source: Boston GlobeRETRO BOSTON/PROVIDENCE TV- SUMMER 1986Wednesday August 13, 1986WGBH-TV 2 (PBS) 6:15- Test Pattern 6:45- Sign-on/AM Weather (Tom Dunn doing the script for the sign-on, David Ives doing the mission statement) 7AM- Sesame Street 8AM- Mister Rogers 8:30- Sesame Street 9:30- Mister Rogers 10AM- Wild World of Animals10:30- Reading Rainbow11am- Nova12PM- Sesame Street 1PM- American Masters2pm- Magic of Oil Painting2:30- Joy of Painting 3pm- French Chef 3:30- Wide World of Animals 4pm- Sesame Street 5pm- Mister Rogers 5:30- Reading Rainbow6PM- Macneil/Lehrer Newshour 7pm- Dr. Who 7:30- Wild World of Animals 8pm- National Geographic- "Land of the Tiger"9pm- Survival10pm- The Ten O’clock News (with Christopher Lydon and Gail Harris) 10:30- Nightly Business Report 11pm- Comrades12am- Sign-Off WBZ-TV 4 (NBC) Group W 5 AM PEOPLE ARE TALKING (Continued) 5:30 EYEWITNESS NEWS 6 AM NBC NEWS 6:30 EYEWITNESS NEWS 7 AM TODAY 9 AM HOUR MAGAZINE 10 AM SANTA BARBARA 11 AM SALE OF THE CENTURY 11:30 SCRABBLE 12 NOON EYEWITNESS NEWS 12:30 PEOPLE ARE TALKING 1:30 LOVE CONNECTION 2 PM DAYS OF OUR LIVES (ONE DAY BEHIND) 3 PM WHEEL OF FORTUNE 3:30 $1 MILLION CHANCE OF A LIFETIME 4 PM HAWAII-FIVE-O 5 PM PEOPLE'S COURT 5:30 LIVE ON 46 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS (with Liz Walker, Jack Williams, Bruce Schweglor and Bob Lobel) 7 PM NBC NEWS 7:30 EVENING MAGAZINE8 PM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN9 PM GIMME A BREAK10 PM ST. ELSEWHERE11 PM EYEWITNESS NEWS 11:30 TONIGHT-Johnny Carson 12:30 LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1:30 EYEWITNESS NEWS 2 AM EVENING MAGAZINE 2:30 MOVIE- The Man with the Power (1977)5 WCVB (ABC) Metromedia 5 AM CHRONICLE 5:30 NEWSCENTER 5 6 AM NEWSCENTER 5 7 AM GOOD MORNING AMERICA 9 AM PHIL DONAHUE 10 AM GOOD DAY 11:AM DIVORCE COURT 11:30 RYAN'S HOPE 12 NOON NEWSCENTER 5 12:30 LOVING 1 PM ALL MY CHILDREN 2 PM ONE LIFE TO LIVE 3 PM GENERAL HOSPITAL 4 PM WALTONS5 PM TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT 5:30 ALL IN THE FAMILY 6 PM NEWSCENTER 5 (with Chet Curtis, Natalie Jacobson, Dick Albert and Mike Lynch) 7 PM ABC NEWS 7:30 CHRONICLE8 PM PERFECT STRANGERS8:30 MR. SUNSHINE9 PM MOVIE- The Glory Boys11 PM NEWSCENER 5 11:30 NIGHTLINE 12 MIDNIGHT NIGHT GALLERY1 AM SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL1:30 NEWS2 AM MOVIE- A Night at the Opera7 WNEV (CBS) New England Broadcasters (Formerly WNAC-TV owned By RKO) 5 AM CBS NEWS NIGHTWATCH 6 AM MORNING STRETCH 6:30 NEWS 7 AM CBS MORNING NEWS 9 AM FAMILY FEUD 9:30 LET'S MAKE A DEAL 10 AM 25,000 $ PYRAMID 10:30 MORNING LIVE 11 AM PRICE IS RIGHT 12 NOON NEWS 12:30 YOUNG & THE RESTLESS 1:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS 2:30 CAPITOL 3 PM GUIDING LIGHT 4 PM JEOPARDY 4:30 LET'S MAKE A DEAL5 PM NEWLYWED GAME 5:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 