 3 times the amount of applications they normally get. I have to believe that they aren't the only ones and that it's probably an industry wide trend. Given the economy and rising unemployment, the seasonal parks will have a mountain of apps to go through.
The good thing for the parks is that they indeed will have a better pool to choose from. The new applicants range from high school to out of work professionals looking to pick up some cash. Hopefully it translates to better service and a better product, because it sure has a chance to. I doubt that it spells trouble for returning employees who do their job well, but it will weed out slackers and potential bad hires for the sake of filling the position.
From Anthony Murphy on March 2, 2009 at 6:01 PM
SFGA is the only one taking pride in the Chicagoland area that has alot of jobs for people. The scary thing is they are getting lots of retirerees
From Corey Romberg on March 2, 2009 at 7:24 PM
I am currently seasonal at WDW, so I dont have to worry about actually getting a job...but I do have to worry about picking up shifts and getting hours, which are hard to come by nowadays....I also want to go full time, but theyre not promoting anyone to full time for a while...we have a a hiring freeze that has been on since october or november, which is supposed to be lifted in march, but we shall see
They are offering a summer college program for cp alumni, and I applied (still waiting to hear back, its been more than 5 weeks! ugh)..which means they figure they will need help for the summer...but apparently the program had only 200 openings and 800 applied, which goes along with your story Robert
From Ben James on March 2, 2009 at 8:02 PM
SFSTL is getting a huge turn out for new hires. They have 3,000 jobs open and have seen 300-500 people turn out a week to apply. The job fairs keep going every Saturday for another 2 weeks.
I wonder if they will stop once they "open" jobs are full or, will they continue and keep them on "retainer" if they can improve the state of the park and add to the customer value.
Now, I admit last season I was not impressed that the largest theatre in the park had a "video" show. But, after lengthy discussion with folks who work there, I understand why now.
The costs was too high and it was cheaper to have more street-mosphere and cheaper shows in the smaller venues. Hopefully, in the future they will be able to afford to bring it back.. But, I have to say that this was the right idea even if I didn't agree with it at first.
From Anthony Murphy on March 2, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I interviewed for two Professional Internships at EPCOT and AK. Got a face to face interview. Didn't get the jobs!
From Joshua Counsil on March 2, 2009 at 11:03 PM
This is not what I want to hear as I graduate from my bachelor's mechanical engineering program and aspire to work for a theme park company.
Six Flags in the list of companies to watch go under this year. Disney loses its top chef. Failing economy. Too many park applicants. Dubai projects frozen or cancelled. Give me some good theme park news, please.
From Derek Potter on March 3, 2009 at 7:14 AM
The good news is that when the economy picks back up (when being the key word), the application pool will shrink again. The internships/professional positions were probably always difficult to get, but now it's probably even tougher with more professionals applying. Engineers and design positions are probably even tougher because (A) Parks are cutting back, and (B) Contractors are generally the first place they cut.
Another piece of good news Joshua. Theme park managers have to know that this would just be a job to many of those people. If I was in their position, I would hire someone with a passion for, and knowledge of the business over someone looking for a paycheck. I assume that you have that particular quality....along with knowledge and willingness to learn. Don't forget that when you go to the interview.
From Joshua Counsil on March 3, 2009 at 11:57 AM
True say, and thanks for the advice.
From Allen Boerger on March 3, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Note to theme parks hiring summer staff: pass on the "older, more experienced applicants."
Seriously...I go to theme parks to have fun with people who work there because the place IS FUN. Not to hang out with a bunch of cranky sourpusses who are there because it's the best job they could find.
Seriously: there's a reason Disneyland used to hire kids. Sure, they were cheap. But they also had that youth thing, and it brought an energy to the park. Who wants to deal with Ozzie Nelson when they could hang with Ricky?
From Robert Niles on March 3, 2009 at 1:50 PM
I want line attendants who've been around rides long enough to know how to load 'em fast and full, to keep the wait time minimal. If they can do that while offering a laugh, great. But I hate attendants who are trying to be "fun," yet not doing their job.
From Joshua Counsil on March 4, 2009 at 2:47 PM
I get aggravated with lazy teenagers doing a half-assed job. Despite being young myself, I typically prefer older employees, but I do hate to see senior employees working late nights when they are too damn tired to think.
Just hire good candidates, young or old.
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You know those people who tell you PMS is all in your head? They're assholes. And they're also wrong. Of course PMS is real. I know, because I feel so amazing when I DON'T have it. Exercise probably helps. At least, I'm assuming it would be much worse if I didn't exercise (shudder). Drinking does not help. But what about eating? I don't mean feeding the PMS monster chocolate donuts. I mean, sure there's some kind of food that would tone down the Incredible Lady Hulk.
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Chocolate, of course. Why do so many of us crave chocolate when we have PMS? (I do, in a huge, noticeable way.) It could be that we're craving magnesium. Or maybe we're just in a shitty mood. Either way, dark chocolate is your friend. Or, you can get the mineral from beans or brown rice.
And then there's ice cream. Supposedly, calcium levels drop when we're ovulating, so the logic goes that if we eat a little more of the mineral, we'll be more balanced. You'll need some vitamin D to absorb that calcium, and some fat. Duh: Ice cream! Oh all right, also yogurt and any high-calcium veggie with loads of butter.
"Healthy" fats. Speaking of fat, omega-3 fatty acids are also supposed to help. And yes, there are healthy fats. Long live healthy fats! Try fish, avocado, nuts, and olive oil. You know, the expensive fats. You're worth it -- just call it your "medication."
What not to eat: Bananas. That same study that says iron is key to fighting PMS also found that high levels of potassium are linked with PMS symptoms. Weird. So no Gatorade! I'm sure it's still fine to have a banana or two -- just maybe not lots of them. Of course, the authors of the study advise against tinkering with your diet and say we should just "eat a balanced diet." Whatever, doctors. Get away from my steak and hand over that chocolate.
Do you have any special food cravings during PMS?
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Steak is a major help for PMS. I'm guessing it's because of all the extra iron in it that does the trick. Start eating it a couple days before I start and I'm less cranky.
We all tend to crave chocolate, milk, dark, etc. Never would have guessed Ice Cream and Yogurt. Have to try that next time.
Banana's are a cause of PMS symptoms, does that also mean potatoes are as well because of the potassium?
Does anyone crave textures or a kind of taste? ( i.e. The tang of cream cheese, the gritty texture of hummus, smoothness of natural butter on bread.)
As a kid you knew I had my period because my mom wold always make me a steak for my first day lol, I guess she knew some old tale


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Kawasakifreak says:
I saw a leather-clad bottom & then a private track disappearing under a set of dials.
like the idea of a comparison between Racer & Joe Blow but most of us don't ride on tracks so what are you really comparing ?
Not sure.
