We're back in Dallas-Fort Worth this week, for the listings on the final day of March, 1960. As is often the case, there's nothing terribly remarkable about the programs that are on; it's just a slice of life that's pretty representative of early 1960. Doesn't mean there aren't interesting things, though. Let's look at some of them.
KRLD, Channel 4 (CBS)
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Morning
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07:30a
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Cartoons
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08:00a
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CBS News (Richard C. Hottelet)
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08:15a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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Red Rowe
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09:30a
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On the Go
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10:00a
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I Love Lucy
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10:30a
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December Bride
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11:00a
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Love of Love
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11:30a
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Search for Tomorrow
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11:45a
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The Guiding Light
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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As the World Turns
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01:00p
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For Better or Worse
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01:30p
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House Party
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02:00p
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The Millionaire
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02:30p
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The Verdict is Yours
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03:00p
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The Brighter Day
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03:15p
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The Secret Storm
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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Movie – “Deadly Game”
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05:15p
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Party Time
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:10p
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Weather (local)
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06:15p
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Douglas Edwards With the News
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06:30p
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To Tell the Truth
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07:00p
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Betty Hutton
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07:30p
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Pony Express
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08:00p
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Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre
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08:30p
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Markham
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09:00p
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Revue (special)
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather (local)
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10:20p
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People and Places
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10:30p
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Movie – “Mad About Music”
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When I first started adding to my TV Guides, I tried to keep focused on issues from Minneapolis-St. Paul, because they were the ones I was most familiar with. As you've probably noticed, I'm starting to expand now, frequently to my new hometown of Dallas. It's good because it forces me to learn about new shows, to try and find out more about the local scene. Two of them are Red Rowe, which I think might have actually been Panorama Pacific, and Party Time. The former was a CBS variety show hosted by Rowe (you can see more about him here), and the later a local children's show with a character known as Officer Friendly. Ah, and in a few years kids would be calling policemen "pigs."
WBAP, Channel 5 (NBC)
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Morning
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05:55a
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Almanac Newsreel
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06:00a
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Continental Classroom (Physics) (color)
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Chemistry) (color)
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Dough Re Mi
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09:30a
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Play Your Hunch
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10:00a
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The Price is Right (color)
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Truth or Consequences
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11:30a
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It Could Be You (color)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:30p
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It’s a Great Life
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01:00p
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Queen for a Day
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01:30p
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Loretta Young
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02:00p
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Young Dr. Malone
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02:30p
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From These Roots
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03:00p
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The Thin Man
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03:30p
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Buckskin
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04:00p
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Movie – “Honeymoon”
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05:30p
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Teen-Age Downbeat (color)
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05:55p
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Almanac Newsreel
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Weather (local) (color)
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06:15p
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Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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The Plainsman
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07:00p
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Bat Masterson
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07:30p
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Producers’ Choice (debut)
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08:00p
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Great Mysteries (special)
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09:00p
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You Bet Your Life
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09:30p
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To Be Announced
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather (local)
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10:25p
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News (local)
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10:30p
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Sports (local)
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10:35p
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Jack Paar (guests Genevieve, Charley Weaver, Hans Conried; from London)
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12:00a
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News (local)
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12:05a
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Almanac Newsreel
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12:10a
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Top Plays
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Teen-Age Downbeat (actually Teenage Downbeat according to local sources) was a live local music show of the time, with kids from different schools or groups. Today's guests were members of the Lake Worth Dance Club. Again, there aren't local shows like this anymore, although based on this it might be a good thing.
KCEN, Channel 6 (Temple, TX) (NBC)
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Morning
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06:00a
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Continental Classroom (Physics) (color)
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06:30a
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Continental Classroom (Chemistry) (color)
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07:00a
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Today
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09:00a
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Dough Re Mi
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09:30a
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Play Your Hunch
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10:00a
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The Price is Right (color)
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Truth or Consequences
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11:30a
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It Could Be You (color)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News (local)
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12:05p
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Weather (local)
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12:10p
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Farm Report
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12:30p
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The Life of Riley
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01:00p
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Queen for a Day
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01:30p
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Loretta Young
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02:00p
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Young Dr. Malone
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02:30p
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From These Roots
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03:00p
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The Thin Man
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03:30p
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Buckskin
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04:00p
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The People’s Choice
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04:30p
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The Three Stooges
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05:00p
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Popeye
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05:30p
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Huckleberry Hound
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:05p
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Weather (local)
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06:10p
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Sports (local)
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06:15p
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Huntley-Brinkley Report
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06:30p
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The Plainsman
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07:00p
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U.S. Border Patrol
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07:30p
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Producers’ Choice (debut)
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08:00p
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Great Mysteries (special)
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09:00p
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You Bet Your Life
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09:30p
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Flight
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10:00p
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Weather (local)
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10:10p
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News (local)
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10:25p
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Sports (local)
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10:30p
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Jack Paar (guests Genevieve, Charley Weaver, Hans Conried; from London)
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It's around this time that you start to see The Three Stooges popping up more and more on local television stations. A TV Guide article from the era talks about the comeback of the Stooges, and how television is fueling that comeback. Always loved watching them.
