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*'''25 October 1977''': WNED screened '''Doctor Who''', weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour. | *'''25 October 1977''': WNED screened '''Doctor Who''', weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour. | ||
| − | *'''1979''': The series | + | *'''1979''': The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm. |
| − | *'''1982''': | + | *'''1982''': [[Peter Davison stories]] commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays. |
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| + | *'''1983''': The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves to 11.00pm. | ||
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs. | *'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs. | ||
| − | *'''1987''': Part-way through the run of [[William Hartnell stories]], WNED screens [[The Trial of a Time Lord]]. | + | *'''1984''': The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves back to 6.00pm, when the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] air. |
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| + | *'''10 October 1986''': The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of [[The Invasion of Time]]. | ||
| + | *From Saturday, '''11 October 1986''', only "movie" format editions screen (starting with [[The Ribos Operation]]). | ||
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| + | *'''13 December 1986''': During a pledge drive, WNED screens [[Revelation of the Daleks]], the '''Doctor Who's Who's Who''' documentary and [[An Unearthly Child]]. The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] commence on Saturday afternons. | ||
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| + | *'''7,14,21,28 March 1987''': Part-way through the run of [[William Hartnell stories]], WNED screens [[The Trial of a Time Lord]], as four "movie-length" instalments. | ||
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| + | * '''1987''' WNED completes its screening of the [[William Hartnell stories]], and commences the [[Patrick Troughton stories]]. | ||
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| + | *30 May and 6 June 1987''': [[The Seeds of Death]] screens, split into two "movies". | ||
| + | *17 June and | ||
| − | * ''' | + | *1988''' In the summer of 1988, the first season of [[Sylvester McCoy stories]] air. |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1989''': The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] were played for the second time, on Saturdays at 4.00pm. |
| − | *''' | + | *'''30 December 1989''': The final edition of '''Doctor Who''' to screen on WNED airs - [[The Space Museum]]. |
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====Media==== | ====Media==== | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-5EY_SFFY 1988 promo] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-5EY_SFFY 1988 promo] | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7Ns98LuHM 1988 WNED PLEDGE BREAK] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzGiAOjclH0 Commercial] with [[wikipedia:John Nathan-Turner|John Nathan-Turner]] and [[wikipedia:Janet Fielding|Janet Fielding]] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzGiAOjclH0 Commercial] with [[wikipedia:John Nathan-Turner|John Nathan-Turner]] and [[wikipedia:Janet Fielding|Janet Fielding]] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22doctor+who%22+wned&aq=f Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color] | * [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22doctor+who%22+wned&aq=f Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color] | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 25 March 2011
Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:
Rochester
WXXI
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Channel 21 (PBS)
- 11 October 1976: The Jon Pertwee stories began, daily at 6:30pm.
- 1978: WXXI screened the Tom Baker stories from 1978.
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
- 1985: Channel 21 recycles stories from Robot to The Caves of Androzani daily at least twice.
- 1989: As part of a pledge drive, WXXI-TV showed the documentary Doctor Who's Who's Who as a lead-in to the season premiere Remembrance of the Daleks.
- 1989: The station aired the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories, five Patrick Troughton stories and 24 Jon Pertwee stories, followed by the other Doctors.
- 1989-1992: It took three years to play all the surviving installments of the entire series. This would be WXXI's last-ever complete run of the entire series...
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Buffalo
WNED
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Channel 17 (PBS)
- 25 October 1977: WNED screened Doctor Who, weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the Jon Pertwee stories in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.
- 1979: The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm.
- 1982: Peter Davison stories commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.
- 1983: The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves to 11.00pm.
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
- 1984: The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves back to 6.00pm, when the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories air.
- 10 October 1986: The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of The Invasion of Time.
- From Saturday, 11 October 1986, only "movie" format editions screen (starting with The Ribos Operation).
- 13 December 1986: During a pledge drive, WNED screens Revelation of the Daleks, the Doctor Who's Who's Who documentary and An Unearthly Child. The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories commence on Saturday afternons.
- 7,14,21,28 March 1987: Part-way through the run of William Hartnell stories, WNED screens The Trial of a Time Lord, as four "movie-length" instalments.
- 1987 WNED completes its screening of the William Hartnell stories, and commences the Patrick Troughton stories.
- 30 May and 6 June 1987: The Seeds of Death screens, split into two "movies".
- 17 June and
- 1988 In the summer of 1988, the first season of Sylvester McCoy stories air.
- 1989: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories were played for the second time, on Saturdays at 4.00pm.
- 30 December 1989: The final edition of Doctor Who to screen on WNED airs - The Space Museum.
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- 1988 promo
- 1988 WNED PLEDGE BREAK
- Commercial with John Nathan-Turner and Janet Fielding
- Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color
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New York City
Note: airdates for channels in the New York City area are incomplete due to spotty coverage in the New York Times. Your help is needed: BroaDWcast@hotmail.com
WOR
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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. WOR-TV (aka WWOR) was one of the earliest stations in the United States to broadcast the Tom Baker stories.
- 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.
- From August 1982, to October 1983, two episodes aired back to back, Saturdays between 10.00am and 11.00am.
- 1983: The series aired in one-hour slots, from 10.00am on Saturday mornings.
- By February 1991, Doctor Who had been dropped.
WNYC
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Channel 31 (PBS)
- 2 September 1985: Began airing Doctor Who daily at 10:30pm.
- 1986: WNYC screened the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories, five Patrick Troughton stories and 24 Jon Pertwee stories, on Fridays, in omnibus editions, usually from 9.00 to 10.30pm.
- When Resurrection of the Daleks aired in its omnibus "movie" version on WNYC, it was complete: most editions of this story seen elsewhere in the US had sections of music and special effects missing.
- January 1988: Apart from Time and the Rani, which aired in the first month of 1988, WNYC never screened any stories beyond Revelation of the Daleks.
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Garden City / Long Island
WLIW
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Channel 21 (PBS) (networked with WLIU))
- 6 February 1984: The Tom Baker stories commence, weekdays at 7.00pm.
- Genesis of the Daleks aired the week of 20 February 1984.
- Image of the Fendahl aired from 4 June 1984.
- The Sun Makers aired from 8 June 1984.
- 1986: The series screened episodically weekdays, at 6.30pm, with a late night omnibus edition on Sundays. By December the weekly screenings had ended, leaving only the Sunday omnibus editions, at 7.00 to 9.00pm.
- 1987: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories, five Patrick Troughton stories and 24 Jon Pertwee stories aired.
- 15 August 1987 The War Games is broadcast in its entirety, 6-11pm. The pledge break between episodes 1 and 2 is here.
- PLEDGE / PROMO: 1987 PLEDGE DRIVE (This promo aired after The War Games.)
- 1992: WLIW drops the series.
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Schenectady
WMHT
Channel 17 (Educational Telecommunications)
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
- 1987: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories and five Patrick Troughton stories aired.
- 1987: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired, with a repeat in 1989.
- 1992: The recently recovered The Tomb of the Cybermen screened.
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Binghamton
WSKG
Channel 46 (PBS)
- 1988: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories in 1988.
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Syracuse
WCNY
Channel 24 (PBS)
- 11 June 1979: The Tom Baker stories screen begin airing daily at 6:00pm.
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
- 1989: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories circa 1989.
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Plattsburgh
WCFE
Channel 57 (PBS) (Mountain Lake PBS)
- 1989: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired circa 1989.
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Champion Hill / Norwood
WNPE / WNPI
Channel 16 (PBS)
- 1980s: Screened episodes in the late 1980s.
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
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