Aug 02
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Biker4751 says:
Nice feature. Even though I would have embarassed him on the tighter sectionsl. :-P
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philcov40 says:
nice to see cal useing a xjr1300,not enough publicity about this bike . i've had one for about 4 months and love it and as i only live round the corner from cal if he is ever without a bike he can borrow mine ( as long as i get free tickets for all the races ) still i can always dream lol
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bob the builder says:
If you want to compair Cal with us ordinary bikers, bring him up to Scotland and we will show him round the west coast roads and then we can judge how he compairs to normal riders.
That would make a good story for the paper, how about it.
Mind I`m not wheeliying my CB1300.
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Szmolo says:
I'm sure Bike did an article where they took Cal out on road on an R1 shortly after he won the WSS title. If I remember rightly they said Cal doesn't pay much attention to speed limits (even 30's!) and was useless at canceling his indicator but was bloody fast, the journo said he was having to push right at his limits and Cal was still buggering off into the distance! I'll see if I can dig it out and let you know what issue it was.
Personally I think it's great seeing Cal on a road bike, especially not just a sports bike. I'd love to see an article Track Racer Vs Road racer, something like McGuinness or Hutchinson against a rider of the likes of Cal and co, setting best times on a road circuit, then on a track to see the difference in riding styles and how much quicker each is in their own territory. Just a thought! Doubt they would let it happen though
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In my opinion there are loads of fast and talented riders out there. But not every one has the means to go racing and be in the right place at the right time to get the support required to continually hone your skills. Swimmers don,t train by going running . Cyclists don,t train by going swimming. Getting time on the bike is where its at , and it all cost money. the local track here is where Mick Doohan, Darryl Beattie Casey Stoner, Jason Crump all started on the dirt and there was always plenty of guys in races able to win. Ultimately talent shines thru but what i,m tring to say is there are so many talented guys out there but not every one gets the breaks to go on to the next level . Great to see Cal on a normal road bike but how can you compare his talent to a weekend warrior road rider, who does nt train his mind to riding a bike like a racer train s his life to ride a bike. Hope to see Cal in GP next year but as usual the politics of racing will determine weither he gets the ride or not.
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thanks for the video i have just bought a xjr i am going to have loads of fun see you at cadwell regards ian
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|Miami – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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|WSVN 7 (general)
7 News (newscasts)
|The News Station
|Digital: 7 (VHF)
Virtual: 7 (PSIP)
|7.1 Fox
7.2 Estrella TV
|WKIZ-LP 49 Key West, Florida
|Sunbeam Television
|First air date
|July 29, 1956(current license dates from December 19, 1962)
|Call letters' meaning
|Former callsigns
|Former channel number(s)
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WSVN, channel 7, is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Miami, Florida, United States, locally owned by Sunbeam Television. WSVN maintains studio facilities located in North Bay Village (though with a Miami address), and its transmitter is located in north Miami-Dade County. The station's signal is relayed on low-powered translator WKIZ-LP (channel 49) in Key West.
- 1 History
- 2 Digital television
- 3 Programming
- 4 News operation
- 5 Other notes
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early history[edit]
The station first signed on the air on July 29, 1956 as WCKT. Originally operating as an NBC affiliate, it was founded by the Biscayne Television Corporation, a partnership between the Cox and Knight publishing families (from which the original call letters were derived from), who respectively owned Miami's two major newspapers: the Miami News and Miami Herald. The same Cox/Knight partnership also owned WCKR radio (610 AM, now WIOD; and 97.3 FM, now WFLC). Niles Trammell, a former NBC president, held a 15 percent ownership interest in WCKT.
Before WCKT signed on, NBC programming had been carried on Fort Lauderdale's WFTL-TV (channel 23; later known as WGBS-TV after it had been acquired by Storer Broadcasting), which also held a secondary affiliation with the DuMont Television Network. However, WFTL struggled because television sets were not required to have UHF tuning capability (the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would later require such tuners to be included in sets manufactured from 1964 onward). When the Cox/Knight partnership won a construction permit and broadcast license to operate a station on VHF channel 7, NBC quickly agreed to move its affiliation to WCKT, since WCKR radio had been the longtime Miami affiliate of the NBC Blue Network. Until WPST-TV (channel 10, now WPLG) signed on in August 1957, WCKT also shared ABC programming with WTVJ (channel 4), as part of an arrangement with the network to provide its programming throughout the market as television sets were not required to have UHF tuning capability at the time, preventing many in the area from receiving the market's original ABC affiliate, WITV (channel 17). Channel 23 became an independent station and eventually went dark, and later came back to the air in 1967 as WAJA-TV (it is now Univision owned-and-operated station WLTV-DT).
WCKT and Biscayne Television lose license[edit]
In 1962, the Cox/Knight/Trammell partnership was stripped of its broadcast licenses due to violations of the Federal Communications Commission's licensing rules and ethics violations. In hearings that began in June 1960, it was found that some of the principals of Biscayne Television, as well as some of James Cox's personal friends, had made improper contact with FCC commissioner Richard Mack in order to influence the awarding of the construction permit and licenses. Biscayne had competed for the license with two other applicants, East Coast Television and South Florida TV. Mack had also been found guilty of taking payoffs and was forced to resign by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as the rest of the FCC commissioners.
Biscayne Television originally planned to appeal its license revocation, but was advised that the appeal would be turned down due to the gravity of the situation. Mack had also been found guilty of taking payoffs in the licensing process of another Miami station, WPST-TV (channel 10, now WPLG), to the broadcasting subsidiary of National Airlines. WPST had its license revoked and Biscayne then opted to put WCKT up for sale. The owners of WPST were forced to sell the station only after they had to cease broadcasting.
Sunbeam Television ownership[edit]
Shortly afterward, a new company called Sunbeam Television Corporation bought the station for $3.4 million and assumed ownership of channel 7 on December 19, 1962. Upon the change in ownership, Sunbeam retained the WCKT call letters and claimed the Cox/Knight station's history as its own. Sunbeam was a partnership between Miami Beach-based real estate developer Sydney Ansin, and his son Edmund Ansin. The younger Ansin succeeded his father as president of Sunbeam Television in 1971. The station began using its own version of the circle 7 logo (which is moderately similar to the version originally created for ABC's owned-and-operated stations, but with the "7" not connected to the circle) in the mid-1970s. On June 7, 1983, the station's callsign was changed to the current WSVN, after those call letters were acquired from a PBS member station in Norton, Virginia.