6 PM NEWS 7 PM CBS NEWS 7:30 ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT8 PM MOVIE- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)10 PM CBS NEWS SPECIAL- Big Gamble in Atlantic City11 PM NEWS 11:30 ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT12 AM T.J HOOKER1:10 MOVIE- Goldie and the Boxer Go To Hollywood (1984)2:30 NEWS3 AM CBS NEWS NIGHTWATCH38 WSBK (Ind.) KKR 6 AM 20 MINUTE WORKOUT 6:30 UNDERDOG 7 AM SUPERFRIENDS7:30 HE MAN 8 AM GO BOTS 8:30 SCOOBY DOO 9 AM FAT ALBERT 9:30 JOURNAL 10 AM MORNING MOVIE – The Happy Time12 NOON BREAK THE BANK12:30 DICK VAN DYKE 1 PM BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 1:30 ANDY GRIFFITH2 PM HECKLE AND JECKLE2:30 PORKY PIG3 PM JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS 3:30 GO BOTS 4 PM HE MAN 4:30 GUMBY5 PM CHARLIE'S ANGELS 6 PM QUINCY 7 PM M*A*S*H 7:30 BARNEY MILLER 8 PM MOVIE LOFT – Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)10 PM ODD COUPLE10:30 DICK VAN DYKE11 PM M*A*S*H 11:30 HOGAN'S HEROES 12 MID ALFRED HITCHCOCK12:30 ALFRED HITCHCOCK1 AM SIGN OFF 56 WLVI (Ind.) GANNETT (Sold By Field In Summer Of 1983) 6 AM BOZO THE CLOWN 6:30 FLINTSTONES 7 AM GREAT SPACE COASTER7:30 POPEYE8 AM M.A.S.K8:30 HEATHCLIFF9 AM TOM AND JERRY9:30 BRADY BUNCH10 AM CNN HEADLINE NEWS11 AM GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E12 NOON BEWITCHED 12:30 I DREAM OF JEANNIE1 PM CASPER1:30 POPEYE 2 PM BUGS BUNNY2:30 TOM AND JERRY 3 PM FLINTSTONES3:30 INSPECTOR GADGET 4 PM TRANSFORMERS 4:30 THUNDERCATS 5 PM G.I JOE 5:30 BRADY BUNCH 6 PM WHAT'S HAPPENING6:30 GOOD TIMES7 PM ANGIE7:30 BENSON8 PM 8 O'CLOCK MOVIE- The Firechasers10 PM 56 NEWS AT 10 10:30 INN NEWS11 PM MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E12 AM 56 NEWS AT 1012:30 INN NEWS 1 AM SIGN-OFF25 WXNE (Ind.) CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK (would become Fox in 2 months)6 AM D JAMES KENNEDY 6:30 JIMMY SWAGGART 7 AM JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS7:30 SUPERMAN8 AM ROBOTECH8:30 CAPTAIN HARLOCK9 AM FORCE FIVE9:30 RIFLEMAN10 AM THE 700 CLUB 11:30 DAILY MASS 12 NOON MORK AND MINDY12:30 LEAVE IT TO BEAVER1 PM GET SMART1:30 MAYBERRY R.F.D2 PM MORK AND MINDY2:30 SUPERMAN3 PM POPEYE 3:30 ROBOTECH 4 PM JETSONS 4:30 MONKEES5 PM DUKES OF HAZZARD6 PM HANGIN' IN6:30 GILLIGAN'S ISLAND 7 PM GIMME A BREAK 7:30 PRIVATE BENJAMIN8 PM MOVIE – The Prize Fighter10 PM I DREAM OF JEANNIE11 PM COMEDY TONIGHT 11:30 700 CLUB1 AM SIGN-OFF68 WQTV (Ind/NBC/ABC/CBS) Arlington Broadcasters 6 AM ABC NEWS (ABC) 7 AM MIGHTY HERCULES 7:30 SPEED RACOR 8 AM ROBOTECH 8:30 MULTI TRIM 9 AM FAMILY TIES (NBC)9:30 PET ACTION LINE10 AM LOVE AMERICAN STYLE (ABC)10:30 CARD SHARKS (CBS)11 AM LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS (ABC)11:30 GIDGET12 NOON SUPER PASSWORD (NBC) 12:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (NBC) 