Retro: Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati/Evansville Thursday, September 8, 1960

[bpatrick]

The 1960 Summer Olympics from Rome were being
telecast on CBS. Note the paucity of coverage compared
to today. From TV Guide, Kentucky Edition:

Chs. 5, 9, 12, 18, 27 listed Eastern Time
Chs. 3, 7, 11, 14, 50 listed Central Time

WAVE Ch. 3 Louisville (NBC)

7 AM Today
9 AM Dough Re Mi
9:30 Play Your Hunch
10 AM Price Is Right (COLOR)
10:30 Concentration
11 AM Truth Or Consequences
11:30 It Could Be You (COLOR)
12 N Funny Flickers
12:30 Topper
1 PM Jan Murray
1:30 Loretta Young
2 PM Young Dr. Malone
2:30 From These Roots
3 PM Thin Man
3:30 Buckskin
4 PM Movie: "Passport Husband"
5:30 Cartoons
6 PM News, Weather, Sports
6:15 Huntley-Brinkley Report
6:30 Law Of The Plainsman
7 PM Bat Masterson
7:30 Producer's Choice
8 PM Tombstone Territory
8:30 Wrangler
9 PM Groucho Marx (Groucho's special
guest is cowboy star Monte Montana
and his horse Rex)
9:30 State Trooper
10 PM Colt .45
10:30 News
10:40 Weather
10:45 Sports
10:50 Jack Paar (joined in progress)
12 M News

WLW-T Ch. 5 Cincinnati (NBC)

6:30 Good Morning
7 AM Today
9 AM Paul Dixon (COLOR)
10:30 Play Your Hunch
11 AM Price Is Right (COLOR)
11:30 Concentration
12 N Ruth Lyons (COLOR)
1:30 Truth Or Consequences
2 PM Jan Murray
2:30 Loretta Young
3 PM Young Dr. Malone
3:30 From These Roots
4 PM It Could Be You (not colorcast)
4:30 Buckskin
5 PM Movie: "H.M. Pulham, Esq." (Part 2)
6:25 Sports
6:30 News, Weather
6:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report
7 PM Four Just Men
7:30 Law Of The Plainsman
8 PM Bat Masterson
8:30 Producer's Choice
9 PM Bachelor Father
9:30 Wrangler
10 PM Groucho Marx
10:30 Lock Up
11 PM News, Weather, Sports
11:15 Jack Paar

WTVW Ch. 7 Evansville (ABC)

8:30 Ninth Grade English
9 AM Intermediate Science And Health
9:30 U.S. History
10 AM Eighth Grade Science
10:30 Government
11 AM Conversational Spanish
11:30 Plane Geometry
11:55 Farm Digest
12 N Restless Gun (yes, ABC aired this in
daytime--it would be replaced by
Camouflage on Jan. 9, 1961)
12:30 Queen For A Day
1 PM About Faces
1:30 Highway Patrol
2 PM Day In Court
2:30 Gale Storm
3 PM Beat The Clock
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4 PM American Bandstand
5 PM Popeye
5:30 Three Stooges
5:50 News
6 PM Huckleberry Hound
6:30 Steve Canyon
7 PM Donna Reed
7:30 Real McCoys
8 PM Jeannie Carson (the Scottish-born
actress/comedienne's 1956-57 CBS
show Hey Jeannie! is rerun--no relation
to I Dream Of Jeannie)
8:30 Untouchables
9:30 Lock Up
10 PM News
10:10 Sports
10:15 Weather
10:20 Movies: "They Live By Night" and
"Youth Runs Wild"

WCPO Ch. 9 Cincinnati (ABC)

6 AM Religion Today
6:15 Joe Emerson Hymn Time
6:30 Know Your World
7 AM George Palmer
8 AM Puppet Time
8:30 Bozo The Clown
8:55 Al And Wanda Lewis
10:30 Life Of Riley
11 AM People's Choice
11:30 San Francisco Beat (Lineup reruns)
12 N Restless Gun
12:30 Queen For A Day
1 PM About Faces
1:30 Our Miss Brooks
2 PM Day In Court
2:30 Gale Storm
3 PM Highway Patrol
3:30 Who Do You Trust?
4 PM American Bandstand
5:30 Laffhouse Gang
5:55 Dateline With Paula
6 PM Three Stooges
6:30 Rocky And His Friends
7 PM News
7:15 Sports
7:25 Weather
7:30 Steve Canyon
8 PM Donna Reed
8:30 Real McCoys
9 PM Jeannie Carson
9:30 Untouchables
10:30 U.S. Marshal
11 PM News, Weather, Sports
11:20 Movie: "The Silken Affair"

