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Retro: Yuma, Arizona December 14 - 19, 1953

dhett

dhett

Yuma's first local TV station, KIVA channel 11, signed on October 8, 1953, and the local paper began publishing the station's schedule in mid-December with the radio schedules. The station would sign on with at test pattern at 3:00 PM and start regularly scheduled programming at 4:00 PM. The station went dark January 31, 1970.

Monday, December 14, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup ("West of the Divide")
6:00 Adventure Time ("Captain Video")
6:45 Sports Album
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Film ("Bury Me Dead")
8:30 Film ("Mr. Wise Guy")
9:30 Hank McCune Show
10:00 Film ("Devil On Wheels")
10:30 News
Sign Off


Tuesday, December 15, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time
6:45 Design for Living
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Film
8:00 Film
8:30 Film
9:00 Our Valley
9:30 Film
10:30 News
Sign Off


Wednesday, December 16, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Johnny Lincoln Show
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Showtime, Mr. Wise Guy
8:30 Born to Speed
9:30 Album Of Stars
10:00 News
Sign Off


Thursday, December 17, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Evaro's Orchestra
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 "I Led Three Lives"
8:00 Film
8:30 Film
9:30 Wrestling
10:30 News
Sign Off


Friday, December 18, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 Ruby's Talent Roundup
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Sports Album
7:00 Sports Almanac
8:00 Film
8:30 Meet Mr. McNulty
9:00 East Parkway Boxing
10:00 Film
10:30 News
Sign Off


Saturday, December 19, 1953
4:00 Boston Blackie "In Spanish"
4:30 Bar Eleven Theater (Drifting Along)
6:30 In The Public Interest
7:00 Sunset Theater (I'm From Arkansas)
8:00 Chance of a Lifetime
9:30 Star Time Theater (I'll Name the Murderer)
News
Sign Off
 
DHETT? It's kinda hard to read those graphics. Anyways, I don't think channel 11 of Yuma would return to the air until 1988. They're an NBC station today, but may have signed on as an ABC affiliate?
 
That's my understanding also: KYMA was an ABC affiliate at sign-on in 1988, but apparently, they and KYEL-TV (now KSWT) switched affiliations, (although I'm not certain exactly when,) then KYEL took over the CBS affiliation when KECY-TV went to Fox. Shameless plug: I researched and authored the KIVA Wikipedia article, and all of the KBLU-TV and most of the KYEL-TV history in the KSWT article.

Sorry about the graphics: I thought the teletype font would make it easier to read, as it is a fixed width font, so it lends itself to column tables better. Here it is again, in standard font - hope this is easier for you.

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Yuma's first local TV station, KIVA channel 11, signed on October 8, 1953, and the local paper began publishing the station's schedule in mid-December with the radio schedules. The station would sign on with at test pattern at 3:00 PM and start regularly scheduled programming at 4:00 PM. The station went dark January 31, 1970.

Monday, December 14, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup ("West of the Divide")
6:00 Adventure Time ("Captain Video")
6:45 Sports Album
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Film ("Bury Me Dead")
8:30 Film ("Mr. Wise Guy")
9:30 Hank McCune Show
10:00 Film ("Devil On Wheels")
10:30 News
Sign Off


Tuesday, December 15, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time
6:45 Design for Living
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Film
8:00 Film
8:30 Film
9:00 Our Valley
9:30 Film
10:30 News
Sign Off


Wednesday, December 16, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Johnny Lincoln Show
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 Showtime, Mr. Wise Guy
8:30 Born to Speed
9:30 Album Of Stars
10:00 News
Sign Off


Thursday, December 17, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 News
6:10 Kiva Farmer
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Evaro's Orchestra
7:00 Sports Almanac
7:30 "I Led Three Lives"
8:00 Film
8:30 Film
9:30 Wrestling
10:30 News
Sign Off


Friday, December 18, 1953
4:00 Visiting in Kivaland
5:00 Western Roundup
6:00 Ruby's Talent Roundup
6:30 Adventure Time, Capt. Vido (sic)
6:45 Sports Album
7:00 Sports Almanac
8:00 Film
8:30 Meet Mr. McNulty
9:00 East Parkway Boxing
10:00 Film
10:30 News
Sign Off


Saturday, December 19, 1953
4:00 Boston Blackie "In Spanish"
4:30 Bar Eleven Theater (Drifting Along)
6:30 In The Public Interest
7:00 Sunset Theater (I'm From Arkansas)
8:00 Chance of a Lifetime
9:30 Star Time Theater (I'll Name the Murderer)
News
Sign Off
 
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