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July 13, 2020

What's on TV? Wednesday, July 14, 1971

In Saturday's article about Sesame Street, I mentioned how about 20% of the stations showing the program were commercial, not educational. We can see that in today's listings, where three commercial stations have it on; all three are CBS affiliates, and all three air Sesame Street immediately prior to Captain Kangaroo. That's seems like good scheduling to me; Children's Television Workshop urged stations to view the two shows as complimentary, rather than competitive. You can also tell, from the call letters and the common programming, the shared ownership of the KX family of stations: KXMD, KXMB, KXMC and KXJB. (There's also KXMA in Dickinson, which isn't in this issue.)  WDAY and WDAZ also have common ownership; not a surprise when you're talking about such a vast area as North Dakota, with a relatively small population. That's the edition we're looking at this week, in case you hadn't noticed.
 4  KXJB (FARGO) (CBS)

MORNING

    7:00
SESAME STREET -C- 

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C- 

    9:00
LUCILLE BALL -C- 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES -C- 

  10:00
FAMILY AFFAIR -C- 

  10:30
LOVE OF LIFE -C- 

  11:00
WHERE THE HEART IS -C- 

  11:25
CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C- 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW -C- 

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NEWS -C- 

  12:20
LUCILLE RIVERS -C- 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS -C- 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING -C- 

    1:30
GUIDING LIGHT -C- 

    2:00
SECRET STORM -C- 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT -C- 

    3:00
THE ALLEY -C- 

    4:00
GOMER PYLE -C- 

    4:30
STAR TREK -C- 

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN AT LAW -C- 

    7:30
TO ROME WITH LOVE -C- 

    8:00
MEDICAL CENTER -C- 

    9:00
HAWAII FIVE-O -C- 

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  10:45
MOVIE—Adventure -C- 
“Seven Against the Sun” (South African; 1965)
[News in color follows the movie.]



 5  KFYR (BISMARCK) (NBC, ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
TODAY -C- 

    9:00
MORNING SHOW -C- 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 

  10:00
SALE OF THE CENTURY -C- 

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Marty Allen, Arte Johnson, Harvey Korman, Paul Lynde, Suzanne Pleshette, Della Reese, Karen Valentine

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 

  11:30
WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game -C- 

  11:55
NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 

AFTERNOON

  Noon
NEWS -C- 

  12:25
MARKETS -C- 

  12:30
JOE GARAGIOLA’S MEMORY GAME -C- 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 

    1:30
DOCTORS -C- 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 

    2:30
BRIGHT PROMISE -C- 

    3:00
SOMERSET -C- 

    3:30
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 

    4:00
LANCELOT LINK/SECRET CHIMP

    5:00
NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR -C- 

    5:30
NBC NEWS -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN FROM SHILOH -C- 

    8:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guest: Phyllis Diller. Hosts: Des O’Connor, Connie Stevens

    9:00
FOUR IN ONE -C- 
The Psychiatrist

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  10:30
JOHNNY CARSON -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



 6  WDAY (FARGO) (NBC)

MORNING

    7:00
TODAY -C- 

    9:00
DINAH SHORE -C- 
Guest: Joanne Woodward

    9:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 

  10:00
SALE OF THE CENTURY -C- 

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Marty Allen, Arte Johnson, Harvey Korman, Paul Lynde, Suzanne Pleshette, Della Reese, Karen Valentine

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 

  11:30
WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game -C- 

  11:55
NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:25
MARKETS -C- 

  12:30
JOE GARAGIOLA’S MEMORY GAME -C- 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 

    1:30
DOCTORS -C- 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 

    2:30
BRIGHT PROMISE -C- 

    3:00
PARTY LINE—Variety -C- 

    3:45
SOMERSET -C- 

    4:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Girl on the Run” (1958)

    5:30
NBC NEWS -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN FROM SHILOH -C- 

    8:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guest: Phyllis Diller. Hosts: Des O’Connor, Connie Stevens

