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Retro: Boston - Sunday March 19, 1972 (First day of WCVB)

Source – Boston Sunday Globe TV Week

(Notice on the right-hand corner of the page) In the event of a delay in the transfer of Ch. 5, Sunday’s network programs will be seen on their old stations. Among them are: “NHL Hockey” (Bruins vs. North Stars) at 3, “60 Minutes” at 6, “CBS Movie” (Easy Come, Easy Go) at 7:30, “Cade’s County” at 9:30 on Ch. 5, “FBI” at 8, “ABC Movie” (Day of the Evil Gun) at 9 on Ch. 7.

Although WCVB signed on at 3AM they did not commence regular programming until 7AM.

2 – WGBH Boston (PBS)
3:30p 30 Minutes With…
4:00p Vibrations
5:00p Advocates
6:00p Say Brother
7:00p Zoom
7:30p The French Chef “Ham Transformation”
8:00p Firing Line – “Genocide” with Robert Conquest
9:00p Masterpiece Theater – “Sweet England’s Pride” conclusion
10:30p Science and Man
10:45p Critic-At-Large
11:00p Science and Man

4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
6:45a Living World
7:00a Mr. Magoo
7:30a Boomtown – Rex Trailer
9:00a For Kids Only
9:30a International Zone
10:00a Insight
10:30a A Show of Faith
11:00a Community Auditions – talent show
11:30a News, Weather
12:00p Movie “All the Fine Young Cannibals” 1960 – Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner
2:00p Meet the Press
2:30p Happiness is Skiiing
3:00p Some Kind of Presence – examination of the crisis in the church
4:00p Call of the West
4:30p Survival
5:00p NHL Action
5:30p Wild Kingdom
6:00p News, Weather
6:30p NBC News
7:00p People Games
7:30p Wonderful World of Disney “Chango-Guardian of the Mayan Treasure”
8:30p The Jimmy Stewart Show
9:00p Bonanza
10:00p Bold Ones
11:00p News, Weather, Sports
11:30p David Frost’s Finest Hour and a Half – guest: Robert Goulet
1:00a Death Valley Days

5 – WCVB Boston (ABC)
7:00a The Christophers
7:30a Directions
7:45a Turning Point
8:00a Praise the Lord (premiere) – traditional & new forms of religious music
8:30a Davy and Goliath
9:00a Jabberwocky Film Thing (premiere) – a collection of international children’s films
10:00a Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad
10:30a Here Come the Double Deckers
11:00a You Are There (the ABC run of “Bullwinkle” is also listed for channel 5 at this time)
11:30a Make a Wish
12:00p Movie “Knock On Wood” 1954 – Danny Kaye
12:30p News, Weather (must be a typo since the movie is airing)
1:00p Maverick (another possible typo)
2:00p Basketball – Baltimore Bullets vs. Boston Celtics
4:30p American Sportsman – cane pole fishing in Indiana; Louisiana alligator captured
5:00p Auto Racing – “Turn Left at Charlotte”, stock car racing with Richard Petty
5:30p Preview Special – an insider’s view of WCVB-TV, its programs and personalities
6:00p News, Weather
6:30p Circus (premiere) – “The Grand Circus of Mexico”, the first in a series of famous circus shows
7:00p Primus
7:30p Story Theater (premiere) – folk tales set to song and dance
8:00p The FBI
9:00p ABC Sunday Night Movie “Day of the Evil Gun”
11:00p News, Weather, Sports
11:15p ABC News
11:30p Movie “The 400 Blows” 1959
1:30p Praise the Lord

6 – WTEV New Bedford (ABC)
6:30a Farmer’s Corner
7:00a Funtime
7:15a Directions
7:45a Protestant Service
8:15a Jewish Service
8:45a Catholic Mass
9:30a Sampson
10:00a Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad
10:30a Here Come the Double Deckers
11:00a Bullwinkle
11:30a Make a Wish
12:00p Passport to Portugal
12:30p Portuguese Around Us
1:00p TBA
1:30p Issues and Answers
2:00p Basketball – Baltimore Bullets vs. Boston Celtics
4:30p American Sportsman – cane pole fishing in Indiana; Louisiana alligator captured
5:00p Auto Racing – “Turn Left at Charlotte”, stock car racing with Richard Petty
5:30p Jim Thomas
6:00p The Saint
7:00p Lawrence Welk
8:00p The FBI
9:00p ABC Sunday Night Movie “Day of the Evil Gun”
11:00p News, Weather, Sports
11:30p Movie “Last Battalion”

