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Retro: The Palm Beach Post, December 31, 1988 (Day before big affilation switch.)

From the Palm Beach Post, TV Post, December 25-31, 1988.
Stations Listed: (OTA stations only.)
WPBT-TV Ch. 2 (PBS), Miami, FL.
WTVJ-TV Ch. 4 (Now Ch. 6 - Last day with CBS.), Miami, FL.
WPTV-TV Ch. 5 (NBC), West Palm Beach, FL.
WCIX-TV Ch. 6 (Now WFOR-TV, Ch. 4 - Last day as an independent.), Miami, FL.
WSVN-TV Ch. 7 (Last day with NBC.), Miami, FL.
WPLG-TV Ch. 10 (ABC), Miami, FL.
WPEC-TV Ch. 12 (Last day with ABC.), West Palm Beach, FL.
WLRN-TV Ch. 17 (PBS), Miami, FL.
W19AQ Ch. 19 (IND), Palm Beach, FL.
WLTV-TV Ch. 23 (SIN, now Univision.), Miami, FL.
WFLX-TV Ch. 29 (Fox\IND), Riviera Beach, FL [Also airs on Ch. 53 via translator in Vero Beach.].
WBFS-TV Ch. 33 (IND), Miami, FL.
WTVX-TV Ch. 34 (Last day with CBS.), Fort Pierce, FL.
WDZL-TV Ch. 39 (IND), Hollywood, FL.
WXEL-TV Ch. 42 (PBS), Boynton Beach, FL.
WHFT-TV Ch. 45 (TBN), Pembroke Park, FL.

WPBT-TV Ch. 2 (PBS), Miami, FL.
7:00AM Wonderworks
8:00AM Sesame Street
9:00AM MOVIE: "The Young Guns" (Western - 1956)
10:30AM CE News Magazine
11:00AM Que Pasa USA
11:30AM Degrassi Junior High
12:00PM Fight Back!
12:30PM Life Matters
1:00PM International Cooking School
1:30PM The Frugal Gourmet
2:00PM MotorWeek
2:30PM This Old House
3:00PM Growing a Business
3:30PM Florida Crossroads
4:00PM Science Journal
4:30PM Tony Brown's Journal
5:00PM John McLaughlin's One on One
5:30PM Wall $treet Week
6:00PM Broward Close Up
7:00PM Washington Week in Review
7:30PM Issues & the Media
8:00PM Live from Lincoln Center
10:00PM Happy New Year U.S.A.!
12:30AM (Signoff)

WTVJ-TV Ch. 4 (Now Ch. 6 - Last day with CBS.), Miami, FL.
7:00AM Private Benjamin
7:30AM Hickory Hideout
8:00AM Raggedy Ann & Andy
8:30AM Superman
9:00AM Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
10:00AM Pee-wee's Playhouse
10:30AM Garfield & Friends
11:00AM Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!
11:30AM Teen Wolf
12:00PM To Be Announced [At press time, there was a possibility "NFL Today" would air here.]
12:30PM NFC Divisional Playoff/To Be Announced
4:00PM College Basketball/NFC Divisional Playoff: Tentatively scheduled: Kentucky at Louisville. [This game may air Sunday due to possible NFC playoff time change.] (Live)
6:00PM News [News may be pre-empted, depending on the time of today's NFC Divisional Playoff game.]
6:30PM CBS News [Program may be pre-empted, depending on the time of today's NFC Divisional Playoff game.]
7:00PM King Orange Jamboree Parade (Preempts News, Picture South Florida, Dirty Dancing & Raising Miranda.)
9:00PM Simon & Simon
10:00PM West 57th
11:00PM News
11:30PM King Orange Jamboree Parade (Preempts Movie or Special.)
2:00AM News (Repeat)
2:30AM MOVIE: "Love & Larceny" (Drama - 1983)

