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Thanks to Feliks Banel for a shout out

The Seattle media historian wished the old NWCN was still around for important stories. Thanks for remembering my old station and the people who started it.  His history of NWCN is in the FB comments.

https://www.facebook.com/share/167aPG5ihF/

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  1. AnonymousJuly 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM

    Tick tock tick, tick tock tick. Time keeps on slippin' into the future. . .

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  2. IDC9July 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM

    Last night would have been a great night to have NWCN around with the Tsunami watches and advisories. Being out at the coast, I found myself wishing that I could switch it on for continuing coverage as the other stations aired their normal network and syndicated programming. Nights like last night are what 24 hour news channels were made for. I'm greatful that we had NWCN for as long as we did, and hope that, maybe someday, something like it will grace our screens again.

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