And then there's WQED, born in 1954, which has the distinction of being "the first community-sponsored television station in the United States as well as the fifth public television station." (ARW, again.) You might recognize the call letters from the end of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Carmen Sandiego and any other number of programs it's produced for PBS.
Another notable in this issue, which I have seen in others as well, is that WARD, Channel 56 in Johnstown, does not broadcast in color, even if the program itself is in color. It's now the CW affiliate, owned by CBS (same as KDKA), and presumably it broadcasts in color.
But enough with the background - it's the first Monday of 1966, so let's see what kind of programs the steel city has in store for us. As noted, besides Pittsburgh we've also got listings for the nearby areas of Johnstown and Altoona in Pennsylvania, and Steubenville and Youngstown in Ohio. Next week we'll return to Pittsburgh, a dozen years earlier and a much different landscape.
KDKA, Channel 2 (CBS)
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Morning
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06:10a
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Farm Report
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06:15a
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Sunrise Semester (Nature of Matter)
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06:45a
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FBI (Documentary)
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07:00a
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Daybreak
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08:15a
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Captain Kangaroo (joined in progress)
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09:00a
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Sterling Yates
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09:30a
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Password (guests Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson)
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10:00a
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Love of Life
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10:25a
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News (local)
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10:30a
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The McCoys
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11:00a
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As the World Turns
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11:30a
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Dick Van Dyke
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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News, Weather
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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12:45p
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The Guiding Light
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01:00p
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Mike Douglas (co-host Dorothy Lamour, guests London
Lee, Womenfolk)
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02:30p
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House Party (guest Stan Kenton)
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03:00p
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To Tell the Truth
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03:25p
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CBS News
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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The Secret Storm
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04:30p
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Andy Griffith
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05:00p
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Movie –
“Battle of the Coral Sea”
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Evening
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06:30p
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CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
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07:00p
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News, Sports,
Weather
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07:30p
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To Tell the Truth
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08:00p
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I’ve Got a Secret
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08:30p
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The Lucy Show (color)
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09:00p
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Andy Griffith (color)
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09:30p
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Hazel (color)
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10:00p
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Talent Scouts (guest Danny Thomas, Robert Stack,
Pearl Bailey, Irene Ryan, Dick Contino) (color)
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:30p
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Merv Griffin (guests Cyril Ritchard, Eddy Arnold)
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01:00a
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Movie – “One
Big Affair”
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WTAE, Channel 4 (ABC)
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Morning
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07:30a
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Porky Pig
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08:00a
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Romper Room
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08:30a
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Ricki and Copper
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09:30a
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Leave it to Beaver
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10:00a
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Jean Connelly
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10:30a
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Movie –
“Decameron Nights”
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Afternoon
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12:15p
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News, Weather
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12:30p
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Gypsy Rose Lee (guests Kathryn Grayson, Beverly
Sanders, Alda Grey)
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01:00p
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Ben Casey
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02:00p
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The Nurses
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02:30p
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PDQ (guests Morey Amsterdam, Abby Dalton, Dick Patterson)
(color)
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03:00p
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General Hospital
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03:30p
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Young Marrieds
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04:00p
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Popeye (color)
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05:00p
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Adventure Time
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Evening
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06:00p
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Peter Jennings with the News
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06:15p
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News, Weather
(local)
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06:30p
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Cheyenne
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07:30p
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12 O’Clock High
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08:30p
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Jesse James
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09:00p
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Shenandoah
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09:30p
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Peyton Place
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10:00p
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Ben Casey
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:15p
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Movie – “The
Marrying Kind”
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WJAC, Channel 6 (Johnstown) (ABC, NBC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Today (guests drama critic Howard Taubman, NYC First Lady Mrs.
John Lindsay) (color)
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09:00a
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Romper Room (color)
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10:00a
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Eye Guess (debut) (color)
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10:25a
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NBC News (Edwin Newman)
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Morning Star (color)
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11:30a
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Paradise Bay (color)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Jeopardy (color)
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12:30p
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Let’s Play Post Office (color)
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12:55p
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Weather, News
(local)
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01:15p
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Jack LaLanne
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01:30p
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Hola Ninos
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01:45p
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For Better Speech
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02:00p
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Days of Our Lives (color)
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02:30p
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The Doctors
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03:00p
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Another World
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03:30p
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You Don’t Say! (panelists Julie Adams, Stubby Kaye)
(color)
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04:00p
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The Match Game (panelists Don Adams, Barbara Feldon)
(color)
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04:25p
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NBC News (Nancy Dickerson)
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04:30p
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Leave it to Beaver
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05:00p
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Cartoons
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05:30p
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Forest Rangers (color)
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Evening
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06:00p
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Sports,
Weather, News (local) (color)
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06:30p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report (color)
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07:00p
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Car 54, Where Are You?
