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Retro: Connecticut, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1961

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For some reason, TV Guide's CT edition doesn't include WGBH 2 or WNAC 7 in Boston, only WBZ 4 and WHDH 5.


WTIC-TV 3 CBS Hartford (Call letters stand for owner Travelers Insurance Co.)


6:55 Town Crier
7am Heritage--Education
7:30 Perception--Dick Berte
8am CBS News--Richard C. Hottelet
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9am Hap Richards--Children
9:30 Movie--Drama "Four Girls in White" (1939)
11am Double Exposure
11:30 Your Suprise Package
Noon Love of Life--Serial
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1pm Movie--Musical "For Me and My Gal" (1942)
2:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
3pm Star Performance--Drama. Charles Boyer in "A Championship Affair."
3:30 Verdict Is Yours "The People vs. Talbot" College senior Richard Talbot is charged with the murder of Tina Scobie
4pm Ranger Andy--Children
4:30 Edge of Night--Serial
5pm Movie--Drama Wallace Beery in "The Man from Dakota" (1940)
6:25 Weather
6:30 News--Bruce Kern
6:40 Sports--Bob Steele (Steele would be the morning man at 1080 WTIC for something like 30 years, always rated #1 in Hartford.)
6:45 CBS News--Douglas Edwards
7pm What in The World--Quiz John Dando is host. (Live) (Is this a local show?)
7:30 San Francisco Beat--Police "Armored Car Case"
8pm Father Knows Best. Bud is anxious to return to school after summer vacation because he has Mr. Jeffrey for History this year.
8:30 Dobie Gillis. Dobie and Maynard use a computer to decide what to do after graduation.
9pm Comedy Spotlight. Harpo and Chico Marx in "The Incredible Jewel Robbery."
9:30 Playhouse 90. Van Heflin in "Rank and File" by Rod Serling.
11pm News
11:15 Movie--Drama. Spencer Tracy and Joan Crawford in "Mannequin." (1937)


WBZ-TV 4 NBC Boston

6:15 Business Guidelines
6:45 Daily Almanac
7am Today
9am News--Adams, Chase, Kent
9:30 Truth or Consequences
10am Say When
10:30 Play Your Hunch--Merv Griffin (Color)
11am Price Is Right--Bill Cullen (Color)
11:30 Concentration--Hugh Downs
Noon News, Weather
12:15 Big Brother--Bob Emery
12:45 Movie--Drama. "Desire" (1936) Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper
2:15 News--Jim Jensen (He later spent many years as the lead anchor at WCBS-TV NYC.)
2:25 Weather--Don Kent
2:30 Loretta Young--Drama
3pm Dr. Malone
3:30 From These Roots
4pm Make Room for Daddy
4:30 Here's Hollywood
5pm Movie--Drama John Garfield, Eleanor Parker in "Pride of The Marines." (1945)
6:30 News--Arch MacDonald
6:40 Weather--Don Kent
6:45 NBC News--Huntley, Brinkley
7pm Shotgun Slade--Western
7:30 Laramie
8:30 Alfred Hitchcock. "The Changing Heart." Dane Ross goes to a watchmaker who shows him his clockwork figures.
9pm Project 20 (Special) "The Story of Will Rogers."
10pm Belgrade Conference--News Analysis (Special)
11pm News
11:15 PM East...PM West` (Because WBZ broadcasts this Group W show, CBS affiliate WHDH runs Jack Paar.)
12:45 News


WHDH-TV 5 CBS Boston (WHDH is the only New England TV station doing local programs in color at this time.)

