Source: Pittsburgh Press – Sunday September 1, 1957
2 – KDKA Pittsburgh (CBS, secondary ABC)
Note: 1st day as a primary CBS affiliate
09:15a Christian Science
09:30a Big Picture
10:00a Lamp Unto My Feet
10:30a Look Up and Live
11:00a We Believe
11:30a Camera Three
12:00p Let’s Take a Trip
12:30p Wild Bill Hickok
01:00p Central Headlines
01:15p Warm-Up
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Film
05:00p Face the Nation
05:30p World News Roundup
06:00p The Last Word
06:30p Federal Men
07:00p Lassie – Lassie misunderstands when she is relegated to a dog house to protect Gramps’ chickens from a marauding fox
07:30p My Favorite Husband – Bent on adopting a child though George is against the idea, Liz arranges to have a little girl visit him to win him over
08:00p Ed Sullivan – Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Willy (sic) Mays in a quiz with top sports writers; also Cesar Romero and Danny Dillon
09:00p G.E. Theater “The Victorian Chaise-Lounge”
09:30p Alfred Hitchcock Presents “End of Indian Summer”
10:00p $64,000 Challenge
10:30p What’s My Line
11:00p Eleventh Hour, News
11:15p Studio 18 “A Cowboy’s Lament”
11:30p Weather; Eleanor Schano
11:35p Gateway Studio “Shoot First”
6 – WJAC Johnstown (NBC, secondary ABC)
10:55a News
11:00a The Christophers
11:30a Big Picture
12:00p This is the Life “Design from Heaven”
12:30p Wild Bill Hickok
01:00p Industry on Parade
01:15p Heaven Speaks (color)
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Oral Roberts
05:00p Disneyland (ABC – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Meet the Press
06:30p Cowboy Theater “Raiders of Black River”
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen – Pantomimist Shai K. Ophir, singer Pearl Bailey, Jeff Chandler and Joan Collins
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Moment of Decision “Stage to Yuma”
11:00p News; Weather
11:15p Feature Movie “Start Cheering”
7 – WTRF Wheeling (NBC, secondary ABC)
11:00a The Christophers
11:30a Funnies
12:00p This is the Life “Design from Heaven”
12:30p Industry on Parade
12:45p Christian Science
01:00p Roy Rogers Movie “Sign of Death Valley”
02:00p Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
05:00p Get Set, Go
05:30p Captured
06:00p Disneyland – cartoon star Donald Duck attempts to mend his ways long enough to be presented an honor for good conduct in “Donald’s Award” (ABC – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Paragon Playhouse “The Outpost”
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Waterfront “First Mate”
11:00p News
11:15p Skyline Theater “Shark River”
9 – WSTV Steubenville (CBS, secondary ABC)
08:30a Children’s Gospel
09:00a Revival
09:30a Living Word
09:45a Christian Science
10:00a The Christophers
10:30a Faith for Today
11:00a Humbard Family
12:00p Let’s Take a Trip
12:30p Church in the Home
01:00p Oral Roberts
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Feature Movie (no title listed)
06:00p The Last Word
06:30p You Are There “Hitler Invades Poland”
07:00p You Asked For It – Scenes of a rattlesnake-hunting dog in action (ABC)
07:30p My Favorite Husband
08:00p Ed Sullivan
09:00p G.E. Theater “The Victorian Chaise-Lounge”
09:30p Alfred Hitchcock Presents “End of Indian Summer”
10:00p $64,000 Challenge
10:30p What’s My Line
11:00p Sunday News Special
11:15p Lincoln Theater “Goodnight Sweetheart”
11 – WIIC Pittsburgh (NBC)
Note: 1st day on air
04:30p Film
Note: Other sources (including an ad elsewhere in the Press, and Broadcasting magazine) list a dedication program starting at 5p
06:00p Meet the Press
06:30p Victory at Sea
07:00p Men of Annapolis
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Golden Playhouse
11:00p Tracers
11:30p Movietime “God is My Co-Pilot”
13 – WQED Pittsburgh (Educational)
10:45a Test Pattern
11:00a Eye on New York
11:30a Allegheny County Fair
12:00p Fair – Horse Show (90 min)
01:30p Science Responsibility
02:00p Heritage-Urey
02:30p Fair – Gold Star Mothers
03:00p Discovery
03:30p Mr. Wizard
04:00p Youth Wants to Know
04:30p Zoo Parade
05:00p College News Conference
05:30p A View of the Fair
06:00p Film (title not listed)
06:30p Fair – Horse Show
07:30p Heritage
08:00p Fair – County Police
08:15p Fair – Stage Show
10:00p Fair – Dancing Waiters
16 – WENS Pittsburgh (ABC)
Note – The following message was listed on page 1 of section 3 of the Press:
“Because TV Graphic, The Press Sunday supplement which carries program listings for the week, goes to press early, this week’s edition shows program listings for WENS (channel 16). Actually, WENS went off the air last night.”