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07:30p
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Hullabaloo (guests The Beatles, the Ramsey Lewis
Trio, Lesley Gore, Jonathan King) (color)
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08:00p
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John Forsythe (color)
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08:30p
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Dr. Kildare (color)
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09:00p
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Andy Williams (guests Tennessee Ernie Ford, Connie
Francis, Roger Williams)
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10:00p
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Run For Your Life (color)
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11:00p
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News, Weather
(color)
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11:30p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(guest host Henry
Morgan, guest Robb Sagendorph) (color)
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01:00a
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News (local)
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WSTV, Channel 9 (Steubenville, OH)
(CBS, ABC)
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Morning
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06:15a
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Sunrise Semester (Nature of Matter)
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06:45a
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Rural – Urban Scene
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07:00a
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R.D. #9
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07:05a
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CBS Morning News With Mike Wallace
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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Jack LaLanne
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09:30a
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Donna Reed
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10:00a
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I Love Lucy
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10:30a
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The McCoys
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11:00a
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Andy Griffith
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11:30a
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Dick Van Dyke
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Love of Life
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12:25p
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CBS News
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12:30p
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Tel-All
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01:00p
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Search for Tomorrow
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01:15p
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The Guiding Light
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01:30p
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As the World Turns
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02:00p
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Password (guests Frank Gifford, Betty White)
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02:30p
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House Party (guest Stan Kenton)
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03:00p
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To Tell the Truth
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03:25p
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CBS News
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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Where the Action Is
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04:30p
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Superman
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05:00p
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The Outlaws
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Sports,
Weather (local)
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06:30p
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CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
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07:00p
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The Rifleman
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07:30p
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To Tell the Truth
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08:00p
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I’ve Got a Secret
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08:30p
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The Lucy Show (color)
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09:00p
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Andy Griffith (color)
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09:30p
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Hazel (color)
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10:00p
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Talent Scouts (guest Danny Thomas, Robert Stack,
Pearl Bailey, Irene Ryan, Dick Contino) (color)
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:25p
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Movie – “Tell
It to the Judge”
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01:05a
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News, Sports
(local)
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WFBG, Channel 10 (Altoona) (CBS)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Farm News,
Weather
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07:10a
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Chat With
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07:15a
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Just For Kids
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08:00a
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Captain Kangaroo
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09:00a
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Industry on Parade
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09:15a
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Penn State
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10:00a
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Gloria (color)
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10:30a
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Tell Me, Dr. Brothers (color)
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11:00a
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Andy Griffith
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11:30a
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Dick Van Dyke
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Love of Life
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12:25p
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CBS News
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12:30p
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Search for Tomorrow
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12:45p
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The Guiding Light
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01:00p
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Farm, Home and Garden
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01:30p
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As the World Turns
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02:00p
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Password (guests Frank Gifford, Betty White)
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02:30p
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Girl Talk (guests Florence Henderson, Feenie
Ziner, Betsy Holland Gehman)
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03:00p
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To Tell the Truth
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03:25p
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CBS News
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03:30p
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The Edge of Night
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04:00p
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The Secret Storm
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04:30p
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Movie – “The
Big Boodle”
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Sports,
Weather (local)
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06:30p
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CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
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07:00p
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The Rifleman
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07:30p
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To Tell the Truth
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08:00p
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I’ve Got a Secret
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08:30p
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The Lucy Show (color)
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09:00p
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Andy Griffith (color)
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09:30p
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Movie – “Night
and the City”
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11:00p
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News (local)
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11:15p
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Movie –
“Angels with Dirty Faces”
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01:00a
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News (local)
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WIIC, Channel 11 (NBC)
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Morning
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06:35a
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Cross Section
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06:40a
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Make Music With Morgan
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07:00a
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Today (guests drama critic Howard Taubman, NYC First Lady Mrs.
John Lindsay) (color)
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09:00a
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Pittsburgh Today
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09:30a
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Girl Talk (guests Estelle Parsons, Jean Muir,
Meredith Anderson)
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10:00a
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Eye Guess (debut) (color)
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10:25a
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NBC News (Edwin Newman)
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10:30a
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Concentration
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11:00a
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Morning Star (color)
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11:30a
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Paradise Bay (color)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Jeopardy (color)
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12:30p
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Let’s Play Post Office (color)
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12:55p
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NBC News (Ray Scherer)
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01:00p
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Give it a Whirl
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01:30p
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Let’s Make a Deal (color)
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01:55p
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NBC News (Floyd Kalber)
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02:00p
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Days of Our Lives (color)
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02:30p
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The Doctors
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03:00p
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Another World
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03:30p
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You Don’t Say! (panelists Julie Adams, Stubby Kaye)
(color)
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04:00p
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The Match Game (panelists Don Adams, Barbara Feldon)
(color)
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04:25p
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Movie – “Where
the North Begins”
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Sports,
Weather (local)
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06:30p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report (color)
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07:00p
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Huckleberry Hound (color)
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07:30p
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Hullabaloo (guests The Beatles, the Ramsey Lewis
Trio, Lesley Gore, Jonathan King) (color)
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08:00p
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John Forsythe (color)
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08:30p
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Dr. Kildare (color)
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09:00p
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Andy Williams (guests Tennessee Ernie Ford, Connie
Francis, Roger Williams)
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|
10:00p
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Run For Your Life (color)
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|
11:00p
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News (local)
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11:20p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(guest host Henry
Morgan, guest Robb Sagendorph) (color)
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WQED, Channel 13 (Educ.)