As an NBC affiliate, WCKT/WSVN aired a local newscast in place of programs that NBC had aired at noon on weekdays. It also occasionally preempted network shows that aired during the 10 or 11 a.m. timeslot (but ran at least one of these hours) and preempted an occasional primetime program. While NBC was traditionally far less tolerant of program preemptions than the other major broadcast networks, it did not mind this at first provided that the network was able to get Miami area independent stations to air whatever programs that WSVN chose not to air. In addition, NBC programs that were not broadcast by WSVN were cleared by the network's West Palm Beach affiliate, WPTV (channel 5), whose signal provides city-grade coverage of Fort Lauderdale and was available on nearly every cable provider in the area. However, in the early 1980s, WPTV was removed from some Miami area cable systems to make room for new channels due to limited headend channel capacity. Largely due to those preemptions, WCKT/WSVN was one of NBC's weaker affiliates. Though NBC continued to arrange for independent stations to air network programs that were not shown on WSVN, the network grew increasingly annoyed at having to resort to such an arrangement in what had grown into a major market. NBC eventually decided that it needed to acquire its own station in the growing South Florida market.
Network affiliation switch[edit]
NBC got its chance in the late 1980s, when Kohlberg Kravis Roberts put CBS affiliate WTVJ (then on channel 4, now on channel 6) on the market. NBC's then-corporate parent General Electric purchased that station in 1987, but WTVJ's affiliation contract with CBS was not set to expire until December 1988. CBS was willing to let WTVJ out of its contract one year early. However, Ed Ansin was not interested in letting NBC out of its affiliation agreement with WSVN, which also expired at the same time; Ansin even made an unsuccessful petition to the FCC to stop NBC's purchase of WTVJ.[1][2] He wanted channel 7 to air NBC's strong fall 1988 lineup, which included the Major League Baseball World Series and the Summer Olympics.
As a result, NBC was forced to run WTVJ as a CBS affiliate for more than a year, with all of the NBC shows that were preempted by WSVN airing on WTVJ instead. This situation that did not sit well with either network. Ansin made an offer to take the CBS affiliation, but CBS turned the offer down.[3] Instead, CBS bought Miami's original Fox affiliate, WCIX (channel 6, now WFOR-TV on channel 4), even though that station had an inadequate signal in Broward County (WCIX's transmitter was located in Homestead, farther southwest than those of other Miami area stations, to avoid signal interference with WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) in Orlando and WPTV). In May 1988, Ed Ansin filed an antitrust lawsuit against General Electric/NBC and CBS, one week after he had claimed that CBS backed out of contract negotiations to affiliate with WSVN.[4] With WCIX planning to switch to CBS at the start of 1989, Fox began negotiations with other area stations to carry its programming. It ultimately reached an agreement with Sunbeam Television to affiliate with channel 7.
Fox affiliation[edit]
On January 1, 1989, South Florida's first network affiliation switch occurred, with NBC moving to WTVJ full-time and WSVN taking the Fox affiliation. Channel 7 had far less network shows to preempt as a result, as Fox only ran primetime programming on weekends at the time and would not air an entire week's worth of programming until 1993. As a result, WSVN was for essential intents and purposes, programmed as an independent station (even referring to itself as such in promotions regarding the switch, despite still being affiliated with a network). Until Fox began airing programming every weeknight, WSVN aired a movie in primetime at 8 p.m. on nights where network programming was not scheduled to air. WSVN's affiliation with Fox could be seen as a major coup for the fledgling network, as WSVN had been a longtime NBC affiliate and Fox was pleased to affiliate with a station that had been with a "Big Three" network for years. At the time, WSVN was one of the largest heritage "Big Three" stations to join Fox. The combination of WSVN not following a similar pattern to other Fox affiliates at the time (which focused more on syndicated programming and movies, than news), and WCIX becoming a "Big Three" affiliate had also led then-struggling independent WDZL (channel 39, now CW affiliate WSFL-TV) to rise to a higher profile, as WDZL had picked up many shows that were formerly seen on WCIX. WSVN, meanwhile, picked up some of WCIX's movie packages, as well as a couple of cartoons that it aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Instead of acquiring a large amount of off-network sitcoms and cartoons, WSVN opted to pour most of its resources into its news department and took on a news-intensive format – expanding its newscasts to seven hours on weekdays – a move that was pilloried at the time since its newscasts had consistently finished well behind WTVJ and WPLG in the ratings.[5] Because of this, the station had a higher local newscast output than the rest of Fox's stations did at the time of the switch; when WSVN became a Fox affiliate, only a small number of Fox stations ran local newscasts, which were largely limited to late primetime slots (as of 2014, about ¾ of Fox's stations have morning newscasts, but only about one-third of its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates carry newscasts in either the midday or late afternoon/early evening time periods). In addition to newscasts, WSVN began to air a lot of first-run syndicated talk shows, court shows and off-network drama series. As Fox lacked a national evening newscast (a situation which continues to this day), the station also ran a half-hour late afternoon simulcast of Headline News during the early and mid-1990s.
The station ran some cartoons on weekend mornings as well; it originally aired Fox Kids when Fox launched the block in September 1990, however it would become the first Fox station in the country to stop carrying the block in 1993; Fox Kids subsequently moved to WDZL, before moving again to WAMI (channel 69) in 1998; WBFS-TV (channel 33) aired the successor 4Kids TV block until it ended on December 27, 2008. By coincidence, when New World Communications switched most of its "Big Three"-affiliated stations to Fox between 1994 and 1996, the programming on those stations was very similar in format to WSVN, except that their news formats may have been aimed at an older audience than WSVN's; many stations owned by New World also passed on Fox Kids just as WSVN did. In the early 1990s, the station added a few off-network sitcoms to its schedule such as The Golden Girls, Designing Women and Empty Nest.
As a Fox affiliate, the station brands itself as "WSVN 7", rather than "Fox 7" under Fox's branding guidelines for its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates (Boston sister station WHDH sometimes uses its affiliated network's name in its branding as "7 NBC", although NBC is not as strict with station branding as Fox is), and is one of only three Fox affiliates that omit network references entirely from their branding (alongside KHON-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii and WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky – both of which branded with Fox references earlier in their tenures as affiliates). However, Fox News Channel refers to the station as "Fox 7" when carrying WSVN's coverage of breaking news stories from South Florida; until its website was remodeled in late 2009, the Fox logo also occasionally appeared in a rolling marquee alongside the station's "circle 7" logo on the top left hand corner of the site. At the time of the 1989 switch, the network's owned-and-operated stations and certain affiliates were the only Fox stations to use full network references, while other stations – like original Miami affiliate WCIX – used limited to no references to Fox in their branding. Miami-Fort Lauderdale is one of two U.S. television markets in which the Fox affiliation had moved from one VHF station to another (the other being Honolulu, if stations not operating as satellites are counted, as Fox charter affiliate KHNL and NBC affiliate KHON-TV swapped affiliations on January 1, 1996) – and the only known instance of a longtime "Big Three" affiliate switching to Fox prior to its 1994 affiliation agreement with New World Communications and the affiliation transactions that resulted from the deal.
