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*'''4 September 1983''': The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
 
*'''4 September 1983''': The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
*'''9-10 March 1985''': A 26-hour Marathon of ten [[Jon Pertwee stories]], including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market, aired on WHA-TV on 9 and 10 March 1985.  The four "new" stories were: [[Spearhead from Space]], [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]], [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures.  The Illinois/Wisconsin area TV Guide previewed the Marathon with a half-page 'ad'.  This 'ad' was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics in Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that [[WTTW]] aired these four new stories.
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*'''9-10 March 1985''': A 26-hour Marathon of ten [[Jon Pertwee stories]], including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market, aired on WHA-TV on 9 and 10 March 1985.  The four "new" stories were: [[Spearhead from Space]], [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]], [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures.  The Illinois/Wisconsin area [[TV Guide]] previewed the Marathon with a half-page 'ad'.  This 'ad' was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics near Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that [[WTTW]] aired these four new stories.
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*'''14? January 1991''': Aired [[Battlefield]].
  
 
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Revision as of 02:49, 14 July 2012

Airdates in Wisconsin (WPT)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)
WPT Program Guide, Nov. 1984
  • Channel 21 (WHA, Madison)
  • Channel 28 (WHWC, Menomonie)
  • Channel 38 (WPNE, Green Bay)
  • Channel 20 (WHRM, Wausau)
  • Channel 36 (WLEF, Park Falls)
  • Channel 31 (WHLA, La Crosse)


  • 18 March 1983: Doctor Who begins on WPT with two episodes and Once Upon a Time Lord.
  • 25 March 1983: The series begins its regular timeslot, Friday nights at 10:30.
  • 4 September 1983: The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
  • 9-10 March 1985: A 26-hour Marathon of ten Jon Pertwee stories, including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market, aired on WHA-TV on 9 and 10 March 1985. The four "new" stories were: Spearhead from Space, Frontier in Space, Planet of the Daleks, Invasion of the Dinosaurs (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures. The Illinois/Wisconsin area TV Guide previewed the Marathon with a half-page 'ad'. This 'ad' was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics near Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that WTTW aired these four new stories.
  • 14? January 1991: Aired Battlefield.
The Five Doctors ad
Madison Capital Times
TJ's Comics flier
Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985
Wisconsin State Journal, May 30, 1986


Media

CLIP: Whovent 86 commercial, PBS Pledges for WHA 1986 and 1987 (C Baker, Troughton, Davison, Strickson, JNT, McCoy)


WPT ident, Jan. 14?, 1991