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RETRO: EASTERN IOWA, QUAD CITIES, TUE FEB 18, 1964

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Listing From the Des Moines Sunday Register.

Grouped by markets, first the single-station markets:

WKBT 8 CBS-ABC LaCrosse

7:15 Debbie Drake
7:30 Sunrise Semester
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 CBS News
9:30 I Love Lucy
10:00 The McCoys
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Guiding Light
12:00 News
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Password
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 secret Storm
3:30 People Are Funny
4:00 General Hospital
4:30 Mickey Mouse
5:00 Bozo
5:30 CBS News
6:00 News, Sports
6:30 Crossroads
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Burke's Law
11:30 Ripcord



KTVO 3 CBS-NBC-ABC Ottumwa

6:45 Sunrise Semester
7:15 Cartoons
7:30 Ding Dong School
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 Spanish
9:45 Woman's World
10:00 Ed Allen
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Guiding Light
12:00 News
12:15 Town and Country
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Password
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 secret Storm
3:30 Lee Phillip
3:45 Forum
4:00 Black Stallion
4:30 Candy Land (local)
5:00 Woody Woodpecker
5:30 CBS News
6:00 News
6:30 Hazel
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 News
10:20 Greatest Show
11:20 Highway Patrol




CEDAR RAPIDS-WATERLOO


WMT-TV 2 CBS Cedar Rapids

7:30 Sunrise Semester
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 CBS News
9:30 Schooltime
10:00 The McCoys
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12:00 News, Markets
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Home Fare (local)
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Secret Storm
3:30 Lee Philip
3:45 Dr. Max (local)
5:00 Woody Woodpecker
5:30 CBS News
6:00 Report to Iowa
6:30 Marshal Dillon
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 Report to Iowa
10:30 Movie


KWWL-TV 7 NBC Waterloo

7:00 Today
9:00 Educational
9:30 Merv Griffin (color)
10:00 Concentration
10:30 Missing Links (color)
11:00 Impression (color)
11:30 Truth (color)
12:00 News, Markets
12:10 Movie
1:00 Let's Make a Deal (color)
1:30 The Doctors
2:00 Loretta Young
2:30 You Don't Say (color)
3:00 Match Game
3:30 Danny Thomas
4:00 Laramie
4:55 Funny Company
5:30 NBC News
6:00 News
6:30 Mr. Novak
7:30 Don't Say (color)
8:00 Richard Boone
9:00 Andy Williams (color)
10:00 News
10:30 Tonight (color)


KCRG-TV 9 ABC Cedar Rapids

10:00 Price Is Right
10:30 Object Is
11:00 Seven Keys
11:30 Robert Young
12:00 Ernie Ford
12:30 Mr. Cartoon
1:15 King and Odie
1:30 Day in Court
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 Queen for a Day
3:00 Trailmaster
4:00 Sheriff Steve (local)
4:30 Lone Ranger
5:00 ABC News
5:15 News
5:30 Cheyenne
6:30 Combat
7:30 McHale's Navy
8:00 Greatest Show
9:00 Fugitive
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Wyatt Earp



QUAD CITIES

WOC-TV 6 NBC Davenport

7:00 Today
9:00 Say When
9:30 Especially for You
10:00 Concentration
10:30 Missing Links (color)
11:00 Impression (color)
11:30 Truth (color)
12:00 News, Markets
12:15 Cartoons
12:40 Movie
2:00 Loretta Young
2:30 You Don't Say (color)
3:00 Match Game
3:30 Danny Thomas
4:00 Cap'n Vern (local)
5:30 NBC News
6:00 News
6:30 Mr. Novak
7:30 Don't Say (color)
8:00 Richard Boone
9:00 Andy Williams (color)
10:00 News
10:30 Tonight (color)
12:00 Sea Hunt


WHBF-TV 4 CBS Rock Island

8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 CBS News
9:30 Jack LaLanne
10:00 The McCoys
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12:00 Groucho Marx
12:30 As the World turns
1:00 Password
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Secret Storm
3:30 December Bride
4:00 Grampa Happy(local)
5:00 Leave It To Beaver
5:30 CBS News
6:00 News, Sports
6:30 Hennessey
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Roaring 20s
11:30 M-Squad


