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Retro: Hartford/New Haven Listings - Independents - Late Winter/Early Spring 1993

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Taken From New York City TV Guide March 6-12, 1993

61 WTIC TV (Fox) Chase (Sale To Renaissance Pends)
Saturday
5 AM SHEPHERD'S CHAPEL
6 AM BEST OF ROMPER ROOM
6:30 LIKELY STORY
7 AM BULLWINKLE
8 AM DOG CITY
8:30 BOBBY'S WORLD
9 AM TOM & JERRY KIDS
9:30 TAZMANIA
10 AM TINY TOONS
10:30 EEK THE CAT
11 AM X MEN
11:30 SUPER DAVE
12 NOON AMERICAN GLADIATORS
1 PM NEW UNTOUCHABLES
2 PM MOVIE - Honky Tonk (1941)
4 PM LIFESTYLES OF RICH & FAMOUS
5 PM STAR SEARCH
6 PM STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9
7 PM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
8 PM COPS
8:30 COPS
9 PM CODE 3
10 PM NEWS
10:30 NIGHT COURT
11 PM COMIC STRIP LIVE
12 MIDNIGHT STAR TREK
1 AM MOVIE - True Grit (1969) )
3 AM MOVIE - Mr Giesha (1962)

SUNDAY
5 AM SHEPHERD'S CHAPEL
6 AM BULLWINKLE
7 AM YO YOGI
7:30 DON COYOTE & SANCHO PANDA
8 AM YOUNG ROBIN HOOD
8:30 PIRATES OF DARK WATER
9 AM CONAN THE ADVENTURER
9:30 MR BOGUS
10 AM BEAUTY & THE BEAST
11 AM FAMILY TIES
11:30 PERFECT STRANGERS
12 NOON MOVIE - Tough Guys (1986)
2 PM MOVIE - Flashdance (1983)
4 PM STAR TREK
5 PM STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9
6 PM STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION
7 PM BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
7:30 SHAKY GROUND
8 PM IN LIVING COLOR
8:30 ROC
9 PM MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
9:30 HERMAN'S HEAD
10 PM NEWS
10:30 DANA VALERY
11 PM FLYING BLIND
11:30 EDGE
12 MIDNIGHT STAR TREK
1 AM NEW UNTOUCHABLES
2 AM GENE SCOTT

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM SHEPHERD'S CHAPEL
6 AM CAPTAIN N
6:30 WOODY WOODPECKER
7 AM JAMES BOND JR
7:30 BEETLEJUICE
8 AM NEW ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS
8:30 NINJA TURTLES
9 AM FAMILY TIES
9:30 PERFECT STRANGERS
10 AM JENNY JONES
11 AM PEOPLE'S COURT
11:30 THREE'S COMPANY
12 NOON LOVE CONNECTION
12:30 THAT'S AMORE
1 PM IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
2 PM CHARLES IN CHARGE
2:30 WIDGET
3 PM MERRIE MELODIES
3:30 TOM & JERRY KIDS
4 PM TINY TOONS
4:30 BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
5 PM FULL HOUSE
5:30 WONDER YEARS
6 PM FULL HOUSE
6:30 LOVE CONNECTION
7 PM ROSEANNE
7:30 MURPHY BROWN
MONDAY
8 PM MOVIE - Fast Getaway (1990)
TUESDAY
8 PM CLASS OF 96
9 PM KEY WEST
WEDNESDAY
8 PM BEVERLY HILLS 90210
9 PM MELROSE PLACE
THURSDAY
8 PM SIMPSONS
8:30 MARTIN
9 PM IN LIVING COLOR
9:30 DOWN THE SHORE
FRIDAY
8 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
9 PM SIGHTINGS
MONDAY-FRIDAY
10 PM NEWS
10:30 STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION
11:30 NIGHT COURT
12 MID AMEN
12:30 NEWHART
1 AM NEWS
1:30 GENE SCOTT

