Roku City Channel 6 (Deep Dive)

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On January 14, 2026 a new building appeared on Roku’s City Scroll screensaver. (Updated 02/02/2026)

According to this, Roku City is close to Springfield MO.

When Dan H. first alerted me to the new building, the building had not appeared on my local scroll. Dan sent me this image.

This photo and the fact that the building hadn’t appeared on my scroll at that time lead me to believe it was for NBC affiliate Channel 6 WTVJ out of South Florida.
WTVJ uses the same font

However, when the same building showed up on my feed, I didn’t think a local NBC affiliate would pay to have their station used on the Nationwide Roku feed, with weather local to the viewing region. SO I did some digging. There are quite a few Channel 6’s that use this font. (Big project tacking them down. I’d appreciate any help). Also if Cord Cutter is to believed this will be a permanent fixture to the neighborhood.

Arthur B. points out the WRGB out Schenectady/Albany NY is the oldest continually operating TV Station in America and their logo DOES use this 6 font.

Some other potential Channel 6 references could be:

Channel 6 home of Channel 6 News (presented by Kent Brockman) and the Krusty the Clown show from the Simpsons.
Channel 6 is also a fictional television network in Stilwater and Steelport. in the Saints Row video game franchise
RCTMNT84 points out that even though the logo is different April O’Neil‘s news van looks similar to the one parked on the street. Agreed

Steven M wonders if Roku City’s Channel 6 is a nod to the fictional WPBH-9 Station that Bill Murray’s character worked for in Groundhog Day.

Same font just upside down.
It’s enough of possibility that I’m including it.

So, I’m curious. Does Roku City Channel 6 have your local weather (send pics)? Do you have a Channel 6 in your area? Does your local Channel 6 use this font? I don’t think the new TV Studio is anything more than an homage to The Simpsons, Saints Row, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it is interesting how many local stations Channel 6 use the dame font and stylized 6.

KAUZ – Wichita Falls, TX
KRIS – Corpus Christi, TX
KWQC – Davenport, IA
WBRC – Birmingham, AL
WGGB – Springfield, MA
WJBF – Augusta, GA
WOWT – Omaha, NE
WPSD – Paducah, KY
WRGB – Albany, NY
WSTQ – a defunct station out of Syracuse, NY
WSYX – Columbus, OH
WTVR – Richmond, VA
Evanston, IL Public Access TV
According to Dan H. San Diego 6 is formerly XETV, Now KFMB 8.2

Channel 6s that have local weather on the Roku neighborhood but use a different font (as submitted by readers)

KOIN News Channel 6 – Portland, OR (Thank you Jolene G.)

Roku City Scroll images are screen shots and are copyright Roku

WTVJ logo is borrowed from the WTVJ website and is Copyright © 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All rights reserved

Channel 6 Studios is borrowed from the Simpson’s Wiki and is © 20th Century Television Animation

Channel 6 News logo is borrowed from the Saints Row WIKI. It is Copyright © Volition and published by THQ and Deep Silver.

April O’Neil and Channel 6 news van images are borrowed from the TMNT Wiki and are Copyright © Paramount Global / Nickelodeon

Groundhog Day movie stills and WPBH logo are borrowed from Comic Book Religion and are copyright Columbia Pictures

KAUZ logo is borrowed from the KAUZ website and is Copyright © 2026 KAUZ

KOIN logo is borrowed from the KOIN website and is © 1998 – 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

KRIS logo is borrowed from the KRIS website and is © 2026 Scripps Media, Inc

KWQC logo is borrowed from the KWQC website, A Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026

WGGB logo is borrowed from the WGGB website, A Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026

WBRC logo is borrowed from the WBRC website, A Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026

WJBF logo is borrowed from the WJBF website and is © 1998 – 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

WOWT logo is borrowed from the WOWT website, A Gray Local Media Station © 2002-2026

WPSD logo is borrowed from the WPSD website and is © Copyright 2026 WPSD Local 6

WRGB logo is borrowed from the WRGB website and is © 2026 Sinclair, Inc.

WSTQ (CW 6) logo is borrowed from Wikipedia and is © 2026 Sinclair, Inc.

WSYX logo is borrowed from the WSYX website and is © 2026 Sinclair, Inc.

WTVR logo is borrowed from the WTVR website and is © 2026 Scripps Media, Inc

Evanston Channel 6 logo is borrowed from the City of Evanston website and is Copyright © 2026 Evanston, IL

The SanDiego CW 6 logo is borrowed from a 2015 GoShare post. © 2026 KFMB-TV. All Rights Reserved.

All imagery is considered Fair Use by the US Copyright Office

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  3. I believe the weather is local to the viewer, mine has the weather for the town I live in. I also think the channel 6 reference is for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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  4. Portland Oregon also has KOIN NEWS 6.
    & its cold and cloudy but not raining at the moment here. Hope that helps!

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  5. The weather appears local.
    My guess would be that if the 6 refers to a real world station, it would be WRGB Schenectady— the oldest US TV station still in operation.

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  6. i know I’m late to the party and yes I see you Omaha, ne and I raise you auburn, ne

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  7. I’m in Shelbyville, Kentucky and I have the channel 6 building with our local weather

    we do not have a channel 6 here

    and I thought it was relative to Groundhog Day the movie

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