On January 14, 2012, WSVN and Boston sister stations WHDH and WLVI were pulled from DirecTV after negotiations with Sunbeam Television on a new carriage contract broke down due to a proposal to increase retransmission fees paid to the company by a reported 300%.[6] In response, a Facebook page called "Boycott WSVN" was started to pressure businesses to pull their advertising from the station.[7] However, WSVN did allow DirecTV customers to view the NFC championship game and an episode of American Idol that aired immediately after the game while negotiations were still ongoing. Sunbeam and DirecTV reached a new carriage deal on January 26, 2012, ending the blackout.[8]
Digital television[edit]
Digital channels[edit]
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
|PSIP Short Name
|Main WSVN programming / Fox
|Estrella TV
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
WSVN terminated its analog signal, on VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[10] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 8 to former VHF analog channel 7. The station was one of four that operated digital signals on the VHF band to be granted a power increase later that month after stations experienced signal problems on VHF that did not occur with the UHF band following the transition.[11]
When WSVN became a Fox affiliate in January 1989, its programming format was quite unusual for the network's affiliates as it did not include sitcoms as part of its schedule, it ran cartoons only on weekend mornings, and aired a heavy amount of talk and court shows, some movies, and some drama series. As time went on, though, most Fox stations began relying more on talk and court shows, as well as local newscasts. Channel 7 runs only a slightly heavier amount of local news programming than other Fox stations (which have gradually increased their news outputs over the last 15 years). WSVN continues not to feature any sitcoms as part of its syndication inventory, somewhat atypical for a news-intensive Fox station.
The station has continued to draw down its syndication output for years, choosing to fill the majority of its schedule with lower-tier and barter programming such as (currently, as of September 2013) The Wendy Williams Show, The Real, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Justice for All with Judge Cristina Pérez, Divorce Court and Inside Edition, with the majority of the weekend morning and afternoon schedule outside of news and Fox Sports programming filled by paid programming and Sunday services from national televangelists, all of it scheduled by WSVN as the station has refused carriage of Fox's Weekend Marketplace infomercial package, which is not broadcast in the South Florida market, and as it does not yet carry a Sunday morning newscast. Despite this, the purchasing of low-tier programs allows much more latitude for breaking news preemptions than the more high priced cash plus barter talk show-heavy daytime lineups of many other Fox stations. Still, most Fox affiliates nowadays run a sizeable amount of paid programming on weekends as well; as such, while WSVN is somewhat different from other Fox affiliates, the differences are less dramatic today as the then-unconventional programming format that the station had upon switching to the network in 1989 has become more commonplace. (Fox's Xploration Station E/I package, which will replace Weekend Marketplace in the fall of 2014, will be seen on WSFL on Sunday mornings instead on WSVN .)
Even though other stations usually take more of the higher-tier programming in the market, the station has far higher viewership than WSFL and WBFS and often has higher ratings than the other stations in the market, depending on the strength of Fox's schedule or sports rights from year to year. WSVN currently shows most of Fox's entertainment and sports programs in pattern, with a few exceptions; it airs the Saturday night Animation Domination High-Def block on a half-hour delay (at 11:30 p.m.) due to its 11:00 p.m. newscast, and delays Fox News Sunday to early Monday mornings (just before WSVN's weekday morning newscast) in favor of a 3½-hour block of religious programs.
News operation[edit]
WSVN presently broadcasts 61½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 10½ hours on weekdays, six hours on Saturdays and three hours on Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any local television station in Florida and the third highest in the United States (in contrast, Detroit Fox O&O WJBK airs 63½ hours; and fellow affiliate WJW in Cleveland carries 65½ hours of newscasts each week). Unlike other news-intensive Fox stations, WSVN carries newscasts at 5:00, 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. on both Saturdays and Sundays (others either air early evening newscasts on weekends at different times on Saturdays and Sundays [i.e., Saturdays at 6 and Sundays at 5:00 p.m.], air them either at only 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. on both nights or do not carry newscasts in that particular weekend time period at all); however, WSVN's weekend 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts are subject to preemption and/or delay due to network sports telecasts running into the timeslot. WSVN is the only English-language news-producing station in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market (as well as one of the few Fox stations that carry news programming on weekend mornings) that does not have a newscast on Sunday mornings. In addition, the station produces the entertainment news/lifestyle program Deco Drive (which airs at 7:30 p.m. weeknights). The station's Doppler weather radar system is branded as "Storm Tracker 7".
When the station gained the Fox affiliation on January 1, 1989, it retained a news schedule similar to the one it had as an NBC affiliate; in its early years with Fox, local news programming on the station ran on weekdays from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m., 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., weekends from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. and nightly from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. The station became the second Fox affiliate to have a weekday morning newscast as a result and was the first one with weeknight 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts. On the date of the network switch, WSVN debuted a locally produced early evening newsmagazine program, Inside Story; the program eventually evolved into its present entertainment-based format as 7:30 (in reference to its timeslot) in 1994, and later changed its title to the current Deco Drive in 2001. Because Fox did not have a news division at the time WSVN joined the network and therefore did not have an affiliate news service (Fox News Channel and the Fox News Edge video service would not exist until 1996), the station's news department initially relied on external video feeds from CNN Newsource for coverage of national and international news stories.
Under news director Joel Cheatwood, WSVN became well known in South Florida, and throughout the nation, for its emphasis on crime stories and sensationalistic reporting – summarized in the phrase, "if it bleeds, it leads."[12] Although this embrace of tabloid television was criticized, it rejuvenated a station that had languished in third place for most of its tenure with NBC. Within a few years, with anchor Rick Sanchez at the helm, WSVN became the market's highest-rated English-language station from sign-on to sign-off,[13] a rank it would hold for the better part of two decades until it was overtaken for the title by WFOR, though WSVN has been a solid runner-up and has tied for second with WPLG.
WSVN's success also influenced how newscasts on other Fox affiliates would look in later years; the station's decision to take on a news-intensive schedule would eventually serve as the template for the programming formats of the former "Big Three" stations that switched to Fox as a result of its 1994 affiliation agreement with New World Communications and certain transactions related to the deal, and was gradually adopted by many heritage Fox stations and certain news-producing stations that are not affiliated with the network, NBC, CBS or ABC. It was also the first station to take a cue from CNN, integrating its newsroom and studio into one large area, which the station has termed the "newsplex". It evolved out of their initial two sets around the time of the network switch in the late 1980s: one used for its morning newscast, which was a small, enclosed area in the newsroom, and its main set, which was positioned in the station's control room. Other stations and networks, both in the U.S. and internationally, have taken cues from WSVN's set. The overall format was successful enough in Miami that in 1993, Ed Ansin assigned Cheatwood to overhaul Sunbeam's newly acquired Boston station WHDH, incorporating a considerably watered-down version of the WSVN format for its newscasts; as in Miami, the tabloid style helped WHDH rise from a perennial third place into a contender for first in the news ratings (against the more traditional WCVB-TV). WHDH uses many visual cues taken from WSVN including the use of flashy graphics, distinct music packages composed by Chris Crane (who has composed the various custom news themes used by WSVN since 1991) and a similarly designed "newsplex" set; WSVN's "circle 7" logo was also adopted by WHDH after Sunbeam assumed ownership.
