| 6:15am |
3 |
Summer
Semester C
New Science: Darwinian theory |
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| 6:45am |
3 |
Farm
Report C |
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| 7:00am | 3 |
CBS
News-Hart C |
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| 15-20 |
Today
C
Scheduled guests: Carl Gerstacker, chairman of the board of
the Dow Chemical Company. Host: Hugh Downs. (Live and film;
2 hrs) The
last months before Hugh Downs departed and Frank McGee moved in to talk
the helm. Barbara Walters established herself as a first rate
interviewer during this time. |
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| 17 | News,
Weather, Sports C |
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| 7:30am |
17 |
Lassie
A crooked land speculator tries to drive the Martins off their
farm. Timmy: Jon Provost Syndicated episodes
of the CBS off network series which aired from 1954 to 1971. This
particular episode was from the 1957 to 1964 run with Jon Provost. |
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| 8:00am |
3 |
Captain
Kangaroo C
Animals: a cougar kitten and a weasel-like
grison. (60 min.) Television's longest
running children's series running from 1955 to 1984. I grew up
with this one and it's still a travesty that CBS had the bad judgement
to discontinue it's run. None of the PBS childen's shows had the
character this show did. Bob Keeshan did a marvelous job of
guiding kids through early childhood. Also starring Hugh "Lumpy"
Brannum as Mr. Green Jeans. |
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| 17 |
Tennessee Tuxedo-Cartoon C Shortened syndicated CBS off network run of this Saturday morning series which airred from 1963 to 1966. Voiced by Don Adams of "Get Smart" | ||
| 8:30am |
17 |
Romper Room C Franchised children's program, local stations used their own local hosts with kids. Developed by Bert and Nancy Claster, they trained hosts from Baltimore. The show consisted of songs, games and educational activities for young viewers. The catch phrase using bees, was "Don't be a don't bee, be a do be." The show closed with the magic mirror. Ask you parents how that worked. | |
| 9:00am |
3 |
Lucille
Ball C A
big sale is no bargain for Lucy.
Mooney: Gale Gordon. CBS reruns of the
prime
time series which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1968. |
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| 15-20 |
Dinah
Shore C
Guests: Mike Douglas and exercise
expert Bonnie Prudden. (Repeat) Actually named
"Dinah's Place" this one was on NBC from 1970 to 1974, but after it
left NBC, she went syndicated with an hour long talker called "Dinah!" |
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| 17 |
Movie Game C Syndicated game show in which films were the subject. Hosted by Sonny Fox, then later by Larry Blyden. Also starred film columnest Army Archerd | ||
| 9:30am |
3 |
Beverly Hillbillies C Jethro moves into his bachelor pad. Reruns of the prime time series which ran on CBS from 1962 to 1971. |  |
| 15-20 |
Concentration C NBC daytime game show in which contestants solved a picture puzzle by memorizing the location of prizes and clues on a checkerboard. Hosted by Hugh Downs it ran on NBC from 1958 to 1973. | ||
| 17 |
Movie-to
be announced local move from WAND. |
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| 10:00am |
3 |
Family Affair C Jody puts Bill's love to the test. CBS reruns of the prime time series which ran on CBS from 1966 to 1971. |  |
| 15-20 |
Sale of the Century C NBC daytime game show which also had a syndicated life throughout it's run. This one was hosted by Jack Kelly from "Maverick" and later by Joe Garagiola. This show as "moved" to Austrailia after 1973, where it bacame a big hit, later moved back revised to the states in 1983-1989 on NBC and syndication. |  |
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| 10:30am |
3 |
Love of Life C CBS daytime seriel which ran from 1951 through 1980, a 28 year run. |  |
| 15-20 |
Hollywood Squares C Guests: Marty Allen, Lucie Arnez, Frank Gorshin, Virginia Graham, Tom Kennedy, Petere Lawford, Paul Lynde. NBC daytime game show which ran from 1966 to 1980 and in syndication during the run. Hosted by Peter Marshall(one half of the 50's movie comedy duo 'Noonan and Marshall') starred celebrities which represented a square on a tic-tac-toe board. Celebrities had to answer pre arranged questions with funny responses written by the producers and contestants guessed if the celebrities were right or wrong to win a square. Dumb concept but it worked for years. |  |
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| 11:00am |
3 |
Where the Heart Is C Half hour CBS daytime seriel which ran from 1969 to 1973. | |
| 15-20 |
Jeopardy-Game
C Long
time NBC daytime game show which ran from 1964 to 1975 on NBC.
