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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:


Los Angeles

KCET

Channel 28 (PBS)


  • 1 July 1975: Doctor Who makes its Californian debut on channel 28 on 1 July 1975, with the Jon Pertwee stories.
  • The Mind of Evil screens from 23 December 1975 to 3 February 1976; off-air video recordings from episode six made by Tom Lundie become the only existing colour recording of the serial, which exists in the BBC archives only as black and white film prints.
  • April 1976: The Daemons airs. Off-air video-recordings of the transmissions later enable the BBC to restore the serial to colour.
  • The series is dropped in late 1976, and is not picked up again by KCET until 1983. (During the hiatus, KBSC screens the Tom Baker series – see below.)
Dr Who Debuts! 1 July 1975
Inferno, Part 7, 18 November 1975
The Mind of Evil, Part 1, 23 December 1975
The Mind of Evil, Part 6, 3 February 1976
The Claws of Axos, Part 1, 17 February 1976
The Daemons, April 1976


  • 1983: After a six year break, KCET picks up Doctor Who again with the nationwide screening of The Five Doctors on 23 November 1983.
  • February 1984: The Tom Baker stories commence their run, and air for several years on a repeat cycle.
  • 1992: During 1992, the series airs in omnibus editions from 9.00am to 10.30am on Saturday mornings.
  • 1993: During 1993, the series airs in 90 minute omnibus editions from 8.00am to 9.30am on Saturday mornings, although in November and December, the timeslot is reduced to only one hour.
  • December 1993: KCET drops Doctor Who.

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KBSC

listing for the first airing on KBSC, 2 Oct 1979 (Los Angeles Times)


Channel 52 (independent)



  • 2 October 1978: Aired Doctor Who from 2 October, playing the series weeknights - often out of sequence - for at least THREE runs into the early 1980s, before dropping the series when the station changed into a Spanish language station.
  • During 1979, the series aired ten times a week in the early evenings.
  • The Talons of Weng-Chiang was pulled after its first airing due to complaints from the Asian-American community. (Shaun Lyon, Chicago TARDIS, Nov. 28, 2010)

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LA Fandom

  • 1 December 1979: Tom Baker, Graham Williams, Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts attend the first ever US Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles.
  • A full account of the History of Doctor Who Fandom in Los Angeles can be read HERE.

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San Francisco

TV listing for KRON, 1974

KRON

Channel 4 (NBC)


  • 20 January 1974: Doctor Who makes its SF debut with the Jon Pertwee stories, Sundays at 11.30pm.

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KQED

Channel 9 (PBS)


  • 1980s: aired Wednesdays 8.00-8.30pm and Saturday night marathons (credits in tact)

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San Diego

KGTV

Channel 10 (NBC)


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Redding

KIXE

Channel 9 (PBS)


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Sacramento

KVIE

Channel 6 (PBS)


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San Jose

KTEH ad promoting Doctor Who and a special interview with John Nathan-Turner

KTEH

Channel 54 (PBS) (also available in Santa Cruz)

Airdates in San Jose (KTEH)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)
  • 13 April 1981: Doctor Who commences its run on KTEH, five days a week; KTEH is the third station in the Bay Area to screen the series.
  • 1982: Omnibus versions commenced on Saturday nights while episodes continue to run daily.
  • 1984: The 14 available full colour Jon Pertwee stories air. The series airs weeknights at 7.30pm, and Saturdays at 11.15pm.
  • KTEH generally airs two 'movie' compilations per week.
  • 1985: The repackaged colour / black and white Jon Pertwee stories air, and repeated in 1991 and 1992.
  • January 2003: KTEH's almost uninterrupted run of Doctor Who came to an end in January of this year.
  • A more detailed account of KTEH's broadcast history of Doctor Who can be found HERE

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