Hi! I am Route66Fan & this is my first time posting to RadioDiscussions.com.
I need help trying to find the schedules from the following TV Stations in these areas:
1. Columbia-Jefferson City, MO - KOMU-TV Ch. 8 (NBC) & what was then KCBJ-TV Ch. 17 (ABC) when they switched networks on August 7 & 8, 1982 with Ch. 8 going
from NBC to ABC & Ch. 17 going from ABC to NBC & when they reversed the switch on December 31, 1985-January 1, 1986 with Ch. 8 reverting back to NBC & Ch. 17 reverting back to ABC & changing their callsign to KMIZ-TV.
2. Springfield, MO - What was then ABC affilate KDEB-TV (later a Fox affilate with the callsign KSFX-TV, now My Network TV affilate KOZL-TV) Ch. 27 going independent & KSPR-TV Ch. 33 (before then, an independent) picking up the ABC affilation (April 2 & 3, 1986).
3. Topeka, KS - What was then KTSB-TV Ch. 27 (NBC, now KSNT-TV) first day of broadcasting (December 28, 1967), & What was then KLDH-TV (now KTKA-TV) Ch. 49 (ABC) first day of broadcasting (June 20, 1983).
4. Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO - KMOS-TV Ch. 6 last day of being a commercial CBS affilate & semi-satellite of KRCG-TV Ch. 13, Columbia-Jefferson City, MO (August 15, 1978) & their first day as a Non-commercial PBS station (December 22, 1979).
5. Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO - What was then independent station KOIA-TV Ch. 15 (now Fox affilate KYOU-TV) first day of broadcasting (May 14, 1985) & also their schedule from April 5, 1987.
6. Joplin, MO & Pittsburg, KS - KOAM-TV Ch.7 (then NBC, now CBS) & what was then KTVJ-TV Ch. 16 (then CBS, now NBC) switching networks & Ch. 16 changing it's callsign to KSNF-TV & joining the Kansas State Network (September 4 & 5, 1982) as well as Ch. 16 first day of broadcasting as KUHI-TV (January 4, 1968).
7. Kansas City, MO - What was then independent station KBMA-TV Ch. 41 (now NBC affilate KSHB-TV) first day of broadcasting (August 10, 1970), What was then independent station KEKR-TV Ch. 62 (later KZKC-TV, now KSMO-TV) first day of broadcasting (September 12, 1983) & also, What was then WB affilate KCWB-TV Ch. 29 (now CW affilate KCWE-TV) first day of broadcasting (Saturday, September 14, 1996) & any schedules from KMCI-TV Ch. 38 during their early days of being an independent station (circa late 1995-Fall 1996) after having carried the Home Shopping Club fulltime since 1988.
Sorry for such a long post, but I've been interested in finding these schedules for some time now, but don't have access to most newspaper archives. Please help me to find these schedules, Thank you.
I need help trying to find the schedules from the following TV Stations in these areas:
1. Columbia-Jefferson City, MO - KOMU-TV Ch. 8 (NBC) & what was then KCBJ-TV Ch. 17 (ABC) when they switched networks on August 7 & 8, 1982 with Ch. 8 going
from NBC to ABC & Ch. 17 going from ABC to NBC & when they reversed the switch on December 31, 1985-January 1, 1986 with Ch. 8 reverting back to NBC & Ch. 17 reverting back to ABC & changing their callsign to KMIZ-TV.
2. Springfield, MO - What was then ABC affilate KDEB-TV (later a Fox affilate with the callsign KSFX-TV, now My Network TV affilate KOZL-TV) Ch. 27 going independent & KSPR-TV Ch. 33 (before then, an independent) picking up the ABC affilation (April 2 & 3, 1986).
3. Topeka, KS - What was then KTSB-TV Ch. 27 (NBC, now KSNT-TV) first day of broadcasting (December 28, 1967), & What was then KLDH-TV (now KTKA-TV) Ch. 49 (ABC) first day of broadcasting (June 20, 1983).
4. Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO - KMOS-TV Ch. 6 last day of being a commercial CBS affilate & semi-satellite of KRCG-TV Ch. 13, Columbia-Jefferson City, MO (August 15, 1978) & their first day as a Non-commercial PBS station (December 22, 1979).
5. Ottumwa, IA-Kirksville, MO - What was then independent station KOIA-TV Ch. 15 (now Fox affilate KYOU-TV) first day of broadcasting (May 14, 1985) & also their schedule from April 5, 1987.
6. Joplin, MO & Pittsburg, KS - KOAM-TV Ch.7 (then NBC, now CBS) & what was then KTVJ-TV Ch. 16 (then CBS, now NBC) switching networks & Ch. 16 changing it's callsign to KSNF-TV & joining the Kansas State Network (September 4 & 5, 1982) as well as Ch. 16 first day of broadcasting as KUHI-TV (January 4, 1968).
7. Kansas City, MO - What was then independent station KBMA-TV Ch. 41 (now NBC affilate KSHB-TV) first day of broadcasting (August 10, 1970), What was then independent station KEKR-TV Ch. 62 (later KZKC-TV, now KSMO-TV) first day of broadcasting (September 12, 1983) & also, What was then WB affilate KCWB-TV Ch. 29 (now CW affilate KCWE-TV) first day of broadcasting (Saturday, September 14, 1996) & any schedules from KMCI-TV Ch. 38 during their early days of being an independent station (circa late 1995-Fall 1996) after having carried the Home Shopping Club fulltime since 1988.
Sorry for such a long post, but I've been interested in finding these schedules for some time now, but don't have access to most newspaper archives. Please help me to find these schedules, Thank you.