20 WTXX (Ind) Renaissance (Sale To Counterpoint Pends)
SATURDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM CASPER
6:30 POPEYE
7 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
8 AM FLINTSTONES
8:30 BRADY BUNCH
9 AM DIFF'RENT STROKES
9:30 DIFF'RENT STROKES
10 AM FACTS OF LIFE
10:30 FACTS OF LIFE
11 AM ALF
11:30 ALF
12 NOON CATWALK
1 PM MOVIE - Dead End Drive In (1986)
3 PM MOVIE - Rawhyde Rex (1982)
5 PM CATWALK
6 PM DESIGNING WOMEN
6:30 DESIGNING WOMEN
7 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
7:30 M*A*S*H
8 PM RENNEGADE
9 PM STREET JUSTICE
10 PM ALL IN THE FAMILY
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM JEFFERSONS
11:30 JEFFERSONS
12 MID SHOWTIME AT APOLLO
1 AM MOVIE - Dirt (1976)
3 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM T REX
7 AM GI JOE
7:30 WIZARD OF OZ
8 AM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
8:30 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DREAMS
9 AM KING ARTHUR
9:30 DUCKTALES
10 AM CHIP & DALES
10:30 TALE SPIN
11 AM SAVED BY THE BELL
11:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
12 NOON MOVIE - Something Wicked This Day Comes (1983)
2 PM MOVIE - Dangerous Love (1988)
4 PM TRIAL FOR LIFE
6 PM DIFF'RENT STROKES
6:30 FACTS OF LIFE
7 PM ALF
7:30 HOGAN FAMILY
8 PM MOVIE - Time Guardian (1978)
10 PM MAMA'S FAMILY
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID KNIGHTS & WARRIORS
1 AM BEST OF ED SULLIVAN
2 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM ALL IN THE FAMILY
5:30 JEFFERSONS
6 AM BUGS BUNNY/POPEYE
6:30 CAMP CANDY
7 AM DUCKTALES
7:30 DENNIS THE MENACE - Cartoons
8 AM STUNT DAWGS
8:30 INSSPECTOR GADGET
9 AM DIFF'RENT STROKES
9:30 FACTS OF LIFE
10 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
11 AM JEFFERSONS
11:30 KATE & ALLIE
12 NOON BRADY BUNCH
12:30 HOGAN FAMILY
1 PM MR BELVIDERE
1:30 BEWITCHED
2 PM ALF
2:30 FLINTSTONES
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DARKWING DUCK
4:30 GOOF TROOP
5 PM SAVED BY THE BELL
5:30 GROWING PAINS
6 PM COSBY SHOW
6:30 COSBY SHOW
7 PM DESIGNING WOMEN
7:30 WHO'S THE BOSS
8 PM MOVIE
Monday - Kiss Of Spider Woman (1985)
Tuesday - Legend (1984)
Wednesday - 8 PM TIME TRAXX
9 PM KUNG FU
Thursday - Middle Age Crazy (1981)
Friday - Poison Ivy (1984)
10 PM M*A*S*H
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM FAMILY FEUD
11:30 ODD COUPLE
12 MID STREET JUSTICE (MON)
RENEGADE (TUES)
STREET JUSTICE (WED)
KNIGHTS & WARRIORS (THURS)
RENEGADE(FRI)
1 AM ODD COUPLE
1:30 HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

TV Guide notes that programming was not firm at press time and might not air as listed. The Sale to Counterpoint Communications pends at any day now at this point. Plans by Counterpoint were still very vague stating they would heve Home Shopping about half the day, Catholic shows a few more hours a day and some Educational & Family programming. It was announced by now that WTXX w@ould continue to run Disney Afternoon and Highway To Heaven but nothing else was announced. But complete plans were still unclear.


26 WTWS (Ind)

SATURDAY
5 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
6 AM US FARM REPORT
6:30 WORLD TOMORROW
7 AM FAITH FIR TODAY
7:30 IT IS WRITTEN
8 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
10 AM HANNA BARBARA'S WORLD OF SUPER ADVENTURES
12 NOON WWF WRESTLING
1 PM WCW WRESTLING
2 PM CALIFORNIA DREAMS
2:30 EXTREMISTS
3 PM SUPER SPORTS FOLLIES
3:30 ON PIT ROAD
4 PM MOVIE - Sugar Land Express (1974)
6 PM #1 COUNTRY
6:30 HOT HIP & COUNTRY
7 PM HILL STREET BLUES
8 PM A TEAM
9 PM BONANZA
10 PM UPTOWN COMEDY
11 PM SOUL TRAIN
12 MIDNIGHT APOLLO COMEDY CLUB
1 AM NIGHT FLIGHT
2 AM PAID PROGRAMMING

