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RETRO: New Hampshire 12/24/88

Source: TV Guide, New Hampshire Edition

Channels Listed

Manchester, N.H.
9 WMUR (ABC)

Durham
11 WENH (PBS)

Concord
21 WNHT (CBS)

Derry
50 WNDS (Ind.)

Merrimack
60 WGOT (Ind.)

Hartford, Vt./Hanover, N.H.
31 WNNE (NBC)

Poland Spring, Maine
8 WMTW (ABC)

Portland
6 WCSH (NBC)
13 WGME (CBS)
51 WPXT (Fox)

Biddeford
26 WMEA (PBS)

Burlington, Vt.
3 WCAX (CBS)

Windsor
41 WVTA (PBS)

Boston, Mass.
2 WGBH (PBS)
4 WBZ (NBC)
5 WCVB (ABC)
7 WNEV (CBS)
25 WFXT (Fox)
38 WSBK (Ind.)
56 WLVI (Ind.) :(

MORNING
5 AM
38 HOME SHOPPING OVERNIGHT SERVICE

5:15
5 HEADLINE NEWS

5:30
4 VID KIDS
5 COMPUTER SHOW

6 AM
4 NEW ARCHIES
5 JABBERWOCKY
8 ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS
13 MAINE WEATHER
21 LITTLE RASCALS
51 NEW ZOO REVUE

6:30
4 VID KIDS
5 CAPTAIN BOB
6 FIRST RADIO PARISH CHURCH
8 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY
13 SPIRAL ZONE
21 LITTLE RASCALS
51 KIDSONGS
60 AG DAY WEEKEND EDITION

6:35
6 NEWS EXTRA

6:45
6 NEWS

7 AM
2-11 SESAME STREET
3-21 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY
4 KIDSONGS
5 FIGHT BACK! WITH DAVID HOROWITZ
6 LITTLEST HOBO
7 EBONY/JET SHOWCASE
9 WONDER WOMAN
13 LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
25 GET SMART
38 AM BOSTON
51 MARVEL ACTION UNIVERSE
56 BOZO'S BIG TOP
60 ZOOBILEE ZOO

7:30
4-8 DR. FAD
5 LIKELY STORY
6 MISADVENTURES OF ED GRIMLEY
7 MARY TYLER MOORE
25 MAYBERRY R.F.D.
38 IT'S YOUR BUSINESS
50 MOVIE: "Belle of the Nineties" (1934)
56 MIGHTY MOUSE
60 ZOOBILEE ZOO

8 AM
2 SESAME STREET
3-7-13-21 ADVENTURES OF RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY
4-6-31 KISSYFUR
5 CHARLIE'S CHRISTMAS PROJECT
8-9 FLINTSTONE KIDS
11 PYRAMID
25 IN TOUCH
26-41 CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET
38 WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORT
56 POPEYE
60 NEW MUSIC REVIEW

8:30
3-7-13-21 SUPERMAN
4-6-31 DISNEY'S ADVENTURES OF THE GUMMI BEARS
5-8-9 NEW ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH
38 ASK THE MANAGER
51 HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
56 BUGS BUNNY & FRIENDS

8:45
50 MOVIE: "Every Day's a Holiday" (1937)

9 AM
2 MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
3-7-13-21 JIM HENSON'S MUPPET BABIES
4-6-31 SMURFS
11 FRONT RUNNERS
25 FOREVER LEAN II
26 SQUARE ONE TELEVISION
38 MOVIE: "Charlie Chan in Castle in the Desert" (1942)
41 CINEMA SHOWCASE
51 MUNSTERS TODAY

9:30
2 RAMONA
5-8-9 SLIMER! AND THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS
25 GET SMART
26 3-2-1 CONTACT
41 SNEAK PREVIEWS
51 HAPPY DAYS
56 MARVEL ACTION UNIVERSE

10 AM
2 WONDERWORKS
3-7-13-21 PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE
4-6-31 CHIPMUNKS
11 OPEN FOR BUSINESS
25 WWF WRESTLING
26 EUROPEAN JOURNAL
41 DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH
50 T AND T
51 HARDCASTLE AND McCORMICK
60 TOP 20 COUNTDOWN

10:30
3-7-13-21 GARFIELD AND FRIENDS
4-6-31 ALF
5 SMALL WONDER
8-9 PUP NAMES SCOOBY DOO
26 MOTORWEEK '89
38 THREE STOOGES
41 POWER OF CHOICE
50 MOVIE: "Alice in Wonderland" (1933)

11 AM
2 MASTERPIECE THEATRE
3-7-13-21 HEY, VERN, IT'S ERNEST!
5-8-9 BUGS BUNNY & TWEETY
11 WOODCARVING WITH RICK BUTZ
25 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
26 FOR VETERANS ONLY
41 CE NEWS MAGAZINE
51 CANDLEPIN BOWLING
56 WWF WRESTLING

11:30
3-7-13-21 TEEN WOLF
4-31 MISADVENTURES OF ED GRIMLEY
6 YOUNG UNIVERSE
11 TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL
26 MADELEINE COOKS
41 THIS OLD HOUSE