6:30 Cartoons
7am Morning Key Club (Color)
8pm CBS News--Richard C. Hottelet
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9am Romper Room (Color)
9:45 Debbie Drake--Exercise
10am News--Leo Egan (Color)
10:05 Chris Evans--Women (Color)
10:15 We Believe--Religion
10:30 Video Village--Monte Hall
11am Double Exposure
11:30 Your Suprise Package
Noon Love of Life--Serial
12:30 Search for Tomorrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1pm News--Leo Egan (Color)
1:05 Farm and Food (Color)
1:30 As The World Turns
2pm Face The Facts--Rowe
2:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
3pm Millionaire. A young bookkeeper can't marry because he supports an elderly couple.
3:30 Verdict Is Yours "The People vs. Talbot." College senior Richard Talbot is charged with the murder of Tina Scobie
4pm Secret Storm--Serial
4:30 Edge of Night--Serial
5pm Bozo The Clown (Color)
5:30 Dick Tracy (Color)
5:35 Burns and Allen. Gracie wants to give George a picture of himself.
6pm News--Leo Egan (Color)
6:05 Dateline Boston--Jim Britt (Color)
6:30 Men into Space--Adventure
7pm News--Day (Color)
7:15 CBS News--Douglas Edwards
7:30 Sea Hunt. Two live torpedoes are found at the bottom of a harbor. LLoyd Bridges.
8pm Father Knows Best. Bud is anxious to return to school after summer vacation because he has Mr. Jeffrey for History this year.
8:30 Dobie Gillis. Dobie and Maynard use a computer to decide what to do after graduation.
9pm Comedy Spotlight. Harpo and Chico Marx in "The Incredible Jewel Robbery."
9:30 Playhouse 90. Van Heflin in "Rank and File" by Rod Serling.
11pm News
11:15 Jack Paar (Color)
1am Almanac Newsreel
1:05 News


WNHC-TV 8 ABC New Haven

7:20 Moment of Comfort
7:30 News
7:35 University of The Air
8:00 Light Time--Religion
8:15 Breakfast Time
9:30 I Married Joan
10am Susie--Comedy. When Mr. Sands refuses to let Susie help with a new client, Susie teams up with the client's wife.
10:30 You Asked For It
11am Texan--Western
11:30 Love That Bob! It's income tax time and Bob launches an economy drive.
Noon Camouflage--Morrow
12:30 Number Please
1pm Count of Monte Cristo
1:30 Highway Patrol--Police
2pm Day in Court--Drama
2:30 Seven Keys--Narz
3pm Queen for A Day
3:30 Connecticut Bandstand
4pm American Bandstand--Dick Clark
5pm Admiral Jack--Children
5:55 Felix The Cat
6pm Quick Draw McGraw
6:30 News--Jim Dull
6:40 Weather--Ralph Kanna
6:45 ABC News--Bill Shadel
7pm Focus on America. Documentary on fires produced by KABC-TV.
7:30 Bugs Bunny
8pm Rifleman. Mark believes something's gone wrong when Lucas works as an undercover agent in Wyoming.
8:30 Wyatt Earp. Doc Holiday has a plan to help Wyatt in his struggle with the Clantons.
9pm Stagecoach West
10pm Alcoa Presents. Wyndham Roberts confesses to kiling a small child.
10:30 Silents Please--Ernie Kovacs
11pm News
11:30 Movie--Musical Comedy. "Rise and Shine" (1941)


18 WHCT Ind. Hartford

4:25 In The Public Interest
4:30 Flippy The Clown
5pm Roy Rogers--Western
6pm High School Program
6:15 News, Sports, Weather
6:30 Robin Hood--Adventure
7pm Movie--Drama. "For Whom The Bell Tolls." (1943)
10pm Movie--Drama. "For Whom The Bell Tolls." (1943)


22 WWLP NBC Springfield MA and 32 WRLP NBC Northfield MA

7am Today
9am Romper Room
10am Say When
10:30 Play Your Hunch--Merv Griffin (Color)
11am Price Is Right--Bill Cullen (Color)
11:30 Concentration--Hugh Downs
Noon Truth or Consequences--Bob Barker
12:30 It Could Be You--Bill Leyden (Color)
12:55 NBC News--Scherer
1pm At Home with Kitty
2pm Jan Murray (Color)
2:30 Loretta Young--Drama
3pm Dr. Malone
3:30 From These Roots
4pm Make Room for Daddy
4:30 Here's Hollywood
5pm Movie--Drama. "Shanhai Story" Ruth Roman, Edmond O'Brien (1954)
6:45 NBC News--Huntley, Brinkley
7pm News--Ed Hatch
7:10 Weather--John Quill
7:15 Highlights--Tom Colton
7:30 Laramie
8:30 Alfred Hitchcock. "The Changing Heart." Dane Ross goes to a watchmaker who shows him his clockwork figures.
9pm Project 20 (Special) "The Story of Will Rogers."
10pm Belgrade Conference--News Analysis (Special)
11pm News
11:30 Jack Paar (Color)


