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===[[wikipedia:WVEC|WVEC]]===
 
 
{{Variety|station=WVEC|align=right}}
 
{{Variety|station=WVEC|align=right}}
 
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{{airdates-left|Hampton Roads (WVEC)}}
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| name = WVEC
'''Channel 13 (ABC)'''
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| network = ABC
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| channel = 13
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| firstAir = 1978
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| lastAir = 1983
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| state = VA
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| wikipedia = WVEC
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| list = Hampton Roads (WVEC)
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*'''28 December 1978''': The series takes a break.
 
*'''28 December 1978''': The series takes a break.
 
*'''11 February 1979''': A day after the station goes 24 hours, the series returns at 4:30am.  Episodes were often aired out of order. After several complaints about this appeared in local newspapers, the series was dropped.
 
*'''11 February 1979''': A day after the station goes 24 hours, the series returns at 4:30am.  Episodes were often aired out of order. After several complaints about this appeared in local newspapers, the series was dropped.
*'''Spring 1983''': After a four year gap, the series returned, two episodes edited together, weeknights at 7.00 to 8.00pm. The first story to air was [[The Invasion of Time]], followed by [[Robot]], and the stories cycled in sequence through to [[The Invasion of Time]] again.  
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*'''4 July 1983''': After a four year gap, the series returned, two episodes edited together, weeknights at 7:00. The first story to air was [[The Invasion of Time]], followed by [[Robot]].  
*The first 23 [[Tom Baker stories]] were in re-runs until at least '''late summer 1983''', when it was dropped again (thus WVEC missed out in joining the nationwide screening of [[The Five Doctors]] in November 1983).  The series never returned to WVEC.
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*'''16 September 1983''': The series is dropped again, missing out on the nationwide screening of [[The Five Doctors]].
 
{{Image table
 
{{Image table
 
|[[File:VA TVG 197903.jpg|thumb|right|250px|TV Guide, March 1979]]
 
|[[File:VA TVG 197903.jpg|thumb|right|250px|TV Guide, March 1979]]
 
|[[File:VA TVG 19790329.jpg|thumb|right|250px|TV Guide, Mar. 29, 1979]]
 
|[[File:VA TVG 19790329.jpg|thumb|right|250px|TV Guide, Mar. 29, 1979]]
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|[[File:VA TVG 19830810.jpg|thumb|right|250px|TV Guide, Aug. 10, 1983]]
 
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[[Category:Virginia]]
 
[[Category:Channel 13]]
 
[[Category:ABC stations]]
 

Latest revision as of 02:48, 27 January 2016

Variety, 16 August 1978 Variety1978.JPG WVEC was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories
WVEC
Network: ABC Channel(s): 13
First airing: 1978 Last airing: 1983

== AIRDATES ==



  • 11 September 1978: The Tom Baker stories begin, Monday-Friday at 4:30pm. The series was regularly preempted for ABC Afterschool Specials and playoff baseball.
  • 28 December 1978: The series takes a break.
  • 11 February 1979: A day after the station goes 24 hours, the series returns at 4:30am. Episodes were often aired out of order. After several complaints about this appeared in local newspapers, the series was dropped.
  • 4 July 1983: After a four year gap, the series returned, two episodes edited together, weeknights at 7:00. The first story to air was The Invasion of Time, followed by Robot.
  • 16 September 1983: The series is dropped again, missing out on the nationwide screening of The Five Doctors.
TV Guide, March 1979
TV Guide, Mar. 29, 1979
TV Guide, Aug. 10, 1983