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Retro: Indianapolis, IN, October 30, 1957

Title says all.
From http://www.broadcasting101.ws
*NOTICE: This was WLWI (now WTHR)'s first day on the air.*
Channels: 4 WTTV (IND), 6 WFBM (NBC), 8 WISH (CBS), 13 WLW-I (ABC)

4 WTTV
4PM: Indiana University Series
4:30: Wheeler-Woosley
4:45: Carolyn Churchman
5PM: Abbott and Costello
5:30: Popeye
6PM: Little Rascals
6:30: Popeye
6:45: News
7PM: Crossfire
8PM: Mr. District Attorney
8:30: Tonight at 8:30
10PM: News
10:15: Hollywood Movies
11PM: Hollywood Movies

6 WFBM
7AM: Today with Dave Garroway
9AM: Romper Room
9:30: Amos N' Andy
10AM: The Price is Right
10:30: Truth or Consequences
11AM: Tic Tac Dough (not the late 70s version with Wink Martindale)
11:30: It Could Be You
Noon: Markets
12:15: Farm News
12:30: Rhodes Show
1:30: Bride and Groom
2PM: Matinee
3PM: Queen for a Day
3:45: Modern Romances
4PM: Comedy Time
4:30: Movietime
5:30: Cartoon Corral
5:45: NBC News
6PM: News, Weather, Sports
6:30: Wagon Train
7:30: Father Knows Best
8PM: TV Theatre
9PM: This is Your Life
9:30: Hawkeye
10PM: David Niven
10:30: News, Weather
10:45: Three-Star Theatre

8 WISH
7AM: Jimmy Dean Show
8AM: Captain Kangaroo
9AM: Garry Moore
9:30: Arthur Godfrey
10:30: Strike It Rich
11AM: Hotel Cosmopolitan
11:15: Love of Life
11:30: Search for Tomorrow
11:45: The Guiding Light
Noon: News, Weather
12:15: Farm and Home
12:30: As THe World Turns
1PM: Beat the Clock
1:30: House Party
2PM: Big Payoff
2:30: The Verdict is Yours
3PM: Brighter Day
3:15: Secret Storm
3:30: The Edge of Night
4PM: Chapel Door
4:15: Cartoons
4:30: Stu Erwin Show
5PM: Early Show
6PM: News, Weather, Sports
6:30: I Love Lucy
7PM: The Big Record
8PM: The Millionaire
8:30: I've Got a Secret
9PM: Circle Theatre Presents
10PM: Official Detective
10:30: News, Weather
10:45: The Late Show (a movie program, not the late night show with David Letterman)

13 WLW-I (their first day of broadcasting)
9AM: Kindergarten College
10AM: A Guy and A Story
10:30: Doug Fairbanks Presents
11AM: 50-50 Club
12:30: MGM Moviehouse
3PM: American Bandstand
4:30: Do You Trust Your Wife?
5PM: Wild Bill Hickok
5:30: Mickey Mouse Club
6PM: News, Weather
6:15: Standout
6:30: Disneyland
7:30: Tombstone Territory
8PM: Ozzie and Harriet
8:30: Walter Winchell File
9PM: Wednesday Night Fights
10PM: News Roundup
10:15: MGM Theatre

-crainbebo
 
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