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Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
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Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
Pre cable days WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine cherry picked at will
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGM-TV
Pre cable days WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine cherry picked at will
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGM-TV
Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
KCEN in the Waco-Temple-Killeen market has been a primary NBC affiliate for all but one year since it signed on in 1953. It had CBS and DuMont as secondary affiliations from 1953-55, ABC secondary from 1953-84 (yes, shows from all 4 networks showed up on the station from 1953-55) ABC was the primary affiliation from March 1984 - September 1985.
KCEN in the Waco-Temple-Killeen market has been a primary NBC affiliate for all but one year since it signed on in 1953. It had CBS and DuMont as secondary affiliations from 1953-55, ABC secondary from 1953-84 (yes, shows from all 4 networks showed up on the station from 1953-55) ABC was the primary affiliation from March 1984 - September 1985.
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WFRV/v5 Green Bay: ABC (starting as WNAM-TV/42 Neenah) 1953-59 and 1983-92, NBC 1959-83, CBS 1992-now
WJMN/v3 Escanaba: NBC 1969-83, ABC 1983-92, CBS 1992-now
KGET-TV/v17 Bakersfield: ABC 1959-74, CBS 1974-84, NBC 1984-now
KERO-TV/v23 Bakersfield: NBC 1953-84, CBS 1984-96, ABC 1996-now
WFRV/v5 Green Bay: ABC (starting as WNAM-TV/42 Neenah) 1953-59 and 1983-92, NBC 1959-83, CBS 1992-now
WJMN/v3 Escanaba: NBC 1969-83, ABC 1983-92, CBS 1992-now
KGET-TV/v17 Bakersfield: ABC 1959-74, CBS 1974-84, NBC 1984-now
KERO-TV/v23 Bakersfield: NBC 1953-84, CBS 1984-96, ABC 1996-now
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WLUC-TV/v6 Marquette: CBS 1956-92, ABC 1992-95, NBC 1995-now
WLUC-TV/v6 Marquette: CBS 1956-92, ABC 1992-95, NBC 1995-now
Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
KUAM-8/Guam: NBC (1956-current), CBS (1956-1995; now at sister station KUAM-LP), and ABC (1956-1987, now at rival KTGM)
KUAM-8/Guam: NBC (1956-current), CBS (1956-1995; now at sister station KUAM-LP), and ABC (1956-1987, now at rival KTGM)
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Channel 7 in Boston (now WHDH-TV, ex-WNEV) has had all three as primary affiliations - first CBS when it signed on as WNAC-TV in 1948, then ABC when CBS went to new WHDH-TV 5 in 1961, then CBS again when WHDH-TV was replaced by WCVB in 1972, and then NBC when WBZ-TV went to CBS in 1995.
WMAR-TV 2 in Baltimore started out with CBS in 1948, swapped with WBAL-TV 11 for NBC in 1981, and then went to ABC in 1995 as part of Scripps-Howard's corporate ABC deal.
What's now KUSA-TV 9 in Denver started in 1952 as KBTV, a primary CBS affiliate. CBS went to KLZ-TV 7 (now KMGH) in 1953, leaving KBTV as DuMont/ABC and then eventually primary ABC when DuMont folded. The 1995 affiliation shuffles (sense a theme here?) turned KUSA-TV into an NBC affiliate. (Come to think of it, KBTV/KUSA may be the only station out there that's been a primary affiliate of not only each of the "big three" but of DuMont as well!)
Channel 7 in Boston (now WHDH-TV, ex-WNEV) has had all three as primary affiliations - first CBS when it signed on as WNAC-TV in 1948, then ABC when CBS went to new WHDH-TV 5 in 1961, then CBS again when WHDH-TV was replaced by WCVB in 1972, and then NBC when WBZ-TV went to CBS in 1995.
WMAR-TV 2 in Baltimore started out with CBS in 1948, swapped with WBAL-TV 11 for NBC in 1981, and then went to ABC in 1995 as part of Scripps-Howard's corporate ABC deal.
What's now KUSA-TV 9 in Denver started in 1952 as KBTV, a primary CBS affiliate. CBS went to KLZ-TV 7 (now KMGH) in 1953, leaving KBTV as DuMont/ABC and then eventually primary ABC when DuMont folded. The 1995 affiliation shuffles (sense a theme here?) turned KUSA-TV into an NBC affiliate. (Come to think of it, KBTV/KUSA may be the only station out there that's been a primary affiliate of not only each of the "big three" but of DuMont as well!)
