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| + | '''Channel 9 (Independent)''' | ||
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| + | *'''June 1978''': WOR was selected by Time Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time Life had on offer from the BBC. In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of [[The Hand of Fear]]. | ||
| + | *'''7 October 1978''': At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State. | ||
| + | *Stories aired in production order, so [[The Sontaran Experiment]] preceded [[The Ark in Space]]. | ||
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| + | *From '''6 January 1979''', the series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball. | ||
| + | *'''20 September 1980''': '''Doctor Who''' goes off the air for the winter. | ||
| + | *'''14 March 1981''': The series returns, Saturdays at noon, for 7 weeks before moving to 9am. | ||
| + | *From '''September 1981''' to '''September 1983''', two episodes aired back to back with commercial breaks, Saturdays between 10:00am and 11:00am. | ||
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| + | *'''5 February 1983''': [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] episodes 2 and 3 aired. The Howard Da Silva prints were still being used at this point. | ||
| + | *'''9 September 1983''': '''Doctor Who''' is replaced by professional wrestling. | ||
| + | *By '''February 1991''', '''Doctor Who''' had been dropped. | ||
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| + | <table> | ||
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| + | <td>[[File:WOR Robot.JPG|150px|thumb|TV Guide, listing for "Robot", part 1; 7 October 1978]] | ||
| + | [[File:WOR Ark.JPG|thumb|150px|18 November 1978, The Ark in Space Part 1; New York Post]]</td> | ||
| + | <td>[[File:Variety Review 25 Oct 78.JPG|thumb|150px|Review of Doctor Who, from Variety Magazine, 25 October 1978]]</td> | ||
| + | <td>[[File:Broadcasting WOR 5-2-79.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Ad for WOR-TV from Broadcasting magazine, 5 February 1979 - The Doctor and Leela are at the 8 o'clock position...]]</td> | ||
| + | <td>[[File:WOR Sontaran.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Ad for WOR-TV, TV Guide, 7 October 1978]]</td> | ||
| + | <td style="width:240px; text-align:center;">{{#widget:YouTube|id=dy4GNf1Fwrw|height=200|width=240}}<br />Feb. 5, 1983. Revenge of the Cybermen with Howard DaSilva voiceover, WOR announcer, and Time-Life logo.</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | </table> | ||
| + | [[Category:New York City]] | ||
| + | [[Category:New Jersey]] | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 11 June 2012
| Variety, 16 August 1978 |  |
WOR was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories |
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Channel 9 (Independent)
- June 1978: WOR was selected by Time Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time Life had on offer from the BBC. In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of The Hand of Fear.
- 7 October 1978: At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State.
- Stories aired in production order, so The Sontaran Experiment preceded The Ark in Space.
- From 6 January 1979, the series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball.
- 20 September 1980: Doctor Who goes off the air for the winter.
- 14 March 1981: The series returns, Saturdays at noon, for 7 weeks before moving to 9am.
- From September 1981 to September 1983, two episodes aired back to back with commercial breaks, Saturdays between 10:00am and 11:00am.
- 5 February 1983: Revenge of the Cybermen episodes 2 and 3 aired. The Howard Da Silva prints were still being used at this point.
- 9 September 1983: Doctor Who is replaced by professional wrestling.
- By February 1991, Doctor Who had been dropped.
Feb. 5, 1983. Revenge of the Cybermen with Howard DaSilva voiceover, WOR announcer, and Time-Life logo. |
