Wisconsin

Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:

Milwaukee

WITI

Variety, 16 August 1978

WITI was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories

Channel 6 (CBS)

• 23 September 1978: Began airing the Tom Baker stories, Saturdays at 4:30.
• 25 November 1978: The series stops airing after ten weeks.

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WMVS

WMVS premiere, with multiple robots?

Eldrad must live. And so must Han.

Almost right.

Channel 10 (PBS)

• 25 March 1983: Begins airing the Tom Baker stories, Friday nights at 10:30 with a Saturday afternoon repeat at 2:00.

• 9 October 1983: The series moves to Sunday mornings at 9:00.

• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs. Milwaukee viewers with RVS or Viacom cable systems could have watched the anniversary special at 7:00 on WHA, 9:00 on WMVS, or 10:30 on WTTW.

• 4 February 1984: The series moves to Saturday nights at 8:00.
• 6 October 1985: The series moves to Sundays at 5pm.
• 11 January 1987: The Colin Baker stories air.
• 1 March 1987: The 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories begin.
• 30 August 1987: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories begin airing.
• 2 October 1987: One last move, to Fridays at 10pm.
• 26 February 1988: Doctor Who go off the air for 11 months, returning on WMVS's sister station, WMVT.

Apr. 8, 1983

The contest is closed. Please do not call.

The Milwaukee Time Lords

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WMVT

Channel 36 (PBS)

• 30 January 1989: Channel 36 begins a complete run of Doctor Who, from An Unearthly Child to The Trial of a Time Lord, weekdays at 10pm. Each episode from the week is repeated Sundays at 1:00, 1:25, 1:50, 2:15 and 2:40pm.
• 29 January 1991: Doctor Who ends.

Wisconsin Public Television

WPT Program Guide, Nov. 1984

Channel 21 (WHA, Madison) Channel 28 (WHWC, Menomonie) Channel 38 (WPNE, Green Bay)

Channel 20 (WHRM, Wausau) Channel 36 (WLEF, Park Falls) Channel 31 (WHLA, La Crosse)

• 18 March 1983: Doctor Who begins on WPT with two episodes and Once Upon a Time Lord.
• 25 March 1983: The series begins its regular timeslot, Friday nights at 10:30.
• 4 September 1983: The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• 9-10 March 1985: A 26-hour Marathon of ten Jon Pertwee stories, including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market, aired on WHA-TV on 9 and 10 March 1985. The four "new" stories were: Spearhead from Space, Frontier in Space, Planet of the Daleks, Invasion of the Dinosaurs (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures. The Illinois/Wisconsin area TV Guide previewed the Marathon with a half-page 'ad'. This 'ad' was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics in Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that WTTW aired these four new stories.

Madison Capital Times

Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison

Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985

Wisconsin State Journal, May 30, 1986

Media

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CLIP: PBS Pledges for WHA 1986 and 1987