SUNDAY
5 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
7 AM JOHN HAGEE
8 AM FRED PRICE
9 AM D JAMES KENNEDY
10 AM NEW ZOO REVUE
11 AM SUNSHINE FACTORY
12 NOON MOVIE - North By Northwest (1959)
2 PM TJ HOOKER
3 PM A TEAM
4 PM MOVIE - Bristle Face (1964)
6 PM WWF WRESTLING
7 PM RESCUE 911
8 PM MOVIE - Return Of Blob (1979)
10 PM IN TOUCH
11 PM JACK VAN IMPE
11:30 PAID PROGRAMMING

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM LARRY LEA
5:30 MARYLIN HICKEY
6 AM KENNETH COPELAND
6:30 JAMES ROBINSON
7 AM SUPERHEROES
7:30 VIDEO POWER
8 AM HEATHCLIFF
8:30 NEW ZOO REVUE
9 AM BENNY HINN
9:30 KENNETH COPELAND
10 AM 700 CLUB
11 AM BONANZA
12 NOON A TEAM
1 PM AIRWOLF
2 PM TJ HOOKER
3 PM LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
3:30 I DREAM OF JEANNIE
4 PM HAPPY DAYS
4:30 MORK & MINDY
5 PM LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
6 PM RESCUE 911
7 PM HILL STREET BLUES
8 PM QUINCY
9 PM BARNABY JONES
10 PM VEGAS
11 PM HART TO HART
12 MID PAID PROGRAMMING
 
WTXX FORMAT CHANGE - Last Renaissance Schedules

In The Week of March 13-19, 1993 WTXX was scheduled to be sold to Counterpoint. Still before the sale except for the Home Shopping Network airing 12-15 hours a day daily and Highway To Heaven no other plans were announced prior to press time on March 6. By the time the March 13 issue came out Renaissance amed a deal with Counterpoint to have WTXX air Disney cartoons from 3-5 PM weekdays and Sitcoms 5 to 7 PM weekdays and other shows from 3-7 PM Weekends. Renaissance would continue to sell the air-time while Counterpoint would run the shows for no charge from the syndicators (WTIC TV would pay for these shows)but WTXX would not be paid by WTIC TV either. Meanwhile Renaissance wanted a 15 hour a day LMA with WTXX while Counterpoint wanted to only sell about 6 hours a day of airtime. Since an LMA deal could not be reached though the temporary 3-7 PM daily deal would be ironed out for 4 months. Renaissance therefore put out their daily 4 hour schedule while Counterpoint put out no schedule for the rest of the day. TV Guide therefore got the following schedule. The sale was scheduled to take place Friday March 12, 1993. So here is what TV Guide published March 13-19, 1993

20 WTXX (Ind) Renaissance (Sale To Counterpoint Pends)
SATURDAY
5 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED
3 PM DUCKTALES
3:30 DUCKTALES
4 PM CHIP & DALES
4:30 CHIP & DALES
5 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
5:30 HOGAN FAMILY
6 PM DESIGNING WOMEN
6:30 DESIGNING WOMEN
7 PM TO BE ANNOUNCED

SUNDAY
5 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED
3 PM SAVED BY THE BELL
3:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
4 PM HOGAN FAMILY
4:30 HOGAN FAMILY
5 PM M*A*S*H
5:30 M*A*S*H
6 PM MAMA'S FAMILY
6:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
7 PM TO BE ANNOUNCED

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DARKWING DUCK
4:30 GOOF TROOP
5 PM GROWING PAINS
5:30 GROWING PAINS
6 PM COSBY SHOW
6:30 COSBY SHOW
7 PM TO BE ANNOUNCED

Needless to say the sale did not occur until March 19, 1993 so this was the schedule that wound up airing. Renaissance therefore aired the previous week's schedule or something very close but unsure of what movies actually aired. I came to that conclusion according to next week's listings.