1 PM ANOTHER WORLD (NBC) A DAY BEHIND 2 PM CONNIE MARTINSON TALKS BOOKS2:30 MOVIE- The Tunnel (1935)4 PM PRESS YOUR LUCK (CBS) 4:30 MOVIE- Bluebeard (1944) 6 PM TOP 40 VIDEOS 6:30 GIDGET7 PM MOVIE- Jamaica Inn (1939)8:30 MOVIE- Tarzan, The Fearless (1933)10 PM JIMMY SWAGGART10:30 MOVIE- The 39 Steps (1935)12 AM SIGN-OFF27 WHLL (ind./PREVIEW) SIBOS TV 5 AM JIM AND TAMMY 6 AM CNN HEADLINE NEWS 6:30 DAWN 7 AM JIM AND TAMMY8 AM RICHARD ROBERTS 9 AM JIMMY SWAGGART 9:30 CNN HEADLINE NEWS 10 AM DYNASTY11 AM WALTONS12 NOON MOVIE- Salome, Where She Danced (1945)2 PM MOVE- The Inspector General (1949) 4 PM DENNIS THE MENACE-Jay North 4:30 FATHER KNOWS BEST 5 PM LOVE BOAT6 PM LOVE CONNECTION6:30 PEOPLE'S COURT7 PM SUBSCRIPTION TV 44 WGBX (PBS) WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 5 PM SIGN-ON/ONE ON ONE 5:30 SESAME STREET 6:30 BUSINESS REPORT7 PM JAPAN, THE CHANGING TRADITION7:30 MACNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR 8:30 ODYSSEY9:30 TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL10 PM TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (with Christopher Lydon)10:30 BUSINESS REPORT11 PM SIGN-OFF6 WLNE- CBS- New Bedford/Providence 7am- CBS Morning News 9am- Movie- Frankie and Johnny11am- The Price is Right 12pm- Divorce Court12:30- Young and the Restless 1:30- As The World Turns 2:30- Capitol 3pm- Guiding Light 4pm- Movie- Red Alert (1977)6pm- Action News 6:30- CBS News 7pm- People's Court7:30- Love Connection8 PM MOVIE- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)10 PM CBS NEWS SPECIAL- Big Gamble in Atlantic City11pm- Action News 11:30- T.J Hoioker12:40- Movie- The Kirlian Witness2am- Action News2:30- CBS News Nightwatch10 WJAR- NBC- Providence 7am- Today 9am- Donahue 10am- Family Ties10:30- Sale of the Century11am- Wheel Of Fortune11:30- Scrabble12pm- NewsWatch 10 12:30- Sally Jessy Raphael 1pm- Days of our Lives 2pm- Another World3pm- Santa Barbara4pm- Hour Magazine 5pm- NewsWatch 106pm- NewsWatch 10 (anchored by Doug White) 6:30- NBC News 7pm- P.M Magazine 7:30- Entertainment Tonight 8pm- Highway To Heaven9pm- Gimme A Break10pm- St. Elsewhere11pm- NewsWatch 1011:30- Best of Carson12:30- Late Night with David Letterman1:30- NewsWatch 102am- Sign-Off12 WPRI- ABC- Providence 7am- Good Morning America 9am- Merv Griffin 10am- Headline Chasers10:30- Break the Bank11am- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous11:30- Ryan's Hope12pm- NewsCenter 12 12:30- Loving 1pm- All My Children 2pm- One Life To Live 3pm- General Hospital 4pm- Hangin' On4:30- Barney Miller5pm- M*A*S*H5:30- Barney Miller6pm- NewsCenter 12- (anchored by Walter Cryan) 6:30- ABC News 7pm- Wheel Of Fortune7:30- Jeopardy! 8pm- Perfect Strangers8:30- Mr. Sunshine9pm- MacGyver10pm- Hotel11pm- NewsCenter 1211:30- Barney Miller12am- ABC News Nightline12:30- Sign-Off