Retro: Tampa Bay - November 12, 1978 - Sunday - Commercial stations

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November 12, 1978 - Sunday

8 WFLA TV (NBC) Media General

Sunday
6 AM CHAPEL 8
6:30 DAVEY & GOLIATH-Children
7 AM SOULFUL OUTREACH
7:30 RELIGION IN TODAY’S WORLD
8 AM DAY OF DISCOVERY
8:30 HARVEST TEMPLE
9 AM CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP
9:30 SUNDAY MASS
10 AM ORAL ROBERTS
10:30 BAYSHORE WORLD
11 AM REX HUMBARD
12 NOON MEET THE PRESS
12:30 THIS IS THE NFL
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Miami Dolphins At Buffalo Bills
4 PM MOVIE – Magnificent Doll (1946)
6 PM NEWS
6:30 NBC NEWS
7 PM WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY
9 PM NBC MOVIE – Ode To Billy Joe (1967)
11 PM NEWS
11:30 NBC LATE MOVIE – Brotherly Love (1970)
1:30 LATE MOVIE – Oregon Passage (1967)
3:30 SIGN OFF


10 WLCY (ABC) Rahall Communications

5:50 PASTOR’S STUDY
6 AM CHURCH NEWS
6:15 4H SPOTLIGHT
6:30 FOCUS ON RELIGION
6:45 GROWING THINGS
7 AM SOCIETIES IN TRANSITION
7:30 REFLECTIONS
8 AM HAPPINESS IS
8:30 STEEPLE TIME
9 AM JERRY FAWELL
10 AM DAY OF DISCOVERY
10:30 GARDNER TED ARMSTRONG
11 AM CHURCH SERVICE-Baptist
12 NOON ISSUES AND ANSWERS
12:30 DIRECTIONS
1 PM PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
2 PM FLORIDA CENTRAL TENNIS OPEN
4 PM MOVIE – Mark Of Zorro (1940)
6 PM NEWS
6:30 FLORIDA OUTDOORS
7 PM PAT BOONE-Variety
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Pittsburgh Steelers At Los Angeles Rams
(Normally Aired:
7 PM HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW-Mystery
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM ABC MOVIE
11 PM NEWS
11:30 MOVIES)
12 MID NEWS
12:30 MOVIE – The Only Game In Town (1970)
1:30 SIGN OFF

13 WTVT (CBS) Gaylord

6 AM GOSPEL SINGING JUBILEE
7 AM BREATH OF LIFE
7:30 GOOD NEWS
8 AM CHURCH SERVICE
8:30 COLLEGE KALEIDOSCOPE
9 AM BLACK FORUM
9:30 BLACK CONTACT
10 AM LAMP UNTO MY FEET
10:30 LOOK UP AND LIVE
11 AM INSIGHT
11:30 FACE THE NATION
12 NOON BUCS
12:30 NFL TODAY
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Detroit Lions At Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Dallas Cowboys At Green Bay Packers
7 PM 60 MINUTES
8 PM MOVIE SPECIAL – The Word (1978)
Normally Aired: (at least the next couple weeks – original fall schedule canceled by now)
(8 PM ALL IN THE FAMILY-Comedy
8:30 ALICE-Comedy
9 PM KAZ-Drama
10 PM DALLAS-Drama)
11 PM NEWS
11:30 LATE MOVIE – Escape From Planet Of The Apes (1973)
1:30 MOVIE – Atomic City (1952)
3:30 SIGN OFF


44 WTOG (Ind.) Hubbard
6 AM WOODY WOODPECKER-Cartoons
6:30 BUGS BUNNY-Cartoons
7 AM POPEYE-Cartoon
7:30 HOT FUDGE-Children
8 AM KIDSWORLD-Children
8:30 MARLO & THE MAGIC MOVIE MACHINE-Children
9 AM BIG BLUE MARBLE-Children
9:30 LITTLE RASCALS-Comedy
10 AM SHIRLEY TEMPLE MOVIE – Rebecca Of Sunny Brook Farm (1938)
11:30 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MOVIE – Abbott & Costello Go To Mars (1953)
1 PM MOVIE – Bedtime Story (1964)
3 PM MOVIE – Help (1965)
5 PM EMERGENCY-Drama
6 PM GRIZZLY ADAMS-Adventure
7 PM STAR TREK-Science Fiction
8 PM DOUG DICKEY
8:30 BOBBY BOWDEN
9 PM FORUM 44
9:30 BLACK FORUM
10 PM JIMMY SWAGGART
11 PM UNTOUCHABLES
12 MID UNTOUCHABLES
1 AM SIGN OFF

