Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Wonderama was a long-running children 's television program that appeared on the Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1986 , with WNEW-TV in New York City being its originating station .
Simplified: Wonderama was a long-running children 's television program . It appeared on Metromedia-owned stations from 1955 to 1986 .