UHF
A local public station gets a new owner. The station becomes a hit, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.
- Director: Jay Levey
- Genre:Comedy
- Runtime:97 minutes
Cast
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic : George Newman
Victoria Jackson : Teri
Kevin McCarthy : R.J. Fletcher
Michael Richards : Stanley Spadowski
David Bowe : Bob
Official Site:-
The film plays on a characteristic of the American television industry of the 1980s through the time that the film was made. During this period, there was a notable division between programming in the American VHF and UHF television bands. Typically, UHF stations were low-budget operations, with corresponding low broadcast and programming quality, and generally poor reputations to match. Most UHF transmitters were actually translators, used to rebroadcast network stations into rural areas. The remainder were generally LPTV or local stations with limited range and viewers, often carrying PBS, religious, or foreign-language programming. Once relaxed broadcasting regulations allowed them to do so, many would go on to run inordinate amounts of infomercials or other paid programming. Read more
Watch full UHF online streaming for free
