Sinclair-owned stations WUTV (channel 29) and WNYO-TV (channel 49), which continue to sign off on Monday mornings. Local programming Current AM Buffalo with Emily Lampa—Airs weekday mornings from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. The program, which dates back to the early 1960s and was known as Dialing for Dollars until 1978, consists mostly of brokered segments with paid sponsors as "guests." The show only had an "AM" version prior to 2004; a PM Buffalo version aired between 2004 and 2008 and a weekend version called Buffalo Weekend aired from 2008 to 2009 (the weekend version now airs under the AM Buffalo name). Countdown to 19/20## (title changes each year to correspond with the coming year) is an annual tradition held on New Year's Eve. The multi-part broadcast covers, most notably, official coverage of the Buffalo Ball Drop (formerly the 97 Rock Ball Drop), billed as the second-largest New Year's Eve ball drop in the United States (behind only the more famous Times Square Ball); the event has historically been televised in synchronized split screen alongside the national New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast and has been carried by the station since 1988. Also covered by the broadcast are local First Night celebrations. Dyngus Day Diary is an annual special summarizing Buffalo's annual Dyngus Day parade. It is hosted by "Airborne Eddy" Dobosiewicz, a local comedian, historian, and on-again/off-again WKBW contributor. Historical Rocketship 7, a morning children's show hosted by weatherman Dave Thomas and "Promo the Robot" from 1962 until Thomas left the station for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia in 1978 (changing his on-air moniker to Dave Roberts in the process). Thomas also hosted Dialing for Dollars which became AM Buffalo in 1978. A revival aired from 1992 to 1993 immediately after Commander Tom was cancelled; this version, effectively a retooled version of Commander Tom with new hosts, featured Commander Mike (Randall) and sidekick "Yeoman Bob," with guest appearances by Commander Tom. The Commander Tom Show was an afternoon children's show hosted by WKBW-TV weatherman Tom Jolls from 1965 until 1991 when budget cuts forced its cancellation. In its last decade, the show aired on weekends only. In Conversation was a program that aired in the 1960s and 1970s, in which Liz Dribben would interview celebrities on tour in Buffalo. Off Beat Cinema, a collection of offbeat B movies, was created at WKBW-TV in 1993; it ran on WKBW-TV in overnight Friday and/or Saturday