The station's 11:00 p.m. newscast evolved into an hour-long 10:00 p.m. program after it joined Fox, but was revived in 1995 as a 15-minute wrap-up of the proceedings in the O.J. Simpson murder case, and expanded to a half-hour the following year; the 11:00 p.m. newscast expanded to weekend evenings on September 26, 2009.[14] The station debuted a half-hour 4:00 p.m. newscast on September 11, 2006,[15] which later expanded to one hour in 2007. On January 11, 2009, starting with its 5:00 p.m. newscast, WSVN became the second station in the Miami market (behind WTVJ) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. With the switch to HD, came an updated newsplex set that premiered two weeks earlier on December 29, 2008 and new HD graphics. On July 11, 2010, WSVN expanded its Saturday and Sunday 6:00 p.m. newscasts to one hour with the addition of half-hour newscasts at 6:30 p.m.[16] On August 22, 2011, WSVN added a fifth hour (from 9:00-10:00 a.m.) to the weekday edition of Today in Florida, by way of the move of Live! with Regis and Kelly to WPLG.[17]
News/station presentation[edit]
Newscast titles[edit]
- WCKT-TV News (1956–1962)
- The World Today / The World Tonight (1962–1973; later used by WTVJ)
- TV-7 News (1973–1975, presented on air simply as News)
- Channel 7 News (1975–1980 and 1988–1993; presented on-air as 7 News during latter period; 6 pm edition called The Fariss-Mason Report between 1977 and 1984)
- NewsCenter 7 (1980–1988)[18]
- Today in Florida (morning newscast, 1988–present;[19] WTVJ previously used the similar title, Today in South Florida for its morning newscast until 2011, based on WSVN's former and WTVJ's current morning lead-in, Today)
- 7 News (1993–present)[20]
Station slogans[edit]
- "Bringing it Home to You" (1975–1979)
- "You'll Be the First to Know" (late 1970s)
- "7, We're Proud!" (1979–1980)
- "South Florida's 7" (late 1970s–1982)
- "The Team to Watch" (1982–1984)
- "WSVN, the New Channel 7" (1983)
- "The Hometown Station" (1984–1988)
- "South Florida's News Station" (1988–1998)
- "The News Station" (1998–present)
News team[edit]
Current on-air staff[21][edit]
- Anchors
- Blake Burman - weekends at 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Christine Cruz - weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon; also morning reporter
- Diana Diaz - weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon; also morning and health reporter
- Jeff Lennox - Saturday mornings on Today in Florida (7:00-10:00 a.m.); also reporter and fill-in anchor
- Lynn Martinez - weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30, and weeknights at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.; also fill-in anchor and weeknight 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. reporter
- Mike Marza - weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30, and weeknights at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.; also fill-in anchor and weeknight 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. reporter
- Belkys Nerey - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also fill-in anchor
- Alexis Rivera - weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.); also morning reporter
- Robbin Simmons - weekends at 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Craig Stevens - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also fill-in anchor
- 7 Weather
- Phil Ferro (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30 and weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also Saturday morning and weekend fill-in
- Brent Cameron (member, NWA) - meteorologist; weekends at 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight fill-in
- Vivian Gonzalez (AMS Seal of Approval; member, NWA) - meteorologist; weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon
- Karlene Chavis - meteorologist; Saturday mornings on Today in Florida (7:00-10:00 a.m.)
- 7 Sports (entire team is seen on Sunday Sports Xtra)
- Steve Shapiro - sports director; weeknights at 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.
- Mike DiPasquale - sports anchor; weekends at 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also sports reporter and fill-in sports anchor
- Donovan Campbell - sports reporter; also fill-in sports anchor
- 7 FastTrak Traffic
- Stephen J. Grey - traffic reporter; weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.); also "7 Skyforce HD" photographer
- Lauren Lane - traffic reporter; weekday mornings on Today in Florida (5:00-10:00 a.m.)
- Rio Grant - traffic reporter; weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30 p.m.
- Reporters
- Brandon Beyer - general assignment reporter
- Carmel Cafiero - investigative reporter (Carmel on the Case)
- Alex Diprato - general assignment reporter
- Lorena Estrada- general assignment reporter
- Howard Finkelstein - legal analyst (Help Me Howard)
- Patrick Fraser - investigative and political reporter (Help Me Howard and Out for Justice)
- Sheldon Fox - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Adrianna Hopkins - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Nicole Linsalata - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Omar Lewis - general assignment reporter
- Rosh Lowe - general assignment reporter
- Vanessa Medina - general assignment reporter
- Liz Nagy - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Kevin Ozebek - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Eugene Ramirez - general assignment reporter
- Ralph Rayburn - "7 Skyforce HD" photographer
Local program hosts[edit]
Deco Drive (weeknights at 7:30 p.m.)
- Lynn Martinez - Host
- Shireen Sandoval - Deco Drive and entertainment reporter; also fill-in co-host
Station alumni[edit]
- Jessica Aguirre - evening anchor (now at KNTV/San Jose, California)
- Louis Aguirre - entertainment reporter and co-host at Deco Drive (now at The Insider)
- Ann Bishop - script writer (moved to WPLG/Miami and became a legendary anchor, died November 14, 1997)
- Penny Daniels - anchor/reporter (retired)
- Donna Hanover (ex-wife of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani)
- Robb Hanrahan - evening anchor (now at WHP-TV/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)[22]
- Jackie Johnson - meteorologist (now at KCBS-TV/Los Angeles)
- Bill Kamal - chief meteorologist (was fired by the station after his 2004 arrest for soliciting sex with a minor)[3]
- Clennon King - reporter (later at WTLV-TV/Jacksonville, Florida, a freelance field producer at NBC News and ABC News)
- Alycia Lane (later at KYW-TV/Philadelphia, now morning anchor at KNBC/Los Angeles)
- Rick Leventhal (now at Fox News Channel)
- Elita Loresca - meteorologist (now at KNBC/Los Angeles)
- Robin Meade - anchor/reporter (now at HLN)
- Marilyn Mitzel - anchor/reporter (1988–2005)[23]
- Charles Perez - anchor/reporter (later at WABC-TV/New York City, then at WPLG/Miami; retired)[24]
- Jillian Warry (Reynolds) - meteorologist (later at KTTV/Los Angeles)
- Shaun Robinson (now weekend anchor/correspondent for syndicated entertainment newsmagazine Access Hollywood)
- Rick Sanchez (later at MSNBC and then CNN)
- Shepard Smith (now at Fox News Channel)
- Linda Stouffer (now at HLN; went by Cinnamon Stouffer during her stint at WSVN)
- Michelle Tuzee (now anchor at KABC-TV/Los Angeles)[25]
- Lee Webb - sports anchor (1976–1980; now news anchor for The 700 Club)
Other notes[edit]
- WSVN's newscasts were featured in at least two movies, The Mean Season (1985) and Flight of the Navigator (1986). WSVN can also be seen in several episodes of Miami Vice before the NBC affiliation for the Miami market moved to WTVJ.