    9:00
FOUR IN ONE -C- 
The Psychiatrist

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



 8  WDAZ (GRAND FORKS) (NBC)

MORNING

    7:00
TODAY -C- 

    9:00
DINAH SHORE -C- 
Guest: Joanne Woodward

    9:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 

  10:00
SALE OF THE CENTURY -C- 

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Marty Allen, Arte Johnson, Harvey Korman, Paul Lynde, Suzanne Pleshette, Della Reese, Karen Valentine

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 

  11:30
WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game -C- 

  11:55
NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:25
MARKETS -C- 

  12:30
JOE GARAGIOLA’S MEMORY GAME -C- 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 

    1:30
DOCTORS -C- 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 

    2:30
BRIGHT PROMISE -C- 

    3:00
PARTY LINE—Variety -C- 

    3:45
SOMERSET -C- 

    4:15
MOVIE—Drama
“Girl on the Run” (1958)

    5:00
NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR -C- 

    5:30
NBC NEWS -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN FROM SHILOH -C- 

    8:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guest: Phyllis Diller. Hosts: Des O’Connor, Connie Stevens

    9:00
FOUR IN ONE -C- 
The Psychiatrist

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



 8  KUMV (WILLISTON) (NBC, ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
TODAY -C- 

    9:00
MORNING SHOW -C- 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 

  10:00
SALE OF THE CENTURY -C- 

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Marty Allen, Arte Johnson, Harvey Korman, Paul Lynde, Suzanne Pleshette, Della Reese, Karen Valentine

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 

  11:30
WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game -C- 

  11:55
NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:25
MARKETS -C- 

  12:30
JOE GARAGIOLA’S MEMORY GAME -C- 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 

    1:30
DOCTORS -C- 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 

    2:30
BRIGHT PROMISE -C- 

    3:00
SOMERSET -C- 

    3:30
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 

    4:00
LANCELOT LINK/SECRET CHIMP

    5:30
NBC NEWS -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN FROM SHILOH -C- 

    8:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guest: Phyllis Diller. Hosts: Des O’Connor, Connie Stevens

    9:00
FOUR IN ONE -C- 
The Psychiatrist

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



10 KMOT (MINOT) (NBC, ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
TODAY -C- 

    9:00
MORNING SHOW -C- 

    9:30
CONCENTRATION -C- 

  10:00
SALE OF THE CENTURY -C- 

  10:30
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -C- 
Guests: Marty Allen, Arte Johnson, Harvey Korman, Paul Lynde, Suzanne Pleshette, Della Reese, Karen Valentine

  11:00
JEOPARDY—Game -C- 

  11:30
WHO, WHAT OR WHERE—Game -C- 

  11:55
NBC NEWS—Floyd Kalber -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:25
MARKETS -C- 

  12:30
JOE GARAGIOLA’S MEMORY GAME -C- 

    1:00
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -C- 

    1:30
DOCTORS -C- 

    2:00
ANOTHER WORLD -C- 

    2:30
BRIGHT PROMISE -C- 

    3:00
SOMERSET -C- 

    3:30
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 

    4:00
LANCELOT LINK/SECRET CHIMP

    5:00
NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR -C- 

    5:30
NBC NEWS -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN FROM SHILOH -C- 

    8:00
MUSIC HALL -C- 
Guest: Phyllis Diller. Hosts: Des O’Connor, Connie Stevens

    9:00
FOUR IN ONE -C- 
The Psychiatrist

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



11 KTHI (FARGO) (ABC)

MORNING

    8:45
FARM REPORT -C- 

    9:00
BURNS AND ALLEN—Comedy

    9:30
GOOD MORNING SHOW -C- 

  10:30
THAT GIRL -C- 

  11:00
BEWITCHED -C- 

  11:30
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
DIALING FOR DOLLARS -C- 

  12:30
LET’S MAKE A DEAL -C- 

    1:00
NEWLYWED GAME -C- 

    1:30
DATING GAME -C- 

    2:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 

    2:30
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -C- 

    3:00
PASSWORD -C- 
Panelists: Florence Henderson, Bill Cullen. Host: Allen Ludden