WFAA, Channel 8 (ABC)
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Morning
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07:30a
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Funtime
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08:00a
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My Little Margie
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08:30a
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Romper Room
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09:30a
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The Life of Riley
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10:00a
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Julie Benell
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11:00a
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Movie – “Woman in the Dark”
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11:55a
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News (local)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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The Restless Gun
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12:30p
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Love That Bob!
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01:00p
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About Faces
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01:30p
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Medic
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02:00p
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Day in Court
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02:30p
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Gale Storm
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03:00p
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Beat the Clock
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03:30p
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Who Do You Trust?
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04:00p
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American Bandstand
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05:00p
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Robin Hood
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05:30p
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Rocky and His Friends
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Evening
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06:00p
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News
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06:10p
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News (local)
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06:15p
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Weather (local)
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06:25p
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Sports (local)
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06:30p
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All-Star Circus (special)
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07:30p
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The Real McCoys
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08:00p
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Pat Boone (guests Dave King, Artie Malvin chorus)
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08:30p
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The Untouchables
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09:30p
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Take a Good Look
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:20p
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Sports (local)
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10:30p
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Manhunt
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11:00p
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Movie – “Hollow Triumph”
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12:30a
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News (local)
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WFAA's 10:00am program, The Julie Benell Show, was a local information/talk/cooking/variety show, the kind still around today as part of the local morning news. She also authored a book of her favorite recipes that had appeared on the show. It was this program, airing over the noon hour on November 22, 1963, that was interrupted for WFAA's first bulletin of the Kennedy assassination. You can see the fateful clip at the beginning of this video.
KWTX, Channel 10 (Waco) (CBS/ABC)
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Morning
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08:00a
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CBS News (Richard C. Hottelet)
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08:15a
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Captain Kangaroo
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08:30a
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Mickey and Amanda
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09:00a
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Red Rowe
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09:30a
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On the Go
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10:00a
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I Love Lucy
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10:30a
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December Bride
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11:00a
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Better Living
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11:30a
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Search for Tomorrow
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11:45a
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The Guiding Light
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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CBS News (Charles Kuralt)
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12:05p
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News (local)
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12:15p
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Farm Report
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12:30p
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Ranger Jim
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01:00p
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For Better or Worse
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01:30p
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House Party
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02:00p
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The Millionaire
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02:30p
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The Verdict is Yours
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03:00p
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The Brighter Day
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03:15p
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The Secret Storm
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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American Bandstand
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05:00p
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Ken and Dell
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05:30p
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Rocky and His Friends
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Evening
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06:00p
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News (local)
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06:10p
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Weather (local)
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06:15p
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Douglas Edwards With the News
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06:30p
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Ozzie and Harriet
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07:00p
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Betty Hutton
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07:30p
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The Real McCoys
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08:00p
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Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre
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08:30p
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Markham
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09:00p
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Revue (special)
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10:00p
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News (local)
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10:15p
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Weather (local)
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10:25p
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Sports (local)
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10:30p
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Hennessey
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11:00p
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TV Theater
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On the Go, at 9:30am, was a daytime variety show hosted by Jack Linkletter, son of Art. Art's own show, House Party, continues on CBS in the afternoon, where it ran from 1952 to 1969. I really liked Art Linkletter; as my obit of him indicates, he was one of the good guys.
KFJZ, Channel 11 (Ind.)
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Morning
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09:00a
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The Little Rascals
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09:30a
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Physical Culture
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10:00a
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Trouble With Father
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10:30a
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Movie – “Love Before Breakfast”
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Afternoon
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12:15p
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Ann Alden
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01:00p
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Movie Double Feature – “The Rains Came”, “For Art’s Sake”
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03:30p
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December Bride
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04:00p
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Bugs Bunny
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04:30p
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Popeye
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05:00p
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Susie
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05:30p
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Amos ‘n’ Andy
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Evening
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06:00p
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Huckleberry Hound
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06:30p
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The Three Stooges
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07:30p
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Rescue 8
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08:00p
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San Francisco Beat
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08:30p
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Trackdown
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09:00p
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Phil Silvers
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09:30p
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Paul Coates
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10:00p
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Movie Double Feature – “Task Force”, The Gay Deception”
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An interesting footnote on these DFW TV Guides of the early '60s - it's quite easy for me to keep track of what programs are on what stations. As was the case in Minneapolis-St. Paul, CBS is Channel 4, NBC is Channel 5, and Channel 11 is the independent. The only difference is that ABC is Channel 8 in DFW instead of Channel 9, as it was in MSP. TV
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