From The Washington Post:WRC Ch. 4 (NBC) 8:30 Variety Theater 9 AM Cartoon Circus 9:30 Why Does Your Garden Grow?10 AM Howdy Doody10:30 I Married Joan11 AM Fury11:30 Uncle Johnny Coons (anyone from Chicago remember him?)12 N Captain Gallant12:30 Cartoon Circus 1 PM Trading Post: "West Of El Dorado" and "Trailing Danger" 2:30 Encore Playhouse: "Tight Shoes" 4 PM Brooke Johns 4:30 Cartoon Circus 4:45 Footlight Theater: "Land Of The Lawless" 5:45 Meet The Ch's (don't know what this is) 6 PM Traffic Court 6:30 4 Corners; News 6:45 Sports Time 7 PM Adventure Theater 7:30 Down You Go 8 PM Julius La Rosa Show (color) 9 PM People Are Funny 9:30 Festival Of Stars10 PM Encore Theater10:30 Safeway Theater: "Court Martial"12 M Inspiration; Sign OffWTTG Ch. 5 (DuMont, although independent would probably be more accurate)11 AM Serial Theater12 N Star Of The West: "Lucky Texan" with John Wayne, and "Law Of The Lash," with Lash LaRue 2:30 Batter Up 2:45 Dugout Chatter 3 PM Baseball: Washington Senators at Detroit Tigers 5:15 Tenth Inning: "Lightning Raiders" (time approximate) 6 PM Western Adventures 6:30 Capital Caravan 7 PM Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry 8 PM The Evening Movie: "Decoy" 9:30 Jalopy Derby10 PM Wrestling From Hollywood11 PM Featurama12 M Sign OffWMAL (WJLA) Ch. 7 (ABC) 5 PM Bottom Of The World 5:30 Future Fivers Club 6 PM Clown Corner 6:30 Championship Bowling 7:30 Ozark Jubilee 9 PM Lawrence Welk10 PM Masquerade Party10:30 Town And Country Jamboree with Jimmy Dean and his Big Texas Wildcats 1:30 Sign OffWTOP (WUSA) Ch. 9 (CBS) 7:55 Meditations 8 AM Stop, Look And Listen 8:30 Oswald Rabbit Presents 9 AM Ask-It Basket 9:30 Captain Kangaroo10:30 Mighty Mouse11 AM Winky Dink And You11:30 Tales Of The Texas Rangers12 N Big Top 1 PM Lone Ranger 1:30 Saturday Matinee: "Alaska" and "King Of The Bandits" 4 PM Pick Temple's Ranch: "Tex Rides With The Boy Scouts 5:30 Jungle Hunters; News 6 PM Cisco Kid 6:30 Stories Of The Century 7 PM Saturday Sports Mirror 7:30 Beat The Clock 8 PM The Honeymooners 8:30 Stage Show 9 PM Two For The Money 9:30 Russ Morgan Show10 PM Gunsmoke10:30 High Finance11 PM News11:15 The Late Show: "Breaking The Sound Barrier" (runs until at least 1 AM, sign off time not given)
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Retro: Washington, DC Saturday, July 28, 1956
- Thread starter bpatrick
- Start date
I don't know how it got that way. That is NOT the
way I entered the post; rather, I put each station's
listings vertically. So I'm going to do it again and if
I find these messed up I will report it.
WRC Ch. 4 (NBC)
8:30 Variety Theater
9 AM Cartoon Circus
9:30 Why Does Your Garden Grow?
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 I Married Joan
11 AM Fury
11:30 Uncle Johnny Coons
12 N Captain Gallant
12:30 Cartoon Circus
1 PM Trading Post: "West Of El Dorado"
and "Trailing Danger"
2:30 Encore Playhouse: "Tight Shoes"
4 PM Brooke Johns
4:30 Cartoon Circus
4:45 Footlight Theater: "Land Of The Lawless"
5:45 Meet The Ch's (don't know what this is)
6 PM Traffic Court
6:30 4 Corners; News
6:45 Sports Time
7 PM Adventure Theater
7:30 Down You Go
8 PM Julius LaRosa Show (color)
9 PM People Are Funny
9:30 Festival Of Stars
10 PM Encore Theater
10:30 Safeway Theater: "Court Martial"
12 M Inspiration; Sign Off
WTTG Ch. 5 (DuMont, although independent
would probably be more accurate)
11 AM Serial Theater
12 N Star Of The West: "Lucky Texan" with
John Wayne and "Law Of The Lash"
with Lash LaRue
2:30 Batter Up
2:45 Dugout Chatter
3 PM Baseball: Washington Senators at
Detroit Tigers
5:15 Tenth Inning: "Lightning Raiders"
(time approximate)
6 PM Western Adventures
6:30 Capital Caravan
7 PM Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry
8 PM The Evening Movie: "Decoy"
9:30 Jalopy Derby
10 PM Wrestling From Hollywood
11 PM Futurama
12 M Sign Off
WMAL (WJLA) Ch. 7 (ABC)
5 PM Bottom Of The World
5:30 Future Fivers Club
6 PM Clown Corner
6:30 Championship Bowling
7:30 Ozark Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Masquerade Party
10:30 Town And Country Jamboree with
Jimmy Dean and his Big Texas Wildcats
1:30 Sign Off
WTOP (WUSA) Ch. 9 (CBS)
7:55 Meditations
8 AM Stop, Look And Listen
8:30 Oswald Rabbit Presents
9 AM Ask-It Basket
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Winky Dink And You
11:30 Tales Of The Texas Rangers
12 N Big Top
1 PM Lone Ranger
1:30 Saturday Matinee: "Alaska" and
"King Of The Bandits"
4 PM Pick Temple's Ranch: "Tex Rides
With The Boy Scouts"
5:30 Jungle Hunters; News
6 PM Cisco Kid
6:30 Stories Of The Century
7 PM Saturday Sports Mirror
7:30 Beat The Clock
8 PM The Honeymooners
8:30 Stage Show
9 PM Two For The Money
9:30 Russ Morgan Show
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 High Finance
11 PM News
11:15 The Late Show: "Breaking The
Sound Barrier" (runs until at least
1 AM, sign off time not given)
way I entered the post; rather, I put each station's
listings vertically. So I'm going to do it again and if
I find these messed up I will report it.