    3:30
DENNIS THE MENACE—Comedy

    4:00
GILLIGAN’S ISLAND -C- 

    4:30
I LOVE LUCY—Comedy

    5:00
NEWS -C- 

    5:30
ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith, Harry Reasoner -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES -C- 

    6:30
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER -C- 

    7:00
ROOM 222 -C- 

    7:30
SMITH FAMILY—Comedy-Drama -C- 

    8:00
LOVE ON A ROOFTOP -C- 

    8:30
MOVIE—Biography -C- 
“The Lawless Breed” (1953)

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  10:30
LET’S TALK RACING -C- 
Debut

  10:35
DICK CAVETT -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



11 KXMD (WILLISTON) (CBS, ABC)

MORNING

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C- 

    9:00
LUCILLE BALL -C- 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES -C- 

  10:00
FAMILY AFFAIR -C- 

  10:30
LOVE OF LIFE -C- 

  11:00
WHERE THE HEART IS -C- 

  11:25
CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C- 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS, WEATHER -C- 

  12:20
LUCILLE RIVERS -C- 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS -C- 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING -C- 

    1:30
GUIDING LIGHT -C- 

    2:00
SECRET STORM -C- 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT -C- 

    3:00
PASSWORD -C- 
Panelists: Florence Henderson, Bill Cullen. Host: Allen Ludden

    3:30
BEWITCHED

    4:00
GOMER PYLE -C- 

    4:30
STAR TREK -C- 

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS

    6:30
MEN AT LAW -C- 

    7:30
TO ROME WITH LOVE -C- 

    8:00
MEDICAL CENTER -C- 

    9:00
HAWAII FIVE-O -C- 

  10:00
NEWS

  10:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Operation Mad Ball” (1957)



12 KCND (PEMBINA) (ABC)

MORNING

    8:10
GOOD MORNING—Music

  10:00
JACK LaLANNE—Exercise -C- 

  10:30
THAT GIRL -C- 

  11:00
BEWITCHED -C- 

  11:30
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
AROUND THE COUNTRY

  12:30
CARTOON PARTY -C- 

    1:00
NEWLYWED GAME -C- 

    1:30
DATING GAME -C- 

    2:00
GENERAL HOSPITAL -C- 

    2:30
ONE LIFE TO LIVE -C- 

    3:00
PASSWORD -C- 
Panelists: Florence Henderson, Bill Cullen. Host: Allen Ludden

    3:30
ALL MY CHILDREN -C- 

    4:00
CARTOON PARTY -C- 

    4:30
JEFF’S COLLIE—Drama

    5:00
LET’S MAKE A DEAL—Game -C- 

    5:30
ABC NEWS—Howard K. Smith, Harry Reasoner -C- 

    5:50
NEWS—Richard Andrews -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
DICK VAN DYKE—Comedy

    6:30
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER -C- 

    7:00
ROOM 222 -C- 

    7:30
CANDID CAMERA

    8:00
MOVIE—Drama
“Never Love a Stranger” (1958)

    9:45
PERRY MASON—Mystery

  10:45
RACE RESULTS -C- 

  10:50
DICK CAVETT -C- 

  12:00
NEWS -C- 



12 KXMB (BISMARCK) (CBS, ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
SESAME STREET -C- 

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C- 

    9:00
LUCILLE BALL -C- 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES -C- 

  10:00
FAMILY AFFAIR -C- 

  10:30
LOVE OF LIFE -C- 

  11:00
WHERE THE HEART IS -C- 

  11:25
CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C- 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS, WEATHER -C- 

  12:20
LUCILLE RIVERS -C- 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS -C- 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING -C- 

    1:30
GUIDING LIGHT -C- 

    2:00
SECRET STORM -C- 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT -C- 

    3:00
PASSWORD -C- 
Panelists: Florence Henderson, Bill Cullen. Host: Allen Ludden

