From the Courier-Journal an old Louisville schedule. This
is from the era when WAVE was still on Ch. 5 and WHAS
on Ch. 9 (they're now 3 and 11, respectively). Also,
Louisville was on Central Time, not moving to the Eastern
Time Zone until 1961.
WAVE:
7 AM Today (Dave Garroway) (NBC)
9 AM Breakfast Party (NBC)
9:30 Winner Take All (Bill Cullen) (NBC)
10 AM Prologue To The Future (NBC)
10:30 It's A Problem (NBC)
11 AM Ruth Lyons (NBC) (her 50-50 Club originated
in Cincinnati; she retired in 1967 and Bob
Braun hosted the show into the '80s)
11:30 Paul Dixon (ABC) (another Queen City legend--
I used to watch his syndicated show in the
'70s and never could figure out what he did)
12 N Women And Taxes
12:30 Gaylord Hauser (ABC)
1 PM Pop The Question
2 PM Big Payoff (NBC) (would move to CBS in '53)
2:30 Ralph Edwards (NBC)
3 PM Kate Smith (NBC)
4 PM Hawkins Falls (NBC)
4:15 Gabby Hayes (NBC)
4:30 Howdy Doody (NBC)
5 PM Captain Video (DuMont)
5:30 Old Sheriff
6 PM Kukla, Fran And Ollie (NBC)
6:15 Weather And News
6:30 Dinah Shore (NBC)
6:45 Camel News Caravan (NBC)
7 PM Texaco Star Theater (Milton Berle) (NBC)
8 PM Fireside Theater (NBC)
8:30 Armstrong Circle Theater (NBC, moved to
CBS in '57)
9 PM Amateur Hour (NBC, would make it to ABC,
then CBS, before being canceled in '70)
9:45 Sports Parade
10 PM Movie: "Forever And A Day"
11:45 News And Sign Off
WHAS:
9 AM News (don't know if local or CBS, which
had a newscast at this time)
9:15 Arthur Godfrey (CBS)
9:30 Bride And Groom (CBS)
9:45 Al Pearce (CBS)
10:30 Strike It Rich (CBS)
11 AM The Egg And I (CBS)
11:15 Love Of Life (CBS)
11:30 Search For Tomorrow (CBS)
11:45 Just Looking
12 N News And Cowboy Cinema
12:30 Garry Moore (CBS)
1:30 First 100 Years (CBS) (Guiding Light
would replace this soap on June 30.)
1:45 Mike And Buff (CBS) (Mike Wallace and
then-wife Buff Cobb)
2 PM Good Living
2:30 Mel Torme (CBS)
3 PM Ladies Day
3:30 Film
4 PM T-Bar-V Ranch (pioneering local kids' show
that lasted into the '70s)
5 PM Early Show (no doubt a movie, title not given)
6 PM Sportraits
6:15 Bud Abbott (I don't think it's the Bud Abbott
of Abbott and Costello, just a coincidence in
names. He had a morning show on WHAS radio
as well.)
6:30 News (don't know if local or Douglas Edwards)
6:45 Stork Club (CBS)
7 PM Feature Film (no title given)
8 PM City Hospital (CBS)
8:30 Suspense (CBS)
9 PM Danger (CBS)
9:30 Wrestling
10:30 News And Weather
10:45 Sign Off
is from the era when WAVE was still on Ch. 5 and WHAS
on Ch. 9 (they're now 3 and 11, respectively). Also,
Louisville was on Central Time, not moving to the Eastern
Time Zone until 1961.
WAVE:
7 AM Today (Dave Garroway) (NBC)
9 AM Breakfast Party (NBC)
9:30 Winner Take All (Bill Cullen) (NBC)
10 AM Prologue To The Future (NBC)
10:30 It's A Problem (NBC)
11 AM Ruth Lyons (NBC) (her 50-50 Club originated
in Cincinnati; she retired in 1967 and Bob
Braun hosted the show into the '80s)
11:30 Paul Dixon (ABC) (another Queen City legend--
I used to watch his syndicated show in the
'70s and never could figure out what he did)
12 N Women And Taxes
12:30 Gaylord Hauser (ABC)
1 PM Pop The Question
2 PM Big Payoff (NBC) (would move to CBS in '53)
2:30 Ralph Edwards (NBC)
3 PM Kate Smith (NBC)
4 PM Hawkins Falls (NBC)
4:15 Gabby Hayes (NBC)
4:30 Howdy Doody (NBC)
5 PM Captain Video (DuMont)
5:30 Old Sheriff
6 PM Kukla, Fran And Ollie (NBC)
6:15 Weather And News
6:30 Dinah Shore (NBC)
6:45 Camel News Caravan (NBC)
7 PM Texaco Star Theater (Milton Berle) (NBC)
8 PM Fireside Theater (NBC)
8:30 Armstrong Circle Theater (NBC, moved to
CBS in '57)
9 PM Amateur Hour (NBC, would make it to ABC,
then CBS, before being canceled in '70)
9:45 Sports Parade
10 PM Movie: "Forever And A Day"
11:45 News And Sign Off
WHAS:
9 AM News (don't know if local or CBS, which
had a newscast at this time)
9:15 Arthur Godfrey (CBS)
9:30 Bride And Groom (CBS)
9:45 Al Pearce (CBS)
10:30 Strike It Rich (CBS)
11 AM The Egg And I (CBS)
11:15 Love Of Life (CBS)
11:30 Search For Tomorrow (CBS)
11:45 Just Looking
12 N News And Cowboy Cinema
12:30 Garry Moore (CBS)
1:30 First 100 Years (CBS) (Guiding Light
would replace this soap on June 30.)
1:45 Mike And Buff (CBS) (Mike Wallace and
then-wife Buff Cobb)
2 PM Good Living
2:30 Mel Torme (CBS)
3 PM Ladies Day
3:30 Film
4 PM T-Bar-V Ranch (pioneering local kids' show
that lasted into the '70s)
5 PM Early Show (no doubt a movie, title not given)
6 PM Sportraits
6:15 Bud Abbott (I don't think it's the Bud Abbott
of Abbott and Costello, just a coincidence in
names. He had a morning show on WHAS radio
as well.)
6:30 News (don't know if local or Douglas Edwards)
6:45 Stork Club (CBS)
7 PM Feature Film (no title given)
8 PM City Hospital (CBS)
8:30 Suspense (CBS)
9 PM Danger (CBS)
9:30 Wrestling
10:30 News And Weather
10:45 Sign Off