We've traveled all the way back to the seventh national edition of TV Guide, a point at which most editions, such as this one from Chicagoland, maintained much of their local content. You can also see how the magazine is going to evolve over the first few years; there are no TV-shaped channel bullets for channel numbers, for instance, and the day isn't split into the familiar Morning-Afternoon-Evening thirds. And Chicago's television scene will be evolving as well; in this issue, WBBM, the CBS affiliate, is channel 4, but in less than two months, it'll change to channel 2, where it remains to this day. Let's see what they have on, as well as the other three stations available in the Windy City.
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4 WBBM (CBS)
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6:45
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Town And Farm—Discussion
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7:00
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Today—News and Comments
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9:00
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Arthur Godfrey Time—Musical
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10:00
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News At Ten—Information
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10:05
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There’s One In Every Family
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10:30
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Strike It Rich—Warren Hull
Guest: Jan Miner
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11:00
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Bride & Groom—TV Wedding
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11:15
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Love Of Life—Serial Story
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11:30
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Search For Tomorrow—Drama
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11:45
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Guiding Light—Serial Story
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12:00
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Luncheon With Billy—Musical
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12:25
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Lee Phillip Show—Tips
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12:30
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Garry Moore Show—Comedy
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1:00
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Double Or Nothing
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1:30
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Art Linkletter’s House Party
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2:00
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Big Payoff—Quiz For Men
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2:30
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Action In The Afternoon
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3:00
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Shopping With O’Riley
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3:15
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“Turn Of The Tide”—MOVIE
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4:30
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Garfield Goose And Friend
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5:00
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Western Movie Time—Film
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5:30
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Silhouettes Of The West—Film
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5:55
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Chicago Weather—Frank Reynolds
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6:00
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Sports & Comments—Elson
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6:15
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News With Fahey Flynn
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6:30
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CBS News—Douglas Edwards
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6:45
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Perry Como Show—Musical
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7:00
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ARTHUR GODFREY & FRIENDS
Guest emcee: Ed Sullivan
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8:00
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STRIKE IT RICH—Quiz Contest
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8:30
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MAN AGAINST CRIME—Drama
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9:00
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BLUE RIBBON BOUTS—Boxing
Norman Hayes vs. Jesse Turner
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9:45
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SPORTS SPOT—Review
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10:00
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FAHEY FLYNN—News Data
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10:10
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MEET MISS LEE—Weather
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10:15
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HARRINGTON ON SPORTS
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10:25
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MUSIC COUNTER—Top Tunes
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10:30
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HARRINGTON AND THE NEWS
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10:45
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OUR SONG—Favorite Tunes
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11:00
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KUP’S TV COLUMN—Chats
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11:15
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11:15 EDITION—Fahey Flynn
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11:30
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MURDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT
“Revolt Of The Zombies”
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12:00
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“LOVE ON THE DOLE”—MOVIE
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1:00
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LATE WORLD NEWS—Data
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5 WNBQ (NBC)
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9:00
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Ding Dong School—For Kids
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9:30
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Animal Playtime—Kid’s Show
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10:00
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Ask Washington—News Panel
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10:30
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Mrs. U.S.A.—Film Short
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11:00
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Creative Cookery—Recipes
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12:00
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Noontime Comics—John Coons
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12:30
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Bob & Kay Show—Interviews
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1:00
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“He Couldn’t Take It”—MOVIE
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2:00
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Break The Bank—Quiz Show
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2:30
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Welcome Travelers—Chats
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3:00
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Kate Smith Hour—Musical
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4:00
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Hawkins Falls—Small Town Tale
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4:15
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Gabby Hayes Show—Tall Tales
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4:30
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Howdy Doody Show—Puppets
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5:00
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Elmer, The Elephant—Movie
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5:30
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Kids Karnival Kwiz—Games
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5:50
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Clifton Utley And The News
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6:00
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Joe Wilson’s Sports Corner
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6:15
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Town Crier—Tony Weitzel
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6:30
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Eddie Fisher Show—Musical
Guest host: Gordon MacRae
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6:45
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News Caravan—John Swayze
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7:00
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I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
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7:30
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MUSIC HALL—Tune Time
Hostess: Patti Page. Guests: Mary Ellen
Terry, Vaughn Monroe, Richard Haymen, the Whiffenpoofs
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8:00
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KRAFT THEATER—Drama
“One Left Over”
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9:00
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE—Tale
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9:30
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CITY DESK—Discussion