40 WXLT (ABC) Calkins Media

6 AM JOURNEY TO ADVENTURE
6:30 ANIMALS ANIMALS ANIMALS
6:55 SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK
7 AM PICTURE OF HEALTH
7:30 BLACK ALMINAC
8 AM AMAZING GRACE
8:30 GERALD DERSTINE
9 AM JERRY FAWELL
10 AM JIMMY SWAGGART
11 AM EARNEST ANGELY
12 NOON PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
1 PM LAST OF THE WILD
1:30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 78
2 PM FLORIDA TENNIS OPEN
4 PM BILL DANCE OUTDOORS
4:30 HURRICANES
5 PM MOVIE – I Love You Goodbye (1964)
7 PM PAT BOONE-Variety
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Pittsburgh Steelers At Los Angeles Rams
(Normally Aired:
7 PM HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW-Mystery
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM ABC MOVIE
11 PM ABC NEWS
11:30 PTL CLUB WEEKEND
1:30 SIGN OFF


11 WINK-TV (CBS) McBride Family

6 AM THIS IS THE LIFE
6:30 PATTERNS FOR LIVING
7 AM CHRISTOPHER CLOSEUP
7:30 REX HUMBARD
8:30 ORAL ROBERTS
9 AM JERRY FAWELL
10 AM SUNDAY MASS
10:30 DAY OF DISCOVERY
11 AM RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
12 NOON FACE THE NATION
12:30 NFL TODAY
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – New York Giants At Washington Redskins
4 PM UNTAMED WORLD
4:30 PARTRIDGE FAMILY-Comedy
5 PM STAR TREK-Science Fiction
6 PM NEWS
6:30 CBS NEWS
7 PM 60 MINUTES
8 PM RHODA-Comedy
8:30 ON OUR OWN-Comedy
9 PM ALL IN THE FAMILY-Comedy
9:30 ALICE-Comedy
10 PM KOJAK-Drama
11 PM NEWS
11 PM NEWS
11:30 700 CLUB
1 AM SIGN OFF

20 WBBH (NBC) Waterman TV

7 AM DAVEY & GOLIATH
7:30 GOSPEL SINGIONG JUBILEE
8 AM JIMMY SWAGGART
8:30 MEDIX
9 AM TONY & SUSAN ALAMO
9:30 CHANGED LIVES
10 AM ROBERT SCHULLER
11 AM REX HUMBARD
12 NOON MEET THE PRESS
12:30 GRANDSTAND ?
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Seattle Seahawks At Miami Dolphins
4 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Baltimore Colts At New England Patriots
7 PM WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY (Normally goes till 9)
8:30 NBC FIRST 50 YEARS SPECIAL (BIG EVENT normally airs At 9)
11 PM NEWS
11:30 NBC LATE MOVIE – Man With A Power (1977)
1:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-Drama
2:30 SIGN OFF

 

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Correct schedule, per The Evening Independent. The actual sign-on times for each station is unknown, so the schedule for each station begins with the first program listed. Also, sign off times are assumed, as the 1AM program was the list program listed for each station:

8 WFLA TV (NBC) Media General

6AM: PTL Club
7AM: Film Feature
7:30AM: Religion Today
8 AM DAY OF DISCOVERY
8:30 HARVEST TEMPLE
9 AM The Story
9:30 SUNDAY MASS
10 AM ORAL ROBERTS
10:30 BAYSHOREWORLD
11 AM REX HUMBARD
12 NOON MEET THE PRESS
12:30 THIS IS THE NFL
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Miami Dolphins At Buffalo Bills
4 PM MOVIE – Magnificent Doll (1946)
6 PM NEWS
6:30 NBC NEWS
7 PM WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY - "The Boatniks" (1970)
9 PM NBC MOVIE – Ode To Billy Joe (1977) ("1967" was when the song the film was based on was released)
11 PM NEWS
11:30 NBC LATE MOVIE – Brotherly Love (1970)
1AM: PTL Club
2AM: SIGN OFF

10 WTSP (ABC) Gulf United Broadcasting

Rahall sold off channel 10 earlier in the year.