    3:30
BEWITCHED

    4:00
GOMER PYLE -C- 

    4:30
STAR TREK -C- 

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS, WEATHER

    6:30
MEN AT LAW -C- 

    7:30
TO ROME WITH LOVE -C- 

    8:00
MEDICAL CENTER -C- 

    9:00
HAWAII FIVE-O -C- 

  10:00
NEWS

  10:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Operation Mad Ball” (1957)



13 KFME (FARGO) (PBS)

MORNING

    9:00
SESAME STREET -C- 

AFTERNOON

    4:30
SESAME STREET -C- 
    5:30
MISTER ROGERS—Children

EVENING

    6:00
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH

    6:30
THE GALLERY

    7:00
FRENCH CHEF -C- 

    7:30
JUST JAZZ -C- 

    8:00
FIRING LINE -C- 
Guest: Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark.)

    9:00
MASTERPIECE THEATRE -C- 
“The First Churchills” Part 1



13 KXMC (MINOT) (CBS, ABC)

MORNING

    7:00
SESAME STREET -C- 

    8:00
CAPTAIN KANGAROO -C- 

    9:00
LUCILLE BALL -C- 

    9:30
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES -C- 

  10:00
FAMILY AFFAIR -C- 

  10:30
LOVE OF LIFE -C- 

  11:00
WHERE THE HEART IS -C- 

  11:25
CBS NEWS—Douglas Edwards -C- 

  11:30
SEARCH FOR TOMORROW -C- 

AFTERNOON

  12:00
NEWS -C- 

  12:20
LUCILLE RIVERS -C- 

  12:30
AS THE WORLD TURNS -C- 

    1:00
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING -C- 

    1:30
GUIDING LIGHT -C- 

    2:00
SECRET STORM -C- 

    2:30
EDGE OF NIGHT -C- 

    3:00
PASSWORD -C- 
Panelists: Florence Henderson, Bill Cullen. Host: Allen Ludden

    3:30
BEWITCHED

    4:00
GOMER PYLE -C- 

    4:30
STAR TREK -C- 

    5:30
CBS NEWS—Walter Cronkite -C- 

EVENING

    6:00
NEWS -C- 

    6:30
MEN AT LAW -C- 

    7:30
TO ROME WITH LOVE -C- 

    8:00
MEDICAL CENTER -C- 

    9:00
HAWAII FIVE-O -C- 

  10:00
NEWS -C- 

  10:30
MOVIE—Comedy
“Operation Mad Ball” (1957)

TV  

6 comments:

  1. YIHJuly 13, 2020 at 10:10 AM

    Sesame Street today is literally the most profitable aspect of PBS.
    Between March, licencing, and theme park rights (they now have a parade and land at Sea World Orlando) Sesame Place (formerly known as Children's Television Workshop) can no longer be called "non-profit".

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    1. JonJuly 14, 2020 at 8:04 PM

      There is (or was) also Sesame Place just outside Philadelphia. There was another Sesame Place in Irving, TX, but it didn't last very long.

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  2. Randy HansenJuly 14, 2020 at 1:17 AM

    There were a handful of non-PBS stations that time that aired Sesame Street.

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  3. oneillb454@gmail.comJuly 15, 2020 at 2:19 AM

    What was the full ABC lineup? Hard to tell.

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  4. Eric MeyerJuly 15, 2020 at 12:52 PM

    Lots of good stuff about the strange history of KCND is on Wikipedia. The station was a de-facto Winnipeg station, since Pembina had a population of about 740 people. At one point, 90% of the station's ad revenue came from the Canadian side of the border. The station's assets were sold to a Canadian firm who was awarded channel 9 in Winnipeg in 1975.

    Also -- "The Alley" (3pm on channel 4) was a local daytime talker that was broadcast at a Fargo shopping mall. KRDK's wikipedia has an ad of that show.

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  5. MikeFJuly 15, 2020 at 7:30 PM

    KXMA didn't exist in 1971, it was called KDIX and local ownership in Dickinson separate from the other CBS stations. For some reason, TV Guide wouldn't include them in the North Dakota edition because they were in the Mountain time zone. It was the late 70s before they finally got included. It was the mid-80s before they became KXMA and co-owned with the other western North Dakota CBS stations.

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