What's on TV? Saturday, July 17, 1954

X won't spend a lot of time trying to analyze this week's listings, but you'll notice a few things right away. First, these affiliations are all over the place; it must have been kind of a free-for-all as to who carries what. I'll leave that to those with a greater understandng of Pittsburgh TV history to analyze. (Or more time readng Wikipedia pages.) However, WDTV, which will become KDKA in 1955, has a rich history as one of the oldest television stations in America. The other historic Pittsburgh station, WQED (now a PBS affiliate), is notable in its own right as the first community-sponsored television station in the U.S. It doesn't appear in today's listings; like so many educational stations of the time, it doesn't broadcast on the weekends. That won't stop you from finding plenty to watch on this Saturday in July, though, so let's get to it.

	❷ WDTV (PITTSBURGH) (CBS, NBC, ABC, DuMont)
	MORNING
	8:15	Movie—Circle C Ranch
	9:30	Space Patrol—Space serial
	10:00	Cowboy G-Men—Jackie Coogan
	10:30	Happy’s Party—Children
	11:30	Film
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Big Top—Circus
	1:00	Lone Ranger—Western
	1:30	Ramar of the Jungle—Jon Hall
	2:00	Big Picture—Documentary
	2:30	Roy Rogers—Western
	3:00	Original Amateur Hour
	3:30	Life with the Erwins—Comedy
	4:00	Beat the Clock—Bud Collyer
	4:30	Summer Playhouse—Drama “The Seven Graces”
	5:00	Superman—George Reeves
	5:30	What’s My Line?—Quiz Panelists: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Bennett Cerf. Emcee: John Daly
	EVENING
	6:00	That’s My Boy—Comedy
	6:30	News—Bill Burns
	6:45	Gadabout Gaddis—Fishing
	7:00	THE WEB—Drama
	7:30	SPORTS SPECIAL—Ray Scott
	7:45	EARL WHEELER SHOW
	8:00	STAGE SHOW—Variety Guests: Jack E. Leonard, Tony Bennett, the DeMarco Sisters, Los Gatos, Trixe
	9:00	I LED THREE LIVES—Spy story
	9:30	DRAGNET—Jack Webb
	10:00	DOLLAR A SECOND—Jan Murray
	10:30	PRIVATE SECRETARY
	11:00	Ford Theater—Drama “Emergency”
	11:30	News Headlines—Hank Stohl
	11:35	Danger—Drama “The Gunman”
	12:05	Sports Final
	12:10	Movie—Adventure “Shock God”
	1:20	Musical Capers

 

 

	❻ WJAC (JOHNSTOWN) (NBC, DuMont, ABC)
	MORNING
	10:25	News Summary
	10:30	Film
	11:00	Winky Dink and You—Barry
	11:30	Kit Carson—Western
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Big Top—Circus
	1:00	Mr. Wizard—Science
	1:30	Johns Hopkins Science Review
	2:00	Test Pattern—To 5:15
	5:15	Film
	5:25	News Summary
	5:30	Two in Love—Bert Parks
	EVENING
	6:00	I’ve Got a Secret—Quiz Panelists: Laraine Day, Bill Cullen, Jayne Meadows, Henry Morgan. Guest: Peter Lawford
	6:30	The Duke—Comedy
	7:00	MR. WIZARD—Science
	7:30	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:00	PLAYHOUSE OF STARS—Drama
	8:30	ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR
	9:00	I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
	9:30	SATURDAY NIGHT REVIEW Guest: Alan Young
	10:30	THIS IS YOUR LIFE—R. Edwards Honoree: Lily Pons
	11:00	Stage “S”—“Half-Hour”
	11:30	Place the Face—Bill Cullen
	12:00	News

 

 

	❼ WTRF (WHEELING) (CBS, NBC, ABC)
	MORNING
	9:30	Charlie Chase—Comedy
	10:00	Serial Theater
	10:30	Movie—Action Theater
	11:30	Town and Country—Wes Manley
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Cartoon Time
	12:15	Jump, Jump from Holiday House
	12:30	Movie—Action Theater
	1:45	Dizzy Dean Show
	1:55	Baseball Game Cleveland Indians at Philadelphia Athletics
	5:00	Giant Movie Matinee
	EVENING
	7:00	MR. WIZARD—Science
	7:30	YOUTH WANTS TO KNOW Guest: Attorney General Herbert Brownell
	8:00	TO BE ANNOUNCED
	8:30	ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR
	9:00	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
	9:30	SATURDAY NIGHT REVIEW Guest: Alan Young
	10:00	BADGE 714—Jack Webb
	10:30	PRIVATE SECRETARY
	11:00	Wrestling from Hollywood
	12:00	Movie—Armchair Theater

 

 

	❾ WSTV (STEBENVILLE) (CBS, ABC)
	MORNING
	9:15	Movie—Cowboy Corral
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	Riders of Purple Sage
	12:15	Rural Scene—Pop Taylor
	12:30	Travel Series
	1:00	Armed Forces Review
	1:30	Variety Fare
	1:45	Donley’s Dugout
	1:55	Baseball Game Cleveland Indians at Philadelphia Athletics
	4:30	Donley’s Dugout
	4:40	Doc Williams and Border Riders
	5:30	Horse Race Arlington Classic
	EVENING
	6:00	Comedies and Foy Willing
	6:30	Time Out for Sports—Donley
	6:45	Industry on Parade
	7:00	AND THE GREATEST OF THESE
	7:15	TRAVEL FILM
	7:45	SPORTS ON PARADE
	8:00	JOHNNY MACK BROWN
	9:00	TWO FOR THE MONEY
	9:30	JACK PAAR SHOW—Variety
	10:00	THAT’S MY BOY—Comedy
	10:30	TWO IN LOVE
	11:00	Newsbeat—Roy Briscoe
	11:05	Movie—Tri-State Theater
	12:05	Newscap

 

 

	❿ WFBG (ALTOONA) (CBS, NBC, ABC, DuMont)
	MORNING
	11:00	To Be Announced
	11:30	Western Theater
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	News
	12:15	Movie Matinee
	1:45	Dizzy Dean Show
	1:55	Baseball Game Cleveland Indians at Philadelphia Athletics
	5:00	Big Picture—Documentary
	5:30	Annie Oakley—Western
	EVENING
	6:00	News Round-up
	6:15	Musical Shorts
	6:45	Sports
	7:00	FILM
	7:30	DOTTY MACK SHOW
	8:00	ENTERPRISE, U.S.A.
	8:30	GREATEST SPORTS THRILLS
	9:00	BOXING Jimmy Martinez vs. Chico Varona
	9:45	FIGHT TALK—Interview Guest: Jack Dempsey
	10:00	COLONEY FLACK—A. Mowbray
	10:30	PRIVATE SECRETARY
	11:05	Sports Showcase—Brickhouse Guest: Tony Trabert
	11:10	Main Event Wrestling Tarzan Hewitt vs. Argentina Rocca

 

 

	16 WENS (PITTSBURGH) (ABC, CBS, NBC)
	AFTERNOON
	1:55	Film
	2:10	News
	2:15	Baseball Warm-up
	2:30	Baseball Double-header Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
	4:40	Baseball Follow-up
	4:50	Baseball—2nd game Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
	EVENING
	6:30	News
	6:35	Film
	7:00	MEET YOUR CONGRESS
	7:30	DOTTY MACK SHOW
	8:00	ENTERPRISE, U.S.A.
	8:55	WHAT’S THE GOOD WORD?
	9:00	BOXING Jimmy Martinez vs. Chica Varona
	10:00	MOVIE—Drama "The Brute Man" (1946)

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