7 – WNAC Boston (CBS)
6:22a Consultation – How often should you see your doctor?
7:00a Oral Roberts
7:30a Paul Benzaquin Playback
8:30a Religion at Issue
9:15a Catholic Mass
10:00a Lamp Unto My Feet
10:30a Lift Every Voice
11:00a Camera 3
11:30a This is Temple Israel
12:00p Movie “Charlie Chan at the Opera” 1936 – Warner Oland
3:00p Hockey – Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota North Stars
5:30p News, Weather
6:00p 60 Minutes
7:00p One More Time “Brother Love”
7:30p CBS Sunday Night Movie “Easy Come, Easy Go” – Elvis Presley
9:30p Cade’s County (O.J. Simpson guests as a convict turn artist)
10:30p News, Weather, Sports
11:00p CBS News
11:15p Movie “Yankee Buccaneer” 1952 – Jeff Chandler
1:00a Religion at Issue

9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
8:15a Living Word
8:30a Herald of Truth
9:00a Oral Roberts
9:30a Insight
10:00a Faith for Today
10:30a Here Come the Double Deckers
11:00a Bullwinkle
11:30a Make a Wish
12:00p Wrestling
1:00p Clyde Joy Show (local country music show)
1:30p Fishin’ Hole
2:00p Basketball – Baltimore Bullets vs. Boston Celtics
4:30p American Sportsman – cane pole fishing in Indiana; Louisiana alligator captured
5:00p Movie “Task Force” 1949 – Gary Cooper
6:00p Championship Wrestling
7:00p Roller Derby
8:00p The FBI
9:00p ABC Sunday Night Movie “Day of the Evil Gun”
11:00p News, Weather, Sports

10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
7:00a Timothy Churchmouse
7:30a The Christophers
8:00a Insight
8:30a This is the Life
9:00a Catholic Chapel
9:30a Dialogue
10:00a Cathedral of Tomorrow
11:00a Psychology Series
11:30a Living Word
11:45a Black Profile
12:00p Look Here
12:30p News Conference
1:00p Meet the Press
1:30p Music Box
2:00p Movie “Racing Blood”
3:30p Championship Tennis – live from McGaw Hall in Chicago
5:30p Against All Odds – auto racing special
6:00p News, Weather
6:30p NBC News
7:00p Wild Kingdom
7:30p Wonderful World of Disney “Chango-Guardian of the Mayan Treasure”
8:30p The Jimmy Stewart Show
9:00p Bonanza
10:00p Bold Ones
11:00p News, Weather, Sports
11:30p Tonight Show

11 – WENH Durham (PBS)
3:00p Wrestling (??)
5:00p Vibrations
6:00p World Press
7:00p Zoom
7:30p The French Chef “Ham Transformation”
8:00p Firing Line – “Genocide” with Robert Conquest
9:00p Masterpiece Theater – “Sweet England’s Pride” conclusion

12 – WPRI Providence (CBS)
8:00a Bumpity Bus
8:30a Soul Village
9:00a Oral Roberts
9:30a Day of Discovery
10:00a Lamp Unto My Feet
10:30a Look Up and Live
11:00a Face the News
11:30a NHL Action
12:00p CBS Golf Classic
3:00p Hockey – Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota North Stars
5:30p Bands of Access
6:00p 60 Minutes
7:00p Lassie
7:30p CBS Sunday Night Movie “Easy Come, Easy Go” – Elvis Presley
9:30p Cade’s County (O.J. Simpson guests as a convict turn artist)
10:30p On the Scene News
11:00p Movie “Lover Come Back” 1962 – Rock Hudson, Doris Day

