From TV Guide, Georgia Edition (this may be the oldest
issue I have);
WSB Ch. 2 Atlanta (NBC)
9:30 Laurel And Hardy
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 Ruff And Reddy
11 AM Fury
11:30 Andy's Gang (Andy Devine took over this
show after the death of Smilin' Ed McConnell
in 1954)
12 N True Story (I always thought this an oddity, a
drama anthology on Saturday afternoons)
12:30 Mr. Wizard
1 PM Baseball: Yankees-Senators (this Washington
Senators team became the Minnesota Twins;
a second Senators team became the Texas
Rangers--Lindsey Nelson and Leo Durocher report)
3:30 Jungle (documentary, time approximate)
4 PM Captain David Grief
4:30 Detective's Diary (reruns of "Saber Of London")
5 PM Movie: "Golden Boy" (this 1939 boxing film gave
William Holden a break--Sammy Davis Jr. starred
in a Broadway revival in the 1960s)
6:55 News And Sports
7 PM Saber Of London (I think these episodes were new--
a character in this episode is named Petra Tomulkin--
think about it, "Press Your Luck" fans)
7:30 People Are Funny
8 PM Perry Como (COLOR)
9 PM Polly Bergen (Dick Van Dyke is guest)
9:30 Turning Point (another anthology)
10 PM Amateur Hour
10:30 Your Hit Parade (COLOR)
11 PM Movie: "Strange Cargo"
WRGP (WRCB) Ch. 3 Chattanooga (NBC)
9 AM Western Movie (title not given)
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 Ruff And Reddy
11 AM University Of Tennessee Extension
Service
11:15 Health Council
11:30 Andy's Gang
12 N True Story
12:30 Travel Film
1 PM Baseball: Yankees-Senators
4 PM Travel Film (time approximate)
4:30 Detective's Diary
5 PM Western Movie (title not given)
6 PM Racket Squad
6:30 Chicago Wrestling
7:30 People Are Funny
8 PM Perry Como (COLOR)
9 PM Polly Bergen
9:30 Turning Point
10 PM Amateur Hour
10:30 Your Hit Parade (COLOR)
11 PM Movie: TBA
WAGA Ch. 5 Atlanta (CBS)
8:45 Off To Adventure
9 AM Mr. Toymaker (had been on Ch. 2
in earlier years)
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Cross Country (farm news)
12:30 4-H Hour (an institution on Ch. 5
into the '80s at least)
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals (Dizzy
Dean and Buddy Blattner report--
Pee Wee Reese would come later)
3:55 Sports With Jimmy Powers (time approximate)
4 PM Florida Derby Day
4:30 The Preakness (Kentucky Derby winner Tim
Tam wins the second jewel of the Triple Crown
but will lose to Cavan in the Belmont)
5 PM School Of The Air
5:30 This Is Your Town (this lasted into the '70s)
6 PM Cisco Kid
6:30 Combat Sergeant (not to be confused with Combat!,
this ran on ABC in 1956)
7 PM Code 3
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Top Dollar (at first, players tried to add letters to
a potential word without completing it, but later
the format resembled "Wheel Of Fortune," with
the contestants filling in a phrase letter by letter)
9 PM Oh! Susanna (Gale Storm)
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 Big Story
11 PM News
11:05 Mystery Is My Business
11:35 Mr. District Attorney
WTVC Ch. 9 Chattanooga (ABC)
2:55 News
3 PM Words And Thoughts
3:15 Country Style, U.S.A.
3:30 Movie: TBA
5 PM Chattanooga Wrestling
6:30 Cartoons
7:30 Dick Clark (Chuck Berry sings
"Johnny B. Goode")
8 PM Country Music Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Billy Graham
11 PM Movie: TBA
WLWA (WXIA) Ch. 11 Atlanta (ABC)
8:05 Cartoon Carnival
11 AM Flash Gordon
11:30 Ramar Of The Jungle
12 N Joe Palooka
12:30 Movie: "Law Of The Badlands"
1:30 Movie: "Way Back Home"
3 PM Dance Party
4 PM Western Movie (title not given)
5:30 Atlanta Wrestling (I wonder if this is
correct--only 30 minutes)
6 PM Movie: "Flight For Freedom" (fictionalized
account of Amelia Earhart's career)
7:30 Dick Clark
8 PM Country Music Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Billy Graham
11 PM Movie: "Apache Uprising"
WDEF Ch. 12 Chattanooga (CBS)
9 AM Children's Gospel Hour
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10 AM Mr. Chickaroonie
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Top Ten Dance Party (I believe just
about every market had this format
or one like it)
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals
4 PM Porky Pig (time approximate)
4:30 The Preakness
5 PM Forestry In Action
5:30 Movie: "Dark Command"
7 PM Sky King
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Top Dollar
9 PM TVA Anniversary
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 Sheriff Of Cochise
11 PM Movie: "The Pied Piper"
WMAZ Ch. 13 Macon (CBS/NBC/ABC)
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Fury
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Sky King
12:30 Terrytoon Time
1 PM Riders Of The Purple Sage
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals
4 PM TBA
4:30 The Preakness
5 PM Macon Wrestling
6 PM Sheena, Queen Of The Jungle
6:30 Grand Ole Opry
7 PM Burns And Allen
7:30 Navy Log
8 PM Highway Patrol
8:30 Sea Hunt
9 PM Oh! Susanna
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 The Californians
11 PM Lawrence Welk (one of the songs is
