Retro: Cincinnati, OH. Wednesday, November 15, 1961

[Stitch]

From TV Guide-Southern Ohio Edition

[5] WLW-T (NBC)

6:00 GOOD MORNING-Variety
6:30 CONTINENTAL CLASSROOM (Color)
7:00 TODAY (7:25-Weather/8:25-News)
9:00 PAUL DIXON-Variety (Color)
10:30 PLAY YOUR HUNCH (Color)
11:00 THE PRICE IS RIGHT (Color)
11:30 CONCENTRATION
12:00 RUTH LYONS-Variety (Color)
1:30 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
2:00 IT COULD BE YOU
2:25 NEWS-Ray Scherer
2:30 LORETTA YOUNG-Drama
3:00 YOUNG DR. MALONE-Serial
3:30 FROM THESE ROOTS-Serial
4:00 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY-Comedy
4:30 HERE’S HOLLYWOOD-Interviews
4:55 NEWS
5:00 MOVIE-”The Deerslayer” (1957)
6:25 SPORTS-Allen Stout
6:30 NEWS, WEATHER
6:45 HUNTLEY/BRINKLEY REPORT
7:00 THIS FASCINATING WORLD (Color)
7:30 WAGON TRAIN
8:30 JOEY BISHOP
9:00 PERRY COMO (Color)
10:00 BOB NEWHART (Color)
10:30 BRINKLEY’S JOURNAL (Color)
11:00 NEWS
11:15 WEATHER
11:20 JACK PAAR

[9] WCPO-TV (CBS)

6:20 FARM NEWS
6:30 COLLEGE OF THE AIR
7:00 CHANCE TO ADVANCE
7:30 BOZO THE CLOWN-Children
8:00 CAPTAIN KANGAROO
9:00 AL AND WANDA LEWIS
10:30 I LOVE LUCY
11:00 THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE-Comedy
11:30 YOUR SURPRISE PACKAGE-Comedy
11:55 MR. MAGOO
12:00 NEWS
12:25 WEATHER-Paula Jane
12:30 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW-Serial
12:45 THE GUIDING LIGHT-Serial
1:00 THE CALIFORNIANS-Western
1:30 AS THE WORLD TURNS-Serial
2:00 HIGHWAY PATROL-Police
2:30 HOUSE PARTY
3:00 THE MILLIONAIRE-Drama
3:30 THE VERDICT IS YOURS
3:55 CBS NEWS-Charles Collingwood
4:00 SANTA CLAUS-Children
4:15 THE SECRET STORM-Serial
4:30 EDGE OF NIGHT-Serial
5:00 POPEYE-Cartoons
5:30 THE THREE STOOGES
5:45 ROCKY-Cartoons
6:00 THE THREE STOOGES
6:30 MR. MAGOO
7:00 NEWS-Jack Fogarty
7:15 SPORTS-Dick Bray
7:25 WEATHER-Paula Jane
7:30 THE ALVIN SHOW
8:00 KING OF DIAMONDS-Police
8:30 CHECKMATE-Mystery
9:30 RIPCORD-Adventure
10:00 U.S. STEEL HOUR
11:00 NEWS
11:15 WEATHER
11:20 SPORTS NIGHTCAP
11:30 MOVIE-”Sun Valley Serenade” (1941)

[12] WKRC-TV (ABC)

8:00 RUDY AND TEASER-Children
8:30 POPYE AND HATTIE-Children
9:30 MOVIE-”Three Sundays to Live” (1956)
11:00 TEXAN-Western
11:30 LOVE THAT BOB!-Comedy
12:00 CAMOUFLAGE
12:30 MAKE A FACE
1:00 DAY IN COURT-Drama
1:25 NEWS-Alex Dreier
1:30 LADIES CHOICE
1:55 LOCAL NEWS
2:00 NUMBER, PLEASE
2:30 SEVEN KEYS-Jack Narz
3:00 QUEEN FOR A DAY
3:30 WHO DO YOU TRUST?
4:00 AMERICAN BANDSTAND
4:50 AMERICAN NEWSSTAND
5:00 POPEYE & SKIPPER*
5:25 KUKLA, FRAN, & OLLIE
5:30 POPEYE & SKIPPER
6:00 ABC NEWS
6:15 NEWS-Don Webb
6:30 WHIRLYBIRDS-Adventure
7:00 DICK TRACY-Cartoons
7:30 STEVE ALLEN-Comedy
8:30 TOP CAT
9:00 HAWAIIAN EYE-Mystery
10:00 THE NAKED CITY-Police
11:00 NEWS
11:10 WEATHER
11:15 EDITORIAL-Pat Boisseau
11:20 MOVIE-”Emergency Hospital” (1956)

