source: Boston Globe
RETRO BOSTON TV- Monday April 2, 1956
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (EDU) Cambridge/Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
7 WNAC-TV (ABC/CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC/ABC) Providence
12 WPRO-TV (CBS/ABC) Providence
56 WTAO-TV (Ind.) Boston (even though their listings were not on there, did they go off the air?)
MORNING
7:00
4-10- Today (Dave Garroway)
7-12- The Morning Show
8:00
7-12- Captain Kangaroo
9:00
4- Swan Boat
7- Morning Star Time
9- Cartoon Time
10- The Breakfast Show
12- Romper Room
9:30
9- Romper Room
9:45
12- Robert Q. Lewis
10:00
4-10- Ding Dong School
7-12- Garry Moore Show
10:30
4- Ernie Kovacs Show
7-12- Arthur Godfrey Time
9- Film- You Only Live Once
10- Operation Schoolhouse
11:00
4-10- Home (Arlene Francis)
11:30
7-12- Strike it Rich
11:45
9- State Police
AFTERNOON
12:00
4- News, Weather
7-12- Valiant Lady
9- Movie- Strange Impersonation
10- Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15
4- Big Brother Bob Emery
7-12- Love of Life
12:30
7-12- Search for Tomorrow
10- Catholic Chapel
12:45
7-12- The Guiding Light
10- Feather Your Nest
1:00
4- Movie- Father Makes Good
7- Dear Homemakers
10- Film- Dark Waters
12- Susie
1:30
7-12- As The World Turns (debut) (50 years later, still strong!)
1:45
9- Dr. Norman V. Peals
2:00
7- Movie- End of the Road
9- The Big Picture
12- Hiram Hopps
2:15
12- The Woman’s Page
2:30
7-12- House Party
9- Jimmy Copeland Show
10- My Little Margie
3:00
4-10- Matinee Theater
7-12- The Big Payoff
9- Movie- Turn the Key Softly
3:30
7-12- Bing Crosby Show
4:00
4- Movie- Son of the Rock
7-12- The Brighter Day
10- Date With Life
4:15
7-12-The Secret Storm
10- Modern Romances
4:30
4-10- Queen For A Day
7- Play- The Soil
12- Edge of Night (Debut)
5:00
4- Pinky Lee Show
7-12- Mickey Mouse Club
9-10- Cartoon Show
5:30
2- Come and See
4-10- Howdy Doody
9- Guest House
6:00
2- French Through TV
4- Carnival (Bill Ferris)
7- Gene Autry Show
10- Superman Adventure
12- Salty Brine’s Shack
6:30
2- Louis M Lyons, News
4- Victor Best, news
7- Big Town
9- Ernie Saunders, sports
10- Annie Oakley
6:35
12- News, Weather
6:40
9- News, weather
6:45
2- Backgrounds, bulletins
4- Wyatt Earp
12- Douglas Edwards (CBS News)
7:00
7- I Led Three Lives
9-12- Patti Page Show
10- News, weather
7:15
2- See and Enjoy
4- Nightly Newsteller
9- ABC News (John Daly)
10- TV Sports Page
12- Film- The Diary
7:30
2- Not in Our Stars
4-10- Gordon MacRae Show
7-12- Robin Hood
9- Circle M Ranch Boys
7:45
4-10- NBC News (John C. Swayze)
8:00
2- B.U Chamber Orchestra
4-10- Producers’ Showcase
7-12- Burns and Allen Show
9- Professional Touch
8:30
7-12- Godfrey Talent Scouts
9- Cesare Stepi, basso
9:00
7-12- I Love Lucy
9- Government In Action
9:30
4-10- Robert Montgomery, drama
7-12- December Bride
9- Inner Sanctum
10:00
7-12- Studio One
9- Boxing- Gaspar Ortega .vs. Hardy Smallwood
10:30
4- Confidental File
10- Mr. District Attorney
11:00
4-7-9-10-12- News
11:05
7- Dangerous Assignment
11:10
4- Famous Playhouse
12- Racket Sqaud
11:15
9- Woman in the Town
10- Crime Hunters
11:40
4- Tonight (Steve Allen)