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Afternoon
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04:30p
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Key to Cupboard
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05:00p
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The Friendly Giant
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05:15p
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What’s New
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05:45p
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Earth and Space Science
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Evening
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06:05p
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Reading
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06:30p
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Electronics at Work
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07:00p
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World of Credit
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07:30p
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Antiques
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08:00p
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Opinion in the Capital
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08:30p
|
Martha Graham (special)
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09:00p
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Unmarried Mothers (special)
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10:00p
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Two Orchestras (special)
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WFMJ, Channel 21 (Youngstown) (NBC)
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Morning
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07:00a
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Today (guests drama critic Howard Taubman, NYC First Lady Mrs.
John Lindsay) (color)
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09:00a
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Mack and Myer For Hire
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09:15a
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Classroom TV
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09:30a
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The People’s Choice
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10:00a
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Eye Guess (debut) (color)
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10:25a
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NBC News (Edwin Newman)
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10:30a
|
Concentration
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11:00a
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Morning Star (color)
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11:30a
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Paradise Bay (color)
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Afternoon
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12:00p
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Jeopardy (color)
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12:30p
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Let’s Play Post Office (color)
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12:55p
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NBC News (Ray Scherer)
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01:15p
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Kitchen Corner
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02:00p
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Days of Our Lives (color)
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02:30p
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The Doctors
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03:00p
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Another World
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03:30p
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You Don’t Say! (panelists Julie Adams, Stubby Kaye)
(color)
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04:00p
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The Match Game (panelists Don Adams, Barbara Feldon)
(color)
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04:25p
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NBC News (Nancy Dickerson)
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04:30p
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Movie –
“Cosmic Monsters”
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Evening
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06:00p
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News, Sports,
Weather (local)
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06:30p
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The Huntley-Brinkley Report (color)
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|
07:00p
|
Sea Hunt
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07:30p
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Hullabaloo (guests The Beatles, the Ramsey Lewis
Trio, Lesley Gore, Jonathan King) (color)
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08:00p
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John Forsythe (color)
|
|
08:30p
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Dr. Kildare (color)
|
|
09:00p
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Andy Williams (guests Tennessee Ernie Ford, Connie
Francis, Roger Williams)
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10:00p
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Run For Your Life (color)
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|
11:00p
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News (local)
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|
11:30p
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(guest host Henry
Morgan, guest Robb Sagendorph) (color)
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01:00a
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News (local)
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|
WKBN, Channel 27 (Youngstown) (CBS)
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Morning
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07:30a
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CBS Morning News With Mike Wallace
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07:55a
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News (local)
|
|
08:00a
|
Captain Kangaroo
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|
09:00a
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Romper Room
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|