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WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama was affiliated with NBC, ABC, CBS, and the DuMont Television Network upon their first broadcast in 1953 before WKRG-TV (a CBS affiliate) started broadcasting in 1955 and WEAR-TV's ABC programming became more accessible to Mobile residents in 1960 after they got a new transmitter that was closer to Mobile (WKAB-TV in Mobile was affiliated with the DuMont Television Network at the same time as WALA-TV before they stopped broadcasting in 1954).
WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama was affiliated with NBC, ABC, CBS, and the DuMont Television Network upon their first broadcast in 1953 before WKRG-TV (a CBS affiliate) started broadcasting in 1955 and WEAR-TV's ABC programming became more accessible to Mobile residents in 1960 after they got a new transmitter that was closer to Mobile (WKAB-TV in Mobile was affiliated with the DuMont Television Network at the same time as WALA-TV before they stopped broadcasting in 1954).
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cd637299
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Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
I always loved to read WAGM schedules back-in-the-day, but I believe it was *always* a primary CBS. The OP means stations that had each of the big-3 as a primary at different times in their career, if I read this right.
It was interesting also that WAGM added Fox for NFL Football in 1995, making it a 4-netter.....
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Fenway1912 said:
I always loved to read WAGM schedules back-in-the-day, but I believe it was *always* a primary CBS. The OP means stations that had each of the big-3 as a primary at different times in their career, if I read this right.
It was interesting also that WAGM added Fox for NFL Football in 1995, making it a 4-netter.....
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Mario500
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^I read the name of this topic again and you were right about the query of the person who inquired about the topic. WALA-TV's primary network affiliation was with NBC before switching to FOX on the last day of 1995 while WPMI-TV switched from FOX to NBC.
cd637299 said:
^I read the name of this topic again and you were right about the query of the person who inquired about the topic. WALA-TV's primary network affiliation was with NBC before switching to FOX on the last day of 1995 while WPMI-TV switched from FOX to NBC.
Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
About how of the Big Four...
WBRC Channel 6 in Birmingham: NBC (1949-54), CBS (1954-61), ABC (1961-96), Fox (1996-present). Plus, they had secondary stints with ABC and Dumont during the '50s.
About how of the Big Four...
WBRC Channel 6 in Birmingham: NBC (1949-54), CBS (1954-61), ABC (1961-96), Fox (1996-present). Plus, they had secondary stints with ABC and Dumont during the '50s.
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cd637299
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Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
They did, but I believe they dropped Fox & ABC prior to doing so. I seem to recall seeing a site in 1996-97 showing them as only CBS/NBC/UPN, and I'm not even sure about NBC here.
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azumanga said:
They did, but I believe they dropped Fox & ABC prior to doing so. I seem to recall seeing a site in 1996-97 showing them as only CBS/NBC/UPN, and I'm not even sure about NBC here.
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Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
I don't know about Star Trek Voyager, but I do know they aired Star Trek Enterprise for a time from UPN, along with WWE Smackdown!...at least for a while. Today, WAGM-TV, although a CBS affiliate only now, actually puts that programming on 8-2. WAGM-TV 8-1 these days is a FOX affiliate. NBC and ABC are on cable from Bangor.
I don't know about Star Trek Voyager, but I do know they aired Star Trek Enterprise for a time from UPN, along with WWE Smackdown!...at least for a while. Today, WAGM-TV, although a CBS affiliate only now, actually puts that programming on 8-2. WAGM-TV 8-1 these days is a FOX affiliate. NBC and ABC are on cable from Bangor.
Re: Stations that have had a primary affiliation with all of the "Big Three"
Richmond: WTVR Ch. 6 NBC (1948-55), CBS (1955-56),
ABC (1956-60), CBS (1960-present)
WRVA (WWBT) Ch. 12 CBS (1956-60), ABC
(1960-65), NBC (1965-present)
Knoxville: WTVK Ch. 26 (now WVLT Ch. 8) CBS (1953-56),
ABC (1956-79), NBC (1979-88), CBS (1988-present)
Richmond: WTVR Ch. 6 NBC (1948-55), CBS (1955-56),
ABC (1956-60), CBS (1960-present)
WRVA (WWBT) Ch. 12 CBS (1956-60), ABC
(1960-65), NBC (1965-present)
Knoxville: WTVK Ch. 26 (now WVLT Ch. 8) CBS (1953-56),
ABC (1956-79), NBC (1979-88), CBS (1988-present)
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Don't know your source for knowing this, but that was one of the neater things I found browsing Birmingham Rewound. (The rest of the site is pretty good, too.)
ShawnHill1 said:
Don't know your source for knowing this, but that was one of the neater things I found browsing Birmingham Rewound. (The rest of the site is pretty good, too.)
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