TV Guide, Central Mississippi edition--cover, "Baseball '82: Our Experts' Predictions"
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white bullets.
Jackson, Mississippi:
(3) WLBT (NBC)
(12) WJTV (CBS)
(16) WAPT (ABC)
Meridian, Mississippi:
(11) WTOK (ABC)
(24) WHTV (CBS)--now WMDN
Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
(7) WDAM (NBC)
Greenwood, Mississippi:
(6) WABG (ABC)
Greenville, Mississippi:
(15) WXVT (CBS)
Monroe/West Monroe, Louisiana/El Dorado, Arkansas:
(8) KNOE (CBS)
(10) KTVE (NBC)
Tupelo, Mississippi:
(9) WTVA (NBC, ABC secondary)
Little Rock, Arkansas:
[7L] KATV (ABC)*
Memphis, Tennessee:
[5M] WMC (NBC)*
(E) Mississippi Educational Television: ch. 2, Ackerman; ch. 14, Meridian; ch. 17, Bude; ch. 23, Greenwood; ch. 29, Jackson.
*--seen on selected cable TV systems in the territory.
MORNING
5:00
(12) Sunrise Semester
5:25
(8) Pastor's Study
5:30
(8) Country/Gospel/Farm Shows
(12) Tom and Jerry
(24) Jim Bakker--the show had dropped "PTL Club" from its title by this point
5:55
[5M] TV Chapel--devotional
6:00
[5M] Porter Wagoner--country music legend's syndicated show, which had already gone out of production by 1982
(6) Good Morning Mississippi--local morning show
[7L] Jimmy Swaggart
(8) Good Morning Ark-La-Miss--an instance of a non-ABC station using the "Good Morning" title; there may have been many others
(9) Mornin'--WTVA's morning show featured local country music acts
(10) 700 Club
(11) Good Morning Meridian
(12) Mississippi Morning
(15) Morning on 15
(16) Jim Bakker
6:15
(3) Jimmy Swaggart
6:30
[5M] Wake Up Call--local morning show
(7) Laff Time--see 1/28/74 Gulf Coast post
[7L] Good Morning Arkansas
(12) (15) (24) Captain Kangaroo--the first step on his way out of the CBS daytime lineup, by being demoted to an earlier hour
6:45
(3) WLBT News
(E) A.M. Weather--national forecast aimed at aircraft pilots (very important in the days before the Internet)
6:55
(7) WDAM News
7:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Today Show--Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley, Chris Wallace
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Good Morning America--David Hartman
(8) (12) (15) (24) CBS Morning News--Bill Kurtis, Diane Sawyer
(E) Sesame Street
9:00
(3) I Love Lucy
[5M] (9) Phil Donahue (same episode, perhaps from satellite?)
(6) Magazine Six--local; probably women's show
(7) Regis Philbin--his short-lived NBC talkfest
[7L] Big Valley--rerun
(8) (16) Phil Donahue (different episodes from WMC and WTVA)
(10) (12) Richard Simmons
(11) John Davidson--his two-season Group W replacement for the "Mike Douglas Show"
(15) (24) One Day at a Time--CBS rerun
9:30
(3) Mary Tyler Moore--rerun
(7) Blockbusters--game show hosted by Bill Cullen; Game Show Network made this years later into a cult classic
(10) Potpourri--probably local women's show
(12) Romper Room and Friends
(15) (24) Alice--CBS rerun
10:00
(3) Our Playmates--when WLBT changed ownership from the segregationist Lamar Broadcasting in the early 1970s to a biracial coalition, one of their aims was to encourage racial tolerance among children. This program thus was a landmark in Southern broadcasting, a sort of socially-responsible "Romper Room." According to WLBT's website, this show ran until sometime in the mid-1980s.
[5M] Regis Philbin--tape-delayed from earlier
(6) Jim Bakker
(7) (9) (10) Wheel of Fortune--Chuck Woolery still hosted
[7L] (11) (16) Love Boat--ABC rerun
(8) (12) (15) (24) Price is Right
(E) Electric Company
10:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Battlestars--"Hollywood Squares" knockoff, hosted by Alex Trebek, in his last gig before "Jeopardy!"
11:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Doctors--soap opera was undergoing a steep audience decline at the time
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Family Feud--ABC
(8) (15) Young and the Restless
(12) WJTV News
(24) Richard Simmons
11:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Search for Tomorrow
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Ryan's Hope
(12) (24) Young and the Restless
AFTERNOON
12:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
(6) [7L] (11) (16) All My Children
(7) Midday--local
(8) KNOE News
(9) Noon--local
(10) Days of Our Lives
(15) Richard Simmons
12:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) Days of Our Lives--NBC's afternoon lineup was delayed a half-hour (on WMC until 2:30); this was very common among NBC's Central Time Zone affils
(8) (12) (15) (24) As the World Turns
1:00
(6) [7L] (11) (16) One Life to Live
(10) Another World
1:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) Another World
(8) (12) (15) (24) Capitol--soap opera was brand-new; would enjoy five-year run
(E) Infinity Factory--math-skills show aimed at elementary-school children
2:00
(6) [7L] (11) (16) General Hospital
(8) (12) (15) (24) Guiding Light
(10) Texas--soap opera
2:30
(3) (7) (9) Texas
[5M] Adam-12--rerun of Jack Webb 1968-75 cop show
3:00
[5M] Petticoat Junction--rerun
(6) (11) (16) Edge of Night
[7L] Bozo's Big Top--still going in Arkansas, apparently
(8) (15) (24) Tattletales--1982-84 revival
(10) Regis Philbin--tape-delayed from earlier
(12) Tom and Jerry
3:30
(3) Happy Days Again
[5M] (10) What's Happening--reruns of 1976-79 ABC sitcom
(6) Gomer Pyle, USMC
(7) [7L] Andy Griffith
(8) (9) Tom and Jerry--unsure if these were part of a syndicated package
(11) Bonanza
(12) Muppet Show--rerun of late 1970s British-produced series
(15) (24) Afternoon Playhouse--CBS special; answer to ABC's "Afterschool Specials"
(16) Tic Tac Dough
4:00
(3) Good Times--sitcom rerun
[5M] Charlie's Angels--rerun
(6) Andy Griffith
(7) Gomer Pyle, USMC--stations sure got a lot of mileage out of Jim Nabors; show was cancelled by CBS 13 years earlier
[7L] Sanford and Son--rerun
(8) Starsky and Hutch--rerun of rough 1975-79 ABC crime drama
(9) Cartoons--unspecified
(10) Grizzly Adams--rerun of 1977-78 NBC adventure series
(12) Bonanza
(16) Wonder Woman--rerun of late 1970s action/adventure show based on comic book character
(E) Mister Rogers
4:30
(3) Little House on the Prairie--show was still running on NBC
(6) Sanford and Son
(7) Beverly Hillbillies
[7L] M*A*S*H--rerun
(9) Gilligan's Island
(11) Gunsmoke
(15) Big Valley
(24) Good Times
(E) Sesame Street
5:00
[5M] WMC News (60 minutes)
(6) M*A*S*H
(7) (24) Happy Days Again (same episode)
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) M*A*S*H (different episode)
(16) Jeffersons--still running on CBS
5:30
(3) (7) (9) (10) NBC Nightly News--Tom Brokaw, Roger Mudd
(6) [7L] (11) (16) ABC World News Tonight--Frank Reynolds, Peter Jennings, Max Robinson
(8) (12) (15) (24) CBS Evening News--Dan Rather
(E) 3-2-1 Contact--PBS science-oriented children's show
EVENING
6:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] NBC Nightly News
(6) WABG News
(7) Viewpoint--probably local commentary
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) WTVA News
(10) Tic Tac Dough
(11) WTOK News
(12) WJTV News
(15) WXVT News
(16) WAPT News
(24) WHTV News
(E) Doctor Who--legendary, long-running British science-fiction series (half-hour, unedited version)
6:05
(7) WDAM News
6:30
(3) Sanford and Son
[5M] (24) Tic Tac Dough
(6) Jeffersons
(7) (8) (11) (12) Family Feud--syndicated
[7L] (16) M*A*S*H (different episodes)
(9) (10) New You Asked for It--Rich Little and Jayne Kennedy co-hosted this syndicated revival of what was "reality television" in the 1950s; Jack Smith, who appeared on the original, also appeared here
(15) Good Times
(E) MacNeil/Lehrer Report--forerunner of present "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"
7:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Daffy Duck Special--Warner Brothers' premier animated screwball takes on Easter
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Happy Days
(8) (12) (24) Q.E.D.--short lived adventure featuring a Sherlock Holmes-like lead played by none other than Sam Waterston ("Law and Order")
(15) To Light a Candle--religious special about children in Calcutta; hosted by Pat Boone's wife Shirley and featuring an interview with Mother Teresa
(E) Nightly Business Report
7:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise--Papa Bear and family in one of several early 1980s holiday cartoon specials; they would later receive series of their own, both on commercial and public TV
