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Retro; New York City, Thursday, October 7, 1948

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Bob1370

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Source; New York Times

TELEVISION

WCBS-TV, Channel 2

Afternoon

12:30-Music; Program Review
12::40-5ports Album with Dennis James
12:45-World Series Baseball: Cleveland Indians at Boston Braves (All Stations).

Evening

6:15-Music; Weather
6:30-Lucky Pup (Children's Show)
6:40-Bob Howard Show
7:00-FlIrn; Air Power Is Peace Power,
7:30-CBS News with Douglas Edwards
7:45-Face the Music; Johnny Desmond
8:00-To the Queen's Taste with Dione Lucas (cooking)
8:30-Rodeo. Madison Square Garden
11:15-Newsreel

WNBT, Channel 4 (NBC)

Afternoon

12:40-Sports Film
12:45-World Series Baseball
5:30-Howdy Doody; Buffalo Bob Smith
7:15-Cavalcade of Fashions
7:30-Musical Miniatures
7:45-Sportswoman of the Week
7:50 Camel Newsreel with John Cameron Swayze
8:00-NBC Presents: Guest, Princess Annette Sagaphi (travel expert)
8:15-The Nature of Things (science)
8:30-Variety, With Lanny Ross and Guests
9:00-Buffalo Bob Smith's Gulf Roadshow (Variety); Guest-Turhan Bey

WABD Channel 5 (DuMont)

Afternoon

12:45-World Series Baseball
5:45-Teletunes

Evening

6:00-Small Fry Club with Bob Emery
6:30-Sports. Russ Hodges, and Films
7:00-Tots, Tweens and Teens Fashion Show
7:30-Camera Headlines (news)
7:45-Jack Eigen Show (talk/interview)
8:00-Film Shorts
8:30-Charade Quiz, With Bill Slater
9:00-Sports Film and Wrestling, at Park Arena

WJZTV Channel 7 (ABC)

Afternoon

12:45-World Series Baseball
5:30 Film Short: Delacarlia
7:00-News and Views, With Gordon Fraser and Joe Hasel
7:15-Film: Arctic Thrills (documentary)
7:30-Club Seven With Johnny Thompson
8:00-Feature Film: Caught in the Act, With With Henry Armetta

WPIX Channel 11 (Ind)

Afternoon

12:45World Series Baseball
5:00-News and Recorded Music
5:45-Comics on Parade

Evening

6:00-Recorded Music
7:00-News; Rendezvous With Stan Shaw
7:30-Newsreel Films
7:40-Jimmy Jemall, Inquiring Photographer (Premiere)
8:00-Gloria Swanson Program: Guests Helen Jepson, Robert Flaherty
9:00=News: Wrestling at Ridgewood Arena
10:45-Newsreel

WATV Channel 13 (Ind)

Morning

10:00-Music, test pattern

Afternoon

12:45-World Series Baseball
2.45-Music and Feature Films (joined in progress after game)
5:00-Junior Frolics
5:30-Film Serial: Mystery Mountain, With Ken Maynard (Western, 1934)
5:50-Camera HighlIghts (news)

Evening

7:00-Film: In Old Montana, With Fred Scott (Western, 1939)
8:00-Film: Devil Diamond, With Frankle Darro (Western, 1937)
8:30-9:00-Live Coverage; President Truman Speaks at Mosque Theater, Newark

Notice that all 6 stations then operating in New York carried live coverage of the World Series, starting at 12:45 PM, probably in a simulcast using feed provided by NBC for stations across the U.S.
 
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