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TV Guide, Oct. 11, 1986

16 October 1986: Doctor Who premieres with The Five Doctors. It is WQEX's first day of broadcasting in color.
17 October 1986: The Tom Baker stories begin, weeknights at 7:30 and compilations Sunday nights at 5:30.
1987: Screened the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories.
1987: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
1988: Tom Baker stories repeated again. Some of these episodes had on-camera introductions by Pip Theodor or other station personalities. Around that time, Baker was interviewed for a pledge drive.
17 May 1988: Sylvester McCoy stories debuts.
18 July 1998: WQED begins simulcasting WQEX's broadcasts.
21 October 2000: A special pledge drive night with Sylvester McCoy in studio. The event was taped for later rebroadcast in other PBS markets.
22 February 2003: Doctor Who ends in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 16, 1986

Pittsburgh Magazine, Oct. 1986

Oct. 1986

2001 pledge break, part 1

2001 pledge break, part 2

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 *'''1987''': Screened the 17 repackaged [[William Hartnell stories]].
 *'''1987''': Screened the 24 repackaged [[Jon Pertwee stories]].
+*'''1988''': [[Tom Baker]] stories repeated again. Some of these episodes had on-camera introductions by Pip Theodor or other station personalities. Around that time, Baker was interviewed for a pledge drive.
 *'''17 May 1988''': [[Sylvester McCoy stories]] debuts.
 *'''18 July 1998''': [[WQED]] begins simulcasting WQEX's broadcasts.