20 WTXX (Ind) Renaissance (Sale To Counterpoint Pends)
LAST RENAISSANCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
7 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
8 AM PAID PROGRAMMING
11 AM ALF
11:30 ALF
12 NOON CATWALK
1 PM MOVIE
3 PM MOVIE
5 PM CATWALK
6 PM DESIGNING WOMEN
6:30 DESIGNING WOMEN
7 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
7:30 M*A*S*H
8 PM RENNEGADE
9 PM STREET JUSTICE
10 PM ALL IN THE FAMILY
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM JEFFERSONS
11:30 JEFFERSONS
12 MID SHOWTIME AT APOLLO
1 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM T REX
7 AM GI JOE
7:30 WIZARD OF OZ
8 AM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
8:30 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DREAMS
9 AM KING ARTHUR
9:30 DUCKTALES
10 AM CHIP & DALES
10:30 TALE SPIN
11 AM SAVED BY THE BELL
11:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
12 NOON MOVIE
2 PM MOVIE
4 PM MOVIE
6 PM MOVIE
8 PM MOVIE
10 PM MAMA'S FAMILY
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID KNIGHTS & WARRIORS
1 AM BEST OF ED SULLIVAN
2 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM BUGS BUNNY/POPEYE
6:30 CAMP CANDY
7 AM DUCKTALES
7:30 DENNIS THE MENACE - Cartoons
8 AM STUNT DAWGS
8:30 INSSPECTOR GADGET
9 AM DIFF'RENT STROKES
9:30 FACTS OF LIFE
10 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
11 AM WHO'S THE BOSS
11:30 KATE & ALLIE
12 NOON BRADY BUNCH
12:30 HOGAN FAMILY
1 PM MR BELVIDERE
1:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
2 PM ALF
2:30 FLINTSTONES
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DARKWING DUCK
4:30 GOOF TROOP
5 PM GROWING PAINS
5:30 GROWING PAINS
6 PM COSBY SHOW
6:30 COSBY SHOW
7 PM DESIGNING WOMEN
7:30 WHO'S THE BOSS
8 PM MOVIE
10 PM M*A*S*H
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM FAMILY FEUD
11:30 ODD COUPLE
12 MID STREET JUSTICE (MON)
RENEGADE (TUES)
STREET JUSTICE (WED)
KNIGHTS & WARRIORS (THURS)
RENEGADE(FRI)
1 AM JEFFERSONS
1:30 ALL IN THE FAMILY
2 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
 
WTXX Format Change - First Counterpoint Schedules

The sale of WTXX closed Friday March 19, 1993. The changeover occurred Friday at Midnight and after that Counterpoint Catholic Communications took over operations at WTXX 20. Renaissance continued to program the 3 to 7 PM daily time slots while Counterpoint programmed the rest of the day. Still for the first 2 weeks thw Wild West special that Renaissance bought for WTXX would also run because there was no room for WTIC TV Fox 61, So that prime time slot was also still programmed due to contractual obligations. TV Guide listed a schedule that Renaissance was hoping to have. Renaissance hoped to program most of WTXX's day whic never happened so the TV Guide schedule was inaccurate during certain time periods.

So here is the first Counterpoint Schedule (Taken from April 10-17, 1993 issue plus Wild West was added due to the fact it did run)

March 20-26, 1993
TV Guide Listings
Saturday
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
6:30 SLEGEHAMMER
7 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
8 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
11 AM CATWALK
12 NOON WWF WRESTLING
1 PM MOVIE - Bloodbeach (1981)
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DUCKTALES
4:30 GI JOE
5 PM CATWALK
6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
7 PM WHO'S THE BOSS
7:30 WHO'S THE BOSS
8 PM STREET JUSTICE
9 PM RENEGADE
10 PM MAMA'S FAMILY
10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
11 PM JERRY FAWELL (Allthough Religious was NOT Catholic therefore Counterpoint would not sell time to him being he has a history of being Anti Catholic)
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
6 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
6:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
7 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
7:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
8 AM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
8:30 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DREAMS
9 AM KING ARTHUR
9:30 DUCKTALES
10 AM SUNDAY MASS
11 AM SAVED BY THE BELL
11:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
12 NOON MOVIE - Zorro The Gay Blade (1981)
2 PM TIME TRAXX
3 PM A TIME FOR LIFE
5 PM SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO
6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
7 PM AIRWOLF
8 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced
10 PM SPIRITUAL LIFE CRUSADE
11 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
7 AM DUCKTALES
7:30 T REX
8 AM INSPECTOR GADGET
8:30 STUNT DAWGS
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM DAILY MASS
10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
FOCUS (TUES)
JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
11 AM JEFFERSONS
11:30 DIFF'RENT STROKES
12 NOON BRADY BUNCH
12:30 HOGAN FAMILY
1 PM MR BELVIDERE
1:30 FACTS OF LIFE
2 PM ALF
2:30 FLINTSTONES
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DARKWING DUCK
4:30 GOOF TROOP
5 PM GROWING PAINS
5:30 GROWING PAINS
6 PM COSBY SHOW
6:30 COSBY SHOW
7 PM WHO'S THE BOSS
7:30 M*A*S*H
8 PM WILD WEST
10 PM MAMAS FAMILY
10:30 M*A*S*H
11 PM FAMILY FEUD
11:30 ODD COUPLE
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

Here is the schedule taht nearly aired but did not due to deal with Renaissance that happened in the 11th hour. The day the sale closed Counterpoint nearly decided to not run any Renaissance programming.