WPTV-TV Ch. 5 (NBC), West Palm Beach, FL.
6:30AM The Cisco Kid
7:00AM The Transformers
7:30AM Kidsongs
8:00AM Kissyfur
8:30AM Disney's Adventures of the The Gummi Bears
9:00AM The Smurfs
10:00AM Alvin & the Chipmunks
10:30AM ALF
11:30AM The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
12:00PM Siskel & Ebert
12:30PM To Be Announced [At press time, there was a possibility "NFL Live!" would air here.]
1:00PM AFC Division Playoff/To Be Announced: (See note at 12:30PM.)
3:30PM To Be Announced (See note at 12:30PM.)
4:00PM To Be Announced (See note at 12:30PM.)
7:00PM 1988: The Year in Review (Preempts Family Ties.)
7:30PM Great Escape
8:00PM King Orange Jamboree Parade
9:00PM The Golden Girls
9:30PM Empty Nest
10:00PM Hunter
11:00PM News
11:30PM Saturday Night Live
1:00AM Trapper John, M.D.
2:00AM (Signoff)

WCIX-TV Ch. 6 (Now WFOR-TV Ch. 4 - Last day as an independent.), Miami, FL.
5:00AM Hit Video USA (From 2:00AM.)
6:00AM America's Black Forum
6:30AM Black Kaleidoscope
7:00AM Bravo: (Spanish)
7:30AM Bravo
8:00AM Paid Programming
8:30AM The World Tomorrow
9:00AM Sybervision
9:30AM MOVIE: "Who Done It?" (Comedy - 1942)
11:00AM MOVIE: "Blindfold" (Mystery - 1966)
1:00PM MOVIE: "Fists of Bruce Lee" (Martial arts - 1976)
3:00PM MOVIE: "Deadly Force" (Crime drama - 1983)
5:00PM Friday the 13th: the Series
6:00PM War of the Worlds
7:00PM Star Trek: the Next Generation
8:00PM The Reporters
9:00PM Beyond Tomorrow (Last Fox program aired on WCIX-TV.)
10:00PM News
10:30PM M*A*S*H
11:00PM M*A*S*H (This was a "New Years Eve" episode - Preempts Carsons Comedy Classics.)
11:30PM Happy New Year, America (First CBS program to air on WCIX-TV - Preempts Informercials & Movie.)
1:30AM (Signoff)

WSVN-TV Ch. 7 (Last day with NBC.), Miami, FL.
7:00AM Gigglesnort Hotel
7:30AM Dr. Fad
8:00AM Kissyfur
8:30AM Denver, the Last Dinosaur (Preempts Disney's Adventures of the The Gummi Bears.)
9:00AM The Smurfs
10:00AM Alvin & the Chipmunks
10:30AM ALF
11:00AM The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
12:00PM America's Top 10
12:30PM To Be Announced [At press time, there was a possibility "NFL Live!" would air here.]
1:00PM AFC Division Playoff/To Be Announced: (See note at 12:30PM.)
3:30PM To Be Announced (See note at 12:30PM.)
4:00PM To Be Announced (See note at 12:30PM.)
7:00PM Entertainment this Week
8:00PM King Orange Jamboree Parade
9:00PM The Golden Girls
9:30PM Empty Nest
10:00PM Hunter
11:00PM News
11:30PM Saturday Night Live (Last NBC program to air on WSVN-TV.)
1:00AM America's Top 10 (Repeat)
1:30AM News (Repeat)
2:00AM (Signoff)

WPLG-TV Ch. 10 (ABC), Miami, FL.
6:00AM The Body Factory
6:30AM Arthur & Company
7:00AM Animal Crack-Ups
7:30AM Young Universee (Preempts the ABC Weekend Special.)
8:00AM The Flinstone Kids
8:30AM The Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour
9:30AM Slimer! & the Real Ghostbusters
10:30AM A Pup Named Scooby Doo
11:00AM The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
12:00PM Jimmy Johnson: Football
12:30PM The World of Guinness Records
1:00PM Skiing: World Cup Men's Downhill. From Val Gardena, Italy.
2:00PM MOVIE: "The Miracle Worker" (Biography - B/W - 1962)
4:00PM MOVIE: "The Glass Menagerie" (Drama - 1973)
6:00PM News
6:30PM ABC News
7:00PM Celebrate the Miracles
8:00PM MOVIE: "Superman III" (Action - 1983 - Preempts Murphy's Law at 8:00PM)
11:00PM News
11:30PM Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve '89
1:00AM Dick Clark's Golden Greats
1:30AM News (Repeat)
2:00AM ABC News
2:15AM (Signoff)