Here is what was listed:
06:30p This is America
07:00p You Asked For It – Scenes of a rattlesnake-hunting dog in action (ABC)
07:30p Children’s Gospel Hour
08:00p Production Theater
09:00p Compass
09:30p Industry Open House
10:00p Mike Wallace Interview – Architect-author Frank Lloyd Wright will be interviewed
10:30p Faith for Today
2 – KDKA Pittsburgh (CBS, secondary ABC)
Note: 1st day as a primary CBS affiliate
09:15a Christian Science
09:30a Big Picture
10:00a Lamp Unto My Feet
10:30a Look Up and Live
11:00a We Believe
11:30a Camera Three
12:00p Let’s Take a Trip
12:30p Wild Bill Hickok
01:00p Central Headlines
01:15p Warm-Up
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Film
05:00p Face the Nation
05:30p World News Roundup
06:00p The Last Word
06:30p Federal Men
07:00p Lassie – Lassie misunderstands when she is relegated to a dog house to protect Gramps’ chickens from a marauding fox
07:30p My Favorite Husband – Bent on adopting a child though George is against the idea, Liz arranges to have a little girl visit him to win him over
08:00p Ed Sullivan – Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Willy (sic) Mays in a quiz with top sports writers; also Cesar Romero and Danny Dillon
09:00p G.E. Theater “The Victorian Chaise-Lounge”
09:30p Alfred Hitchcock Presents “End of Indian Summer”
10:00p $64,000 Challenge
10:30p What’s My Line
11:00p Eleventh Hour, News
11:15p Studio 18 “A Cowboy’s Lament”
11:30p Weather; Eleanor Schano
11:35p Gateway Studio “Shoot First”
6 – WJAC Johnstown (NBC, secondary ABC)
10:55a News
11:00a The Christophers
11:30a Big Picture
12:00p This is the Life “Design from Heaven”
12:30p Wild Bill Hickok
01:00p Industry on Parade
01:15p Heaven Speaks (color)
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Oral Roberts
05:00p Disneyland (ABC – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p)
06:00p Meet the Press
06:30p Cowboy Theater “Raiders of Black River”
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen – Pantomimist Shai K. Ophir, singer Pearl Bailey, Jeff Chandler and Joan Collins
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Moment of Decision “Stage to Yuma”
11:00p News; Weather
11:15p Feature Movie “Start Cheering”
7 – WTRF Wheeling (NBC, secondary ABC)
11:00a The Christophers
11:30a Funnies
12:00p This is the Life “Design from Heaven”
12:30p Industry on Parade
12:45p Christian Science
01:00p Roy Rogers Movie “Sign of Death Valley”
02:00p Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
05:00p Get Set, Go
05:30p Captured
06:00p Disneyland – cartoon star Donald Duck attempts to mend his ways long enough to be presented an honor for good conduct in “Donald’s Award” (ABC – delayed from Wednesday @ 7:30p)
07:00p Paragon Playhouse “The Outpost”
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Waterfront “First Mate”
11:00p News
11:15p Skyline Theater “Shark River”
9 – WSTV Steubenville (CBS, secondary ABC)
08:30a Children’s Gospel
09:00a Revival
09:30a Living Word
09:45a Christian Science
10:00a The Christophers
10:30a Faith for Today
11:00a Humbard Family
12:00p Let’s Take a Trip
12:30p Church in the Home
01:00p Oral Roberts
01:30p Baseball – Pittsburg Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
04:30p Feature Movie (no title listed)
06:00p The Last Word
06:30p You Are There “Hitler Invades Poland”
07:00p You Asked For It – Scenes of a rattlesnake-hunting dog in action (ABC)
07:30p My Favorite Husband
08:00p Ed Sullivan
09:00p G.E. Theater “The Victorian Chaise-Lounge”
09:30p Alfred Hitchcock Presents “End of Indian Summer”
10:00p $64,000 Challenge
10:30p What’s My Line
11:00p Sunday News Special
11:15p Lincoln Theater “Goodnight Sweetheart”
11 – WIIC Pittsburgh (NBC)
Note: 1st day on air
04:30p Film
Note: Other sources (including an ad elsewhere in the Press, and Broadcasting magazine) list a dedication program starting at 5p
06:00p Meet the Press
06:30p Victory at Sea
07:00p Men of Annapolis
07:30p Circus Boy “The Swamp Man”
08:00p Steve Allen
09:00p Alcoa Hour “No License to Kill” (color)
10:00p The Web “Last Chance”
10:30p Golden Playhouse
11:00p Tracers
11:30p Movietime “God is My Co-Pilot”
13 – WQED Pittsburgh (Educational)
10:45a Test Pattern
11:00a Eye on New York
11:30a Allegheny County Fair
12:00p Fair – Horse Show (90 min)
01:30p Science Responsibility
02:00p Heritage-Urey
02:30p Fair – Gold Star Mothers
03:00p Discovery
03:30p Mr. Wizard
04:00p Youth Wants to Know
04:30p Zoo Parade
05:00p College News Conference
05:30p A View of the Fair
06:00p Film (title not listed)
06:30p Fair – Horse Show
07:30p Heritage
08:00p Fair – County Police
08:15p Fair – Stage Show
10:00p Fair – Dancing Waiters
16 – WENS Pittsburgh (ABC)
Note – The following message was listed on page 1 of section 3 of the Press:
“Because TV Graphic, The Press Sunday supplement which carries program listings for the week, goes to press early, this week’s edition shows program listings for WENS (channel 16). Actually, WENS went off the air last night.”
Here is what was listed:
06:30p This is America
07:00p You Asked For It – Scenes of a rattlesnake-hunting dog in action (ABC)
07:30p Children’s Gospel Hour
08:00p Production Theater
09:00p Compass
09:30p Industry Open House
10:00p Mike Wallace Interview – Architect-author Frank Lloyd Wright will be interviewed
10:30p Faith for Today