Saturday
6 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
11 AM FATHER MANNING
11:30 JESUIT JOURNAL
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
10 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced (Movies were not listed until Mid April)
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
7 AM T REX
8 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
8:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
9 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
9:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
10 AM SUNDAY MASS
11 AM FOCUS
11:30 NUESTRA FAMILIA
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
10 PM STORY OF A PEOPLE SPECIAL
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM DAILY MASS
10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
FOCUS (TUES)
JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
11 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
10 PM MOVIE-To Be Announced
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK


Actually Aired As a result of the deal with between Renaissance and Counterpoint

Saturday
6 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
8 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
11 AM FATHER MANNING
11:30 JESUIT JOURNAL
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DUCKTALES
4:30 GI JOE
5 PM CATWALK
6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
10 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced (Movies were not listed until Mid April)
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

SUNDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
7 AM T REX
8 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
8:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
9 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
9:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
10 AM SUNDAY MASS
11 AM FOCUS
11:30 NUESTRA FAMILIA
12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
3 PM TIME TRAXX
4 PM KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
5 PM SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO
6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
10 PM STORY OF A PEOPLE SPECIAL
11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

MONDAY-FRIDAY
5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
8 AM DUCKTALES
8:30 T REX
9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
10 AM DAILY MASS
10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
FOCUS (TUES)
JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
11 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
3 PM CHIP & DALES
3:30 TALE SPIN
4 PM DARKWING DUCK
4:30 GOOF TROOP
5 PM GROWING PAINS
5:30 GROWING PAINS
6 PM COSBY SHOW
6:30 COSBY SHOW
7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
8 PM WILD WEST
10 PM MOVIE-To Be Announced
12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
 
Clear up my post

> So here is the first Counterpoint Schedule (Taken from April
> 10-17, 1993 issue plus Wild West was added due to the fact
> it did run)

No this schedule was the schedule that TV Guide listed March 20-26, 1993, NOT APRIL!! Renaissance plan was to manage programming on WTXX from 7-9 AM and again 11 AM to 10 PM but could not strike a deal with Counterpoint. STill hopes were held out and this was what was sent to TV Guide for March 20-26.

> March 20-26, 1993
> TV Guide Listings
> Saturday
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 6 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
> 6:30 SLEGEHAMMER
> 7 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
> 8 AM TO BE ANNOUNCED
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
> 10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 11 AM CATWALK
> 12 NOON WWF WRESTLING
> 1 PM MOVIE - Bloodbeach (1981)
> 3 PM CHIP & DALES
> 3:30 TALE SPIN
> 4 PM DUCKTALES
> 4:30 GI JOE
> 5 PM CATWALK
> 6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
> 6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
> 7 PM WHO'S THE BOSS
> 7:30 WHO'S THE BOSS
> 8 PM STREET JUSTICE
> 9 PM RENEGADE
> 10 PM MAMA'S FAMILY
> 10:30 MAMA'S FAMILY
> 11 PM JERRY FAWELL (Allthough Religious was NOT Catholic
> therefore Counterpoint would not sell time to him being he
> has a history of being Anti Catholic)
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> SUNDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 6 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 6:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
> 7 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
> 7:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
> 8 AM GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
> 8:30 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DREAMS
> 9 AM KING ARTHUR
> 9:30 DUCKTALES
> 10 AM SUNDAY MASS
> 11 AM SAVED BY THE BELL
> 11:30 SAVED BY THE BELL
> 12 NOON MOVIE - Zorro The Gay Blade (1981)
> 2 PM TIME TRAXX
> 3 PM A TIME FOR LIFE
> 5 PM SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO
> 6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
> 6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
> 7 PM AIRWOLF
> 8 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced
> 10 PM SPIRITUAL LIFE CRUSADE
> 11 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
> 11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> MONDAY-FRIDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 7 AM DUCKTALES
> 7:30 T REX
> 8 AM INSPECTOR GADGET
> 8:30 STUNT DAWGS
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM DAILY MASS
> 10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
> FOCUS (TUES)
> JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
> TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
> CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
> 11 AM JEFFERSONS
> 11:30 DIFF'RENT STROKES
> 12 NOON BRADY BUNCH
> 12:30 HOGAN FAMILY
> 1 PM MR BELVIDERE
> 1:30 FACTS OF LIFE
> 2 PM ALF
> 2:30 FLINTSTONES
> 3 PM CHIP & DALES
> 3:30 TALE SPIN
> 4 PM DARKWING DUCK
> 4:30 GOOF TROOP
> 5 PM GROWING PAINS
> 5:30 GROWING PAINS
> 6 PM COSBY SHOW
> 6:30 COSBY SHOW
> 7 PM WHO'S THE BOSS
> 7:30 M*A*S*H
> 8 PM WILD WEST
> 10 PM MAMAS FAMILY
> 10:30 M*A*S*H
> 11 PM FAMILY FEUD
> 11:30 ODD COUPLE
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

