Picking Children and NBC Shows
On August 31, 1998, WADL would pick up Fox Kids programming (later FoxBox and 4KidsTV) on weekdays and weekends with programs such as Power Rangers, Batman: The Animated Series, Goosebumps, among others. They also had several syndicated children's shows like Jumanji. It was thought that the station would gradually add stronger shows, but this did not happen. Previously, WKBD had aired Fox Kids even after losing its Fox affiliation. As Fox Kids ended its weekday airings on Fox in 2002, WADL continued running the revamped Fox Box until the fall of 2003, when Fox's 4Kids TV Saturday morning lineup moved to another cross-town station, then WB affiliate WDWB (now MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYD). During this time, WADL was the only other station besides WKBD and WMYD to continuously air children's programming (until October 2007). The station aired three cartoons produced by DiC Entertainment, all designed to meet federal E/I requirements:
- Archie's Weird Mysteries – Thursdays & Fridays at 7:00 am
- Inspector Gadget's Field Trip – Tuesdays at 7:30 am and Wednesdays at 7:00 am
- Sabrina's Secret Life – Mondays & Tuesdays at 7:00 am
WADL at one point also broadcast the NBC daytime soap opera Passions, from its premiere in 1999 until 2002, when NBC affiliate WDIV added the serial to its schedule.
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