- ^ Channel 7 Fights Sale Of Rival TV Station's Owner, Wants Channel 4 Deal Stopped, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, March 11, 1987.
- ^ "WSVN owner contests NBC purchase of WTVJ Miami." Broadcasting, March 16, 1987, pp. 43-44. [1][2]
- ^ CBS Snubs WTVJ, Network Affiliation Flap Is Setting Precedents, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, June 19, 1988.
- ^ WSVN Owner Files Suit Against Networks, Firm, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, May 7, 1988.
- ^ Emphasis On News A Bold Move For Ch. 7, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, September 13, 1988.
- ^ Sunbeam Television Shuts Out DIRECTV NFL Fans In Miami In Attempt To Extract 300 Percent Pay Increase
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-WSVN/324011944297374?ref=ts
- ^ http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21006531578486/sunbeam-television-and-direct-tv-reach-deal/
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WSVN
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations
- ^ Eggerton, John (2009-06-29). "Boise Station Gets Power Boost". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Jicha, Tom (29 March 1991). "News Show To Get WSVN's Familiar Tabloid Touch". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ 2006 May Sweeps: Miami/Fort Lauderdale..
- ^ "WSVN-TV Announces More News at the News Station". WSVN.com. September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ Bandell, Brian (September 4, 2006). "More news is good news for WSVN Channel 7".
- ^ WSVN Adding More Weekend News, TVNewsCheck.com, June 21, 2010. Accessed October 19, 2010.
- ^ WSVN Miami Expands Morning News Block, TVNewsCheck, August 9, 2011.
- ^ WSVN NBC Miami 1986 Weekend News Open
- ^ WSVN News Open 2001 - Today In Florida
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Wc21Fdq0I
- ^ WSVN-TV News Team
- ^ "Robb Hanrahan bio". WHP-TV. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Marilyn Mitzel Resume". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ Perez, Charles (27 May 2004). "What Would You Do: Fear Of Bullies". WSVN. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Michelle Tuzee biography". KABC-TV. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
External links[edit]
- WSVN.com - WSVN official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WSVN
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WKIZ-LP


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How To Downgrade iPhone 3GS iOS 6.1.3 To iOS 5.1.1 Without SHSH Blobs
Thanks to iFaith you can downgrade iOS 6.1.3 without SHSH blobs to 5.1.1 or with locally saved blobs by Tinyumbrella to 6.1.2. As for me I don't have blobs from TinyUmbrella so I used that iFaith gave me.
Last time I wrote about how to dump SHSH blobs and create custom firmware using iFaith. But here is a little different method and I tried it myself on 3GS.
I know that iOS 5.1.1 is not 6.1.2 / 6.0 but you can have untethered jailbreak with Absinthe 2.x tool to enjoy your favored tweaks and go back iOS 6.1.3 after known hackers will release new tool for this version.
- iFaith 1.5.6
- iReb r7
- iOS 5.1.1 / 6.1.2 firmware (optional)
- Saved SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella (only for downgrade to iOS 6.1.2)
- iPhone 3GS (but you can try it other supported devices)
- iTunes, better the latest.
If you will try to use Cydia SHSH blobs for iOS 6.1.2 you will stuck in Soft DFU mode after Shift / Restore in iTunes. You need to fix this issue because during restore iPhone to custom firmware you will receive 1600 /1/2/3/4 error and iReb won't help.
How to Fix Soft DFU Mode
1. The first thing that you should do is to hold two iPhone buttons (Home and Power) 10-30 seconds. Release Home button and then Power. If this doesn't help you can try the second method that worked for me.
2. Do a "clean" restore in iTunes without Shift and other additional actions. Only after you will restore iPhone to the newest firmware again because you can downgrade iOS 6.1.3 to 5.1.1 here below.
Attention: this guide is only for factory unlocked iPhone. If your unlock doesn't depend on baseband you can follow this guide. If not, unlock iOS 6.1.3 iPhone first and then you can look for untethered jailbreak.
Use iFaith Signed IPSW for iOS 6.1.3 Downgrading to 5.1.1 on iPhone 3GS
Step 1. First download iFaith 1.5.6 and unzip it.
Step 2. Run iFaith as administrator. Click "Show Available SHSH Caches on Server" and connect your iPhone 3GS to PC using USB.
Step 3. After the program detects your device choose the blobs you need. In my case I choose for iOS 5.1.1 because iFaith gives error if you choose for 6.1.2.
Step 4. Download selected blobs.
Step 5. Now go to the main menu and choose "Build *signed* IPSW w/Blobs" and then "Browse for SHSH Blobs" and choose SHSH file you need.
Step 6. Now you can choose or downloaded earlier iOS 5.1.1 firmware on your computer or allow iFaith to do it for you.
Step 7. After which iFaith starts to create iOS 5.1.1 custom firmware for 3GS, so relax and don't interrupt the process. This firmware file will be saved on your desktop.
Step 8. Turn off your iPhone and download iReb r7. Unzip it, run as administrator.
Step 9. Choose your device from the list in iReb and prepare to enter DFU mode.
Step 10. After you will see the message to connect to iTunes, launch this program and holding Shift click the Restore button. Choose the file saved in step 7 and wait till the end of the process.
Now you ca see that your iPhone is running iOS 5.1.1 after iOS 6.1.3 downgrading with iFaith. The last things you need to do is to jailbreak device with Absinthe 2.0.4 and then unlock iOS 5.1.1 with 6.1.3 baseband using factory unlocking. This is an official method where you just request unlock providing IMEI and the service submits your IMEI to the locked carrier like AT&T, Vodafone, Claro, Bell, Rogers, Softbank and other networks around the world.
Комментариев: 62 to "How To Downgrade iPhone 3GS iOS 6.1.3 To iOS 5.1.1 Without SHSH Blobs"
it worked. thx u so much
does somebody try this method on iphone 4?
i tried! it worked (:
thank you ….sir
does it work on iphone4?
hi , it seems good but will it be a jail broken iphone?
or will have to later do ?
downgrade first. and jailbreak it
i have a ipod 4g, when i try to do the first bit i only get 6.0.1 blobs, can anyone help me?
Work fine!From 6.1.3 to 5.1.1!Thx
does this work for iphone 4???
It works on 3GS…great stuff. Thanks. Post iFaith Downgrade you can jailbreak your 3GS using absinthe-win-2.0.4
Can't thank you enough for this! Worked great on my iPod Touch 4G!
