Channel 48 (Philadelphia?)

[Alan Criswell]

During the mid/late 1970s (circa 1975-1978), I used to watch reruns of
"Brady Bunch," "Emergency" and "Adam 12,"

Brief follow-up; the other show in that block was "The Monkees."





Alan<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by AgingXer on 03/14/06 05:17 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[mstgator]

That would be the former WKBS in Philadelphia. They were on the air as an independent from 1965-1983, before going dark. Channel 48 signed back on in 1992 as independent WGTW, and was eventually bought by TBN in 2004.

More info can be found on Wikipedia (under the entry WGTW-TV).

 

[ixnay]

> More info can be found on Wikipedia (under the entry
> WGTW-TV).
>

Or by using R-I's search function.

ixnay

 

[mstgator]

> > More info can be found on Wikipedia (under the entry
> > WGTW-TV).
> >
>
> Or by using R-I's search function.
>
> ixnay
>

D'oh! You win.

 

[mjlarochelle]

AgingXer:

You'll like the article about WKBS on the UHF Morgue. http://www.geocities.com/radiojunkie1/WKBS.html<P ID="signature">______________
From WNBC-TV New York this is Liiiiive at Fiiiiive!</P>

 

[Markd]

Here are some of the shows I remember on WKBS TV Channel 48
1. Munsters 1966-83
2. Honeymooners 1966-83
3. McHale's Navy 1966-83
4. Dick van Dyke 1966-83
5. Felix The Cat until 1976
6. Herculees until 1977
7. Speed racor until 1976
8. Kimba until 1975
9. Casper 1967-83
10. Perry Mason 1967-81
11. Flintstones 1967-83
12. Lucy Show 1968-80
13. Gilligan's Island 1970-76
14. Star Trek 1970-78
15. Get Smart 1972-76
16. Beverly Hillbillies 1972-83
17. Banana Splits 1972-81
18. Huck & Yogi 1971-1981
19. Underdog 1976-83
20. Dennis The Menace - Jay North 1976-83
21. Merv Griffin 1971-74
22. PTL Club 1975-76
23. Brady Bunch 1976-83
24. Our Gang MGM/Little Rascals King World 1966-83
25. Mighty Mouse 1976-83
26. Monkees 1972-78
27. Woody Woodpecker 1977-83
28. Emergency One 1976-80
29. Adam 12 1976-82
30. I Love Lucy 1978-83
31. Bob Newhart 1978-83
32. Sanford & Son 1978-82
33. Bionic Woman 1978-83
34. Six Million Dollar Man 1978-83
35. Wonder Woman 1979-83
36. Incredible Hulk 1979-83
37. All In The Family 1979-83
38. Saturday Night Live 1981-83
39. Odd Couple 1978-83
40. Gomer Pyle USMC 1978-83
41. WKRP 1982-83
42. Mork & Mindy 1982-83
43. BJ/Lobo 1982-83
44. Wild WIld West 1972-83
45. Popeye Theatrical 1979-83
46. Post 1948 Bugs Bunny 1980-83
47. Pink Panther 1982-83
48. Leave It To Beaver 1982-83

Plus movies from the 30's and 40's such as Abbott & Costello, Blondie, Shirley temple, monster moves (Creature Double Feature/Creature Feature). From 1977-82 during the school year they double ran the Flintstones from 4-5 PM and Brady Bunch from 5-6 weekdays. They tended to rest Little Rascals during the school year and ran them in the summer.

They also got the rights to Alice, One Day At A Time, and Andy Griffith in 1982 that were rested for run in the Fall of 1983 but they would go dark at the end of teh SUmmer of 1983 and those shows never aired on the station. Also they had rights to Love Boat, Inspector Gadget, Fantasy Island, Heathcliff, Inspector Gadget, and Diff'rent Strokes as well once their runs in syndication could begin. The station was dark by the time these shows could air.

For schedules I did post some retro Philadelphia schedules at the end of 2004. So look at these to gtet an idea of what the station was like.