WRC Ch. 4 (NBC)
8:30 Variety Theater
9 AM Cartoon Circus
9:30 Why Does Your Garden Grow?
10 AM Howdy Doody
10:30 I Married Joan
11 AM Fury
11:30 Uncle Johnny Coons
12 N Captain Gallant
12:30 Cartoon Circus
1 PM Trading Post: "West Of El Dorado"
and "Trailing Danger"
2:30 Encore Playhouse: "Tight Shoes"
4 PM Brooke Johns
4:30 Cartoon Circus
4:45 Footlight Theater: "Land Of The Lawless"
5:45 Meet The Ch's (don't know what this is)
6 PM Traffic Court
6:30 4 Corners; News
6:45 Sports Time
7 PM Adventure Theater
7:30 Down You Go
8 PM Julius LaRosa Show (color)
9 PM People Are Funny
9:30 Festival Of Stars
10 PM Encore Theater
10:30 Safeway Theater: "Court Martial"
12 M Inspiration; Sign Off
WTTG Ch. 5 (DuMont, although independent
would probably be more accurate)
11 AM Serial Theater
12 N Star Of The West: "Lucky Texan" with
John Wayne and "Law Of The Lash"
with Lash LaRue
2:30 Batter Up
2:45 Dugout Chatter
3 PM Baseball: Washington Senators at
Detroit Tigers
5:15 Tenth Inning: "Lightning Raiders"
(time approximate)
6 PM Western Adventures
6:30 Capital Caravan
7 PM Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry
8 PM The Evening Movie: "Decoy"
9:30 Jalopy Derby
10 PM Wrestling From Hollywood
11 PM Futurama
12 M Sign Off
WMAL (WJLA) Ch. 7 (ABC)
5 PM Bottom Of The World
5:30 Future Fivers Club
6 PM Clown Corner
6:30 Championship Bowling
7:30 Ozark Jubilee
9 PM Lawrence Welk
10 PM Masquerade Party
10:30 Town And Country Jamboree with
Jimmy Dean and his Big Texas Wildcats
1:30 Sign Off
WTOP (WUSA) Ch. 9 (CBS)
7:55 Meditations
8 AM Stop, Look And Listen
8:30 Oswald Rabbit Presents
9 AM Ask-It Basket
9:30 Captain Kangaroo
10:30 Mighty Mouse
11 AM Winky Dink And You
11:30 Tales Of The Texas Rangers
12 N Big Top
1 PM Lone Ranger
1:30 Saturday Matinee: "Alaska" and
"King Of The Bandits"
4 PM Pick Temple's Ranch: "Tex Rides
With The Boy Scouts"
5:30 Jungle Hunters; News
6 PM Cisco Kid
6:30 Stories Of The Century
7 PM Saturday Sports Mirror
7:30 Beat The Clock
8 PM The Honeymooners
8:30 Stage Show
9 PM Two For The Money
9:30 Russ Morgan Show
10 PM Gunsmoke
10:30 High Finance
11 PM News
11:15 The Late Show: "Breaking The
Sound Barrier" (runs until at least
1 AM, sign off time not given)
bpatrick said:I don't know how it got that way. That is NOT the
way I entered the post; rather, I put each station's
listings vertically. So I'm going to do it again and if
I find these messed up I will report it.
WTTG Ch. 5 (DuMont, although independent
would probably be more accurate)
11 PM Futurama
12 M Sign Off
WMAL (WJLA) Ch. 7 (ABC)
10:30 Town And Country Jamboree with
Jimmy Dean and his Big Texas Wildcats
1:30 Sign Off
WTTG's Futurama I believe was hosted by Milt Grant. Around this time he also hosted an American Bandstand like show for DC. Grant would later be one of the folks who would launch WDCA-TV 20 in 1966.
WMAL's Town & County which was hosted by Jimmy Dean I have read over the years was actually co-hosted by future county legend Patsy Cline. Well maybe a co-host is the wrong choice of words but she made enough apparances there that she could be considered a "co-host".
Its very hard to believe now but back in the 50s ( at the time of this schedule ) DC was a HUGE country music town. I believe even a few country records were cut there. Enough so many called it "Nashville East".
I believe Jimmy Dean's CBS daytime shows in the late
'50s (he had an early-morning show in 1957, a 2 PM show
in '58, and a Saturday noon show in '58 or '59) originated
in Washington. IIRC, Roy Clark got his start in DC, as well
as a band called the Blue Grass Champs, who were winners
on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" in 1956. Three of the
members of that band were Donna, Scott, and Jim
Stoneman; in the '60s the Stonemans had their own
syndicated show, and sister Roni was a regular on "Hee Haw"
(along with, of course, Roy Clark).
'50s (he had an early-morning show in 1957, a 2 PM show
in '58, and a Saturday noon show in '58 or '59) originated
in Washington. IIRC, Roy Clark got his start in DC, as well
as a band called the Blue Grass Champs, who were winners
on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" in 1956. Three of the
members of that band were Donna, Scott, and Jim
Stoneman; in the '60s the Stonemans had their own
syndicated show, and sister Roni was a regular on "Hee Haw"
(along with, of course, Roy Clark).
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