WPEC-TV Ch. 12 (Last day with ABC.), West Palm Beach, FL.
5:00AM CNN Headline News (From 4:00AM.)
6:00AM CNN Headline News
7:00AM Animal Crack-Ups
7:30AM The ABC Weekend Special
8:00AM The Flinstone Kids
8:30AM The Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour
9:30AM Slimer! & the Real Ghostbusters
10:30AM A Pup Named Scooby Doo
11:00AM Young Universe (Prempts 1st half of the Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show.)
11:30AM Great Television Network Switch (I would like to see this - Prempts 2nd half of the Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show.)
12:00PM CNN Headline News
12:30PM Dick Clark's Golden Greats
1:00PM The Peach Bowl: Iowa vs. North Carolina State. From Atlanta. (Preempts Skiing.)
4:00PM Bob Uecker Sports
4:30PM 10th Annual Black Achievement Awards
6:00PM News
6:30PM Wheel of Fortune (Did WPEC-TV ever air ABC News on Saturday evenings.)
7:00PM Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
8:00PM MOVIE: "Superman III" (Action - 1983)
11:00PM News
11:30PM Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve '89 (Last ABC program to air on WPEC-TV.)
1:00AM Life's Most Embarrasing Moments
1:30AM Star Search
2:30AM D.C. Follies
3:00AM The World of Guinness Records
3:30AM Soul Train
4:30AM (Signoff)

WLRN-TV Ch. 17 (PBS), Miami, FL.
9:30AM Excercise with Billie
10:00AM The Body Electric
10:30AM Reading Rainbow
11:00AM Shalom Sesame Street
11:30AM Yan Can Cook
12:00PM The Pizza Gourmet
12:30PM Southern Cooking
1:00PM This Old House
1:30PM Hometime
2:00PM The Magic Brush
2:30PM The Art of William Alexander
3:00PM Motorweek
3:30PM Gardening Southern Style
4:00PM Tee Talk
4:30PM Sewing Without Pins
5:00PM PTA Centerstage
5:30PM Lap Quilting
6:00PM Introduction to Biology
6:30PM Introduction to Biology
7:00PM Degrassi Junior High
7:30PM Ramona
8:00PM Die Fiedermaus
9:05PM Live from Lincoln Center
11:05PM (Signoff)

W19AQ Ch. 19 (IND), Palm Beach, FL.
6:30AM Light Music Videos
7:00AM Spider-Man
7:30AM Dino-Riders
8:00AM Robocop
8:30AM Bravestarr
9:00AM Beverly Hills Teens
9:30AM Please Don't Eat the Daisies
10:00AM Laerning the Ropes
10:30AM The Courtship of Eddie's Father
11:00AM The Women in Rock
12:00PM MOVIE: "Raintree County" (Drama - 1957)
3:00PM National Triathlon Championship: From Boca Pointe, Fl.
4:00PM Good Fishing
4:30PM Jimmy Houston Outdoors
5:00PM Grandstand
5:30PM Travelin' Gourmet
6:00PM Latin Connection
7:00PM America's Top 10
7:30PM Weekend with Crook & Chase
8:00PM MOVIE: "The Band Wagon" (Musical - 1953)
10:00PM USA Tonight
10:30PM On Location: Howie Mandel
11:30PM MOVIE: "Bells are Ringing" (Musical comedy - 1960)
1:30AM Hit Video USA (Until 5:00AM.)

WLTV-TV Ch. 23 (SIN, now Univision.), Miami, FL.
7:00AM Ulises
7:30AM Princesa Caballero
8:00AM Remi
8:30AM Voltron
9:00AM Capitan Centella
9:30AM Isla del Tesoro
10:00AM Tesoro del Saber
10:30AM Capitan Poder
11:00AM Cludadanos U.S.A.
11:30AM Miami Ahora
12:00PM Comentarios
12:30PM 23 y los Municipios
1:00PM Resumen Deportivo
3:00PM Resumen NFL
3:30PM Ninos Olvidados
4:30PM Reino Salvaje
5:00PM Cita Con...
5:30PM Tu Musica
6:00PM Noticiero
6:30PM Noticiero Univision
7:00PM Sabado Gigante
10:30PM Tu Musica (Repeat)
11:00PM Pelicula
1:00AM Pelicula
3:00AM (Signoff)