7- Movie- Incident
12:55
7- Movie- Jennie
1:00
4- Movie- Living Ghost
RETRO BOSTON TV- Monday April 2, 1956
CHANNEL LINEUP
2 WGBH-TV (EDU) Cambridge/Boston
4 WBZ-TV (NBC) Boston
7 WNAC-TV (ABC/CBS) Boston
9 WMUR-TV (ABC) Manchester, NH
10 WJAR-TV (NBC/ABC) Providence
12 WPRO-TV (CBS/ABC) Providence
56 WTAO-TV (Ind.) Boston (even though their listings were not on there, did they go off the air?)
MORNING
7:00
4-10- Today (Dave Garroway)
7-12- The Morning Show
8:00
7-12- Captain Kangaroo
9:00
4- Swan Boat
7- Morning Star Time
9- Cartoon Time
10- The Breakfast Show
12- Romper Room
9:30
9- Romper Room
9:45
12- Robert Q. Lewis
10:00
4-10- Ding Dong School
7-12- Garry Moore Show
10:30
4- Ernie Kovacs Show
7-12- Arthur Godfrey Time
9- Film- You Only Live Once
10- Operation Schoolhouse
11:00
4-10- Home (Arlene Francis)
11:30
7-12- Strike it Rich
11:45
9- State Police
AFTERNOON
12:00
4- News, Weather
7-12- Valiant Lady
9- Movie- Strange Impersonation
10- Tennessee Ernie Ford
12:15
4- Big Brother Bob Emery
7-12- Love of Life
12:30
7-12- Search for Tomorrow
10- Catholic Chapel
12:45
7-12- The Guiding Light
10- Feather Your Nest
1:00
4- Movie- Father Makes Good
7- Dear Homemakers
10- Film- Dark Waters
12- Susie
1:30
7-12- As The World Turns (debut) (50 years later, still strong!)
1:45
9- Dr. Norman V. Peals
2:00
7- Movie- End of the Road
9- The Big Picture
12- Hiram Hopps
2:15
12- The Woman’s Page
2:30
7-12- House Party
9- Jimmy Copeland Show
10- My Little Margie
3:00
4-10- Matinee Theater
7-12- The Big Payoff
9- Movie- Turn the Key Softly
3:30
7-12- Bing Crosby Show
4:00
4- Movie- Son of the Rock
7-12- The Brighter Day
10- Date With Life
4:15
7-12-The Secret Storm
10- Modern Romances
4:30
4-10- Queen For A Day
7- Play- The Soil
12- Edge of Night (Debut)
5:00
4- Pinky Lee Show
7-12- Mickey Mouse Club
9-10- Cartoon Show
5:30
2- Come and See
4-10- Howdy Doody
9- Guest House
6:00
2- French Through TV
4- Carnival (Bill Ferris)
7- Gene Autry Show
10- Superman Adventure
12- Salty Brine’s Shack
6:30
2- Louis M Lyons, News
4- Victor Best, news
7- Big Town
9- Ernie Saunders, sports
10- Annie Oakley
6:35
12- News, Weather
6:40
9- News, weather
6:45
2- Backgrounds, bulletins
4- Wyatt Earp
12- Douglas Edwards (CBS News)
7:00
7- I Led Three Lives
9-12- Patti Page Show
10- News, weather
7:15
2- See and Enjoy
4- Nightly Newsteller
9- ABC News (John Daly)
10- TV Sports Page
12- Film- The Diary
7:30
2- Not in Our Stars
4-10- Gordon MacRae Show
7-12- Robin Hood
9- Circle M Ranch Boys
7:45
4-10- NBC News (John C. Swayze)
8:00
2- B.U Chamber Orchestra
4-10- Producers’ Showcase
7-12- Burns and Allen Show
9- Professional Touch
8:30
7-12- Godfrey Talent Scouts
9- Cesare Stepi, basso
9:00
7-12- I Love Lucy
9- Government In Action
9:30
4-10- Robert Montgomery, drama
7-12- December Bride
9- Inner Sanctum
10:00
7-12- Studio One
9- Boxing- Gaspar Ortega .vs. Hardy Smallwood
10:30
4- Confidental File
10- Mr. District Attorney
11:00
4-7-9-10-12- News
11:05
7- Dangerous Assignment
11:10
4- Famous Playhouse
12- Racket Sqaud
11:15
9- Woman in the Town
10- Crime Hunters
11:40
4- Tonight (Steve Allen)
7- Movie- Incident
12:55
7- Movie- Jennie
1:00
4- Movie- Living Ghost