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Retro: Wilmington, DE question

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I didnt know anywhere else to post this, but I figured someone here may have TV Guides, or even remember... I was living in Philadelphia in 1955-57. We used to watch a TV station out of Wilmington. They had an afternoon kids show with a man and woman as host. I can't remember much else, but I would love to know if anyone has any info on the name of the show, or the hosts, etc.
Thanks.
 
By the time WDEL sold the TV station, as pointed out, Wilmington had become part of the Philadelphia TV market (then number 4), although inexplicably not part of the Philly radio market (although Wilmington is part of the Philly Metro area, according to the Census Bureau). Independent VHF stations operated successfully in other markets of similar size - or smaller - during that period but tightwad George Storer threw in the towel. Something's wrong with this picture.

Keep in mind Scott's article is more than a decade old. He repeats the line put out by Wilmington media that Philly TV ignores Delaware. Wilmington and New Castle County get more specific attention from Philly TV than any of the other suburban Philadelphia counties. Not that commercial TV provides serious news coverage of much of anything but Wilmington gets more than its share of if it bleeds, it leads stories (thanks to its high rate of violent crime) and the usual share of feel-good shaggy dog stories. Two stations have bureaus in Wilmington and the other two regularly send crews.

The "competition" is now owned by Clear Channel and mostly syndicated. Audience shares for both stations are less than half what they were 10 years ago.

The Steinmanns brought in the vile and viscous Joe Pyne and these coal mine owners still foul the air in Wilmington with right-wing hate speech.

Still does not answer the original question, though, about a kids' TV show.
 
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