WEWS, Cleveland's first television station, signed on the air December 17, 1947 with the Cleveland Press Christmas celebration starring Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart. The show aired from Cleveland's Public Hall. There were probably more people at the show than watching at home as there were so few television sets in existence. When WEWS signed on, it was also the first TV station in Ohio. The firsts accomplished by WEWS were many: first station to broadcast a World Series, first to offer a college credit TV course, first live TV ENG (electronic news gathering) remote in Cleveland, first news helicopter in Cleveland.