Retro: WLBC-TV 49 (NBC) Muncie,IN March 20-26, 1971

[Bluenoser]

Since there's been some discussion of WLBC on the board, thought I'd share the full week's schedule from the TVG Central Indiana edition:

Saturday, March 20
6:00 Children's Gospel Hour
6:30 NBC News
7:00 Hot Dog
7:30 Pre-Game Show
8:00 IHSAA Basketball Championship Final
10:00 Like Young
11:00 Homestead USA

Sunday, March 21
6:00 Rex Humbard
7:00 Wild Kingdom
7:30 Wonderful World of Disney "Kidnapped" (pt 1)
8:30 Bill Cosby
9:00 Bonanza
10:00 Bold Ones
11:00 Scope

Monday, March 21
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 This is Your Life
7:00 NBC News
7:30 Winnie the Pooh & the Honey Tree
8:00 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
9:00 Movie "Triple Play"
11:00 News/Weather/Sports

Tuesday, March 22
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 Community Focus
7:00 NBC News
7:30 Julia
8:00 TBA
9:00 Movie "Spinout"
11:00 News/Weather/Sports

Wednesday, March 23
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 The Story
7:00 NBC News
7:30 Men from Shiloh
9:00 Jane Eyre
11:00 News/Weather/Sports

Thursday, March 24
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 Sports
7:00 NBC News
7:30 TBA
9:30 Adam-12
10:00 Dean Martin
11:00 News/Weather/Sports

Friday, March 25
6:00 News/Weather/Sports
6:30 Hugh X. Lewis
7:00 NBC News
7:30 High Chaparral
8:30 Hall of Fame "Gideon"
10:00 Strange Report
10:30 Big Picture (49 dumps out of Strange Report after first half-hour)
11:00 News/Weather/Sports

 

[KeithE]

Did WLBC-TV ever broadcast in color? From what I remember (and I don't have copies of TV Guide from that era anymore), there was a disclaimer under all listings for NBC programs (Chs 2-6-49 then) that said "Channel 49 does not telecast in color." I'm going strictly from memory here.