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Joanie Loves Chachi--of course, a spinoff of "Happy Days;" the public appeared to be tiring of that whole family tree, as this washed up rather quickly
(E) Miller's Court--legal-themed discussion show
8:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Steve Martin--comedian in one of his periodical sketch specials on NBC
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Three's Company
(8) (12) (15) (24) Movie--"Love and Bullets," 1979
(E) Life on Earth--David Attenborough hosted this PBS series about anthropology
8:30
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Too Close for Comfort
9:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Shape of Things--short-run reality show revolving around battle-of-the-sexes theme; Sarah Purcell, Lynn Redgrave and Betty White hosted
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Hart to Hart--successful five-season show about a well-heeled married couple pursuing criminals as a hobby
(E) American Playhouse--"Medal of Honor Rag," about the psychiatric treatment of an African-American Vietnam veteran; starred renowned actor Hector Elizondo
10:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
(6) WABG News
(7) WDAM News
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) WTVA News
(10) KTVE News
(11) WTOK News
(12) WJTV News
(15) WXVT News
(16) WAPT News
(24) WHTV News
10:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Tonight Show--Johnny Carson; no guest list
(6) (11) (16) Nightline--Ted Koppel
[7L] Hawaii Five-O--rerun
(8) (12) (15) (24) Alice--CBS rerun
(E) Captioned ABC News--for hearing-impaired viewers
11:00
(6) (11) (16) Fantasy Island--ABC rerun
(E) Job Bank
11:05
(8) (12) (15) (24) WKRP in Cincinnati--CBS rerun
11:30
(3) Rockford Files--rerun of 1974-80 crime drama (albeit with comedic elements)
[5M] Starsky and Hutch
(7) (9) (10) Late Night with David Letterman--show was only two months old and already attracting guests like the 1950 comedy duo Bob and Ray and boxing promoter/crook Don King
[7L] Nightline
11:40
(8) (12) (15) (24) McCloud--not surprisingly given its length, this was never a good candidate for syndication, so CBS held onto rerun rights for years
12:00 a.m.
[7L] Fantasy Island
12:10
(6) WABG News
12:30
(3) [5M] Late Night with David Letterman
(9) WTVA News
1:30
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
NOTE: Channels in parentheses were originally designated by black bullets; those in brackets by white bullets.
Jackson, Mississippi:
(3) WLBT (NBC)
(12) WJTV (CBS)
(16) WAPT (ABC)
Meridian, Mississippi:
(11) WTOK (ABC)
(24) WHTV (CBS)--now WMDN
Hattiesburg, Mississippi:
(7) WDAM (NBC)
Greenwood, Mississippi:
(6) WABG (ABC)
Greenville, Mississippi:
(15) WXVT (CBS)
Monroe/West Monroe, Louisiana/El Dorado, Arkansas:
(8) KNOE (CBS)
(10) KTVE (NBC)
Tupelo, Mississippi:
(9) WTVA (NBC, ABC secondary)
Little Rock, Arkansas:
[7L] KATV (ABC)*
Memphis, Tennessee:
[5M] WMC (NBC)*
(E) Mississippi Educational Television: ch. 2, Ackerman; ch. 14, Meridian; ch. 17, Bude; ch. 23, Greenwood; ch. 29, Jackson.
*--seen on selected cable TV systems in the territory.
MORNING
5:00
(12) Sunrise Semester
5:25
(8) Pastor's Study
5:30
(8) Country/Gospel/Farm Shows
(12) Tom and Jerry
(24) Jim Bakker--the show had dropped "PTL Club" from its title by this point
5:55
[5M] TV Chapel--devotional
6:00
[5M] Porter Wagoner--country music legend's syndicated show, which had already gone out of production by 1982
(6) Good Morning Mississippi--local morning show
[7L] Jimmy Swaggart
(8) Good Morning Ark-La-Miss--an instance of a non-ABC station using the "Good Morning" title; there may have been many others
(9) Mornin'--WTVA's morning show featured local country music acts
(10) 700 Club
(11) Good Morning Meridian
(12) Mississippi Morning
(15) Morning on 15
(16) Jim Bakker
6:15
(3) Jimmy Swaggart
6:30
[5M] Wake Up Call--local morning show
(7) Laff Time--see 1/28/74 Gulf Coast post
[7L] Good Morning Arkansas
(12) (15) (24) Captain Kangaroo--the first step on his way out of the CBS daytime lineup, by being demoted to an earlier hour
6:45
(3) WLBT News
(E) A.M. Weather--national forecast aimed at aircraft pilots (very important in the days before the Internet)
6:55
(7) WDAM News
7:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Today Show--Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley, Chris Wallace
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Good Morning America--David Hartman
(8) (12) (15) (24) CBS Morning News--Bill Kurtis, Diane Sawyer
(E) Sesame Street
9:00
(3) I Love Lucy
[5M] (9) Phil Donahue (same episode, perhaps from satellite?)
