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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:


Oklahoma City / Tulsa

The Ribos Operation, part 1, 30 May 1981

KETA / KOED

(Oklahoma Educational TV Authority)


Channel 13 (PBS)


  • 7 October 1978: The standard package of 23 Tom Baker stories begins screening, at a 9.00pm timeslot, with two episodes airing back to back. Stories were aired out of order, with Robot followed by Terror of the Zygons.
  • 30 May 1981: The Ribos Operation part 1 airs, Saturday, 10.00pm. The Oklahoma Educational TV Authority is the first US station to screen Tom Baker stories other than the original package of his first 23 stories (98 episodes) that had been on offer since 1978.
  • This new package comprised seasons 16 to 18 (The Ribos Operation to Logopolis; 18 stories, 74 episodes) which had been released by the BBC in early-1981, just prior to Time Life's contract expiring and Lionheart taking over the distribution in the States.
  • 14-16 August 1981: Peter Davison makes his first-ever US convention appearance in Tulsa.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
  • 3 February 1986: Weekday airings move from 10pm to 5:30pm.
  • 1987: In early 1987, airings shift from daily to Saturdays.
  • By February 1991, Doctor Who had been dropped.


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