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Retro: boston - Tuesday, April 12, 1949

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MCarney

Source – Boston Globe, Tuesday April 12,1949

WBZ – Boston (NBC – secondary ABC/DuMont)
10:00a Test Pattern to 4:45
4:45p Sign-On
5:00p Kukla, Fran and Ollie (NBC)
5:30p Howdy Doody (NBC)
6:00p Surprise Package – Carl deSuze (long time WBZ radio announcer/host)
6:15p Weather – First Nat’l Bank
6:25p News Tape
6:30p Herb Lewis, piano and song
6:40p Mystery Squadron, serial
7:00p Filmologue
7:05p Hum and Strum, piano and songs
7:20p Shawmut Bank Newsteller (local news show)
7:30p Maggie McNellis’ Private Wire (NBC – celebrity interview show)
7:45p Camel News Theater – John Cameron Swayze (NBC)
8:00p Texaco Star Theater – Milton Berle (NBC)
9:00p Fireplace Theater “Ghost Story”
9:30p Believe it or Not with Robert Ripley
10:00p Wrestling : Argentina Rocca vs. Green Hornet (NBC)
11:00p Views of News in New England
11:05p Tomorrow’s Programs
11:08p Sign-Off

WNAC – Boston (CBS; Secondary ABC/DuMont)
10:00a Test Pattern to noon
1:00p Test Pattern to 4:30
5:15p Test Pattern
5:28p Program Preview
5:30p Serenade
5:35p Cartoon Time
5:45p Hoss Opry Playhouse
6:00p Small Fry Club – Bob Emery (DuMont; Emery would come back to Boston and host a kid’s show on WBZ in the 50s and 60s)
6:30p News Service
6:45p Oky Doky Ranch (DuMont)
7:00p News, Views – Gordon Fraser
7:15p Masters of Magic
7:30p Song Hits
7:45p Shawmut Bank Newsteller (local news)
7:55p Shawmut Bank Weather
8:00p Cross Question (DuMont)
9:00p We, the People – Dan Seymour (CBS, simulcasted on CBS owned WEEI-AM 590)
9:30p Suspense “After Dinner Story” (CBS)
10:00p Backstage with Barry Wood
10:15p Boxing Bouts (most likely DuMont)
12:00a Shawmut Bank Weather
12:05a News Service
12:15a Caravan of Sports Preview
12:16a Tomorrow’s Programs
12:17a Sign-Off
 
Re: Retro: Boston - Tuesday, April 12, 1949

According to that day's New York Times:

(1) NBC's wrestling show originated from St. Nicholas Arena in New York City. According to Brooks and Marsh, NBC did a lot of boxing and wrestling telecasts from that venue in the late 1940's, as well as the feature boxing match every Friday night (usually) at Madison Square Garden. The latter, which began to originate from other cities as time went on and other cities got connected to network lines, would continue on NBC through 1960 and on ABC from 1960 through 1964 (although from 1960 through 1963, the fights were on Saturdays).

(2) DuMont and flagship WABC-5's boxing show originated from Westchester County Center and began at 9:30 P.M. EST, meaning WNAC-7 missed the first 45 minutes of the show.
 
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