Sources: The Tuscaloosa News and Times Daily
WBRC 6 (ABC, now Fox)
5:00 Insight
5:30 This is the Life
6:00 Religion in the News
6:30 Alabama Comment
7:00 Changed Lives
7:30 Christ for the World
8:00 Assembly of God
8:30 Rex Humbard
9:00 Jimmy Swaggart
10:00 Kenneth Copeland
11:00 This Week with David Brinkley
Noon Fishing with Virgil Ward
12:30 Bill Dance Outdoors
1:15 Superstars
2:30 USA vs. the World in Olympic Sports
3:30 Wide World of Sports
5:00 ABC World News Sunday
5:30 Viewpoint
6:00 Code Red
7:00 Today's F.B.I.
8:00 I Love Liberty
10:00 News
10:30 Movie: "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970)
12:30 Movie: "Boom" (1968)
2:30 Baretta
3:30 Jim Bakker
4:30 Jimmy Swaggart
WBIQ 10 (PBS)
2:00 Matinee at the Bijou
3:30 Checking It Out
4:00 Once Upon a Classic
4:30 Students with Sp Needs
5:00 Humanities Through the Arts
6:00 Profiles in American Art
6:30 Florestan Trio
7:00 From the Top
7:30 This Old House
8:00 Gala of Stars 1982
WVTM 13 (NBC)
5:30 Short Programs
6:00 Conversation with...
6:30 Meet the Minister
7:00 World Tomorrow
7:30 Show My People
8:00 Jerry Falwell aka Old Time Gospel Hour
9:00 Oral Roberts
9:30 Day of Discovery
10:00 Church Service–Methodist
10:30 Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
11:00 Pop! Goes the Country
11:30 Meet the Press
Noon Movie: "The Night They Raided Minsky's" (1968)
2:00 John Denver Celebrity Ski Race
3:00 SportsWorld
4:30 Mary Tyler Moore
5:00 News
5:30 Sunday Live
6:00 Father Murphy
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 News
10:30 Jeffersons
11:00 Carol Burnett and Friends
11:30 Movie: "Who Was That Lady?" (1960)
1:30 News
WOWL [now WHDF] Channel 15 (NBC, now affiliated with The CW)
5:00 Weekend with the Stars Telethon for Cerebral Palsy (continued to 4:30pm)
4:30 James Robison
5:00 Jerry Falwell
5:30 NBC Nightly News
6:00 Kenneth Copeland
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 Jack Van Impe
10:30 Jimmy Swaggart
11:30 Jim Whittington
Midnight sign-off
WHNT 19 (CBS)
6:00 Gospel Singing Jubilee
6:30 Jobs
7:00 At the Crossroads
7:30 Film
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Abundant Living
10:00 Oral Roberts
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 NCAA Basketball Tournament
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:30 News
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 News
10:30 Accent
11:00 Ernest Angley
Midnight sign-off
4:30 Morning Stretch
WAAY 31 (ABC)
5:30 Herald of Truth
6:00 This is the Life
6:30 Dialogue
7:00 Cartoons
8:00 Lost in Space
9:00 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
10:00 Hour of Power
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon This Week with David Brinkley
1:00 SportsBeat
1:15 Superstars
2:30 USA vs. the World in Olympic Sports
3:30 Wide World of Sports
5:00 ABC World News Sunday
5:30 31 Eyewitness News
6:00 Code Red
7:00 Today's F.B.I.
8:00 I Love Liberty
10:00 31 Eyewitness News
10:30 ABC News Weekend Report
10:45 Old Time Gospel Hour
Midnight Dialogue
12:30 sign-off
WCFT Channel 33 (CBS, now ABC) Tuscaloosa
7:00 Kenneth Copeland
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Gospel Music
10:00 Herald of Truth
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NCAA Basketball Tournament (JIP)
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:30 CBS Evening News
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 Lawrence Welk
11:15 Movie: "Where Have All the People Gone?" (1974)
WBMG [now WIAT] 42 (CBS)
6:30 Focus
7:00 David Terrell
7:30 Voice of Truth
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Living Word
10:00 Church Service–Presbyterian
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NCAA Basketball Tournament (JIP)
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:00 CBS Evening News
5:30 Sports Afield
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 Ernest Angley
11:15 Jack Van Impe
11:45 In Search of...
12:15 Focus
12:45 News
WAFF 48 (NBC)
6:30 World Tomorrow
7:00 Rev. Dennis Tucker
7:30 Jim Whittington
8:00 James Robison
8:30 Jimmy Swaggart
9:30 Rex Humbard
10:00 Day of Discovery
10:30 Amazing Grace Bible Class
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NBC Sports Ringside: 15 round WBA Junior Welterweight action between Aaron Pryor vs. Miguel Montilla
2:00 John Denver Celebrity Ski Race
3:00 SportsWorld
4:30 Porter Wagoner
5:00 Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
5:30 Wild Kingdom
6:00 Father Murphy
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 News
10:30 Pop! Goes the Country
11:00 Nashville on the Road
11:30 Jim Bakker
12:30 sign-off
WBRC 6 (ABC, now Fox)
5:00 Insight
5:30 This is the Life
6:00 Religion in the News
6:30 Alabama Comment
7:00 Changed Lives
7:30 Christ for the World
8:00 Assembly of God
8:30 Rex Humbard
9:00 Jimmy Swaggart
10:00 Kenneth Copeland
11:00 This Week with David Brinkley
Noon Fishing with Virgil Ward
12:30 Bill Dance Outdoors
1:15 Superstars
2:30 USA vs. the World in Olympic Sports
3:30 Wide World of Sports
5:00 ABC World News Sunday
5:30 Viewpoint
6:00 Code Red
7:00 Today's F.B.I.
