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Source; Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stations;
4-WNBK (NBC O&O)
5-WEWS (CBS)
9-WXEL (ABC/DuMont)
MORNINGS
10:00
5-Test Pattern (all day until program start at 6:30 PM)
EVENING
6:30
5-Film Shorts
6:35
4-Bulletin Board
6:40
4-Don Winslow (news)
7:00
4-Lone Ranger (from ABC)
5-Movie Time
9-Test Pattern
7:30
4-Nature of Things
5-Hollywood Screen Test with Neil Hamilton (from ABC)
9-Recreation Dept.
7:45
4-Leon Pearson with NBC News
8:00
4-Film
5-Paul Whiteman (from ABC)
9-Spin The Picture (from DuMont)
8:30
4-Chicago Jazz
9:00
4-Who Said That?
5-Range Riders
9-Cavalcade of Stars with Jackie Gleason (DuMont)
9:30
4-Meet The Press
10:00
4-New Years' Party
5-AHL Hockey; Cleveland Barons vs. Cincinatti
9-Wrestling
10:35
5-Sports This Week
10:45
5-New Years' Party
11:45
4-Times Square Live Coverage
11:50
5-Times Square Live Coverage
12:05
4-Program Preview
12:15
5-Feature Film
12:30
9-Preview Corner
As you can see, even large city stations in places like Cleveland offered little daytime fare on weekends in the late 1940s although this would soon change. While all three stations had a basic affiliation with at least one network (channel 9 had agreements with both ABC and DuMont) all three stations, including NBC O&O WNBK, would take other networks' shows depending on the preference of the basic affiliate, and the schedule (WXEL allowed competitors to take some of its networks' shows if they began before WXEL sign-on time).
Stations;
4-WNBK (NBC O&O)
5-WEWS (CBS)
9-WXEL (ABC/DuMont)
MORNINGS
10:00
5-Test Pattern (all day until program start at 6:30 PM)
EVENING
6:30
5-Film Shorts
6:35
4-Bulletin Board
6:40
4-Don Winslow (news)
7:00
4-Lone Ranger (from ABC)
5-Movie Time
9-Test Pattern
7:30
4-Nature of Things
5-Hollywood Screen Test with Neil Hamilton (from ABC)
9-Recreation Dept.
7:45
4-Leon Pearson with NBC News
8:00
4-Film
5-Paul Whiteman (from ABC)
9-Spin The Picture (from DuMont)
8:30
4-Chicago Jazz
9:00
4-Who Said That?
5-Range Riders
9-Cavalcade of Stars with Jackie Gleason (DuMont)
9:30
4-Meet The Press
10:00
4-New Years' Party
5-AHL Hockey; Cleveland Barons vs. Cincinatti
9-Wrestling
10:35
5-Sports This Week
10:45
5-New Years' Party
11:45
4-Times Square Live Coverage
11:50
5-Times Square Live Coverage
12:05
4-Program Preview
12:15
5-Feature Film
12:30
9-Preview Corner
As you can see, even large city stations in places like Cleveland offered little daytime fare on weekends in the late 1940s although this would soon change. While all three stations had a basic affiliation with at least one network (channel 9 had agreements with both ABC and DuMont) all three stations, including NBC O&O WNBK, would take other networks' shows depending on the preference of the basic affiliate, and the schedule (WXEL allowed competitors to take some of its networks' shows if they began before WXEL sign-on time).
but I beleive hockey games were televised during the 3rd Period only, until the early 70's. At least for the NHL.