AFTERNOON
Noon
3-7-21 SUN BOWL: Army vs. Alabama at El Paso, Texas
4 DR. FAD
5 CANDLEPIN BOWLING
6 NEWS
8 AMERICA'S TOP 10
9 ANIMAL CRACK-UPS
11 EUROPEAN JOURNAL
13 LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
25 BUCK ROGERS
26 VICTORY GARDEN
31 PUNKY BREWSTER
38 MOVIE: "Visit to a Small Planet" (1960)
41 WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP
51 WWF WRESTLING
56 FALL GUY
60 FINDERS KEEPERS

12:30
2 FIRING LINE
3 TO BE ANNOUNCED
4 TO BE ANNOUNCED
6 YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
8 WILD KINGDOM
9 WEEKEND SPECIAL
11 KOVELS ON COLLECTING
26 FRUGAL GOURMET
31 OTHER WISE MAN
41 VICTORY GARDEN
50 MOVIE: "That Hamilton Woman" (1941)
60 DOUBLE DARE

1 PM
2 COMPUTER CHRONICLES
4-6-31 NFL LIVE!
5 CANDLEPIN BOWLING
8 CRYSTAL CHRISTMAS
9 MOVIE: "The Trouble with Angels" (1966)
11 FRUGAL GOURMET
13 LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
25 MOVIE: "Young Pioneers' Christmas" (1976)
26 MASTERPIECE THEATRE
41 DOCTOR WHO
51 MOVIE: "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" (1977)
56 MOVIE: "Interlude" (1957)
60 MOVIE: "Broken Journey" (1948)

1:30
2 ROD & REEL: STREAMSIDE
4-6-31 AFC PLAYOFF: A wild-card game
5 CRYSTAL CHRISTMAS
11 MADELEINE COOKS

2 PM
2 MOTORWEEK '89
8 HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE
11 YAN CAN COOK
13 LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
38 MOVIE: "Don't Give Up the Ship" (1959)

2:30
2 WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP
5 OTHER WISE MAN
11 ART OF WILLIAM ALEXANDER AND LOWELL SPEERS
26 AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
50 PERRY MASON
56 MOVIE: "All That Heaven Allows" (1955)

2:35
41 ACTION PACKED CLIFFHANGERS

3 PM
2 COLLECTORS
5 MR. KRUEGER'S CHRISTMAS
9 WINNING AT LOSING WEIGHT
11 JOY OF PAINTING
13 MOVIE: "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima" (1952)
25 MOVIE: "A Christmas to Remember" (1978)
26 SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE BLAINE HOUSE
41 EUROPEAN JOURNAL
51 T AND T
60 NEW MUSIC REVIEW

3:30
2 PAINT WITH PITTARD
3 MOVIE: "An American Christmas Carol" (1979)
5 MOVIE: "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
7-21 TO BE ANNOUNCED
9 WILD KINGDOM
11 FLOWER SHOP
41 EDITORS
50 IT TAKES A THIEF
51 CHARLES IN CHARGE

4 PM
2 JULIA CHILD & COMPANY
7 LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
8 BEST OF WAR OF THE STARS
9 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHRISTMAS CHOIRS
11 GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE
21 GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
26 VERMONT CHRISTMAS
38 BOSOM BUDDIES
41 RECKONING: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY
51 SMALL WONDER
56 THREE'S COMPANY
60 MOVIE: "Blithe Spirit" (1945)

4:30
2 VICTORY GARDEN
11 DOCTOR WHO
21 IT'S A LIVING
38 MUNSTERS TODAY
50 MAGNUM, P.I.
51 OUT OF THIS WORLD
56 CHARLES IN CHARGE

5 PM
2 FRUGAL GOURMET
3 HONEYMOONERS
4 SUPERBOY
6 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
7 CAGNEY & LACEY
8 SPECTACULAR WORLD OF GUINNESS RECORDS
13 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
21 SHE'S THE SHERIFF
25 MCCLOUD
26 DOCTOR WHO
31 ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK
38 FRIDAY THE 13th
41 JULIA CHILD & MORE COMPANY
51 MY SECRET IDENTITY
56 OUT OF THIS WORLD

5:30
2 THIS OLD HOUSE
3 MR. KRUEGER'S CHRISTMAS
4 COMING TOGETHER
8 GREAT ESCAPE
21 MAMA'S FAMILY
41 FRUGAL GOURMET
50 HARDCASTLE AND McCORMICK
51 SUPERBOY
56 T AND T

EVENING
6 PM
2 LA PLAZA
3 CHRISTMAS MUSIC
4-6-8-9-13-21 NEWS
5 NEWS
7 URBAN UPDATE
26 POWER OF CHOICE
31 HEADLINES ON TRIAL
38 HERSEY'S HOLLYWOOD
41 LAWRENCE WELK
51 WAR OF THE WORLDS
56 A-TEAM
60 HIT VIDEO USA

6:30
2 CE NEWS MAGAZINE
3-13-21 CBS NEWS
4-6-31 NBC NEWS
7 NEWS
8-9 ABC NEWS
11 DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH
26 DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH
38 STARTING FROM SCRATCH
50 OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

