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Retro: Traverse City/NW Michigan, Tuesday, 12/10/1988

From The Traverse City Record-Eagle via the Newspaper Archive
Detailed Listings run from 9am-12mid (12mid-6am listings are in grid form only); out-of-state stations are in Eastern time

Channel listing:
2 WBAY Green Bay (CBS)
6-46 WCML Alpena (PBS) (46 was the translator in Traverse City)
7 WPBN Traverse City (NBC)
9 WWTV Cadillac (CBS)
11 WLUK Green Bay (NBC)
13 WZZM Grand Rapids (ABC)
17 WTBS Atlanta (Ind.)
29 WGTU Traverse City (ABC)
31 KDVR Denver (Fox) (only evening listings provided)
38 WPNE Green Bay (PBS/WPT)
50 WKBD Detroit (Fox)
NMC Local educational channel from Northwestern Michigan College
WGN WGN Chicago (Ind.)
WOR WOR Secaucus (Ind.)

Part I: 9am to 6pm

Morning
9:00
2 9 | Group One Medical
6-46 | Sesame Street
7 | Donahue
13 | Regis & Kathie Lee
29 | Newlywed Game
38 | Captain Kangaroo
50 | Little House on the Prairie
NMC | Ask Washington
WGN | Smurfs
WOR | Care Bears
9:05
17 | Little House on the Prairie
9:30
2 | On Trial
9 | Wipeout
29 | Sweethearts
38 | Media Minded
WGN | Gumby
WOR | I Dream of Jeannie
9:45
38 | The Novel
10:00
2 9 | Family Feud
6-46 | 3-2-1 Contact
7 | Sale of the Century
11 | Sally Jessy Raphael
13 | Geraldo
29 | Love Connection
38 | Citizen Seatbelt
50 | I Love Lucy
NMC | Achieving Success
WGN | Alice
WOR | People Are Talking
10:05
17 | Movie "Mrs. R's Daughter"
10:15
38 | Gentle Giant
10:30
2 9 | Card Sharks
6-46 | Square One TV
7 | Classic Concentration
29 | Hollywood Squares
38 | Strawberry Square
50 | Morning Break
NMC | Art Is Fun
WGN | Archie Bunker's Place
10:45
38 | Gather 'Round
11:00
2 9 | The Price Is Right
6-46 | Masterpiece Theatre
7 | Wheel of Fortune
11 | Family Medical Center
13 | Sweethearts
29 | Growing Pains
38 | Somebody Else's Place
50 | The 700 Club
NMC | Parents... Partners in Education
WGN | Charlie's Angels
11:30
7 11 | Win, Lose or Draw
13 29 | Home
38 | Magic Pages
NMC | Patchwork & Quilting
11:45
38 | ThinkAbout

Afternoon
12:00
2 | The Young and the Restless
7 9 13 WOR | News
11 | Super Password
29 | Ryan's Hope
38 | Interactions
50 | Beverly Hillbillies
NMC | Soup to Nuts
WGN | Geraldo
12:05
17 | Perry Mason
12:30
7 11 | Scrabble
9 | The Young and the Restless
13 29 | Loving
38 | Sesame Street
50 | Andy Griffith
NMC | Sew What's New
1:00
2 WGN | News
6-46 | Upstairs, Downstairs
7 11 | Days of Our Lives
13 29 | All My Children
50 | CHiPs
NMC | Modern Satellite Services
WOR | Love Connection
1:05
17 | Movie "Cocaine and Blue Eyes"
1:30
9 | The Bold and the Beautiful
38 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
WOR | Sweethearts
2:00
2 9 | As the World Turns
6-46 | Austin City Limits
7 11 | Another World
13 29 | One Life to Live
38 | Strawberry Square
50 | Gilligan's Island
NMC | High-School Algebra Review
WGN | The Honeymooners
WOR | Newlywed Game
2:15
38 | Inside Story with Slim Goodbody
2:30
38 | Fins, Feathers & Fur
50 | My Little Pony
NMC | Conversemos (Spanish lessons?)
WGN | Andy Griffith
WOR | Dating Game
2:45
38 | ThinkAbout
3:00
2 9 | Guiding Light
6-46 | Zoobilee Zoo
7 11 | Santa Barbara
13 29 | General Hospital
38 | Gather 'Round
50 | Alvin & the Chipmunks
NMC | Patchwork & Quilting
WGN | Leave It to Beaver
WOR | Cannon
3:05
17 | Tom & Jerry's Funhouse
3:15
38 | In Other Words
3:30
6-46 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
38 | Math Wise
50 | Beverly Hills Teens
NMC | Earth, Sea and Sky
WGN | Ghostbusters
3:35
17 | Flintstones
3:45
38 | Electromagnetism
4:00
2 | The Judge
6-46 | Sesame Street
7 | Gary Collins
9 | Mighty Mouse
11 | Family Ties
13 | Love Connection
29 | Oprah Winfrey
38 | Not Another Science Show
50 | Duck Tales
NMC | Personal Achievement
WGN | Bugs Bunny
WOR | Hawaii Five-0
4:05
17 | Flintstones
4:30
2 | Divorce Court
9 | Webster
11 | Family Feud
13 | Family Ties
38 | Sesame Street
50 | Fun House
NMC | Touching Way to Teach Math
WGN | G.I. Joe
4:35
17 | Brady Bunch
5:00
2 29 | Geraldo
6-46 | Square One TV
7 | Superior Court
9 | Three's Company
11 | Donahue
13 | Cosby
50 | Diff'rent Strokes
NMC | Sew What's New
WGN | C.O.P.S.
WOR | T.J. Hooker
5:05
17 | The Munsters
5:30
6-46 | 3-2-1 Contact
7 | People's Court
9 | News
13 | Night Court
38 | Square One TV
50 | Webster
NMC | GED
WGN | Fun House
5:35
17 | Laverne & Shirley
 
