Massachusetts
From BroaDWcast
Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels. (The Tom Baker stories made their US debut in this state in 1978.)
Boston
WGBH
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Channel 2 (PBS)
- 5 January 1976: The standard package of Jon Pertwee stories debuted in Boston on Monday 5 January, from 7.30 to 8.00pm. The TOPS TODAY and main billings both name the star as "John Pertwee". The main billing for the first episode also offers rather scathing comments about the quality of the BBC's special effects!
- The following week, 12 January, the episode was billed as a 'repeat', but it's not clear if that was actually the case. From 20 January, the series moved to Tuesday. The 10 February entry (the show aired at 8.30pm for this episode only) gives the following synopsis: "Plague spreads to London before Dr Who manages to find antidote", which is for Doctor Who and the Silurians, either episode five or six, depending on whether or not 12 Jan had been a repeat.
- From 10 April, the series moved to Saturdays, presumably to coincide with the start of a new story (Inferno?).
- The first run was completed by April 1977.
- 1979: Tom Baker stories air, Monday through Thursdays, 7.00pm. (The Android Invasion parts 2 to 4 aired 10 to 12 September 1979; The Brain of Morbius started on 13 September 1979.)
- 12 September 1983: Tom Baker's final season airs, weekdays at 7.00pm: The Leisure Hive and Meglos air the week of 13 to 16 September.
- 1984: The series aired week days from 7.00 to 7.30pm during September 1984.
- 16 May 1987: Sylvester McCoy makes his first US convention appearance, appearing at the WGBH studios as a part of the Doctor Who travelling Bus Tour.
- 1987: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories screened.
- 1987: During October 1987, the series aired on Sundays at 11.30pm.
- 1991: By February 1991, Doctor Who had been dropped.
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WGBX
Channel 44 (PBS) (This is a sister channel to WGBH)
- 1990: WGBX ran the Peter Davison stories episodically:
- 17 to 20 September 1990: Terminus parts one to four screen week days, from 11.00pm.
- 21 September 1990: Enlightenment part one screens, 11.00pm.
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WSBK
- According to THIS LINK WSBK in Boston, Massachusetts (independent channel 38) was one of the first stations to air the series. We think this might actually be an error, and it was station WTEV that was being referred to.
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New Bedford
WTEV
Channel 6 (CBS)
- 28 August 1978: The Tom Baker stories may have made their US debut on this channel on Monday 28 August 1978, screening weekdays at 5.00pm.
- 1979/1980: The Tom Baker stories move to Sundays at 12.30pm. The Sun Makers part four screens 9 September 1979.
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Springfield
WGBY
Channel 57 (PBS)
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
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