Should I wait to finish step 7 to complete process?
will it work for iphone 4?
On your guide in step 6 you mention iOS 6.1.1 is that correct or you tried to say iOS 5.1.1? Thanks good tutorial.
it didnt show 5.1.1 when ifaith showed me the blobs the latest one it showed is 4.3.5 pleeze help
Will it work on iPhone 4S
will it work for the iphone 4. no one seems to want to answer this question
yes …. it worked for me on my iphone 4
my iphone 4 was stock in soft DFU mode, after that i restore it with itunes at the latest version 6.1.3 without using shift key. using my SHSH i want to restore at 5.1.1, 6.0.1, 6.1.2. my iphone is not staing in DFU mode. I used redsnow, snowbreeze, ifaith, ireb. is loading data, and after that it reboots in normal mode. what can i do to restore.
many thanks.
use shift key to restore it. and open the ipsw that iFaith make.
got error 3194, HELP?!!! D:
iFaith only has shsh for 4.1 / 6.1.3 on my iphone 3gs. What do I do?
downgrade to 4.1
and after that how can i go up to 6.1.2?
Works with iPhone 4. Saved me alot of time THX
i got error 1604 in itunes. please help
Does this work for ipad 2 ?
For iTunes Error: use RecBoot and click exit recovery mode.. (For download: please googling)
This is ONLY WORK in iPhone 3GS,4, iPod Touch 4G
i have a iphone 4 (gsm) with 1.6.3 and worked (now is 5.1.1)! but i cant do backup restore from itunes, my iphone is not recognized, i plug and unplug a million times! any help?
Uhh I need help Wat if nothing shows when u search on ur ipod 4g anyway i can make something show up…
iFaith only has shsh for 4.1 / 5.0.1on my iphone 3gs. What do I do? i am going a head with 5.0.1 see what happens
ok i got it down to 5.0.1 and now after slecting lang and conutry iand disabling location its asking me to connect to itunes again its not going to main screen … any idea guys ?
it worked in my iPhone 4. but I used ios 5.0.1 I couldn't find 5.1.1.
hit home button, then emergency call, dial 112 but hold power right a way. when the power off shows up hit cancel.then you will see touch to return to call, touch it and cancel the call. there you done.
When I search for shsh for my iPhone 4 GSM it says that there are none available shsh. Why doesn't it work?
Run the tool as administrator (right click)
Black screen when i start iTunes Restore butoon when show up error 23
When I check SHSH blobs with iFaith, it says "none"
My device is 3GS factory simfree.
Even If I did not take any SHSH blobs with Cydia or TinyUmbrella in the past, can I get SHSH blobs with iFaith?
i dont have shsh blobs on ifaith. how can i downgrade to 5.1.1? i have iphone 3gs with 6.1.3
Does it work with iPad 2 6.1.3?
Ok for answers to all questions on hear basically:
It works on ipod4th gen iphone 3,4 th gen
No the shsh blobs for ios 5.1.1 are there fore you
And finaly if it dose not show any shsh blobs or just 4.1 blobs exit.right
Click propertys,compatabilaty and enter service pack 3 and apply .then
Right click i faith and run as addministrator it will work now.
Got the error code 37. Not sure what to do about it.
error 37 here for me too
It worked! downgraded iPhone 3GS iOS 6.1.3 to iOS 5.0.1
I am experiencing battery drain after upgrading my 3GS to 6.1.3 and applying tethered Jailbreak (now at 5.13.04 baseband to resolve No Network problem). My question is, will iFaith work downgrading it to 5.1.1 directly or should I restore first to 6.1.3 (undo jailbreak)?
Any help or advise would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, so I purchased an iPod touch 4g and it is currently running ios 6.0.1 and jailbroken. Using iFaith, it is recognized but no blobs show up. I was able to fetch the current 6.1.3 blobs and they are now available for download, but still nothing below that.
My question is: Do I need to upgrade to 6.1.3 before I can downgrade to 5.1.1? If my understanding is correct, this program allows you to downgrade even if you didn't/aren't sure if your device ever ran a jailbroken 5.1.1 and has no blobs saved for it.
Anyone who has successfully downgraded without previously saved blobs, I would appreciate your help!
I did the same, but the problem I got was after the whole restore thing, it game me error 37 (on itunes)
Any help in my situation?
My current stuff:
Iphone 3gs with 6.1.2 installed
Can't download iFaith 1.5.6. Not available. Is iFaith 1.5.8 compatible with the above procedure?
will it for IPHONE 5
Same problem, error 37 3gs 6.1.3 trying to downgrade cause it was bricked when upgraded.
can i upgrade to ios 6.1.2 after downgrading to ios 5.1.1
an unknown error occurred (3194) how do i solve it > any idea ?
–thankyousomuch for this tutorial, i have tried so many downgrading techniques, and i can say that this is the safest way.. just got back my 5.1.1 ios.. thanks
When ifaith detects my iphone 4 running on 6.1.3 it doesnt have a field for 5.1.1 only 6.1.3?
Yeah ifaith detects 6.1.3 on my phone and only has 6.1.3 and 7.0 firmwares, is there any way around this?
Cannot find shsh blobs for ios 5.1.1 or 6.1.2. Can help me?
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A dog was hit by a car and then thrown into a Tyler landfill. That's what the SPCA of East Texas said happened to a six-month-old puppy last week.
The husky mix was near death, but on Wednesday, Gracie, the dump dog, was thriving and she may have even found a new home. Lots of love and plenty of kisses are in store for Gracie. She is happy playing with her new toys at her foster family's home.
"After everything she's gone through she is so unbelievably sweet and just a perfect little dog," Amber Guy, Gracie's foster mom, said.
But this time last week, the playful pup was barely able to move. A picture taken right after workers rescued her from the Tyler City Landfill show her lying on the ground, eyes closed.
"The garbage men went out there and they found her out there, I guess when they were unloading their trucks," Guy said.
There's no telling how long she had been there, but the vet said she had a broken pelvis, likely caused from being hit by a car before she was dumped.
"While she was out there suffering she had no food and her tummy was full of rocks and trash," she said. "She was so hungry she just ate rocks and the trash that was around her."
Gracie still walks with a slight limp and she has to be careful when playing, but she's expected to be just fine due to the SPCA of East Texas and her foster family, who might just turn in to a forever family.
"I don't know. My daughter keeps telling me we're going to be a foster fail," Guy said.
Lynn and Amber Guy lost their dog, Lily, in January and until now, "we couldn't have another dog and our hearts weren't ready for it."