WFLX-TV Ch. 29 (Fox\IND), Riviera Beach, FL [Also airs on Ch. 53 via translator in Vero Beach.].
5:00AM MOVIE: "Black Sabbath" (Horror - 1964 - From 4:00AM)
6:00AM The Three Stooges
6:30AM The Comic Strip
9:00AM WWF Wrestling Challenge
10:00AM Bonanza
11:00AM The Wild, Wild West
12:00PM MOVIE: "The Streets of San Francisco" (Crime drama - 1972)
2:00PM MOVIE: "Running" (Drama - 1979)
4:00PM Starting from Scratch
4:30PM Webster
5:00PM Charles in Charge
5:30PM Superboy
6:00PM Star Trek
7:00PM Star Trek: the Next Generation
8:00PM The Reporters
9:00PM Beyond Tomorrow
10:00PM War of the Worlds
11:00PM A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy's Nightmares (Repeat)
12:00AM MOVIE: "The Goodbye Girl" (Comedy - 1972)
2:00AM MOVIE: "Take this Job & Shove it" (Comedy-drama - 1981)
4:00AM MOVIE: "Gray Lady Down" (Drama - 1978)

WBFS-TV Ch. 33 (IND), Miami, FL.
5:00AM USA Tonight
5:30AM It's Your Business
6:00AM Here's to South Florida
6:30AM INN Magazine
7:00AM Here's to South Florida
7:30AM Wall Street Journal Report
8:00AM Spider-Man
8:30AM Dino-Riders
9:00AM Robocop
9:30AM Black Beauty (Animated)
10:30AM Soul Train
11:30AM MOVIE: "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (Adeventure - 1978 - B/W)
1:00PM The Peach Bowl: Iowa vs. North Carolina State. From Atlanta. (Preempts Movies.)
4:00PM The Fall Guy (Preempts Movie.)
5:00PM T & T
6:00PM Charles in Charge
6:30PM It's A Living
7:00PM Monsters
7:30PM Tales From the Darkside
8:00PM McCloud
10:00PM G.L.O.W.
11:00PM Maude
11:30PM MOVIE: "The Invisible Man Returns" (Science fiction - 1940 - B/W)
1:00AM Fantasy Island
2:00AM Home Shopping (Untill 5:00AM)

WTVX-TV Ch. 34 (Last day with CBS.), Fort Pierce, FL.
6:30AM Dr. Fad
7:00AM Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!
7:30AM Denver, the Last Dinosaur
8:00AM Raggedy Ann & Andy
8:30AM Superman
9:00AM Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
10:00AM Pee-wee's Playhouse
10:30AM Garfield & Friends
11:00AM WWF Superstars of Wrestling (Preempts Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!)
12:00PM To Be Announced [At press time, there was a possibility "NFL Today" would air here.]
12:30PM NFC Divisional Playoff/To Be Announced
4:00PM College Basketball/NFC Divisional Playoff: Tentatively scheduled: Kentucky at Louisville. [This game may air Sunday due to possible NFC playoff time change.] (Live)
6:00PM News [News may be pre-empted, depending on the time of today's NFC Divisional Playoff game.]
6:30PM Hee Haw [Program may be pre-empted, depending on the time of today's NFC Divisional Playoff game.]
7:30PM Mama's Family (Repeat)
8:00PM Miss Florida Teen USA Pagent (Preempts Dirty Dancing & Raising Miranda.)
9:00PM Simon & Simon
10:00PM West 57th
11:00PM News
11:30PM Happy New Year, America (Last CBS program aired on WTVX-TV - Preempts Movie or Special.)