On the day the sale closed this was the schedule sent to Hartford area newspapers. But NEVER AIRED. On the closing day Counterpoint nearly decided to run no Renaissance programming but at the final closing it was decided the 4 hour a day deal plus Wild West.

> Saturday
> 6 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
> 10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 11 AM FATHER MANNING
> 11:30 JESUIT JOURNAL
> 12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 10 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced (Movies were not listed until
> Mid April)
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> SUNDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 7 AM T REX
> 8 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 8:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
> 9 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
> 9:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
> 10 AM SUNDAY MASS
> 11 AM FOCUS
> 11:30 NUESTRA FAMILIA
> 12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 10 PM STORY OF A PEOPLE SPECIAL
> 11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> MONDAY-FRIDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM DAILY MASS
> 10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
> FOCUS (TUES)
> JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
> TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
> CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
> 11 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 10 PM MOVIE-To Be Announced
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK

This is what actually aired on WTXX the first week under Counterpoint. This listing came from the first week in April of at which TV Guide finally got an accurate schedule.

> Saturday
> 6 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 8 AM ULTRAMAN: TOWARD THE FUTURE
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM CATHOLIC MASS
> 10:30 SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 11 AM FATHER MANNING
> 11:30 JESUIT JOURNAL
> 12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 3 PM CHIP & DALES
> 3:30 TALE SPIN
> 4 PM DUCKTALES
> 4:30 GI JOE
> 5 PM CATWALK
> 6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
> 6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
> 7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 10 PM MOVIE - To Be Announced (Movies were not listed until
> Mid April)
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> SUNDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 7 AM T REX
> 8 AM SACRED HEART KIDS CLUB
> 8:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT
> 9 AM TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
> 9:30 CELEBRATE LIFE
> 10 AM SUNDAY MASS
> 11 AM FOCUS
> 11:30 NUESTRA FAMILIA
> 12 NOON HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 3 PM TIME TRAXX
> 4 PM KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
> 5 PM SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO
> 6 PM NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI
> 6:30 HOGAN FAMILY
> 7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 10 PM STORY OF A PEOPLE SPECIAL
> 11:30 GEORGE MICHAEL'S SPORTS MACHINE
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
> MONDAY-FRIDAY
> 5 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 8 AM DUCKTALES
> 8:30 T REX
> 9 AM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
> 10 AM DAILY MASS
> 10:30 CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT (MON)
> FOCUS (TUES)
> JESUIT JOURNAL (WED)
> TEACHINGS OF CHRIST (THURS)
> CELEBRATE LIFE (FRI)
> 11 AM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 3 PM CHIP & DALES
> 3:30 TALE SPIN
> 4 PM DARKWING DUCK
> 4:30 GOOF TROOP
> 5 PM GROWING PAINS
> 5:30 GROWING PAINS
> 6 PM COSBY SHOW
> 6:30 COSBY SHOW
> 7 PM HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
> 8 PM WILD WEST
> 10 PM MOVIE-To Be Announced
> 12 MID HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
>
 
Can anyone shed some light as to how the four-hour cartoons-and-sitcoms block evolved into a straight four-hour cartoon block? I recall when they used to air "Garfield" reruns as late as 6:30 PM.
 