27 – WSMW Worcester (Ind)
9:00a Foreign Legionnaire
9:30a Wild Cargo
10:00a Uncle Waldo
10:30a The King & Odie
11:00a Capture
12:00p Billy James Hargis
12:30p The Christophers
1:00p Cathedral of Tomorrow
2:00p Gospel Singing Jubilee
3:00p Judge Roy Bean
3:30p Racing from Suffolk Downs
4:00p Laurel and Hardy
4:30p Shirley Temple Festival
6:00p Simon Locke, M.D.
6:30p Bay State Bowling
7:30p Tom Jones – guests: Liza Minelli, Pat Cooper, Frankie Vaughn
8:30p Secret Agent
9:30p Worcester
10:00p Newshour
10:30p David Susskind

38 – WSBK Boston (Ind)
8:00a With This Ring
8:15a Worship for Shut-Ins
8:45a Herald of Truth
9:15a Catholic Mass
10:00a Highway Patrol
10:30a Sea Hunt
11:00a Ronda Musical Hispania
11:30a American Religious Town Meeting
12:00p Roller Derby
1:00p Bruins Highlights
1:30p Movie “Suspense” 1946 – Barry Sullivan
3:30p Championship Tennis – live from McGaw Hall in Chicago
5:30p Golf – Greater Jacksonville Open
6:00p The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
7:00p Golddiggers
7:30p Hogan’s Heroes
8:00p Movie “Anna Karenina” 1948 – Vivien Leigh, Sir Ralph Richardson
10:00p Victory at Sea
10:30p Drum
11:15p Viewpoint on Nutrition

44 – WGBX Boston (PBS)
3:00p Wrestling (??)
3:30p 30 Minutes With…
4:00p Vibrations
5:00p Oleanna Trail
5:30p Speaking Freely
6:30p Course of Our Times
6:45p Critic at Large
7:00p Zoom
7:30p The French Chef “Ham Transformation”
8:00p Firing Line – “Genocide” with Robert Conquest
9:00p Masterpiece Theater – “Sweet England’s Pride” conclusion
10:45p Critic-At-Large

56 – WKBG Boston (Ind)
7:30a Words and Music
8:00a Day of Discovery
8:30a Kathryn Kuhlman
9:00a Kimba
9:30a Huckleberry Hound
10:00a Underdog
10:30a Yogi Bear
11:00a Speed Racer
11:30a The Flintstones
12:00p The Outer Limits
1:00p Movie “Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House” 1948 – Cary Grant, Myrna Loy
3:00p Movie “Beyond the Time Barrier” 1960 – Robert Blake
4:30p Movie “The Wild North” 1952 – Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey
6:00p Star Trek
7:00p The Avengers
8:00p Movie “Flying Leathernecks” 1951 – John Wayne, Robert Ryan
10:00p Lou Gordon – psychic Henry Rucker on reincarnation
11:30p Point of View
 
MCarney said:
5 – WCVB Boston (ABC)
11:00a You Are There (the ABC run of “Bullwinkle” is also listed for channel 5 at this time)

12:00p Movie “Knock On Wood” 1954 – Danny Kaye
12:30p News, Weather (must be a typo since the movie is airing)
1:00p Maverick (another possible typo)
2:00p Basketball – Baltimore Bullets vs. Boston Celtics

"You Are There", news and "Maverick" were left over from WHDH -- the last two were usually seen on Sunday mornings at those times on the old WHDH, but were not removed when WCVB replaced them.

This earlier link presented WHDH's schedule for their last week:

http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=230842.0
 
The "Wrestling" on WENH-11 at 3 P.M. was likely collegiate (amateur) wrestling.

During the early 1970's, the Eastern Educational Network (EEN), a group of noncommercial TV licensees up and down the Maine-to-Washington corridor, packaged a show titled "Sports 70's", which consisted of taped collegiate and amateur spots events produced by EEN members and (often) originally broadcast live on the originating stations before being packaged and taped for "Sports 70's".

Back then, WGBH-2 covered a number of Boston-area college hockey games in-season, and these games were often seen on "Sports 70's".

Although WENH's parent was the University Of New Hampshire, I doubt this was a UNH wrestling meet.

The only local play-by-play sports coverage I believe WENH did in early 1972 was one men's hockey game between UNH and Boston University that January; the success of that one-shot telecast led the station to begin covering UNH men's hockey on a regular basis the next season. WENH/New Hampshire Public Television would continue covering UNH men's hockey for some three-and-a-half decades.

I'm pretty certain that a couple of UNH hockey games eventually were repacked for "Sports 70's".
 
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