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WICC-TV, Bridgeport, Conneticut

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TexasTuner

I'd love to see some listings for this station. It was a struggling UHF trying to make it with ABC and supposedly a ton of local programming. A former disc jockey named Bob Crane was on air talent there, back in the day. According to legend, he was hosting a live afternoon show, and offered $100.00 to the first person to call the station and claim the money.

No callers. (I wonder how much $100.00 was in today's money?)

The station went on air March 29th, 1953 on channel 43.

Thanks!

Texas Tuner
 
Re: WICC-TV, Bridgeport, Connecticut

From the November 20, 1953 TV Guide, New York Edition:

Saturday, Nov. 21 (first show at 5:00 PM)
5:00 Talent Studio
5:30 NY Times Youth Forum (also on WABD / 5)
6:00 News Bulletins
6:30 The Music Box
7:00 Western Feature Film - Marshal of Cripple Creek
(no other shows listed for Nov. 21)

Sunday, Nov. 22 (first show at 5:00 PM)
5:00 TV Chapel
5:30 Just for Today
5:45 Industry on Parade
6:00 Wings of the World
6:30 George Jessel - variety (also on WABC / 7)
7:00 to be announced
7:30 Frank Leahy - football (also on WABC)
7:45 Notre Dame Football (also on WABC)
9:00 TV Screen Magazine
9:30 This is the Life - film
10:00 Dollar a Second - quiz, Jan Murray (also on WABD)

Monday, Nov. 23 (first show at 2:30 PM)
2:30 Kitchen Cupboard
3:00 News Bulletins
3:10 Bridgeport University
4:00 Turn to a Friend - Dennis James (also on WABC)
4:30 Ern Westmore - beauty (also on WABC)
5:00 News of the Hour
5:05 Open House - variety
6:00 News of the Hour
6:05 Sports Show
6:15 The World Tonight
6:30 Bob Crane Calling
7:00 Captain Video (also on WABD)
7:15 Marge & Jeff - comedy (also on WABD)
7:30 Our Town
7:45 Al Brown
8:00 Through The Keyhole
8:30 Claire Foster -revue
9:00 Answers for Americans - current issues (also on WABC)
9:30 Big Picture - film
10:00 Movie - Road to Alcatraz
11:00 News Bulletins
 
TexasTuner said:
I'd love to see some listings for this station. It was a struggling UHF trying to make it with ABC and supposedly a ton of local programming. A former disc jockey named Bob Crane was on air talent there, back in the day. According to legend, he was hosting a live afternoon show, and offered $100.00 to the first person to call the station and claim the money.

No callers. (I wonder how much $100.00 was in today's money?)

The station went on air March 29th, 1953 on channel 43.

Thanks!

Texas Tuner
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Almost $1,000 :eek:
 
Here is September 8-14, 1956-TV Guide New York Edition (Reprint)

Saturday, September 8

No Programs listed (strange)

Sunday September 9

6PM Christophers
6:30 This Is The Life
7PM Famous Film Festival-ABC
9PM Travel Film
9:30 Film Shorts
10PM Travel Theater "Modern Living"
10:30 Sign-Off

Monday, September 10

6PM Big Picture
6:30 News-Walter Dibble
6:35 Film Shorts
6:45 Family Rosary
7PM Telecomics
7:15 Film Shorts
9PM Film Fair-"It's Hard to Be Good" ( English-1949)-ABC
10:30 Sign-off

Tuesday, September 11

6PM Film Shorts
6:30 News-Tony Brunton
6:35 Film Shorts
6:45 Family Rosary
7PM Telecomics
7:15 Film Shorts
8:30 Film Shorts
10PM Film Shorts

Wednesday, September 12

6PM Your Home
6:15 Film Shorts
6:30 News-Walter Dibble
6:35 Film Shorts
6:45 Family Rosary
7PM Telecomics
7:15 Film Shorts
9:30 Eddy Arnold-ABC
10PM Travel Film
10:30 Sign-Off

Thursday September 13

6PM Film Shorts
6:30 News-Tony Brunton
6:35 Film Shorts
6:45 Family Rosary
7PM Telecomics
7:15 Film Shorts
9:30 Adlai Stevenson Talk-Aired on all networks
10PM Discovering America-"Pacemakers And Champions"
10:30 Sign-Off

Friday September 14

6PM This Is The Life
6:30 News-Walter Dibble
6:35 Film Shorts
6:45 Family Rosary
7PM Telecomics
7:15 Film Shorts
8:30 Film Shorts
10:15 Industry On Parade

1. The Discovery of Streptomycin (antibiotic drug) is reenacted.
2. Containers-Big part of growth in the soft drink business.
3. A patented process reconditions worn-out crankshafts..

10:30 Sign-Off

Comments-4 ABC shows, counting the political talk..Lots of "Film Shorts" Telecomics sounds like the former NBC Telecomics from 1950 that were already outdated in 1956..Nothing listed on Saturday at all...Yet WICC lasted into 1960..Kind of amazing..
 
Factoid...newscaster Walt Dibble, who was evening anchor on many of WICC-TV's iisted newscasts, later moved to Hartford to run the newsrooms at WDRC and later, that city's big blowtorch WTIC. He was also the father of former Cincinatti Reds relief pitcher (and more recently, cable TV analyst) Rob Dibble.
 
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