09:30a
|
Cartoons
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|
09:45a
|
Classroom TV
|
|
10:00a
|
I Love Lucy
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|
10:30a
|
The McCoys
|
|
11:00a
|
Andy Griffith
|
|
11:30a
|
Dick Van Dyke
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|
Afternoon
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||
12:00p
|
Love of Life
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|
12:25p
|
CBS News
|
|
12:30p
|
News, Weather
(local)
|
|
12:35p
|
Movie –
“Million Dollar Pursuit”
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|
02:00p
|
Password (guests Frank Gifford, Betty White)
|
|
02:30p
|
House Party (guest Stan Kenton)
|
|
03:00p
|
To Tell the Truth
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|
03:25p
|
CBS News
|
|
03:30p
|
The Edge of Night
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|
04:00p
|
The Secret Storm
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|
04:30p
|
Movie – “The
Mark of Zorro”
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
News, Sports,
Weather (local)
|
|
06:30p
|
CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
|
|
07:00p
|
Marshal Dillon
|
|
07:30p
|
To Tell the Truth
|
|
08:00p
|
I’ve Got a Secret
|
|
08:30p
|
The Lucy Show (color)
|
|
09:00p
|
Andy Griffith (color)
|
|
09:30p
|
Hazel (color)
|
|
10:00p
|
Movie –
“Riding Shotgun” (color)
|
|
11:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
11:15p
|
Movie
(continued)
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12:30a
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Peter Gunn (time approximate)
|
|
WYTV, Channel 33 (Youngstown) (ABC)
|
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Morning
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08:00a
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Barney Bean
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|
08:30a
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The King and Odie
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|
08:45p
|
Movie –
“Village Barn Dance”
|
|
10:00a
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TV Bingo
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|
10:30a
|
Never Too Young
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|
11:00a
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Supermarket Sweep (debut)
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|
11:30a
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The Dating Game (debut)
|
|
Afternoon
|
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12:00p
|
Donna Reed
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|
12:30p
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Father Knows Best
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|
01:00p
|
Ben Casey
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|
02:00p
|
The Nurses
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|
02:30p
|
A Time for Us
|
|
02:55p
|
ABC News (Marlene Sanders)
|
|
03:00p
|
General Hospital
|
|
03:30p
|
Young Marrieds
|
|
04:00p
|
Where the Action Is
|
|
04:30p
|
Mike Douglas (co-host Ethel Merman, guest Van
Johnson)
|
|
05:30p
|
News (local)
|
|
05:45p
|
Peter Jennings with the News
|
|
Evening
|
||
06:00p
|
Movie – “One
Body too Many”
|
|
07:30p
|
12 O’Clock High
|
|
08:30p
|
Jesse James
|
|
09:00p
|
Shenandoah
|
|
09:30p
|
Peyton Place
|
|
10:00p
|
Ben Casey
|
|
11:00p
|
News (local)
|
|
11:25p
|
Movie – “One
Body Too Many”
|
|
01:00a
|
News (local)
|
|
WARD, Channel 56 (Johnstown) (CBS)
|
||
Afternoon
|
||
12:00p
|
Love of Life
|
|
12:25p
|
CBS News
|
|
12:30p
|
Adventures in Living
|
|
01:00p
|
Sunrise Semester
|
|
01:30p
|
As the World Turns
|
|
02:00p
|
Password (guests Frank Gifford, Betty White)
|
|
02:30p
|
House Party (guest Stan Kenton)
|
|
03:00p
|
To Tell the Truth
|
|
03:25p
|
CBS News
|
|
03:30p
|
America’s Problems
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Now you’re in my neighborhood! (pun intended?)
ReplyDeleteI grew up in the western suburbs of Pittsburgh (was 5 years old when this TV Guide edition was released) and am familiar with many of the stations listed. Where I lived, we easily got 2 (CBS), 4 (ABC) & 11 (NBC). We were also fortunate to get (though it could be a bit snowy) back-ups for ABC (Channel 9) & NBC (Channel 6) BUT we could never get that elusive back-up for CBS. Channel 10 was a bit out of our reach.
That’s something anyone born after the 1970’s could never comprehend. Many times we were held at the mercy of the local channel programmer. If a local station decided to pre-empt a network show, for a local telecast, most times they’d never re-broadcast it at a later time or date and if you didn’t have a “back-up” channel, you were screwed.
Example: In the mid 70’s when NBC decided to start airing a late Saturday night show (Saturday Night Live) Pittsburgh’s local NBC affiliate, Channel 11 never showed it. Not because of any controversy, but because WIIC aired a long running late-night monster film show called “Chiller Theater” (in fact the show’s ‘creepy’ host, Chilly Billy Cardille had a small part in the film “Night of the Living Dead”.) It was several years until Channel 11 finally decided to start running SNL. If I didn’t have my NBC back-up channel, channel 6, I’d have never seen those first few seasons of SNL live.
Modeled after "Monster Chiller Horror Teater" on SCTV hosted by Count Floyd (Joe Flaherty from East Mifflin, PA)
DeleteActually, it was the other way around. "Monster Chiller Horror Theater" was loosely based on Cardille's "Chiller Theater.
DeleteYou forgot about WTRF-TV, channel 7 in Wheeling, WV. But i figure you can always update this to include the listings for that station later on. Great job anyway!
ReplyDeleteYeah, just kind of ran out of room to include channels, so I had to pick and choose. But I may do just as you suggest!
DeleteOne has to wonder how Mrs. Lindsay got to the studio that morning-her hubby was dealing with a nasty transit strike
ReplyDeleteYes, The Tonight Show from the previous New Years Eve, which can be seen in part on You Tube now, had many jokes about the impending transit strike as 1966 began. Ed McMahon told the audience members they may be stuck together for awhile.
DeleteThe Dating Game premiered 2 weeks earlier on Dec. 20 according to both TV Guide and ARW. :)
You know what - I'll bet we've got a situation where the local station was showing these programs on a delay, as it was clearly advertised as "Debut" in the listings. One of the things I like about issues that have multiple affiliate listings is that you're able to measure one against the other and see things like that more easily. Still, it is the premiere, at least on that station!
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