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| − | *'''6 April 1974''': Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the '''Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network'''. | + | *'''6 April 1974''': Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the '''Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network'''. |
| − | *''' | + | *'''Summer 1976''': Aired [[Jon Pertwee stories]] Thursdays at 6pm. |
*'''29 July 1976''': The stations are renamed '''Iowa Public Broadcasting Network'''. | *'''29 July 1976''': The stations are renamed '''Iowa Public Broadcasting Network'''. | ||
| − | *'''1978''': '''IPBN''' was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 [[Jon Pertwee stories]], which was circa '''July 1978'''. | + | *'''1978''': '''IPBN''' was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 [[Jon Pertwee stories]], which was circa '''July 1978'''. (BBC documentation records this sale as being to "[[wikipedia:KDIN|KDIN]]".) |
| − | *''' | + | *'''August 1978''': The 16 August 1978 issue of ''Variety'' magazine (see [[United States--1978]]) lists "DES MOINES / AMES" as one of 17 cities that has been sold the [[Tom Baker stories]]. Des Moines station, [[wikipedia:KDIN|KDIN]], is part of the Iowa Public Television network. |
| + | *'''2 October 1978''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] commence at 10pm. | ||
*'''1980s''': The network cycled '''Doctor Who''' regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s. | *'''1980s''': The network cycled '''Doctor Who''' regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s. | ||
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- 6 April 1974: Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network.
- Summer 1976: Aired Jon Pertwee stories Thursdays at 6pm.
- 29 July 1976: The stations are renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network.
- 1978: IPBN was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 Jon Pertwee stories, which was circa July 1978. (BBC documentation records this sale as being to "KDIN".)
- August 1978: The 16 August 1978 issue of Variety magazine (see United States--1978) lists "DES MOINES / AMES" as one of 17 cities that has been sold the Tom Baker stories. Des Moines station, KDIN, is part of the Iowa Public Television network.
- 2 October 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence at 10pm.
- 1980s: The network cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
- 1982: The network is renamed Iowa Public Television.
- 1 August 1987: The travelling Doctor Who USA Tour with Janet Fielding visits Iowa Public Television.
- 1987: From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 William Hartnell stories and the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
- September 1994: The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being Survival in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive.
- At the time, IPTV was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from An Unearthly Child onwards.
- By 1998, IPTV was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series...
- 11 March 2006: The Five Doctors airs.
- 2009: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy airs.
Iowa Public Television Catalogue
This is IPTV's online resource for Classic Doctor Who:
Conventions
- 8-9 November 1980: ICON 5 featured a video room with Doctor Who episodes.
