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Retro: WGN superstation feed, Jan. 15-19, 1990

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the_rave

A recent post on the National board regarding Superstation WGN prompted me to post the national schedule just weeks after SYNDEX rules were enacted by the FCC. Below is WGN's satellite feed for the week of Jan. 15-19, as mentioned in the Illinois-Wisconsin edition of TV Guide. All times are CST.

5 a.m. Kenneth Copeland
5:30 Faith 20
6 a.m. Carson's Comedy Classics
6:30 How to Marry a Millionaire
7 a.m. The Bozo Show
8 a.m. Bugs Bunny and Friends
8:30 Leave it to Beaver
9 a.m. Theatre of the Stars
10 a.m. The Joan Rivers Show
11 a.m. Geraldo
Noon NBA Basketball (Monday only)
News (Tuesday-Friday)
1 p.m. The Andy Griffith Show (Tuesday-Friday)
1:30 The Dick Van Dyke Show (Tuesday-Friday)
2 p.m. The Facts of Life (Tuesday-Friday)
2:30 C.O.P.S. (cartoon)
3 p.m. Yogi Bears
3:30 Ducktales
4 p.m. Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers
4:30 Fun House
5 p.m. Charles in Charge
5:30 My World and Welcome to It (Monday)
Fibber McGee and Molly (Tuesday)
Hot off the Wire (Wednesday)
The Great Gildersleeve (Thursday)
Captain Nice (Friday)
6 p.m. The Abbott and Costello Show
6:30 Night Court
7 p.m. Stellar Gospel Music Awards (Monday)
Movie (Tuesday, Friday)
Hogan's Heroes (Wednesday)
College Basketball (Thursday)
7:30 College Basketball (Wednesday)
9 p.m. News (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
9:30 INN News (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
News (Wednesday)
10 p.m. My World and Welcome to It (Monday)
Fibber McGee and Molly (Tuesday)
INN News (Wednesday)
The Great Gildersleeve (Thursday)
Captain Nice (Friday)
10:30 Hill Street Blues
11:30 Movie
1:30 One Day at a Time
2 a.m. INN News
2:30 One Day at a Time
3 a.m. Movie
 
> Below is WGN's
> satellite feed for the week of Jan. 15-19, as mentioned in
> the Illinois-Wisconsin edition of TV Guide. All times are
> CST.

Did that edition of TVG had listings for both versions of WGN at the time? If so, what was on in Chicago?

> 6:30 How to Marry a Millionaire
> 9 a.m. Theatre of the Stars (syndicated repeats of "Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater". I think.)
> 5:30 My World and Welcome to It (Monday)
> Fibber McGee and Molly (Tuesday)
> Hot off the Wire (Wednesday)
> The Great Gildersleeve (Thursday)
> Captain Nice (Friday)
> 6 p.m. The Abbott and Costello Show
> 10 p.m. My World and Welcome to It (Monday)
> Fibber McGee and Molly (Tuesday)
> The Great Gildersleeve (Thursday)
> Captain Nice (Friday)

During the very early days of WGN's separate superstation service, they had replacement programs featuring shows that no one shows anymore, and, in some cases, never seen since their network run. Not long afterward, the replacement shows switched to more familiar fare, like "Bewitched", "Jeannie" and "Banana Splits".<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by rugrats1 on 10/31/05 12:41 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> Did that edition of TVG had listings for both versions of
> WGN at the time? If so, what was on in Chicago?
>

Although my edition of TV Guide had other Chicago stations, the only listings provided were for the national WGN feed. A short while later, both versions were listed.
 
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