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*'''1982''': The network is renamed '''Iowa Public Television'''.
 
*'''1982''': The network is renamed '''Iowa Public Television'''.
 
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*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.
 
*'''1987''': From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 [[William Hartnell stories]] and the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
 
*'''1987''': From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 [[William Hartnell stories]] and the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
  
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* By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series...
 
* By '''1998''', '''IPTV''' was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series...
 
  
 
==Conventions==
 
==Conventions==

Revision as of 03:08, 5 July 2011

Iowa Public Television

IEBN promotes Doctor Who, and a special with Jon Pertwee's ex-wife
Tom Baker premiere, Oct. 2, 1978
Airdates in Iowa
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)
  • 6 April 1974: Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational 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.
  • 1980s: The network cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
  • 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...

Conventions

  • 8-9 November 1980: ICON 5 featured a video room with Doctor Who episodes.


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