"Throw Mother From The Train")
12 M Movie: "Edge Of The Law"
issue I have);
WSB Ch. 2 Atlanta (NBC)
9:30 Laurel And Hardy
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 Ruff And Reddy
11 AM Fury
11:30 Andy's Gang (Andy Devine took over this
show after the death of Smilin' Ed McConnell
in 1954)
12 N True Story (I always thought this an oddity, a
drama anthology on Saturday afternoons)
12:30 Mr. Wizard
1 PM Baseball: Yankees-Senators (this Washington
Senators team became the Minnesota Twins;
a second Senators team became the Texas
Rangers--Lindsey Nelson and Leo Durocher report)
3:30 Jungle (documentary, time approximate)
4 PM Captain David Grief
4:30 Detective's Diary (reruns of "Saber Of London")
5 PM Movie: "Golden Boy" (this 1939 boxing film gave
William Holden a break--Sammy Davis Jr. starred
in a Broadway revival in the 1960s)
6:55 News And Sports
7 PM Saber Of London (I think these episodes were new--
a character in this episode is named Petra Tomulkin--
think about it, "Press Your Luck" fans)
7:30 People Are Funny
8 PM Perry Como (COLOR)
9 PM Polly Bergen (Dick Van Dyke is guest)
9:30 Turning Point (another anthology)
10 PM Amateur Hour
10:30 Your Hit Parade (COLOR)
11 PM Movie: "Strange Cargo"
WRGP (WRCB) Ch. 3 Chattanooga (NBC)
9 AM Western Movie (title not given)
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 Ruff And Reddy
11 AM University Of Tennessee Extension
Service
11:15 Health Council
11:30 Andy's Gang
12 N True Story
12:30 Travel Film
1 PM Baseball: Yankees-Senators
4 PM Travel Film (time approximate)
4:30 Detective's Diary
5 PM Western Movie (title not given)
6 PM Racket Squad
6:30 Chicago Wrestling
7:30 People Are Funny
8 PM Perry Como (COLOR)
9 PM Polly Bergen
9:30 Turning Point
10 PM Amateur Hour
10:30 Your Hit Parade (COLOR)
11 PM Movie: TBA
WAGA Ch. 5 Atlanta (CBS)
8:45 Off To Adventure
9 AM Mr. Toymaker (had been on Ch. 2
in earlier years)
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Cross Country (farm news)
12:30 4-H Hour (an institution on Ch. 5
into the '80s at least)
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals (Dizzy
Dean and Buddy Blattner report--
Pee Wee Reese would come later)
3:55 Sports With Jimmy Powers (time approximate)
4 PM Florida Derby Day
4:30 The Preakness (Kentucky Derby winner Tim
Tam wins the second jewel of the Triple Crown
but will lose to Cavan in the Belmont)
5 PM School Of The Air
5:30 This Is Your Town (this lasted into the '70s)
6 PM Cisco Kid
6:30 Combat Sergeant (not to be confused with Combat!,
this ran on ABC in 1956)
7 PM Code 3
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Top Dollar (at first, players tried to add letters to
a potential word without completing it, but later
the format resembled "Wheel Of Fortune," with
the contestants filling in a phrase letter by letter)
9 PM Oh! Susanna (Gale Storm)
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 Big Story
11 PM News
11:05 Mystery Is My Business
11:35 Mr. District Attorney
WTVC Ch. 9 Chattanooga (ABC)
2:55 News
3 PM Words And Thoughts
3:15 Country Style, U.S.A.
3:30 Movie: TBA
5 PM Chattanooga Wrestling
6:30 Cartoons
7:30 Dick Clark (Chuck Berry sings
"Johnny B. Goode")
8 PM Country Music Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Billy Graham
11 PM Movie: TBA
WLWA (WXIA) Ch. 11 Atlanta (ABC)
8:05 Cartoon Carnival
11 AM Flash Gordon
11:30 Ramar Of The Jungle
12 N Joe Palooka
12:30 Movie: "Law Of The Badlands"
1:30 Movie: "Way Back Home"
3 PM Dance Party
4 PM Western Movie (title not given)
5:30 Atlanta Wrestling (I wonder if this is
correct--only 30 minutes)
6 PM Movie: "Flight For Freedom" (fictionalized
account of Amelia Earhart's career)
7:30 Dick Clark
8 PM Country Music Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Billy Graham
11 PM Movie: "Apache Uprising"
WDEF Ch. 12 Chattanooga (CBS)
9 AM Children's Gospel Hour
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10 AM Mr. Chickaroonie
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Top Ten Dance Party (I believe just
about every market had this format
or one like it)
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals
4 PM Porky Pig (time approximate)
4:30 The Preakness
5 PM Forestry In Action
5:30 Movie: "Dark Command"
7 PM Sky King
7:30 Perry Mason
8:30 Top Dollar
9 PM TVA Anniversary
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 Sheriff Of Cochise
11 PM Movie: "The Pied Piper"
WMAZ Ch. 13 Macon (CBS/NBC/ABC)
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Fury
11 AM Jimmy Dean
12 N Sky King
12:30 Terrytoon Time
1 PM Riders Of The Purple Sage
1:15 Baseball: Dodgers-Cardinals
4 PM TBA
4:30 The Preakness
5 PM Macon Wrestling
6 PM Sheena, Queen Of The Jungle
6:30 Grand Ole Opry
7 PM Burns And Allen
7:30 Navy Log
8 PM Highway Patrol
8:30 Sea Hunt
9 PM Oh! Susanna
9:30 Have Gun, Will Travel
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 The Californians
11 PM Lawrence Welk (one of the songs is
"Throw Mother From The Train")
12 M Movie: "Edge Of The Law"