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*'''25 October 1977''': WNED screened '''Doctor Who''', weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.  
 
*'''25 October 1977''': WNED screened '''Doctor Who''', weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the [[Jon Pertwee stories]] in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.  
  
*'''1979''': The series aired weeknights at 6.00pm.  
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*'''1979''': The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm.  
  
*'''1982''': Starting with the [[Peter Davison stories]], the series moved to Saturdays.  
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*'''1982''': [[Peter Davison stories]] commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.
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*'''1983''': The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves to 11.00pm.
  
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
  
*'''1987''': Part-way through the run of [[William Hartnell stories]], WNED screens [[The Trial of a Time Lord]].  
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*'''1984''': The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves back to 6.00pm, when the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]] air.
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*'''10 October 1986''': The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of [[The Invasion of Time]].
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*From Saturday, '''11 October 1986''', only "movie" format editions screen (starting with [[The Ribos Operation]]).
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*'''13 December 1986''': During a pledge drive, WNED screens [[Revelation of the Daleks]], the '''Doctor Who's Who's Who''' documentary and [[An Unearthly Child]]. The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] commence on Saturday afternons.
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*'''7,14,21,28 March 1987''': Part-way through the run of [[William Hartnell stories]], WNED screens [[The Trial of a Time Lord]], as four "movie-length" instalments.
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* '''1987''' WNED completes its screening of the [[William Hartnell stories]], and commences the [[Patrick Troughton stories]].
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*30 May and 6 June 1987''': [[The Seeds of Death]] screens, split into two "movies".  
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*17 June and
  
* '''1987''' WNED completes its screening of the [[William Hartnell stories]] and [[Patrick Troughton stories]] by '''September 1987'''.
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*1988''' In the summer of 1988, the first season of [[Sylvester McCoy stories]] air.  
  
*'''1990''': In the 1990s, '''Doctor Who''' aired in omnibus movie form, Saturdays at 4.00pm. The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] were played for the second time during this run.  
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*'''1989''': The 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]] were played for the second time, on Saturdays at 4.00pm.  
  
*'''1991''': By February 1991, '''Doctor Who''' had been dropped.  
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*'''30 December 1989''': The final edition of '''Doctor Who''' to screen on WNED airs - [[The Space Museum]].  
  
  
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====Media====
 
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-5EY_SFFY 1988 promo]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-5EY_SFFY 1988 promo]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS7Ns98LuHM 1988 WNED PLEDGE BREAK]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzGiAOjclH0 Commercial] with [[wikipedia:John Nathan-Turner|John Nathan-Turner]] and [[wikipedia:Janet Fielding|Janet Fielding]]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzGiAOjclH0 Commercial] with [[wikipedia:John Nathan-Turner|John Nathan-Turner]] and [[wikipedia:Janet Fielding|Janet Fielding]]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22doctor+who%22+wned&aq=f Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22doctor+who%22+wned&aq=f Various clips including The Ambassadors of Death in color]

Revision as of 22:21, 25 March 2011

Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:


Rochester

WXXI

Airdates in Rochester (WXXI)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 21 (PBS)


  • 1989: As part of a pledge drive, WXXI-TV showed the documentary Doctor Who's Who's Who as a lead-in to the season premiere Remembrance of the Daleks.
  • 1989-1992: It took three years to play all the surviving installments of the entire series. This would be WXXI's last-ever complete run of the entire series...

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Buffalo

WNED logo

WNED

Airdates in New York (WNED)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 17 (PBS)


  • 25 October 1977: WNED screened Doctor Who, weeknights at 6.30pm in tandem with WXXI (from 1977 through until 1987). It was during screenings of the Jon Pertwee stories in 1977/78 that off-air recordings were made by Tom Lundy, which were later instrumental in the reconstruction from black and white back into colour.
  • 1979: The series airs weeknights at 6.00pm.
  • 1982: Peter Davison stories commence in movie format on Saturday afternoons. Repeats of older serial continue screening weekdays.
  • 1983: The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves to 11.00pm.
  • 1984: The Monday to Thursday weekday slot moves back to 6.00pm, when the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories air.
  • 10 October 1986: The weekday episodic re-runs come to an end in the fall of 1986 with part six of The Invasion of Time.
  • From Saturday, 11 October 1986, only "movie" format editions screen (starting with The Ribos Operation).
  • 30 December 1989: The final edition of Doctor Who to screen on WNED airs - The Space Museum.


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New York City

Ad for WOR-TV, TV Guide, 7 October 1978
Ad for WOR-TV from Broadcasting magazine, 5 February 1979 - The Doctor and Leela are at the 8 o'clock position...

Note: airdates for channels in the New York City area are incomplete due to spotty coverage in the New York Times. Your help is needed: BroaDWcast@hotmail.com

WOR

Airdates in New York (WOR)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 9 (Independent)


  • June 1978: WOR was selected by Time Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time Life had on offer from the BBC... In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of The Hand of Fear...
  • 7 October 1978: At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State. WOR-TV (aka WWOR) was one of the earliest stations in the United States to broadcast the Tom Baker stories.
  • From 6 January 1979, the series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball.
  • From August 1982, to October 1983, two episodes aired back to back, Saturdays between 10.00am and 11.00am.
  • 1983: The series aired in one-hour slots, from 10.00am on Saturday mornings.
  • By February 1991, Doctor Who had been dropped.
TV Guide, listing for "Robot", part 1; 7 October 1978
18 November 1978, The Ark in Space Part 1; New York Post
Review of Doctor Who, from Variety Magazine, 25 October 1978




WNYC

Airdates in New York (WNYC)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 31 (PBS)

  • 2 September 1985: Began airing Doctor Who daily at 10:30pm.
  • When Resurrection of the Daleks aired in its omnibus "movie" version on WNYC, it was complete: most editions of this story seen elsewhere in the US had sections of music and special effects missing.

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Garden City / Long Island

WLIW logo

WLIW

Airdates in New York (WLIW)
← AIRDATES ...... (CLICK ICON TO GO TO TABLE SHOWING EPISODE BREAKDOWN AND AIRDATES - N/S = story title is Not Stated)

Channel 21 (PBS) (networked with WLIU))


  • 1986: The series screened episodically weekdays, at 6.30pm, with a late night omnibus edition on Sundays. By December the weekly screenings had ended, leaving only the Sunday omnibus editions, at 7.00 to 9.00pm.
  • 15 August 1987 The War Games is broadcast in its entirety, 6-11pm. The pledge break between episodes 1 and 2 is here.
  • 1992: WLIW drops the series.

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Schenectady

WMHT

Channel 17 (Educational Telecommunications)


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Binghamton

WSKG

Channel 46 (PBS)


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Syracuse

WCNY

Channel 24 (PBS)


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Plattsburgh

WCFE

Channel 57 (PBS) (Mountain Lake PBS)


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Champion Hill / Norwood

WNPE / WNPI

Channel 16 (PBS)


  • 1980s: Screened episodes in the late 1980s.
  • 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.

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