Re: WTXX 1993 answers

Counterpoint bought WTXX in March of 1993 from Renaissance. Under the deal Renaissance was to retain all of WTXX's shows except for 100 movies and Highway To Heaven. They then were to negotiate a LMA with WTXX for part of the broadcast day. Renaissance wanted the LMA to span from 6 AM to 9 AM and 3 PM to Midnight daily. Counterpoint had a committment with Home SHopping network for 12 hours a day (they opted to run 15 hours a day at that point), a contract to carry Catholic shows a couple hours a day, and programming to cover another couple hours. They wanted Renaissance shows only for 4 hours in the afternoon.

So while negotiating an LMA with WTIC-TV, WTXX ran 4 hours of Renaissance shows from 3 to 7 PM daily. COunterpoint was paid nothing, they paid Renaissance nothing. Counterpoint therefore got free programming but made no money on it, while Renaissance retained all the ad revenue. This arrangement occurred from march to July of 1993. The shows were Disney cartoons and a double run of Cosby and Growing Pains until 7 PM. In June the evening shows changed somewhat.

But after being unable to negotiate an LMA with WTIC, WTXX opted to go into an LMA with NBC affiliate WVIT instead. Under that deal WTIC-TV took back Disney Cartoons and the sitcoms and mixed them onto Fox 61's schedule. WVIT though acquired syndicated cartoons that fell off WTXX's schedule upon the sale to Counterpoint that were barter and that WTIC-TV had no room for.

The deal with WVIT was that WVIT would lease WTXX's airtime Monday through Friday from 7 to 9 AM, 3 to 7 PM, and from 10 PM to 1 AM. They would lease Saturday and Sunday from 7 to 10 AM and 10 PM to 1 AM. WVIT would produce a 10 PM newscast to air on WTXX. But the daytime shows would be all cartoons. These cartoons would air 7 to 9 AM daily (until 10 AM weekends) and from 3 to 7 PM weekdays> These included Underdog, Woody Woodpecker, Garfield, Dennis The Menace, Flintstones, Jetsons, Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear, Sonic The HEdgehog, Ducktales (not the Disney Afternoon) and a couple others. From 10:30 PM to 1 AM WTXX ran WVIT syndicated shows including Designing WOmen, LAPD, Highway Patrol Real Stories, and others.

This arrangement continued until the Spring of 1996. This is why you would remember cartoons until 7 PM Weekdays. It was a rather wierd schedule. Also in the Winter of 1995, UPN shows were added on nights UPN offered programming. On a UPN night Cartoons still ran until 7 PM and then HSN programming would air for only an hour followed by UPN shows at 8 PM.

In April of 1996, the LMA with WVIT expanded to the whole broadcast day except for the 10 AM hour which kept running Catholic shows, and the overnight. Cartoons initially ran until 7 PM while HSN programming during the day was replaced with talk shows and reality shows and some sitcoms. Cartoons were pulled back to end at 5 PM by the Summer of 1996 and sitcoms were put back into evenings at that point.

In 1997, when NBC bought WVIT, the shows that were being shared with WTXX was excluded and sold to WTIC-TV. At that point WTIC-TV finally began an LMA with WTXX for the entire broadcast day except for the daily hour of Catholic programming. This LMA continues to this day but today both stations are owned by Tribune.
 
I remember when the Home Shopping Network aired on WTXX 15 hours a day. At first it was the Home Shopping Club they aired aka HSN-2. When HSN discontinued HSN-2, WTXX switched to Home Shopping Spree. (Which was previously the HSN Overnight Service). Other stations that had been running HSN-2 (including WHSE/WHSI in Newark/Smithtown) switched to the main HSN Network.

I also remember right before Home Shopping Club would start on WTXX there would be an announcer "And Now Live from Tampa Bay Florida it's The Home Shopping Club!" And they'd join the network in progress.

Prior to airing on WTXX, The Home Shopping Club aired on WHCT/18, which went dark for nearly 6 years in 1991. (Now Univision WUVN).
 
Re: WTXX 1993 answers

Marckd said:
This arrangement continued until the Spring of 1996. This is why you would remember cartoons until 7 PM Weekdays. It was a rather wierd schedule. Also in the Winter of 1995, UPN shows were added on nights UPN offered programming. On a UPN night Cartoons still ran until 7 PM and then HSN programming would air for only an hour followed by UPN shows at 8 PM.
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Wow, Mark, thanks for the extensive explanation - and apparently going through the task of re-registering in doing so!
 
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