[48] WCET-TV (Educational/NET)

8:45 ENGLISH-Education
9:15 PARLONS FRANCAIS
9:40 DRIVER EDUCATION
10:10 BIOLOGY
10:40 BIOLOGY
11:10 POINDEXTER-Children
11:40 ENGLISH
12:05 UNCLE WONDER-Children
12:25 SING HI-Music
12:55 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1:25 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1:50 SPANISH
2:10 ENGLISH
3:15 PARLONS FRANCAIS
3:30 no listings given
6:30 HERE’S GRUBBY-Children
6:45 WHAT’S NEW-Children
7:15 KIDS’ STUFF-Children
7:45 GREAT NOVELS-Literature
8:00 DAVID COPPERFIELD-Drama
9:00 HERITAGE: RICHARD RODGERS
9:30 ACHIEVEMENT-Documentary
10:00 NEWS ROUNDUP
10:05 COLLEGE OF THE AIR

*Popeye was obviously popular in Cincinnati. I’m sure one station aired the theatrical shorts, while the other had the King Features TV version.

[14] WMUB-TV (Educational) Oxford, OH (Miami University)

9:00 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY
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11:00 PHYSIOLOGY 21
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2:00 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY
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7:00 WHAT’S NEW-Children
7:30 PARENTS ASK ABOUT SCHOOLS
8:00 CRAFT OF WRITING
8:30 HERITAGE: RICHARD RODGERS
9:00 REPORT FROM MIAMI
9:30 AGE OF OVERKILL-Discussion

 

[RALfan]

[9] WCPO-TV (CBS)

4:00 SANTA CLAUS-Children

Was this a seasonal program? If so, what normally aired here?

 

[bpatrick]

CBS had "The Brighter Day" at 4 PM. Could this have
been the normal program, although I can't see pre-empting
a soap for more than a month, especially one produced by
Cincinnati-based Procter and Gamble?

I'm a little surprised that WCPO didn't carry "Password" at 2;
as an ABC affiliate they had carried the network show, although
at the time ABC gave its affiliates 1:30-2 PM, which is when
Channel 9 carried "Highway Patrol."

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

I'm very surprised that WCPO had Santa Claus on as early as November 15th. Back then, very little was heard about Christmas on TV and radio until after Thanksgiving and, for the most part, not much was on until at least December. I really don't remember that show being on.

 

[Stanislav]

I'm very surprised that WCPO had Santa Claus on as early as November 15th. Back then, very little was heard about Christmas on TV and radio until after Thanksgiving and, for the most part, not much was on until at least December.

Used to be that Thanksgiving marked the start of the Xmas holiday season, symbolized by Santa bringing up the rear of the Macy's parade. That was, for me as a kid, "OK, time to start thinking about Christmas now and begin dropping hints about what I want to Mom." There was a definite line there -- now, as soon as Halloween has come and gone, and Thanksgiving is still weeks away, stores are already putting up Xmas trees, and holiday-themed commercials start to appear.

 

[Hal Erickson]

*Popeye was obviously popular in Cincinnati. I’m sure one station aired the theatrical shorts, while the other had the King Features TV version.

Channel 9 had the new King Features cartoons; 12 had been running the old AAP package since 1958. The ubiquitous Bob Shreve hosted the Channel 9 version, making disparaging comments about the cartoons and cracking borderline-dirty jokes.

 

[Tim L]

In Cleveland, there had been various "Santa" shows through the mid 1950's. The Mr. Jingeling character, created by Halle's Departement Store as "Santa's Chief Helper" and "Keeper of the Keys" to Santa's North Pole Toy Factory, began in 1956 at WEWS-TV 5 and lasted through about 1986. Traditonally, his shows would start on Thanksgiving Day and end Christmas Eve, usually as a part of Captain Penny's Show..Though by the late 70's and 80's Jingeling appeared on channels 3, 8, 19 and 43 at one time or another.