Cultural References
- In the 1971 film Shaft, a sign for WOR-TV's studios can be seen for a brief second in the opening sequence (look for the "stylised 9" logo as Richard Roundtree, playing the film's title character, walks around Times Square).
- A WOR-TV helicopter is shown in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, complete with a video crew trying to get coverage of the bank hold-up; an NYPD helicopter forces WOR's helicopter out of the area.
- In the 1983 film Without a Trace, the main character, played by Kate Nelligan, is interviewed live by a fictional WOR-TV reporter, who has a "9" flag on her microphone and identifies herself with "WOR-TV News".
- In 1989/90, WWOR (then owned by MCA) was incorporated into the popular Universal Studios Florida ride, Kongfrontation. This ride was sacrificed in 2003 for "Mummy: The Ride", a high-speed indoor rollercoaster.
- Bruce Springsteen's song "You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch" from his 1980 album, "The River" references Channel 9 in the lyrics.
- Newscasts from the station can be seen in the 1990 film Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
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