8:00 I Love Liberty
10:00 News
10:30 Movie: "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970)
12:30 Movie: "Boom" (1968)
2:30 Baretta
3:30 Jim Bakker
4:30 Jimmy Swaggart
WBIQ 10 (PBS)
2:00 Matinee at the Bijou
3:30 Checking It Out
4:00 Once Upon a Classic
4:30 Students with Sp Needs
5:00 Humanities Through the Arts
6:00 Profiles in American Art
6:30 Florestan Trio
7:00 From the Top
7:30 This Old House
8:00 Gala of Stars 1982
WVTM 13 (NBC)
5:30 Short Programs
6:00 Conversation with...
6:30 Meet the Minister
7:00 World Tomorrow
7:30 Show My People
8:00 Jerry Falwell aka Old Time Gospel Hour
9:00 Oral Roberts
9:30 Day of Discovery
10:00 Church Service–Methodist
10:30 Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
11:00 Pop! Goes the Country
11:30 Meet the Press
Noon Movie: "The Night They Raided Minsky's" (1968)
2:00 John Denver Celebrity Ski Race
3:00 SportsWorld
4:30 Mary Tyler Moore
5:00 News
5:30 Sunday Live
6:00 Father Murphy
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 News
10:30 Jeffersons
11:00 Carol Burnett and Friends
11:30 Movie: "Who Was That Lady?" (1960)
1:30 News
WOWL [now WHDF] Channel 15 (NBC, now affiliated with The CW)
5:00 Weekend with the Stars Telethon for Cerebral Palsy (continued to 4:30pm)
4:30 James Robison
5:00 Jerry Falwell
5:30 NBC Nightly News
6:00 Kenneth Copeland
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 Jack Van Impe
10:30 Jimmy Swaggart
11:30 Jim Whittington
Midnight sign-off
WHNT 19 (CBS)
6:00 Gospel Singing Jubilee
6:30 Jobs
7:00 At the Crossroads
7:30 Film
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Abundant Living
10:00 Oral Roberts
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 NCAA Basketball Tournament
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:30 News
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 News
10:30 Accent
11:00 Ernest Angley
Midnight sign-off
4:30 Morning Stretch
WAAY 31 (ABC)
5:30 Herald of Truth
6:00 This is the Life
6:30 Dialogue
7:00 Cartoons
8:00 Lost in Space
9:00 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
10:00 Hour of Power
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon This Week with David Brinkley
1:00 SportsBeat
1:15 Superstars
2:30 USA vs. the World in Olympic Sports
3:30 Wide World of Sports
5:00 ABC World News Sunday
5:30 31 Eyewitness News
6:00 Code Red
7:00 Today's F.B.I.
8:00 I Love Liberty
10:00 31 Eyewitness News
10:30 ABC News Weekend Report
10:45 Old Time Gospel Hour
Midnight Dialogue
12:30 sign-off
WCFT Channel 33 (CBS, now ABC) Tuscaloosa
7:00 Kenneth Copeland
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Gospel Music
10:00 Herald of Truth
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NCAA Basketball Tournament (JIP)
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:30 CBS Evening News
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 Lawrence Welk
11:15 Movie: "Where Have All the People Gone?" (1974)
WBMG [now WIAT] 42 (CBS)
6:30 Focus
7:00 David Terrell
7:30 Voice of Truth
8:00 CBS News Sunday Morning
9:30 Living Word
10:00 Church Service–Presbyterian
10:30 Face the Nation
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NCAA Basketball Tournament (JIP)
3:30 Golf: Tournament Players Championship, final round
5:00 CBS Evening News
5:30 Sports Afield
6:00 60 Minutes
7:00 Archie Bunker's Place
7:30 One Day at a Time
8:00 Alice
8:30 Jeffersons
9:00 Trapper John, M.D.
10:00 CBS News
10:15 Ernest Angley
11:15 Jack Van Impe
11:45 In Search of...
12:15 Focus
12:45 News
WAFF 48 (NBC)
6:30 World Tomorrow
7:00 Rev. Dennis Tucker
7:30 Jim Whittington
8:00 James Robison
8:30 Jimmy Swaggart
9:30 Rex Humbard
10:00 Day of Discovery
10:30 Amazing Grace Bible Class
11:00 Church Service–Baptist
Noon NBC Sports Ringside: 15 round WBA Junior Welterweight action between Aaron Pryor vs. Miguel Montilla
2:00 John Denver Celebrity Ski Race
3:00 SportsWorld
4:30 Porter Wagoner
5:00 Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
5:30 Wild Kingdom
6:00 Father Murphy
7:00 CHiPs
8:00 Movie: "The Towering Inferno" (1974, part 1)
10:00 News
10:30 Pop! Goes the Country
11:00 Nashville on the Road
11:30 Jim Bakker
12:30 sign-off