WHAS Ch. 11 Louisville (CBS)

7:45 Cartoon Circus
8 AM CBS News (Richard C. Hottelet)
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9 AM December Bride
9:30 Video Village
10 AM I Love Lucy
10:30 Clear Horizon
11 AM Love Of Life
11:30 Search For Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12 N Midday Summary
12:15 Cactus Cartoons
12:30 As The World Turns
1 PM Full Circle
1:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
2 PM Millionaire
2:30 Verdict Is Yours
3 PM Brighter Day
3:15 Secret Storm
3:30 Edge Of Night
4 PM Movie: TBA
5:15 T-Bar-V Ranch
5:45 Douglas Edwards With The News
6 PM News, Weather, Sports
6:15 Small Talk
6:30 Huckleberry Hound
7 PM Olympic Games: Finals of men's
pole vault, discus, and 50-kilometer
road walk; and women's 800-meter run.
Preliminaries of men's and women's 400-
meter heats. The whole thing is on tape
and runs for 30 minutes. Jim McKay is one
of the announcers.
7:30 Lock Up
8 PM Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
8:30 Dobie Gillis
9 PM Adventure Theater
9:30 To Tell The Truth
10 PM Olympic Games: Basketball finals, equestrian
dressage, gymnastics, and featherweight lifting.
Again, 30 minutes on tape.
10:30 News
10:40 Weather
10:45 Sports
11 PM Movie: "Journey For Margaret"

WKRC Ch. 12 Cincinnati (CBS)

8 AM CBS News
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9 AM Popeye And Billy
10 AM Edge Of Night
10:30 Len Goorian
11 AM I Love Lucy
11:30 Clear Horizon
12 N Love Of Life
12:30 Search For Tomorrow
12:45 Guiding Light
1 PM Amos 'n' Andy
1:30 As The World Turns
2 PM Full Circle
2:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
3 PM Millionaire
3:30 Verdict Is Yours
4 PM Brighter Day
4:15 Secret Storm
4:30 Popeye And Skipper
5 PM Movie: "Little Miss Marker"
6:30 News
6:45 Douglas Edwards With The News
7 PM Phil Silvers
7:30 Sea Hunt
8 PM Olympic Games (same as Ch. 11)
8:30 Johnny Ringo
9 PM Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
9:30 Markham
10 PM Adventure Theater
10:30 To Tell The Truth
11 PM News, Weather
11:15 Sports
11:30 Olympic Games (same as 10 PM CT
on Ch. 11)
12 M Movie: "The Monster And The Girl"

WFIE Ch. 14 Evansville (NBC)

7 AM Today
9 AM Dough Re Mi
9:30 Play Your Hunch
10 AM Price Is Right (COLOR)
10:30 Concentration
11 AM Truth Or Consequences
11:30 It Could Be You (COLOR)
12 N News
12:10 Uncle Dudley
12:30 Life Of Riley
1 PM Jan Murray
1:30 Loretta Young
2 PM Young Dr. Malone
2:30 From These Roots
3 PM Thin Man
3:30 Buckskin
4 PM Movie: "Track The Man Down"
5:30 Navy Log
6 PM News, Weather, Sports
6:15 Huntley-Brinkley Report
6:30 Law Of The Plainsman
7 PM Bat Masterson
7:30 Producer's Choice
8 PM Bachelor Father
8:30 Wrangler
9 PM Groucho Marx
9:30 Not For Hire
10 PM News
10:10 Sports
10:15 Weather
10:20 Jack Paar (Jonathan Winters subs
for Jack)

WLEX Ch. 18 Lexington (NBC/ABC)

7 AM Today
9 AM Quest For Adventure
9:30 Comedy Time
9:55 Take Five
10 AM Dough Re Mi
10:30 Play Your Hunch
11 AM Price Is Right (COLOR)
11:30 Concentration
12 N Truth Or Consequences
12:30 It Could Be You (COLOR)
1 PM Movie: "Queen Of The Amazons"
2 PM Jan Murray
2:30 Loretta Young
3 PM Young Dr. Malone
3:30 From These Roots
4 PM Thin Man
4:30 Buckskin
5 PM Shorty Stout
5:30 Country Music
6 PM News, Weather
6:15 Kentucky Sportsman
6:45 Huntley-Brinkley Report
7 PM Real McCoys
7:30 Law Of The Plainsman
8 PM Bat Masterson
8:30 Producer's Choice
9 PM Lock Up
9:30 Untouchables
10:30 M Squad
11 PM News, Weather, Sports
11:15 Jack Paar

