Florida

Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:

Orlando

WFTV

Channel 9 (ABC)

• 15 September 1972: The 13 story / 72 episode package of Jon Pertwee stories begins airing.
• 14 July 1974: A three story run begins, Sundays at 8am.
• 13 July 1975: The series returns again, Sundays at 10am.

Name the episode competition
A	B
C	D

Answers (white on white): [ A: The Curse of Peladon 2; B: The Curse of Peladon 4; C: Colony in Space 6; D: The Sea Devils 1 ]

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WMFE

Channel 24 (PBS)

• 1986: WMFE commences screening the series, presumably with the Tom Baker stories.

• 1990: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories, with a repeat in 1992.

• 1992: The recently recovered The Tomb of the Cybermen screens.

• 1994: After eight years, WMFE drops the series in the autumn of 1994.

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Jacksonville

The generic description for the first five airings.

WJXT

Channel 4 (CBS)

• 16 July 1973: The 13 story / 72 episode package of Jon Pertwee stories begins, although TV Guide doesn't catch on until the second week.
• 14 September 1973: Last airing, or maybe 7 September ... or 31 August.

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Miami

WPLG

Channel 10 (ABC)

• 1972: The 13 story / 72 episode package of Jon Pertwee stories aired.

• 9 September 1973: An episode aired at 1pm. No other episodes can be found near this time.

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WPBT

Channel 2 (PBS)

• 7 May 1979: The Tom Baker stories begin airing weekdays, at 6.00pm. 4B and 4C are aired out of order.
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• December 1987: The Doctor Who Tour appears at WPBT with John Nathan-Turner, Nicola Bryant, Eric Luskin (NJN) and Brian Sloman from BBC Enterprises, in attendance. There is an all day live broadcast during wraparounds of a movie format screening of The Trial of a Time Lord. Taped segments from the live broadcast air before the regular Saturday broadcast of the series.
• 1990?: Unable to afford the steep prices demanded by Lionheart, one of the Miami PBS stations held a pledge drive to beg for money – only to drop the series the following week!

Conventions

• Omnicon, Feb. 4-6, 1983
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West Palm Beach

WPTV

Channel 5 (NBC)

• 1 September 1978: Omnibus The Hand of Fear is shown on Friday night at 9:00 pm as a "test" to see how the show might be received by American audiences.

• 9 September 1978: The Tom Baker stories begin airing Saturdays at 1.00pm.

• 8 September 1979: The Tom Baker stories begin airing Saturdays at 6.00am.

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WXEL

Channel 42 (PBS)

• 24 January 1984: The Tom Baker stories begin with Robot.

• 1986: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.

• 1990s: By the mid-1990s, WXEL screened several episodes never before screened in the US, such as part three of Planet of the Daleks.

• 1994: WXEL was one of the (if not the) first stations to show Invasion of the Dinosaurs complete with the b/w copy of part one.

• MEDIA
  • 1995 DOCTOR WHO ON WXEL (SCI-FI TASKFORCE) DOCUMENTARY Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Part Four

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Pensacola / Fort Walton Beach

WSRE

Channel 23 (PBS)

• 1970s: The Tom Baker stories aired.

• 1990: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.

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Tallahassee

WCTV

Channel 6 (CBS)

Channel 44 (WSWG, Valdota, Ga.)

• 1970s: The Tom Baker stories aired.

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WFSU

Channel 11 (PBS)

• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.

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Tampa

WEDU

Channel 3 (PBS)

• 21 November 1981: Premiered, Saturdays at 8pm.
• 7 November 1983: Moves to weeknights at 11pm.
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• fall 1984: An additional run of compilations airs on Saturdays.

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WUSF

Channel 16 (PBS)

• 1987: Screened the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories.

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Gainesville

WUFT

Channel 5 (PBS)

• Details of what screened and when are currently unknown. May have stopped airing Doctor Who around 1992.

• 1982: Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner screened Castrovalva and Four to Doomsday for fans at the UF campus.

• 23 November 1983: Aired The Five Doctors.

• PROMO/PLEDGE (1980s): Pledge break after The Caves of Androzani

• 1980s: The Peter Davison stories, Colin Baker stories and Sylvester McCoy stories aired.

• Originally aired Monday-Thursdays at 6:00pm. Changed to compilations Saturdays at 6:00pm.

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