Last edited:
Part II: 6pm Onward & Cable Guide

Evening
6:00
2 7 9 13 | News
6-46 | MotorWeek
11 | People's Court
29 | Entertainment Tonight
31 | Jetsons
38 | Wild Side
50 | Silver Spoons
NMC | Great Chefs of New Orleans
WGN | Facts of Life
WOR | Matt Houston
6:30
2 9 | CBS News
6-46 | Outdoor Wisconsin
7 11 | NBC News
13 29 | ABC News
31 | DuckTales
38 | Nightly Business Report
50 | Facts of Life
NMC | American Spotlight
WGN | WKRP in Cincinnati
6:35
17 | 9 to 5
7:00
2 11 | News
6-46 | Nightly Business Report
7 | Win, Lose or Draw
9 | Cosby
13 29 | Wheel of Fortune
31 | Brady Bunch
38 | MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
50 | Family Ties
NMC | New Literacy
WGN | Cheers
WOR | Cosby
7:05
17 | Andy Griffith
7:30
2 | Cosby
6-46 | Wild America
7 | Family Feud
9 | Family Ties
11 | USA Today (cults in America)
13 29 | Jeopardy!
31 | Webster
50 | New Leave It to Beaver
NMC | Job Show
WGN | Night Court
WOR | Kate & Allie
7:35
17 | Sanford & Son
8:00
2 9 | TV 101
6-46 38 | Nova "Can We Make a Better Doctor?"
7 11 | Matlock
13 29 | Who's the Boss?
31 | Family Ties
50 | Movie "A Christmas Story"
NMC | Russian Folklore "Folk Dancing"
WGN | Movie "Christmas in Connecticut"
WOR | Hunter
8:05
17 | NBA Basketball (New Jersey Nets at New York Knicks)
8:30
13 29 | Roseanne
31 | Newhart
9:00
2 9 | Movie "Promise"
6-46 38 | The American Experience "The Radio Priest" (a profile of WJR's Father Charles Coughlin)
7 11 | In the Heat of the Night
13 29 | Moonlighting
31 | Movie "White Christmas"
NMC | Acrylic Art Is Fun
WOR | Hunter
9:30
NMC | Captain's Log
10:00
6-46 | MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
7 11 | Midnight Caller
13 29 | thirtysomething
38 | Miss Ruby's Southern Holiday Dinner
50 WOR | News
NMC | USA Tonight
WGN | News
10:20
17 | Movie "Tribes"
10:30
50 | The Honeymooners
NMC | GED (Science)
WGN | USA Tonight
11:00
2 7 9 11 13 | News
6-46 | Miss Ruby's Southern Holiday Dinner
29 | M*A*S*H
38 | Frugal Gourmet
50 | The Jeffersons
NMC | Ask Washington
WGN | Cheers
WOR | Benny Hill

Night Owl
Late night listings were in grid form only and network stations listed by network; I assume the network schedules reflected the local affiliates: PBS (WCML) signed off at midnight, NBC (WPBN) at 2am, CBS (WWTV) at 1am and ABC (WGTU) at 12:30. WKBD signed off at 4am. Program names are likely abbreviated since this was in grid form only.

12:00
NBC | Johnny Carson
CBS | Magnum, P.I.
ABC | Feed
50 | Fall Guy
WGN | Hill Street Blues
12:20
17 | Movie "The Chapman Report"
12:30
NBC | Late Night
CBS | Benson
WGN | Movie "The Nun's Story"
1:00
50 | Movie "Billy Two Hats"
1:30
NBC | Later
3:00
17 | Movie "At Gunpoint"
50 | Hug Tight
3:30
WGN | USA Tonight
4:00
WGN | Movie "Jenny's War" (pt. 2)
5:00
17 | Green Acres
5:30
17 | Gomer Pyle

Centel Cable Lineup in Traverse City:
3 - WKBD 50 Detroit (Fox)
4 - WPBN 7 Traverse City (NBC)
5 - WTBS 17 Atlanta (Ind.)
6 - WCML 6 Alpena/W46AD 46 Traverse City (PBS)
7 - CBN Family Channel
8 - WGTU 29 Traverse City (ABC)
9 - CNN
10 - WWTV 9 Cadillac (CBS)
11 - ESPN
12 - USA Network
13 - NMC
14 - WBAY 2 Green Bay (CBS) / WZZM 13 Grand Rapids (ABC)
15 - HBO
16 - Disney Channel
17 - Nickelodeon
18 - Cinemax
19 - Weather Channel
20 - MTV
21 - Showtime
22 - WGN 9 Chicago (Ind.)
23 - Pro-Am Sports System (PASS)
24 - C-SPAN
25 - TNN
26 - Lifetime
27 - FNN
29 - A&E
32 - TMC
34 - Discovery Channel
37 - PTL
 
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