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WCSH 6 has produced many favorite local programs. Romper Room, Weekday, Youth Cavalcade and The Dave Astor Show are just a few of the most memorable ones. Currently, Bill Green’s Maine and NEWS CENTER’s 207 Magazine are viewer favorites.
Community service is a very important part of the success of WCSH 6. Efforts including, 6 Who Care, Teens Who Care, Alive & Well and Coats for Kids are just a few of the ways WCSH 6 contributes to the well being of the community. Also, for more than 40 years, the WCSH 6 Art Festival had drawn tens of thousands to downtown Portland on a Saturday in August to enjoy and perhaps purchase a piece of artwork.
In 1998, the Rines-Thompson family sold WCSH 6 and sister station WLBZ 2 to Gannett Co., Inc., a leading international news and information company that publishes 102 daily newspapers in the United States including USA TODAY, operates 21 television stations and is an Internet website leader.
In the mid-90's, WCSH 6 and NEWS CENTER have expanded our program delivery to include WCSH6.com. In 2002, WCSH-DT signed on the air, bringing high definition television to Southern Maine. In late 2005, on channel 6.2, WCSH 6 began offering NEWS CENTER Weather Plus, the first locally originated 24/7 weather channel in Maine. |
