Florida
From BroaDWcast
Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:
Orlando
WFTV
Channel 9 (ABC)
- 1972: The 13 story / 72 episode package of Jon Pertwee stories air.
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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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
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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!
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West Palm Beach
WPTV
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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
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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.
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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
WFSU
Channel 11 (PBS)
- 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
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Tampa
WEDU
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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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