WQAD 8 ABC Moline

9:00 Romper Room
9:45 Lee Philip
10:00 Price Is Right
10:30 Object Is
11:00 Seven Keys
11:30 Robert Young
12:00 Ernie Ford
12:30 Farm and Home
1:00 Coffee Break
1:30 Day in Court
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 Queen for a Day
3:00 Trailmaster
4:00 Jungle Jay (local)
5:00 Cheyenne
6:00 News, Sports
6:15 ABC News
6:30 Combat
7:30 McHale's Navy
8:00 Greatest show
9:00 Fugative
10:00 News, Sports
10:15 Movie




QUINCY-HANNIBAL


WGEM-TV 10 NBC-ABC Quincy

7:00 Today
9:00 Say When
9:30 Especially for You
10:00 Concentration
10:30 Missing Links (color)
11:00 Impression(color)
11:30 Truth (color)
12:00 Noon Show
12:30 Ernie Ford
1:00 Let's Make a Deal (color)
1:30 The Doctors
2:00 Loretta Young
2:30 You Don't Say (color)
3:00 Match Game
3:30 Danny Thomas
4:00 Cactus Club (local)
4:30 Mickey Mouse
5:00 Rocky
5:15 News
5:30 NBC News
6:00 Flintstones
6:30 Mr. Novak
7:30 Don't Say (color)
8:00 Richard Boone
9:00 Andy Williams (color)
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Tonight (color)
12:00 Sea Hunt


KHQA-TV 7 CBS-ABC Hannibal

7:30 Sunrise Semester
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 CBS News
9:30 Jack LaLanne
10:00 The McCoys
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Search for Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12:00 News, Markets
12:15 Hal Barton
12:30 As the World turns
1:00 Password
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Secret Storm
3:30 Lee Phillip
3:45 Interview
4:00 Price Is Right
4:30 Trailmaster
5:30 CBS News
6:00 News, Sports
6:30 Farmer's Saughter
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Combat




MASON CITY-ROCHESTER-AUSTIN


KGLO-TV 3 CBS Mason City

7:30 Sunrise Semester
8:00 Captain Kangaroo
9:00 Spanish 1
9:25 Spanish 3
9:45 Call Us
10:00 The McCoys
10:30 Pete and Gladys
11:00 Love of Life
11:30 Guiding Light
12:00 News, Markets
12:30 As the World Turns
1:00 Password
1:30 House Party
2:00 To Tell the Truth
2:30 Edge of Night
3:00 Secret Storm
3:30 Lee Phillip
3:45 Clubhouse (local)
5:30 CBS News
6:00 News, Markets
6:30 Heart
7:00 Red Skelton
8:00 Petticoat Junction
8:30 Jack Benny
9:00 Garry Moore
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Movie


KROC-TV 10 NBC Rochester

7:00 Today
9:00 Say When
9:30 Especially for You
10:00 Concentration
10:30 Missing Links (color)
11:00 Impression(color)
11:30 Truth (color)
12:00 Noon Variety
1:00 Let's Make a Deal (color)
1:30 The Doctors
2:00 Loretta Young
2:30 You Don't Say (color)
3:00 Match Game
3:30 Danny Thomas
4:00 Gene Autry
4:30 Rocky
4:45 Here's Adventure
5:00 Woody Woodpecker
5:30 NBC News
6:00 News
6:30 Mr. Novak
7:30 Don't Say (color)
8:00 Richard Boone
9:00 Andy Williams (color)
10:00 News, Sports
10:30 Tonight (color)


KMMT 6 ABC Austin

10:00 Price Is Right
10:30 Object Is
11:00 Seven Keys
11:30 Robert Young
12:00 Ernie Ford
12:30 Cartoons
1:30 Day in Court
2:00 General Hospital
2:30 Queen for a Day
3:00 Trailmaster
4:00 Laramie
5;00 Funny Company
5:45 ABC News
6:00 News, Sports
6:30 Combat
7:30 McHale's Navy
8:00 Greatest Show
9:00 Fugitive
10:00 News, Sports
10:35 Trails West
 
Interesting that there were no UHF stations in that area then. Or could it be that the edition of TV Guide for that region just wasn't listing them?
 
