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[[File:X212.jpg|thumb|250px|WPT Program Guide, Nov. 1984]]
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These stations opted-out of [[WHA]]'s schedule:
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*'''Channel 20 (WHRM, Wausau)'''
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*'''Channel 21 (WHA, Madison)'''
 
 
*'''Channel 28 (WHWC, Menomonie)'''
 
*'''Channel 28 (WHWC, Menomonie)'''
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*'''Channel 31 (WHLA, La Crosse)'''
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*'''Channel 36 (WLEF, Park Falls)'''
 
*'''Channel 38 (WPNE, Green Bay)'''
 
*'''Channel 38 (WPNE, Green Bay)'''
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*'''Channel 20 (WHRM, Wausau)'''
 
*'''Channel 36 (WLEF, Park Falls)'''
 
*'''Channel 31 (WHLA, La Crosse)'''
 
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*'''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.)
 
*'''May 1987''': The series moves from its regular 4pm Sunday afternoon slot to Saturdays at 10am.
 
*'''10 October 1987''': All 14 episodes of [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] air back to back, from 10am to 6pm, with pledge breaks in between the episodes.
 
*'''3 September 1989''': The series moves to Sundays at 11pm with yet another recycling of the [[Tom Baker stories]] starting with [[Robot]]. (Incidentally, the series was preceded by '''Blakes's 7''' at 10pm.) It stays in this 11pm slot for the next three years.
 
*'''19 August 1990''': The package of 24 reissued [[Jon Pertwee stories]] commence.
 
*'''17 March 1991''': After the Pertwees, a run of [[Peter Davison stories]] commence, followed by [[Colin Baker]] from '''28 July 1991''', and [[Sylvester McCoy]] from '''13 October 1991'''.
 
*'''2 February 1992''': A repeat of the [[Peter Davison stories]] begins.
 
*'''5 July 1992''': [[Colin Baker]] repeats start.
 
*'''27 September 1992''': [[Sylvester McCoy]] repeats.
 
*'''20 December 1992''': [[Survival]], airs on WPTV. This appears to have been the final ever screening of '''Doctor Who''' on WPTV...
 
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  <td>[[File:WHA 5 Docs.JPG|thumb|170px|alt=The Five Doctors ad|Madison Capital Times]]</td>
 
  <td>[[File:TJsComics-small.jpg|150px|thumb|alt=TJ's Comics flier|Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison]]</td>
 
  <td>[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19850314.JPG|thumb|250px|Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985]]</td>
 
  <td>[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19860530.JPG|thumb|200px|Wisconsin State Journal, May 30, 1986]]</td>
 
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*'''2016''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] air.
 
  
==Media==
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*As early as '''27 October 1985''', Doctor Who aired Sundays at noon.  It is likely that these stations aired the same episodes as [[WHA]].
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*'''1990''': The series moves to Sundays at 10pm.
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*'''18 February 1990''': [[The Invasion of Time]] airs.
<td width="280px">'''CLIP: Whovent 86 commercial, PBS Pledges for WHA 1986 and 1987 (C Baker, Troughton, Davison, Strickson, JNT, McCoy)'''<br />
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<td align="center">'''WPT ident, Jan. 14?, 1991'''<br />
 
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[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Iowa]]
 
[[Category:Michigan]]
 
[[Category:Minnesota]]
 
 
[[Category:Channel 20]]
 
[[Category:Channel 20]]
[[Category:Channel 21]]
 
 
[[Category:Channel 28]]
 
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[[Category:Channel 31]]
 
[[Category:Channel 31]]
 
[[Category:Channel 36]]
 
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[[Category:Channel 38]]
 
[[Category:Channel 38]]

Revision as of 01:16, 13 December 2018

These stations opted-out of WHA's schedule:

  • Channel 20 (WHRM, Wausau)
  • Channel 28 (WHWC, Menomonie)
  • Channel 31 (WHLA, La Crosse)
  • Channel 36 (WLEF, Park Falls)
  • Channel 38 (WPNE, Green Bay)


  • As early as 27 October 1985, Doctor Who aired Sundays at noon. It is likely that these stations aired the same episodes as WHA.
  • 1990: The series moves to Sundays at 10pm.
  • 18 February 1990: The Invasion of Time airs.