By Frank Macek WKYC Studios Today at 13th & Lakeside Ave. Twenty-five years ago, WKYC changed addresses. On paper, it looked like a straightforward relocation—from East 6th Street to 13th and Lakeside—but in reality it marked one of the most consequential transitions in the station’s history. That move quietly redefined how Channel 3 would operate, adapt, and ultimately survive in an industry that was about to change faster than anyone imagined. I know that because I lived on both sides of it. I walked into WKYC for the first time in June 1994, learning the craft of local television inside the old East 6th Street building. By then, the place already carried decades of history in its walls. You could feel it the moment you stepped inside. It wasn’t just a workplace; it was an institution. The building had character, quirks, and limitations that everyone learned to navigate. Floors creaked, equipment ran hot, and no two studios behaved exactly the same way. It was a space that d...