Did Marshal Dillon (CBS, Tue 7:30/6:30) have clearance problems in other regions too?

Did Andy Williams alternate with Bell Telephone Hour in the Tue 10/9 slot on NBC?
 
Cincinnati Kid said:
Interesting that there were no UHF stations in that area then. Or could it be that the edition of TV Guide for that region just wasn't listing them?
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No, there weren't any UHFs in eastern Iowa then. The first was in 1970, KDUB/40 in Dubuque. There was one UHF in Iowa in 1964, KQTV/21 in Ft. Dodge, NBC affiliate.

The stations I listed were the eastern half of those in the Sunday Des Moines Register.
 
jh said:
Cincinnati Kid said:
Interesting that there were no UHF stations in that area then. Or could it be that the edition of TV Guide for that region just wasn't listing them?
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No, there weren't any UHFs in eastern Iowa then. The first was in 1970, KDUB/40 in Dubuque. There was one UHF in Iowa in 1964, KQTV/21 in Ft. Dodge, NBC affiliate.

The stations I listed were the eastern half of those in the Sunday Des Moines Register.
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But you wouldn't have to drive too far from eastern Iowa to run into a plethora of U's--just by crossing the Mississippi into Illinois and the all-U market in Peoria as well as those in Springfield (WICS-20), Decatur (the then-WTVP 17--now WAND with the WTVP calls now on Peoria's PBS affiliate), and in Rockford (WTVO then broadcasting on channel 39 before later moving to 17 around 1966 or so).

Do you have the western Iowa listings from the Register? Their old TV section always fascinated and interested me any times I've seen it.
 
jh said:
QUAD CITIES

WOC-TV 6 NBC Davenport

4:00 Cap'n Vern (local)


WHBF-TV 4 CBS Rock Island


4:00 Grampa Happy(local)

WQAD 8 ABC Moline

9:00 Romper Room
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This great tribute website to Quad Cities TV history includes an article on WHBF's legendary "Grandpa Happy" show, the early years of WQAD--which at the time of this listing had only been on the air 6 1/2 months (Aug. 1, 1963) and had also immediately acquired the local Romper Room rights, and "Captain Ernie," the successor to the forementioned "Captain Vern" show on WOC. Lots of nuggets of QC media history that one could spend hours browsing:

http://www.captainerniesshowboat.com/

jh said:
WHBF-TV 4 CBS Rock Island


5:00 Leave It To Beaver
5:30 CBS News
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The Beaver was still a late-afternoon fixture on WHBF's syndicated daytime lineup well into the early 1980s--as these past schedules from eastern Iowa and western Illinois from 1980 and 1982 posted in the past on this board (some by me) indicate, as well as personal recollection on my part (growing up about a half-hour northwest of Peoria and within reception range of both sets of Peoria and QC stations):

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=91734.0 (Feb. 8, 1980--Peoria and the Quad Cities)

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=172582.0 (July 27, 1982--Iowa)

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=50278.0 (Oct. 7, 1982--Peoria and QCs)
 
"Marshal Dillon" does appear to have had some clearance problems
nationally. I have a 1962 Atlanta TV Guide, and none of the three
CBS affiliates (WAGA, WDEF, WMAZ) carries the show; likewise, a
1963 North Carolina issue shows only WBTV carrying it.

I was slightly surprised to see the number of stations carrying Lee
Phillip; I suppose that's because she was based in Chicago and was
probably fairly well-known in the Midwest (I posted a Kentucky listing
recently which showed her in Cincinnati, although on the ABC, not the
CBS, station); the closest station to me that carried her was WTVR
Richmond, none in North Carolina carried her.

And before anyone asks, ABC carried reruns of "Father Knows Best"
at 11:30 AM (CT), which explains the "Robert Young" listing at that
time on ABC stations.
 
Tim from Springfield said:
Do you have the western Iowa listings from the Register? Their old TV section always fascinated and interested me any times I've seen it.
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Yes, I'll post them once I get a chance to type them up. The rest of the Register listings include Des Moines, Ft. Dodge, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Omaha, and St. Joseph.
 
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