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{{cuttings|WMVS|Fine_Tuning_(Milwaukee)}}{{meta
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| name = WMVS
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| float =
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| network = PBS
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| channel = 10
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| firstAir = 1983
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| lastAir =
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| state = Milwaukee
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| wikipedia = WMVS
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| list = Milwaukee (WMVS)
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| notes =
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}}
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[[File:1983-08 Fine Tuning p24.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fine Tuning, August 1983]]
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[[File:1984-01 Fine Tuning p39.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fine Tuning, January 1984]]
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*'''25 March 1983''': Begins airing the [[Tom Baker stories]], Friday nights at 10:30 with a Saturday afternoon repeat at 2:00.
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*'''9 October 1983''': The series moves to Sunday mornings at 9:00.
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*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  Milwaukee-area viewers with RVS or Viacom cable systems could have watched the anniversary special at 7:00 on [[WHA]], 9:00 on WMVS, and 10:30 on [[WTTW]].
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*'''4 February 1984''': The series moves to Saturday nights at 8:00.
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*'''6 October 1985''': The series moves to Sundays at 5pm.  The last two time changes were [http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Special:Ask&q=%5B%5BHas+Publication%3A%3AFine+Tuning+%28Milwaukee%29%5D%5D%5B%5BCategory%3ALetters+to+the+editor%5D%5D%5B%5BHas+DatePublished%3A%3A+%3E+Oct+1+1983%5D%5D%5B%5BHas+DatePublished%3A%3A+%3C+Jan+1+1985%5D%5D&p=format%3Dbroadtable%2Flink%3Dall%2Fheaders%3Dplain%2Fmainlabel%3Dletters-20to-20%22Fine-20Tuning%22%2Fclass%3Dsortable-20wikitable-20smwtable&po=%3FHas+DatePublished%23ISO%3Dissue+date%0A&sort=Has+DatePublished&order=asc&eq=no requested by viewers].
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*'''11 January 1987''': The [[Colin Baker stories]] air.
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*'''1 March 1987''': The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] begin.
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*'''30 August 1987''': The 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] begin airing.
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*'''2 October 1987''': One last move, to Fridays at 10pm.
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*'''26 February 1988''':  '''Doctor Who''' go off the air for 11 months, returning on WMVS's sister station, [[WMVT]].
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*'''18 June 2016''': A full run of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] (but not [[Day of the Daleks]]) airs on 10.1 and 36.2 - either as an omnibus, or just two episodes back to back, Saturdays, usually at 11pm. These are cycled through twice.
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*'''7 October 2017''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] air; 4-parters are shown as omnibuses, while 6-parters are split in half, with parts 1-3 shown one week, then 4-6 the following week. These are cycled through three times during '''2018''' and into '''2020'''...
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*'''From January 2021''': "Tom Baker Movies" are showing...
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**[https://twidw.doctorwhonews.net/channels.php?code=175&pglist=dw&detail=broadcast WMVS/MPTV Schedule 2021]
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*In '''October 2021''' the repeats come to an end - [[Warriors' Gate]] is the last story to screen, on '''9 October'''. 
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{{image table
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|[[File:WMVS 19830408.jpg|thumb|200px|TV Guide, Apr. 8, 1983]]
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|[[File:MJ 19831204.jpg|thumb|270px|The contest is closed.  Please do not call.]]
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}}
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{{image table
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|[[File:1984-03 Fine Tuning p38.jpg|left|thumb|450px|Fine Tuning, March 1984]]
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|[[File:Milwaukee Journal cuttings.jpg|thumb|250px|plot descriptions from The Milwaukee Journal]]
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}}
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==Media==
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|{{YouTube|float=|id=i1tm0RKwel8|width=|height=250}}
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 21 October 2023

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More information about WMVS can be found at the Doctor Who Cuttings Archive
WMVS
Network: PBS Channel(s): 10
First airing: 1983 Last airing:
== AIRDATES ==


Fine Tuning, August 1983
Fine Tuning, January 1984
  • 25 March 1983: Begins airing the Tom Baker stories, Friday nights at 10:30 with a Saturday afternoon repeat at 2:00.
  • 9 October 1983: The series moves to Sunday mornings at 9:00.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs. Milwaukee-area viewers with RVS or Viacom cable systems could have watched the anniversary special at 7:00 on WHA, 9:00 on WMVS, and 10:30 on WTTW.
  • 4 February 1984: The series moves to Saturday nights at 8:00.
  • 6 October 1985: The series moves to Sundays at 5pm. The last two time changes were requested by viewers.
  • 11 January 1987: The Colin Baker stories air.
  • 1 March 1987: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories begin.
  • 30 August 1987: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories begin airing.
  • 2 October 1987: One last move, to Fridays at 10pm.
  • 26 February 1988: Doctor Who go off the air for 11 months, returning on WMVS's sister station, WMVT.
  • 18 June 2016: A full run of the Jon Pertwee stories (but not Day of the Daleks) airs on 10.1 and 36.2 - either as an omnibus, or just two episodes back to back, Saturdays, usually at 11pm. These are cycled through twice.
  • 7 October 2017: The Tom Baker stories air; 4-parters are shown as omnibuses, while 6-parters are split in half, with parts 1-3 shown one week, then 4-6 the following week. These are cycled through three times during 2018 and into 2020...
  • From January 2021: "Tom Baker Movies" are showing...
  • In October 2021 the repeats come to an end - Warriors' Gate is the last story to screen, on 9 October.
TV Guide, Apr. 8, 1983
The contest is closed. Please do not call.


Fine Tuning, March 1984
plot descriptions from The Milwaukee Journal


Media


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