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10:00
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WEATHERMAN—Clint Youle
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10:10
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DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas
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10:15
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CLIFTON UTLEY & THE NEWS
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10:30
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LET’S LOOK AT SPORTS
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10:45
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HERBIE MINTZ SHOW—Musical
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11:00
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“DANGER FLIGHT”—MOVIE
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7 WBKB (ABC)
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9:30
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Cartoons—For The Kids
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9:45
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Beulah Karney Presents—Tips
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10:30
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Let’s Exercise With Ed Allen
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10:50
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Your Weather—Wayne Griffin
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10:55
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Ulmer Turner—News Report
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11:00
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Breakfast With Danny O’Neil
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11:55
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Ulmer Turner—News Report
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12:00
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Happy Pirates—Fun For Kids
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12:30
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Time For Fun—Nick Francis
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12:55
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Ulmer Turner—News Report
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1:00
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All About Baby—Discussion
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1:15
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“Ghost Town”—MOVIE
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2:25
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Ulmer Turner—News Report
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2:30
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“Sing As You Swing”—MOVIE
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3:55
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Ulmer Turner—News Report
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4:00
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Lucky 7 Ranch—Western Film
“Romance River”
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4:45
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Rootie Kazootie—Puppet Fun
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5:00
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Laugh Time—Film Shorts
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5:30
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Adv. Time With Bob Atcher
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6:00
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Austin Kiplinger & The News
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6:10
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Sports Highlights—Jack Drees
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6:25
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Your Weather—Wayne Griffin
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6:30
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Date With Judy—Comedy
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7:00
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LAUREL & HARDY TIME
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7:30
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STU ERWIN SHOW—Comedy
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8:00
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CARUSO SHOW—Musical
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8:30
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WRESTLONG FROM RAINBO
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10:00
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FOREIGH INTRIGUE—Drama
(Tentative)
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10:30
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THIS IS CHARLES LAUGHTON
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10:45
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COMEDY CAMEO—Film Short
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11:00
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ULMER TURNER—News
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11:10
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“BUSH CHRISTMAS”—MOVIE
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12:15
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“HEADLINE WOMAN”—MOVIE
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9 WGN (Independent)
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9:00
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Your Figure Ladies—Fogarty
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9:30
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Clete Roberts World Report
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9:45
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Steve Fentress & News
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10:00
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A To Z Of Cookery—Recipes
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11:00
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“Terrors On Horseback”--MOVIE
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11:45
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Earl Nightingale Program
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12:00
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Hi Ladies—Jack Payne
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12:45
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Baseball With The Girls
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1:00
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Batting Practice—H. Creighton
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1:10
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Lead Off Man—Vince Lloyd
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1:30
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Baseball—Cubs vs. New York
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3:45
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Tenth Inning—Interviews
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4:00
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“Wagon Wheels Westward”—MOVIE
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5:00
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Time For Beany—Puppet Fun
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5:15
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Talent Time—Linn Burton
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5:30
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Robert F. Hurleigh—News
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5:45
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Sports Review—Brickhouse
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5:55
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Chicago Weather—Frank Reynolds
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6:00
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Captain Video—Adventures
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6:30
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Spencer Allen And The News
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6:45
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Chicagoland Newsreel—Data
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7:00
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“MEET THE MISSUS”—MOVIE
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8:00
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FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE
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8:30
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THROUGH THE CAMERA EYE
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9:00
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OLD AMERICAN BARN DANCE
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9:30
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LIBERACE SHOW—Musical
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10:00
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“GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE”—MOVIE
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11:30
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NEWS—Les Nichols Comments
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11:45
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“FLYING SERPENT”—MOVIE
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The reason for WBBM's channel switch is to prevent interference with Milwaukee's ch. 4 WTMJ.
ReplyDeleteAt the time, WTMJ-TV was on channel 3, and was preparing to switch to channel 4.
DeleteChannel 3 would later be assigned to Madison, WI, being home to WISC-TV since signing on there as its CBS affiliate in June 1956--just days after WMTV (which had the CBS affiliation briefly, in addition to the NBC affiliation which it still hath) signed on on channel 15; WKOW-TV, which was Madison's first TV station (on channel 27) in 1952, became ABC affiliate by default after initially being affiliate with all three networks.
It's interesting to look at WGN's lineup. Not many TV shows had been produced by 1953, so they couldn't fill the schedule with reruns....
ReplyDelete60 years later, Lee Philipp's name is still seen every weekday on WBBM.
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