(6) Magazine Six--local; probably women's show
(7) Regis Philbin--his short-lived NBC talkfest
[7L] Big Valley--rerun
(8) (16) Phil Donahue (different episodes from WMC and WTVA)
(10) (12) Richard Simmons
(11) John Davidson--his two-season Group W replacement for the "Mike Douglas Show"
(15) (24) One Day at a Time--CBS rerun
9:30
(3) Mary Tyler Moore--rerun
(7) Blockbusters--game show hosted by Bill Cullen; Game Show Network made this years later into a cult classic
(10) Potpourri--probably local women's show
(12) Romper Room and Friends
(15) (24) Alice--CBS rerun
10:00
(3) Our Playmates--when WLBT changed ownership from the segregationist Lamar Broadcasting in the early 1970s to a biracial coalition, one of their aims was to encourage racial tolerance among children. This program thus was a landmark in Southern broadcasting, a sort of socially-responsible "Romper Room." According to WLBT's website, this show ran until sometime in the mid-1980s.
[5M] Regis Philbin--tape-delayed from earlier
(6) Jim Bakker
(7) (9) (10) Wheel of Fortune--Chuck Woolery still hosted
[7L] (11) (16) Love Boat--ABC rerun
(8) (12) (15) (24) Price is Right
(E) Electric Company
10:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Battlestars--"Hollywood Squares" knockoff, hosted by Alex Trebek, in his last gig before "Jeopardy!"
11:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Doctors--soap opera was undergoing a steep audience decline at the time
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Family Feud--ABC
(8) (15) Young and the Restless
(12) WJTV News
(24) Richard Simmons
11:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Search for Tomorrow
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Ryan's Hope
(12) (24) Young and the Restless
AFTERNOON
12:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
(6) [7L] (11) (16) All My Children
(7) Midday--local
(8) KNOE News
(9) Noon--local
(10) Days of Our Lives
(15) Richard Simmons
12:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) Days of Our Lives--NBC's afternoon lineup was delayed a half-hour (on WMC until 2:30); this was very common among NBC's Central Time Zone affils
(8) (12) (15) (24) As the World Turns
1:00
(6) [7L] (11) (16) One Life to Live
(10) Another World
1:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) Another World
(8) (12) (15) (24) Capitol--soap opera was brand-new; would enjoy five-year run
(E) Infinity Factory--math-skills show aimed at elementary-school children
2:00
(6) [7L] (11) (16) General Hospital
(8) (12) (15) (24) Guiding Light
(10) Texas--soap opera
2:30
(3) (7) (9) Texas
[5M] Adam-12--rerun of Jack Webb 1968-75 cop show
3:00
[5M] Petticoat Junction--rerun
(6) (11) (16) Edge of Night
[7L] Bozo's Big Top--still going in Arkansas, apparently
(8) (15) (24) Tattletales--1982-84 revival
(10) Regis Philbin--tape-delayed from earlier
(12) Tom and Jerry
3:30
(3) Happy Days Again
[5M] (10) What's Happening--reruns of 1976-79 ABC sitcom
(6) Gomer Pyle, USMC
(7) [7L] Andy Griffith
(8) (9) Tom and Jerry--unsure if these were part of a syndicated package
(11) Bonanza
(12) Muppet Show--rerun of late 1970s British-produced series
(15) (24) Afternoon Playhouse--CBS special; answer to ABC's "Afterschool Specials"
(16) Tic Tac Dough
4:00
(3) Good Times--sitcom rerun
[5M] Charlie's Angels--rerun
(6) Andy Griffith
(7) Gomer Pyle, USMC--stations sure got a lot of mileage out of Jim Nabors; show was cancelled by CBS 13 years earlier
[7L] Sanford and Son--rerun
(8) Starsky and Hutch--rerun of rough 1975-79 ABC crime drama
(9) Cartoons--unspecified
(10) Grizzly Adams--rerun of 1977-78 NBC adventure series
(12) Bonanza
(16) Wonder Woman--rerun of late 1970s action/adventure show based on comic book character
(E) Mister Rogers
4:30
(3) Little House on the Prairie--show was still running on NBC
(6) Sanford and Son
(7) Beverly Hillbillies
[7L] M*A*S*H--rerun
(9) Gilligan's Island
(11) Gunsmoke
(15) Big Valley
(24) Good Times
(E) Sesame Street
5:00
[5M] WMC News (60 minutes)
(6) M*A*S*H
(7) (24) Happy Days Again (same episode)
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) M*A*S*H (different episode)
(16) Jeffersons--still running on CBS
