Any List Of Retro Classic TV Shows Available To TV Stations?

[Madmansam]

How can I find out which retro type of classic tv shows are syndicated to broadcast tv stations? Not services like Me-TV or Antenna TV but regular over the air TV Stations for available slots? Thanks!

 

[TexasTom]

While there are a couple of companies (such as The Program Exchange) that do have a publicly available list of the programs that they syndicate, you're not really going to find a comprehensive list.

The closest you are going to come is to just look at the schedules of stations that carry a lot of classic programming, such as KDOC in LA, the local version of ME-TV in Chicago, KFWD in Dallas/Fort Worth, and KADL in Detroit. But recognize that it's going to be constantly changing, as programs are pulled in and out of syndication depending on the level of interest from local stations.

 

[Madmansam]

While there are a couple of companies (such as The Program Exchange) that do have a publicly available list of the programs that they syndicate, you're not really going to find a comprehensive list.

The closest you are going to come is to just look at the schedules of stations that carry a lot of classic programming, such as KDOC in LA, the local version of ME-TV in Chicago, KFWD in Dallas/Fort Worth, and KADL in Detroit. But recognize that it's going to be constantly changing, as programs are pulled in and out of syndication depending on the level of interest from local stations.

Thanks Tom. A semi local Bay area TV Station, KOFY TV 20 just dropped both THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO & THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR and responded on their Facebook page saying that the syndicator of those two shows have pulled it from general syndication without warning. Instead of replacing it with other retro programming, they replaced THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO with a repeat of talk show THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW while an episode of CHEATERS replaced FRESH PRINCE. They claim that the syndicators didn't give them enough notice. What is your thoughts on this situation?

 

[anotherguyTN]

I've wondered before how much of the lack of retro programming on local stations is caused by the stations doing nothing with them and how much is caused by the syndicators and studios sitting on them and not making them available. I'd hope that ME-TV, Antenna TV, etc. will increase the interest in them.

I posted this once before, but here is a link to CBS Television Distribution's list of available shows, which includes several classic shows that they supposedly have available: http://www.cbstvd.com/shows_main.aspx