In 1969, a local group, Boston Broadcasters, won a construction permit for a new channel 5 under the calls of WCVB-TV after promising to air more local programming than any other station in America at the time. On March 18, 1972, WHDH-TV signed off as Channel 5 for the last time and was replaced by the new WCVB-TV early the next morning. That same day, WCVB-TV began news operations as News 5. For its studios, WCVB used an old International Harvester dealership in Needham, which the station continues to use today. It also inherited all of WHDH-TV's personnel, including anchorman Jack Hynes and sportscaster Don Gillis.