5:30
(3) (7) (9) (10) NBC Nightly News--Tom Brokaw, Roger Mudd
(6) [7L] (11) (16) ABC World News Tonight--Frank Reynolds, Peter Jennings, Max Robinson
(8) (12) (15) (24) CBS Evening News--Dan Rather
(E) 3-2-1 Contact--PBS science-oriented children's show
EVENING
6:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] NBC Nightly News
(6) WABG News
(7) Viewpoint--probably local commentary
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) WTVA News
(10) Tic Tac Dough
(11) WTOK News
(12) WJTV News
(15) WXVT News
(16) WAPT News
(24) WHTV News
(E) Doctor Who--legendary, long-running British science-fiction series (half-hour, unedited version)
6:05
(7) WDAM News
6:30
(3) Sanford and Son
[5M] (24) Tic Tac Dough
(6) Jeffersons
(7) (8) (11) (12) Family Feud--syndicated
[7L] (16) M*A*S*H (different episodes)
(9) (10) New You Asked for It--Rich Little and Jayne Kennedy co-hosted this syndicated revival of what was "reality television" in the 1950s; Jack Smith, who appeared on the original, also appeared here
(15) Good Times
(E) MacNeil/Lehrer Report--forerunner of present "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"
7:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Daffy Duck Special--Warner Brothers' premier animated screwball takes on Easter
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Happy Days
(8) (12) (24) Q.E.D.--short lived adventure featuring a Sherlock Holmes-like lead played by none other than Sam Waterston ("Law and Order")
(15) To Light a Candle--religious special about children in Calcutta; hosted by Pat Boone's wife Shirley and featuring an interview with Mother Teresa
(E) Nightly Business Report
7:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise--Papa Bear and family in one of several early 1980s holiday cartoon specials; they would later receive series of their own, both on commercial and public TV
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Joanie Loves Chachi--of course, a spinoff of "Happy Days;" the public appeared to be tiring of that whole family tree, as this washed up rather quickly
(E) Miller's Court--legal-themed discussion show
8:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Steve Martin--comedian in one of his periodical sketch specials on NBC
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Three's Company
(8) (12) (15) (24) Movie--"Love and Bullets," 1979
(E) Life on Earth--David Attenborough hosted this PBS series about anthropology
8:30
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Too Close for Comfort
9:00
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Shape of Things--short-run reality show revolving around battle-of-the-sexes theme; Sarah Purcell, Lynn Redgrave and Betty White hosted
(6) [7L] (11) (16) Hart to Hart--successful five-season show about a well-heeled married couple pursuing criminals as a hobby
(E) American Playhouse--"Medal of Honor Rag," about the psychiatric treatment of an African-American Vietnam veteran; starred renowned actor Hector Elizondo
10:00
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
(6) WABG News
(7) WDAM News
[7L] KATV News
(8) KNOE News
(9) WTVA News
(10) KTVE News
(11) WTOK News
(12) WJTV News
(15) WXVT News
(16) WAPT News
(24) WHTV News
10:30
(3) [5M] (7) (9) (10) Tonight Show--Johnny Carson; no guest list
(6) (11) (16) Nightline--Ted Koppel
[7L] Hawaii Five-O--rerun
(8) (12) (15) (24) Alice--CBS rerun
(E) Captioned ABC News--for hearing-impaired viewers
11:00
(6) (11) (16) Fantasy Island--ABC rerun
(E) Job Bank
11:05
(8) (12) (15) (24) WKRP in Cincinnati--CBS rerun
11:30
(3) Rockford Files--rerun of 1974-80 crime drama (albeit with comedic elements)
[5M] Starsky and Hutch
(7) (9) (10) Late Night with David Letterman--show was only two months old and already attracting guests like the 1950 comedy duo Bob and Ray and boxing promoter/crook Don King
[7L] Nightline
11:40
(8) (12) (15) (24) McCloud--not surprisingly given its length, this was never a good candidate for syndication, so CBS held onto rerun rights for years
12:00 a.m.
[7L] Fantasy Island
12:10
(6) WABG News
12:30
(3) [5M] Late Night with David Letterman
(9) WTVA News
1:30
(3) WLBT News
[5M] WMC News