(Channel 10 did not clear "Animals Animals Animals" or "Kids are People Too".)
7 AM Wall Street Plus (Financial program hosted by Bob D'Andrea, who the next year would launch WCLF ch.22 and the Christian Television Network)
7:30 Show My People
8 AM Sound of the Spirit
8:30 Christ For The World
9 AM JERRY FAWELL
10 AM DAY OF DISCOVERY
10:30 Sounds Alive
11 AM Calvary Baptist Church of Clearwater
12 NOON ISSUES AND ANSWERS
12:30 Newsmakers
1 PM PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
2 PM FLORIDA FEDERAL TENNIS OPEN
4 PM MOVIE – Mark Of Zorro (1940)
6 PM Jacques Cousteau
7 PM Pat Boone and Family Thanksgiving Special (Pre-empts "The Hardy Boys" this week on ABC)
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Pittsburgh Steelers At Los Angeles Rams (bumping the Sunday Night Movie and delaying late-night shows 45 minutes later or more)
11:45PM NEWS
12:15 MOVIE – The Only Game In Town (1970)
Followed by (at least) Pastor's Study and Sign Off

13 WTVT (CBS) Gaylord

7 AM BREATH OF LIFE
7:30 GOOD NEWS
8 AM CHURCH SERVICE
8:30 COLLEGE KALEIDOSCOPE
9 AM BLACK FORUM
9:30 BLACK CONTACT
10 AM LAMP UNTO MY FEET
10:30 LOOK UP AND LIVE
11 AM INSIGHT (The WTVT discussion program, not the religious drama, which was seen later that day on WUSF)
11:30 FACE THE NATION - Guest Hamilton Jordan, assistant to President Carter
12 NOON BUCS
12:30 NFL TODAY
1 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Detroit Lions At Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Dallas Cowboys At Green Bay Packers
7 PM 60 MINUTES
8 PM CBS MOVIE SPECIAL – The Word (Part One, 1978) (Bumps ALL IN THE FAMILY at 8, ALICE at 8:30 and KAZ at 9)
10 PM DALLAS-Drama
11 PM NEWS
11:30 LATE MOVIE – Escape From Planet Of The Apes (1973)
1:30 SIGN OFF


44 WTOG (Ind.) Hubbard
6:30AM: Picture of Health
7 AM Dimension
7:30 HOT FUDGE-Children
8 AM KIDSWORLD-Children
8:30 MARLO & THE MAGIC MOVIE MACHINE-Children
9 AM BIG BLUE MARBLE-Children
9:30 LITTLE RASCALS-Comedy
10 AM SHIRLEY TEMPLE MOVIE – Rebecca Of Sunny Brook Farm (1938)
11:30 ABBOTT & COSTELLO MOVIE – Abbott & Costello Go To Mars (1953)
1 PM MOVIE – Bedtime Story (1964)
3 PM MOVIE – Help (1965)
5 PM EMERGENCY ONE-Drama (Reruns still used the special syndicated title)
6 PM Movie: The Life and Times of GRIZZLY ADAMS (1974) (The series did not go into syndication until 1979, and when it did, WTVT picked them up)
8 PM DOUG DICKEY - Coach of University of Florida Gators football team
8:30 BOBBY BOWDEN - Coach of the Florida State Seminoles football team
9 PM FORUM 44
9:30 BLACK FORUM
10 PM JIMMY SWAGGART
10:30PM: Tertulia
11 PM Science Fiction Theater
11:30PM: Spanish Movie (No title given)
Followed by SIGN OFF

40 WXLT (ABC) Sarasota-Bradenton Florida TV Company (The Calkins would not own the station until many years later, see the 1978 Broadcasting Yearbook)

(Channel 40 carried "Kids are People Too" on Saturdays; it is also unknown if they cleared "Animals x 3" as 40's schedule began at 7AM.)

7 AM PICTURE OF HEALTH
7:30 BLACK ALMANAC (The Southeast US's longest-running public affairs program, debuting on channel 40 in 1972 and still seen today)
8 AM AMAZING GRACE
8:30 GERALD DERSTINE
9 AM JERRY FALWELL
10AM: America's Prophecy News
10:30AM JIMMY SWAGGART
11 AM EARNEST ANGELY
12 NOON CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
1 PM LAST OF THE WILD
1:30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 78
2 PM FLORIDA FEDERAL TENNIS OPEN
4 PM BILL DANCE OUTDOORS
4:30 Film Feature
5 PM MOVIE – I Love You Goodbye (1964)
6:30PM: Hurricane Special
7 PM Pat Boone and Family Thanksgiving Special
8 PM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA-Science Fiction
9 PM NFL FOOTBALL – Pittsburgh Steelers At Los Angeles Rams
11:45 PM ABC NEWS
12 Mid: Local News
12:15AM: PTL CLUB
Followed by (at least) Sign Off