WKYT Ch. 27 Lexington (ABC/CBS)

8 AM CBS News
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9 AM Popeye Theater
9:25 News
9:30 Movie: "Racket Busters"
11 AM I Love Lucy
11:30 Clear Horizon
12 N Love Of Life
12:30 Queen For A Day
1 PM About Faces
1:30 As The World Turns
2 PM Day In Court
2:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
3 PM Millionaire
3:30 Verdict Is Yours
4 PM Matinee With Marie
4:15 Secret Storm
4:30 American Bandstand
5 PM Windy And Popeye
6 PM Roy Rogers
6:35 News, Weather
6:45 Douglas Edwards With The News
7 PM Sgt. Preston Of The Yukon
7:30 Tales Of The Vikings
8 PM Trackdown
8:30 Johnny Ringo
9 PM Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
9:30 Markham
10 PM Adventure Theater
10:30 To Tell The Truth
11 PM News, Weather
11:10 Sports
11:15 Sports (picked up from Ch. 12)
11:30 Olympic Games (same as 10 PM CT
on Ch. 11)
12 M Movie: TBA

WEHT Ch. 50 (Ch. 25) Evansville (CBS)

7:30 Comedy Theater
8:15 Captain Kangaroo
9 AM December Bride
9:30 Video Village
10 AM I Love Lucy
10:30 Clear Horizon
11 AM Love Of Life
11:30 Search For Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12 N CBS News (Ron Cochran)
12:05 Weather
12:10 Noontime Neighbors
12:30 As The World Turns
1 PM Full Circle
1:30 Art Linkletter's House Party
2 PM Millionaire
2:30 Verdict Is Yours
3 PM Brighter Day
3:15 Secret Storm
3:30 Edge Of Night
4 PM Let's Pretend
4:30 Trish's Crazy Cottage
5:30 I Led Three Lives
6 PM News
6:15 Douglas Edwards With The News
6:30 Invisible Man
7 PM Olympic Games (same as Ch. 11)
7:30 Johnny Ringo
8 PM Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
8:30 Markham
9 PM Adventure Theater
9:30 To Tell The Truth
10 PM News
10:10 Sports (Chick Anderson, best known
for calling horse races)
10:15 Olympic Games (same as 10 PM on
Ch. 11)
10:45 Movie: "Be Beautiful But Shut Up"

Olympic airtimes for the week of Sept. 3-9:

SATURDAY 1-2 PM ET/12-1 PM CT
8:30-9 PM ET/7:30-8 PM CT
11:30 PM-12 ET/10:30-11 PM CT

SUNDAY 1-2 PM ET/12-1 PM CT
11:15-11:30 PM ET/10:15-10:30 PM CT

MONDAY (Labor Day) 5-6 PM ET/4-5 PM CT
11-11:30 PM ET/10-10:30 PM CT

TUESDAY 8-8:30 PM ET/7-7:30 PM CT
11-11:30 PM ET/10-10:30 PM CT

WEDNESDAY 7:30-8:30 PM ET/6:30-7:30 PM CT
11-11:30 PM ET/10-10:30 PM CT

THURSDAY 8-8:30 PM ET/7-7:30 PM CT
11-11:30 PM ET/10-10:30 PM CT

FRIDAY 9-9:30 PM ET/8-8:30 PM CT
11-11:30 PM ET/10-10:30 PM CT

This is the second week of the Games. None of
this is live.

 

[bpatrick]

Re: Retro: Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati/Evansville Thursday, September 8, 196

I should add that CBS had a total of 24 hours of
coverage of the Rome Olympics. The total combined
coverage of the Beijing Olympics on U.S. networks
is 3600 hours.

 

[KyDXIn]

WEHT Ch. 50 (Ch. 25) Evansville (CBS)

I'm curious... Did they broadcast on both channels at this time, or did they switch to Channel 25 later. Also was Louisville in the Central Time zone at this time? I was born in 1967, and I seem to remember seeing Walter Cronkite on at 5:30 one summer during the Nixon administration, but I thought that was something new, perhaps due to the energy crisis. I also heard that the Bigham family (then owners of WHAS TV and radio) was one of the supports of having Louisville in the Eastern time zone. Any truth to this rumor?

 

[bpatrick]

No, they switched to Ch. 25 later; I put it parentheses
because many of you are more familiar with it on 25
than on 50.