30 WHNB NBC New Britain-Hartford

7am Today
9am Romper Room
10am Say When
10:30 Play Your Hunch--Merv Griffin (Color)
11am Price Is Right--Bill Cullen (Color)
11:30 Concentration--Hugh Downs
Noon Truth or Consequences--Bob Barker
12:30 It Could Be You--Bill Leyden (Color)
12:55 NBC News--Scherer
1pm At Home with Kitty
2pm Jan Murray (Color)
2:30 Loretta Young--Drama
3pm Dr. Malone
3:30 From These Roots
4pm Make Room for Daddy
4:30 Here's Hollywood
5pm Movie--Drama. "The Navy Comes Through" Pat O'Brien, George Murphy (1942)
6:30 Sports--Rolie Jacobs
6:45 NBC News--Huntley, Brinkley
7pm News--Barry Barents
7:10 Weather--Cavell Jobert
7:15 Sports--Jack Conley
7:30 Laramie
8:30 Alfred Hitchcock. "The Changing Heart." Dane Ross goes to a watchmaker who shows him his clockwork figures.
9pm Project 20 (Special) "The Story of Will Rogers."
10pm Belgrade Conference--News Analysis (Special)
11pm News
11:15 Jack Paar (Color)


40 WHYN-TV ABC, CBS Springfield MA (It looks like the only CBS programs WHYN runs are shows that WTIC doesn't air, I Love Lucy and Video Village, except for Capt. Kangaroo. I guess WTIC doesn't object to WHYN airing Capt. Kangaroo an hour later, as a service to kids.)

9am Almanac Newsreel
9:05 Looney Tunes--Cartoons
9:15 Captain Kangaroo
10am I Love Lucy
10:30 Video Village--Monte Hall
11am Today's Woman--Bernard
11:30 Love That Bob! It's income tax time and Bob launches an economy drive.
Noon Camouflage--Morrow
12:30 Number Please
1pm Movie--Drama. "One Hour to Live" (1939)
2pm Day in Court--Drama
2:30 Seven Keys--Narz
3pm Queen for A Day
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4pm American Bandstand--Dick Clark
5pm Admiral and Swabby--Children
5:30 Rocky and His Friends
6pm R.C.M.P.--Adventure
6:25 Trackdown--Western
6:55 Sports--Frank McInerney
7pm News--John Deegan
7:10 Weather--Jerry Loughman
7:15 ABC News--Bill Shadel
7:30 Bugs Bunny
8pm Rifleman. Mark believes something's gone wrong when Lucas works as an undercover agent in Wyoming.
8:30 Wyatt Earp. Doc Holiday has a plan to help Wyatt in his struggle with the Clantons.
9pm Stagecoach West
10pm Alcoa Presents. Wyndham Roberts confesses to kiling a small child.
10:30 State Trooper--Police
11pm News
11:30 Movie--Drama. "Charter Pilot" Lloyd Nolan, Arleen Whelan (1940)


53 WATR-TV ABC Waterbury

11am Texan--Western
11:30 Love That Bob! It's income tax time and Bob launches an economy drive.
Noon Camouflage--Morrow
12:30 Number Please
1pm Film Feature
1:30 Pageant--Documentary
2pm Day in Court--Drama
2:30 Seven Keys--Narz
3pm Queen for A Day
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4pm American Bandstand--Dick Clark
5:30 Rocky and His Friends
6pm ABC News--Bill Shadel
6:15 Industry on Parade (I have the feeling the station runs free film advertisements under this title.)
6:30 Big Picture (Again, a free show furnished by the Army for recruiting.)
7pm Focus on America. Documentary on fires produced by KABC-TV.
7:30 Bugs Bunny
8pm Rifleman. Mark believes something's gone wrong when Lucas works as an undercover agent in Wyoming.
8:30 Wyatt Earp. Doc Holiday has a plan to help Wyatt in his struggle with the Clantons.
9pm Stagecoach West
10pm Alcoa Presents. Wyndham Roberts confesses to kiling a small child.
(Station signs off at 10:30. Apparently WATR-TV has no local news and buys no syndicated programming. It simply runs ABC programs and fills the gaps in the daytime with free films.)
 
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