New York
From BroaDWcast
Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:
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Rochester
WXXI
Channel 21 (PBS)
- 1977: Circa February 1977, WXXI screened the Jon Pertwee stories.
- 1978: WXXI screened the Tom Baker stories from 1978.
- Circa 1987: The station aired the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories, five Patrick Troughton stories and 24 Jon Pertwee stories.
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Buffalo
WNED
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 Lundie, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.
- 1979: The series aired weeknights at 6.00pm.
- 1982: Starting with the Peter Davison stories, the series moved to Saturdays.
- 1990: In the 1990s, Doctor Who aired in omnibus movie form, Saturdays at 4.00pm. The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories were played for the second time during this run.
Media
- 1988 promo
- Commercial with John Nathan-Turner and Janet Fielding
- Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color
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New York City
WOR
Channel 9 (PBS)
- 1978: 7 October 1978, 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 proceeded The Ark in Space.
- 1979: From 6 January 1979, the series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball.
- 1982: 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, at 10.00pm on Saturdays.
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Entertainment Channel
Channel (number unknown) (Cable)
- 1982: This cable channel was one of the first to screen the Peter Davison stories from 1982.
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WNYC
Channel 31 (Ion Television Network)
- 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.
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Garden City / Long Island
WLIW
Channel 21 (PBS) (networked with WLIU))
- 1983-84: The Tom Baker stories aired, 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.
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Schenectady
WMHT
Channel 17 (Educational Telecommunications)
- 1987: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories and five Patrick Troughton stories aired.
- 1989: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired.
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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)
- 1978: The Tom Baker stories screen.
- 1989: screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories circa 1989.
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Plattsburgh
WCFE
Channel 57 (PBS) (Mountain Lake PB)
- 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.
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