WDZL-TV Ch. 39 (IND), Hollywood, FL.
5:00AM MOVIE: "War Hunt" (Drama - 1962 - B/W - From 4:10AM)
5:45AM Cartoons (I wonder which one?)
6:00AM Here's Lucy
6:30AM Ebony/Jet Showcase
7:00AM Dave Del Dotto
8:00AM Weight Loss
8:30AM Weight Loss
9:00AM The Incredible Hulk
10:00AM NWA Main Event
11:00AM WWF Wrestling Challenge
12:00PM MOVIE: "The Sugarland Express" (Adventure - 1974)
2:00PM MOVIE: "Shamus" (Crime drama - 1973)
4:00PM MOVIE: "Ashanti" (Adventure - 1979)
6:00PM Superboy (Repeat)
6:30PM Out of This World (Repeat)
7:00PM Mama's Family (Repeat)
7:30PM Starting from Scratch (Repeat)
8:00PM MOVIE: "Spartacus" (Historical drama - 1960)
11:00PM Bowzer's Rock 'n Roll Party
1:30AM MOVIE: "The Outing" (Drama - 1971)
3:00AM MOVIE: "Second Chance" (Drama - 1971)
4:30AM (Signoff?)

WXEL-TV Ch. 42 (PBS), Boynton Beach, FL.
8:00AM Newton's Apple
8:30AM Computer Chronicles
9:00AM This Old House
9:30AM Motorweek
10:00AM For Veterans Only
10:30AM The Victory Garden
11:00AM Life Matters
11:30AM Firing Line
12:00PM American Interests
12:30PM Tony Brown's Journal
1:00PM John McLaughlin's One on One
1:30PM Adam Smith's Money World
2:00PM Great Performances
3:30PM Light of the Gods
4:00PM Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
5:00PM The Woodwright's Shop
5:30PM NatureScene
6:00PM Hometime
6:30PM Collectors
7:00PM The Frugal Gourmet
7:30PM This Old House
8:00PM Austin City Limits
9:00PM Live from Lincoln Center
11:00PM Happy New Year U.S.A!

WHFT-TV Ch. 45 (TBN), Pembroke Park, FL.
5:00AM Praise the Lord (From 4:30AM.)
6:30AM The Laverne Tripp Family
7:00AM Solo Act
7:30AM R.W. Schambach
8:30AM Toddler's Friends
9:00AM KPTL
9:30AM Inside Track
10:00AM Joy Junction
10:30AM Gospel Bill
11:00AM Davey & Goliath
11:30AM Filling Station
12:00PM Circle Square
12:30PM One Way Game
1:00PM Inside Track
1:30PM Meadowlark Lemon
2:00PM Dale Evans
2:30PM Thy Kingdom Come
3:00PM Deaf World
3:30PM God's News Behind the News
4:00PM Stuart McBirnie
4:30PM Call to Action
5:00PM Ministro Bervo Y Vida
5:30PM Tresores de la Obscuridad
6:00PM Que Dice la Biblia
6:30PM Hay Poder (Spanish)
7:00PM Benny Hinn
8:00PM Father Ricardo Castellanos
8:30PM Zola Levitt
9:00PM The Hour of Power with Robert Schuller
10:00PM R.W. Schambach
11:00PM Love Special
12:00AM John Jacobs
1:00AM Reaching Higher
1:30AM Candi Staton-Sussewell
2:00AM Dave Roever
2:30AM Meadowlark Lemon
3:00AM Praise the Lord (Until 6:00AM.)
 
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That day CBS showed the NFC Divisional Playoff aka the infamous "Fog Bowl" game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears at 12:30. NBC showed the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals at 4pm.

Also WTVJ's King Orange Jamboree coverage had guest stars from NBC shows to promote the switch.

If anyone could post the post switch schedule for that Sunday and the weekday daytime schedule that would be great!
 
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That day CBS showed the NFC Divisional Playoff aka the infamous "Fog Bowl" game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears at 12:30. NBC showed the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals at 4pm.

Also WTVJ's King Orange Jamboree coverage had guest stars from NBC shows to promote the switch.

If anyone could post the post switch schedule for that Sunday and the weekday daytime schedule that would be great!

Ok, Thank you. The guide listing I got this from mentioned some of the King Orange Jamboree guest stars, which included Sandy Duncan, Chuck Zink & Cliff Morrison.
I just uploaded the guide listing for Sunday, January, 1, 1989. I might upload the guide listings for January 2 & or 3, 1989 as well.
 
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