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| − | ==[[wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]]==
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WFLD|WFLD]]===
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| − | '''Channel 32 (Independent)'''
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| − | *'''13-18 April 1969''': The first [[Peter Cushing]] movie, '''"Dr Who and the Daleks"''' airs at 2.30pm on Sunday, with a repeat at 8.00pm each night that week.
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| − | <td>[[File:Chicago Daleks Apr 1969.JPG|thumb|200px|Dr Who and the Daleks, April 1969]]</td>
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| − | <td>[[File:Chicago Daleks.JPG|thumb|250px|Dr Who and the Daleks, April 1969]]</td>
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WTTW|WTTW]]===
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| − | {{airdates-left|Chicago (WTTW)}}
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| − | '''Channel 11 (PBS)'''
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| − | |[[File:WTTW NNN Premiere.JPG|thumb|150px|Dr Who Premiere, The Mutants, Part 1, 29 September 1975]]||[[File:WTTW NNN 2.JPG|thumb|150px|The Mutants, Part 4]]||[[File:WTTW KKK 4.JPG|thumb|150px|Day of the Daleks, Part 4]]||[[File:WTTW CCC 5.JPG|thumb|150px|The Ambassadors of Death, Part 5]]||[[File:WTTW EEE 4.JPG|thumb|150px|Terror of the Autons, Part 4]]
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| − | |[[File:WTTW HHH 1.JPG|thumb|150px|Colony in Space, Part 1]]||[[File:WTTW HHH 6.JPG|thumb|150px|Colony in Space, Part 6]]||[[File:WTTW OOO 1.JPG|thumb|150px|The Time Monster, Part 1 (although the synopsis seems to be describing Colony in Space, Day of the Daleks, or The Mutants...)]]||[[File:WTTW NNN 4.JPG|thumb|150px|The Time Monster, Part 4 (although synopsis is for The Mutants!)]]||[[File:WTTW BBB 2.JPG|thumb|150px|Doctor Who and the Silurians, Part 2 (compilation version)]]
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| − | *'''29 September 1975''': '''Doctor Who''' make its series debut in Chicago, screening weekdays at 6.30pm. The first serial to air is [[The Mutants]]. Serials continue to air out of order.
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| − | *From '''January 1976''', random stories are repeated even though there are first-run stories still yet to screen. ([[The Curse of Peladon]] does not screen.)
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| − | *'''7-10 March 1977''': A repeat of [[Terror of the Autons]] is the only story to air in 1977. This story was recorded by at least two fans, which were later used by the [[wikipedia:Doctor Who Restoration Team|Restoration Team]] to recolourise the story.
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| − | *'''11 February 1980''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] make their Chicago debut; the first story is in fact the last, [[The Invasion of Time]]! Episodes air weekdays at 5.30pm. Stories are cycled through twice.
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| − | * '''4 January 1981:''' WTTW begins airing [[Compilation broadcasts|compilations]] with [[The Sun Makers]]. Tom Baker's final three seasons air from '''23 August'''.
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| − | *'''1982''': From '''2 October''', omnibus editions screen weekly on Saturdays to compete with [[WOR]]'s broadcasts, so there are two different cycles of Baker airing at the same time.
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| − | [[File:WTTW 19850630.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The classic Sunday night lineup]]
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| − | *'''24 April 1983''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] debut.
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| − | *'''12 June 1983''': A package of just the extant full colour [[Jon Pertwee stories]] commences, including several stories only just recently recovered from [[Canada]].
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| − | * '''23 November 1983:''' [[The Five Doctors]] airs, two days before it aired in the UK. Chicago had not yet seen season 20 before the airing.
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| − | *'''24 November 1984''': Season 20 and 21 begin.
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| − | *'''1984-86''': Repeats of Baker, Pertwee and Davison episodes.
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| − | [[File:TJsComics-small.jpg|200px|thumb|right|1985 flier to prompt WTTW to buy more Pertwee episodes]]
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| − | *'''16 March 1986''': The [[Colin Baker stories]] screen. WTTW removed the scene of Shockeye eating a rat from its broadcasts of [[The Two Doctors]].
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| − | *'''11 May 1986''': The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] air.
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| − | *'''19 October 1986''': The first airings of the [[Patrick Troughton stories]] begins with [[The Mind Robber]] because [[The Dominators]] was considered "too confusing."
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| − | *'''8 December 1986''': The the newly acquired [[Jon Pertwee]] package airs nightly, interrupted by pledge breaks. [[The Curse of Peladon]] is aired on WTTW for the first time during this run.
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| − | * '''22 November 1987''': The airing of [[Horror of Fang Rock]] (its '''eighth''' screening) was interrupted by a video pirate dressed as [[wikipedia:Max Headroom pirating incident|Max Headroom]].
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| − | *'''31 December 1987''': A Dalek Night marathon, with [[Resurrection of the Daleks]], [[Revelation of the Daleks]], and [[Day of the Daleks]].
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| − | *'''12 March 1988''': A Master Marathon, with [[Terror of the Autons]], [[Logopolis]], [[Castrovalva]] and [[The Mark of the Rani]] airing between pledge breaks. Fan clubs man the phones.
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| − | *'''27 November 1988''': A repeat run of Baker, Davison and Colin Baker stories leads into the first airing of [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] followed by the debut of the [[Sylvester McCoy stories]].