7 PM
2-26 DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH
3 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY
4-31 SISKEL & EBERT
5 COSBY SHOW
6 KENNY & DOLLY: A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER
7 OUR TIMES
8 STAR SEARCH
9 HEE HAW
11 NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL
13 NUTCRACKER
21-51 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
25 ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK
38 WAR OF THE WORLDS
41 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
50 IN QUESTION
56 GONG SHOW
60 WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT REPORT

7:30
2 POWER OF CHOICE
4 TWILIGHT ZONE
5 COSBY SHOW
11 INSIDE WASHINGTON
26 RAMONA
31 LOVE CONNECTION
50 RUDOLPH AND FROSTY'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY
56 MOVIE: "Mame" (1974)
60 MOVIE: "An American Christmas Carol" (1979)

8 PM
2 CHRISTMAS AT POPS
3-7-13-21 LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS
4-6-31 227
5 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
8-9 MOVIE: "Alice in Wonderland" (1951)
11 CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET
25-51 ROCK 'N' ROLL CHRISTMAS
26 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
38 MOVIE: "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965)
41 WONDERWORKS

8:30
4-6-31 AMEN

9 PM
2 A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
3-7-13-21 MOVIE: "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971)
4-6-31 GOLDEN GIRLS
5-8-9 MOVIE: "Santa Claus: The Movie" (1985)
11 MYSTERY!
25-51 BEYOND TOMORROW
26 SMILEY'S PEOPLE
41 MOVIE: "A Christmas Carol" (1938)

9:30
4-6-31 EMPTY NEST
50 SATURDAY NIGHT
60 SPECTACULAR WORLD OF GUINESS RECORDS

10 PM
2 GREAT PERFORMANCES
4-6-31 HUNTER
11 CASE BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
25 WWF WRESTLING
26 SMILEY'S PEOPLE
51-56 NEWS
60 INN NEWS

10:10
41 BRANDYWINE CHRISTMAS CAROL

10:30
11 INDELIBLE EVIDENCE
26 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
50 MOVIE: "Tell Me My Name" (1977)
51 IT'S A LIVING
56 WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
60 MOVIE: "Slither" (1973)

10:40
41 CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

11 PM
2 CHRISTMAS CALENDAR
3 CHRISTMAS MUSIC
4-5-6-7-8-9-13-21 NEWS
11 MOVIE: "Uncle Vanya" (1971)
25 COMIC STRIP LIVE
31 AMERICAN SKIER
51 MOVIE: "Hooper" (1978)
56 D.C. FOLLIES

11:15
8 ABC NEWS

11:30
3-7-13 ZURBARAN: INCARNATE IMAGES
4-6-31 NOEL: BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS
5-8-9 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
21 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
26 BEST OF YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS
38 MOVIE: "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
56 MOVIE: "Slither" (1973)

11:40
41 KING'S SINGERS WITH THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

EARLY SUNDAY
Mid.
3-7-13 CHRISTMAS SERVICE
4-6-31 CHRISTMAS EVE: MASS AT ST. PETER'S
25 GLOW WOMEN'S WRESTLING
50 CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS

12:30
5 MOVIE: "A Christmas Carol" (1938)
8 CHRISTMAS SAMPLER
9 MOVIE: "A Christmas Story" (1983)
21 STAR TREK

12:40
41 CHRISTMAS CALENDAR

1 AM
7 MOVIE: "An American Christmas Carol" (1979)
25 DANCE JAM '88
51 SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE HONEYMOONERS

1:30
4 IMPROV TONITE
56 ETHIOPIA '88

1:45
5 CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS

2 AM
4 IMPROV TONITE
9 NEWS
38 ALFRED HITCHCOCK

2:15
5 A CHILD IS BORN

2:30
4 HAWAII FIVE-O

2:40
5 ANCIENT ART OF CHRISTMAS

3:05
5 MOVIE: "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" (1945)

3:30
4 MOVIE: "Mark, I Love You" (1980)

4:45
5 GOOD DAY!
 
DToTheJ said:
MikeyBos said:
Concord
21 WNHT (CBS)

Sadly, this would be their last Christmas... :(

They were bleeding money. They had no choice but to bail. My second TV job was doing Master Control at WENH back in the day when everything was done manually. Channel 11 had great equipment compared to Channel 21.
 
MickeyD said:
They were bleeding money. They had no choice but to bail. My second TV job was doing Master Control at WENH back in the day when everything was done manually. Channel 11 had great equipment compared to Channel 21.

It's still a rotten shame that it didn't work out. Can you imagine how different TV in southern NH would be today if channel 21 succeeded as a CBS affiliate? Concord/Manchester - and most likely Nashua - would (finally) have been designated as its own television market. Later, you might well have seen FOX and/or NBC affiliates as well. That certainly would have happened once digital TV, and the subchannels they provide, signed on.

Cable systems in all of NH, save perhaps northern Coos County, would look totally different than they do now. An opportunity lost.
 
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