@@chasebakerofthe209- It is earlier. As in, early morning hours of February 11. The NBA scores are the key (all were finals from Feb. 10). Also, Yuri Andropov died Feb. 9, and his burial was on Feb. 14.
WNEW was independent until the spring of 1986. The station changed it's call sign to WNYW and became an affiliate of FOX. My favorite WNEW movie feature was Drive In Movie with rhese now classic kung fu movie.