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| − | *'''1988-1991''': More repeats, but Season 20 is dropped after [[Terminus]] in favour of full colour [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] stories. The first 23 [[Tom Baker stories]] air for their '''tenth''' time. The repeat run ends on '''1 September 1991''' with [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]. '''Doctor Who''' had been screening virtually non-stop from February 1980 through to September 1991...
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| − | *'''Doctor Who''' is absent from WTTW for the next five years...
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| − | *'''July 1996''': A series of selected repeats leads into the debut screening of season 26 on '''25 August'''. However, WTTW does not screen [[Battlefield]].
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| − | * '''8 September 1996''': [[Survival]] is the final episode of '''Doctor Who''' to air on WTTW.
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| − | {{memorabilia|Chicago}}
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| − | ==[[wikipedia:Urbana, Illinois|Urbana]]==
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| − | [[File:IL 19831212.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, Dec. 9, 1983]]
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WILL|WILL]]===
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| − | {{airdates-left|Champaign (WILL)}}
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| − | [[File:Time 19840109.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Time, Jan. 9, 1984]]
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| − | '''Channel 12 (PBS)''' ([[wikipedia: University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]])
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| − | *'''1 February 1982:''' '''Doctor Who''' begins with [[Robot]].
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| − | *'''23 April 1983:''' A separate run begins Saturdays at 6:00 and 6:30pm.
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| − | *'''2 September 1983:''' The [[Peter Davison stories]] premiere.
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| − | *'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.
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| − | *'''9 January 1984''': ''Time'' runs a story about '''Doctor Who''', referring to 10,000 students at the University of Illinois watching the series on the campus PBS station :
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| − | *'''4 December 1984''': The complete [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins.
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| − | *'''13 September 1986''': The Saturday evening airings move to 8am.
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| − | *'''27 December 1986''': The Saturday morning airings end.
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| − | *'''24 March 1987''': [[Tom Baker]] returns.
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| − | * By '''February 1991''', '''Doctor Who''' had been dropped.
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| − | ====Media====
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| − | * PLEDGE / PROMO (1990s): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJuzTC-7bM Promo from the early 1990s]
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| − | ==[[wikipedia:Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]]==
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WSIU|WSIU]]===
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| − | {{airdates-left|Carbondale (WSIU)}}
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| − | '''Channel 8 (PBS)''' ([[wikipedia:Southern Illinois University|Southern Illinois University]])
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| − | '''Channel 16''' (translator station in [[wikipedia:Olney, Illinois|Olney]])
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| − | *'''1983''': As early as June aired daily at 5:30pm.
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| − | *'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs at 7pm.
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| − | *'''1 August 1984''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] air.
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| − | *'''December 1984''': The 1983 [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins.
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| − | *'''27 March 1985''': The 1985 [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins, with only the "new" episodes airing.
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| − | *'''7 June 1985''': [[Tom Baker]] returns.
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| − | *'''3 February 1986''': The [[Peter Davison stories]] air.
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| − | *'''16 May 1986''': All [[Jon Pertwee]] episodes air in order.
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| − | *'''28 November 1986''': The series stops airing.
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| − | *'''1987''': WSIU had been screening the series for about five years.
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| − | ==[[wikipedia:Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]==
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WTVP|WTVP]]===
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| − | '''Channel 47 (PBS)'''
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| − | *'''23 November 1983''': First airing of [[The Five Doctors]].
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| − | *'''3 December 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] is repeated - unless this is the first screening, and the 23 November 1983 airdate (above) is incorrect?
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| − | *'''1988?''': The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] may have screened as early as 1988, with a repeat in 1990. If not, then the 1990 run was the first:
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| − | *'''22 June 1990''': The [[Jon Pertwee stories]] screen in the omnibus format (either a repeat - see note above - or for the first time), starting with [[Spearhead from Space]].
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| − | **'''July 1990''': [[The Mind of Evil]] screens.
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| − | **'''3 August 1990''': [[The Claws of Axos]] screens.
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| − | **'''31 August 1990''': [[The Curse of Peladon]] screens.
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| − | **'''7 September 1990''': [[An Unearthly Child]] and [[The Five Doctors]] air as a "Double Feature Pledge Drive" special.
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| − | **'''14 September 1990''': [[The Sea Devils]] screens.
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| − | **'''7 December 1990''': The Pertwee era comes to an end, with [[Planet of the Spiders]].
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| − | **'''6 September 1991''': After a year-long break (the slot was replaced with '''Blake's 7'''), the series recommenced, starting with [[Robot]], running through to the Sylvester McCoy era, although some stories were skipped.
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| − | **'''July or August 1992''': The recently recovered [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] screens.
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| − | **'''20 November 1992''': [[Survival]] screens.
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| − | **'''January 1993''': The [[William Hartnell]] and [[Patrick Troughton]] eras screen: [[The Ark]] and [[The Mind Robber]] air in January.
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| − | **'''June 1993''': [[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]] aired; this might have been the last serial to screen on WTVP.
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| − | ==[[wikipedia:Charleston, Illinois|Charleston]]==
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| − | ===[[wikipedia:WEIU-TV|WEIU]]===
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| − | '''Channel 51 (PBS)''' ([[wikipedia:Eastern Illinois University|Eastern Illinois University]])
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| − | * Began after [[WILL]] stopped its run.
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[[WYIN|WYIN (Channel 56, Gary)]]
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