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Recently I had the sheer dumb luck to stumble across the legendary debut film of Steven Spielberg. The film, titled Duel, is spectacular way to debut yourself as a filmmaker. This film does all the things you need to do correctly in order to film a memorable car movie. While at its heart, it is the story of a conflicted main character, the real battle is between driver and machine. The lengths at which we are willing to put these burdens of beast through are undeniably ridiculous; and that is something that I am happy to see within the film. To me a few things about the film definitely stand out, the simplicity of the plot, the outstanding acting of Dennis Weaver (The actor who portrays David Mann, our protagonist), the splendid car chases sequences and the anonymity of the villain
The plot is so basic that at first glance, some people might be left saying "That is it?" On the contrary, the plot is a real driving force for the film. There are a lot of film studios, writers and directors who are given an idea and absolutely ruin it when filming it. They get lost in their own idea and definition of the film. This movie stays true to its core and the script stays true to the original premise of the film. Never do you once feel that there is nothing but good vs evil in this film. Straight up, pure, unabashed action that defines the movie.
David Mann is a perfect palette of emotion. He goes through almost every single emotion in this film. You see him win only to lose around the next turn. His real battle was not a battle of wits, but to control his temper. All through the film you see him wanting to just drive right at the gigantic tanker with his minuscule Plymouth Valiant. The size of the car and tanker obviously prevent this deadly face-off, or does it? You will have to watch it in order to find out. The emotional depth of the character is what defines him. When he is in the bar scouring the establishment for the driver, he gets kicked out for starting a fight with the wrong guy. This pivotal scene, outside of the lonely stretch of highway, is crucial to the movie because the audience does not want to get bored of constantly seeing a guy in a car and it shows the humanity and realness of the character. Everything he tries to do ends up failing. These failures don't deter him from trying again and again but only enhance the movie and push the frantic pace of the film into another gear.
Car chases are a good amount of the movie. It is a car movie. Spielberg gives the movie a very down to earth quality to them. At only one time do you feel that it is unrealistic but at that one scene, I was happy to see the car break down and give the audience some real terror. Nowadays, you have the Fast and Furious and a bunch of other car movies that are not practical and are grounded in the fantasy land that we could only dream of.
The anonymousness of the villain makes the chases and what not better. The overall movie is enhanced by this; and is used to great effect by Steven. The audience feels that it is not a man versus man battle but more of a man versus machine battle. This can have an adverse effect on the arc of the movie or can make the film into something special like 2001: Space Odyssey. The utter terror that is created by the driver gives the film an edge that you don't find in numerous films today. How many times have you been on the edge of your seat because of a villain? I guess people don't find that entertaining and profitable anymore.
This film really did it for me. I really enjoyed it. There were no flashy special effects and it was just a pure thrilling adventure. The unexpected nature of the film, all of the twists and turns, were not surprising but were always constant. They managed to take a very simple concept and give it life; the life that the movie had was real and was not based in fantasy. Spielberg knows how to craft a genuinely great movies and this movie is proof of that.


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Don't get a repackable type canister! WAYYYY too loud and an additional maintenence issue. Staintune is great and has a nice sound without the obnoxious noise. I have a Remus on my 1150adv. It...
Welcome to the club! Don't risk a failure on a ride. $400.00 or less will buy you a new crown bearing and seal, properly installed by a trained BMW service tech.
Get a GS! I have a K12LT and a R1100gs (my son has a 1150). The GS is fun, reliable and has great resale when you want to move up. A great 1100 will run 'bout 6K and a 1150 8K.


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Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Question: 1 in 5, Women, say that this is a deal breaker if the guy shows up for the first date wearing this. What is it?
Answer: Gold Chains
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Who else is going to go out there for kettlebells?
by: scamp07
I'm very interested. I'm going to do IntelliBurn through the end of the month and then give it a try. I was surprised to see that its a 3 month program. Should be fun.
Yes. Three months seems a bit long.
I see 6 basic workouts in the set (about 50 minutes apiece), plus two instructional videos and 5 recovery videos. (There are also Cody's KB in 9 and basic circuit from the 'old days' that could be used, I suppose)
Clearly, Cody intends to work us pretty hard. 50 minutes of kettlebelling is quite a lot!
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Women's Golf Outing
Women's Golf Outing The Wauconda Park District presents the 9th Annual Women's Golf Outing. Be there to purchase one of the finest Caddies in Wauconda from the Caddy Auction! Contests include: longest drive, longest putt, closest to the pin, specialty holes, and prizes awarded to the 1st, 5th, and 10th place teams. Location: Prairie Isle […]
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Posts tagged Saskia Sassen
Posts tagged Saskia Sassen
In this interview, recently broadcasted on Dutch television, Saskia Sassen explains why she thinks the middle class is about to disappear and there will only be two classes left: the rich and the poor. Moreover, she discusses the demise of the nation state, social exclusion, and democracy, all within the context of globalisation.
Note: Never mind the first minute of introduction in Dutch. The entire interview is in English (however Sassen speaks some Dutch - being superwoman). If the video somehow isn't working for you, you might want to try circumventing the geo-block.
The urbanization of intelligent technologies
PlanIT Valley, Portugal
McKinsey & Company recently published an article by Saskia Sassen, in which she writes about the current hype around smart cities. She reminds planners and scientists what it is all about: "It is the need to design a system that puts all that technology truly at the service of the inhabitants—and not the other way around."
Rather than constructing completely new hyperintelligent cities like Masdar and Songdo, Sassen urges cities to take up initiatives like the Amsterdam Innovation Monitor (Amsterdam Smart City). She also praises the innovativity of the Delft University of Technology regarding urban issues. The work of AIM and TU Delft can be implemented by cities around the world in sync with their particular context, without requiring tens of billions of dollars. Also, Sassen warns that an over-managed urban space can go from "sensored" to "censored".
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
Not only are these supersmart urban systems unaffordable for many cities, they can impossibly be one size fits all. Sassen says that these technologies have not yet been sufficiently "urbanized". They have not been made to work in a particular urban context. Technology that works in one city might not be feasible for another because of differences in density, infrastructure, culture, climate, etcetera.
Songdo International Business District, South Korea
Sassen calls for the urbanization of these new technologies. Rather than simply deploying all the new technologies in any city, they have to be made responsive and available to the people whose lives they affect. The computerized systems should become transparent, not invisible. They should be open-source networks, subject to changes and innovations. She concludes: "After all, that ability to adapt is how our good old cities have outlived the rise and fall of kingdoms, republics, and corporations."


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I love the pinch to zoom in iOS 5, I used to constantly try to pinch to zoom in while taking a picture, now it actually does something. Good idea though. If you install this does it replace pinch to zoom or does it work along side it?
Cool, thanks.
You do not need this tweek. If you do a slight pitch to zoom it bring up the slider like Ios4. Then you can either use the slider or the pintch.
ios5 is **** i h8 it seriously whats going on with apple
Who needs zoom on a camera with when it is not optical zoom?
I don't see the point, unless you like pixelation or compression artifacts......