At the time, Louisville was on Central time; I think the
change to Eastern was made in 1961 (my sixth-grade
teacher grew up in Louisville either in the late '40s or
early '50s and she could recall Louisville being on Central
time).

During the energy crisis of 1973-74 Kentucky refused to
go on year-round daylight-saving time; its location would
have had sunrise around 9 AM and played havoc with kids
boarding buses for school. During that period both Louisville
and Lexington stations followed Central Time schedules, which
is why you would have seen Cronkite at 5:30 instead of 6:30.
(WLKY continued to run Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner
at 6, but during this period they had the third, and not the
first, feed of ABC's newscast.)

I don't know about the rumor concerning the Binghams.

 

[radiorob2.0]

Re: Retro: Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati/Evansville Thursday, September 8, 196

WEHT Ch. 50 (Ch. 25) Evansville (CBS)

I'm curious... Did they broadcast on both channels at this time, or did they switch to Channel 25 later. Also was Louisville in the Central Time zone at this time? I was born in 1967, and I seem to remember seeing Walter Cronkite on at 5:30 one summer during the Nixon administration, but I thought that was something new, perhaps due to the energy crisis. I also heard that the Bigham family (then owners of WHAS TV and radio) was one of the supports of having Louisville in the Eastern time zone. Any truth to this rumor?

In the late 60's WEHT moved to Channel 25, somewhere I have the news release to pinpoint the date. Also, WFIE began life on Channel 62 and moved to Channel 14 a few years later.

Also, it is worth noting Indiana didn't participate in DST for years. For commerce purposes the counties near Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and Southwest Indiana did participate. I worked for a company that did business with Indiana counties that didn't participate while we in Kentucky did. Six moths out of the year you had to remember your Indianan clients were on fast time.

 

[Stanislav]

Re: Retro: Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati/Evansville Thursday, September 8, 196

WEHT Ch. 50 (Ch. 25) Evansville (CBS)

I'm curious... Did they broadcast on both channels at this time, or did they switch to Channel 25 later. Also was Louisville in the Central Time zone at this time? I was born in 1967, and I seem to remember seeing Walter Cronkite on at 5:30 one summer during the Nixon administration, but I thought that was something new, perhaps due to the energy crisis. I also heard that the Bigham family (then owners of WHAS TV and radio) was one of the supports of having Louisville in the Eastern time zone. Any truth to this rumor?

In the late 60's WEHT moved to Channel 25, somewhere I have the news release to pinpoint the date. Also, WFIE began life on Channel 62 and moved to Channel 14 a few years later.

Also, it is worth noting Indiana didn't participate in DST for years. For commerce purposes the counties near Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and Southwest Indiana did participate. I worked for a company that did business with Indiana counties that didn't participate while we in Kentucky did. Six moths out of the year you had to remember your Indianan clients were on fast time.

Given the convoluted history of time in Indiana -- time zone changes and shifts, counties "unofficially" observing DST (or not), areas switching back and forth from ET to CT over the years -- I keep thinking of that Chicago song: "Does anyone really know what time it is?" In Indiana, probably not. ;D

 

[bpatrick]

It was just in 2006 that the whole state of
Indiana went on DST, and then a few counties
switched from Eastern to Central time.

I remember that my dad worked for Dow Chemical
and would have to go to Indianapolis; he had difficulty
remembering that in the summer months Indianapolis
was an hour behind South Carolina, where we lived then.

Just for the record, there are a few cities and towns in
Alabama that observe Eastern time even though officially
they're on Central, such as Phenix City and Lanett. The
reason is the proximity to Columbus, GA.

 

[Stanislav]

Re: Retro: Louisville/Lexington/Cincinnati/Evansville Thursday, September 8, 196

It was just in 2006 that the whole state of
Indiana went on DST, and then a few counties
switched from Eastern to Central time.

I remember that my dad worked for Dow Chemical
and would have to go to Indianapolis; he had difficulty
remembering that in the summer months Indianapolis
was an hour behind South Carolina, where we lived then.

Just for the record, there are a few cities and towns in
Alabama that observe Eastern time even though officially
they're on Central, such as Phenix City and Lanett. The
reason is the proximity to Columbus, GA.

There are also at least a couple of border towns in Nevada that unofficially observe Mountain Time because their casino business comes predominantly from that time zone: Jackpot (bordering Idaho) and West Wendover (bordering Utah). In addition, The Border Inn in Baker, Nevada, is uniquely situated -- the motel rooms are in Utah (Mountain Time), while the office, restaurant, and casino are in Nevada (Pacific Time). One has to assume that the clocks in the hotel rooms are on MT.