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The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. [1] The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African singer Solomon Linda.
WVTM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with NBC.Owned by Hearst Television, [2] the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities atop Red Mountain, between Vulcan Trail and Valley View Drive in southeastern Birmingham, adjacent to the Vulcan Statue and next to the studios of Fox affiliate WBRC (channel 6).
WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama; WVFX-TV in Clarksburg, West Virginia on virtual channel 10; WWPX-TV in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on virtual channel 60; WXVO-LD in Pascagoula, Mississippi; WZZM in Grand Rapids, Michigan; The following stations, which are no longer licensed, formerly broadcast on digital channel 13 in the United States:
WLTV made its on-air debut on June 3, 1962. It was an independent station for its first five years of operation, relying on old movies and plenty of live programs, [1]: 251 with local productions including live wrestling, musical shows, and news, [12] [16] befitting the slogan "Wonderfully Live Television".
His 50-year tenure as channel 13's main anchor is the longest in American television history. [31] In the 1970s, as a result of the investments made by Capital Cities, KTRK became the news leader in the Houston market; by the start of 1973, it was in second place, [ 32 ] and it was the news leader in every ratings book from 1973 to 1993.
The following television stations in Mexico brand as channel 13 (though neither using virtual channel 13 nor broadcasting on physical RF channel 13): XHDTV-TDT in Tecate, Baja California, serving Tijuana, Baja California/San Diego, California, United States; The following television stations in the United States formerly branded as channel 13:
In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United States. It earned millions in royalties from cover versions and film licensing. Lyrics of Linda's original version were written in Zulu, while those from the Tokens' adaptation were written by George David Weiss.
Members of The Tokens, who recorded the 1961 hit, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Pages in category "The Tokens members" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.