Hosted by Art Fleming. The series was developed by Merv Griffin. |
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| 17 |
Bewitched C Reruns of the prime time ABC series which ran from 1964 to 1972. This was one of ABC's longest running sitcoms with over 250 episodes! |  |
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| 11:25am | 3 |
CBS
News-Edwards C |
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| 11:30am |
3 |
Search for Tomorrow C Another of the CBS daytime seriels which came from radio, this one had a run from 1951 to 1982. In 1982 it moved to NBC where it ran until 1986. |  |
| 15-20 |
Who, What or Where-Game C NBC daytime game show hosted by Art James running from 1969 to 1974. | ||
| 17 |
Love American Style C Don Porter and Marjorie Lord as parents coping with a coed daughter and the new morality. Reruns of the prime time series which ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974. |  |
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| 11:55am |
15-20 |
NBC
News-Floyd Kalber C |
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| 12:00pm |
3 |
News-Dave
Shaul C |
|
| 15-20 |
Galloping Gourmet C Recipe: sole and shrimp in aspic. Syndicated cooking series which was produced in Canada at CJOH-TV from 1968 to 1971. | ||
| 17 |
All My Children C ABC longrunning daytime soap which began in 1970. |  |
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| 12:10pm |
3 |
Farm
Report C
(simulcast with WMBD-31 in Peoria) |
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| 12:15pm |
3 |
News,Weather
and Market Report C |
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| 12:25pm |
3 |
Noon
Report-Betty Filip C |
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| 12:30pm |
3 |
As the World Turns C Another long running CBS soap which began in 1956. It along with the Edge of Night were the first daytime seriels of 30 minutes length. Most were only 15. |  |
| 15-20 |
Lucille Rivers-Sewing C No information on this assumed syndicated daytime short form feature. This could have been more of an informercial for some kind of sewing product. | ||
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Let's Make a Deal-Game C ABC daytime show which began on NBC in 1963-1968. It moved to ABC in 1968 where it ran until 1976. |  |
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| 12:40pm |
15-20 |
Midday
Report C |
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| 1:00pm |
3 |
Love is a Many Splendered Thing C CBS daytime seriel with a relatively short life, this one ran from 1967 to 1973. It was based on the movie with the same title starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones. |  |
| 15-20 |
Days of Our Lives C Longrunning NBC daytime seriel which began in 1965. |  |
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| 17 |
Newlywed Game C ABC Chuck Barris produced game show hosted by Bob Eubanks. This one ran on ABC from 1966 to 1974 and also as a nighttime version. |  |
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| 1:30pm |
3 |
Guiding Light C Another of the CBS daytime seriels which began on radio back in 1937. This one continues to this day. | |
| 15-20 |
Doctors C NBC daytime seriel which ran from 1963 to 1982. | ||
| 17 |
Dating Game C ABC Chuck Barris produced game show hosted by Jim Lange. This one ran on ABC from 1965 to 1973 and also as a nighttime version. |  |
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| 2:00pm |
3 |
Secret Storm C CBS daytime seriel which ran from 1954 to 1974. |  |
| 15-20 |
Another World C NBC soap which began in 1964 and continued through the late 90's. |  |
|
| 17 |
General Hospital C ABC daytime seriel which began in 1963. One of ABC's most popular soaps during the 70's and 80's. |  |
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| 2:30pm |
3 |
Edge of Night C CBS daytime seriel which ran from 1956 to 1975, then moved to ABC to continue through 1984. |  |
| 15-20 |
Bright Promise C Another short lived NBC soap which only ran from 1969 to 1972. | ||
| 17 |
One Life to Live C ABC daytime soap which began in 1968 it continues today. | ||
| 3:00pm |
3 |
Lucille Rivers-Sewing C No information on this assumed syndicated daytime short form feature. This could have been more of an informercial for some kind of sewing product. | |
| 15-20 |
Somerset C NBC daytime seriel which ran from 1970 to 1976. | ||
| 17 |
Password C Scheduled: Nancy Kulp of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and Greg Morris of "Mission: Impossible." ABC's version of the CBS classic which also ran on NBC as well. This version ran on ABC from 1971 to 1975 and was hosted by Allen Ludden, husband of Betty White. She was a frequent celebrity contestant on the show. |  |
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| 3:10pm |
3 |
Movie-Science
Fiction "12 to the Moon" (1960) Moon beings
fear that earthmen on their first manned spaceship are bringing greed
and destruction to their world. They plan to retaliate. Ken
Clark, Michi Kobi. (1 hr., 50 min.) [also: "Dialing for
Dollars."] Dialing
for Dollars was a concept in which telephone book pages were cut up and
made into slips of paper and the show began by spinning a wheel to
determine "the count" such as 4 from the top. The host counted 4
names from the top and called that person at home. The home
contestant had the give "the count" to win a jackpot dollar amount
which grows after each uncorrect answer or unanswered call.
Hosted by Ed Kelly, longtime WCIA personality who later bacame a news
anchor. He is now with WDWS radio in Champaign. |
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| 3:30pm |
15-20 |
David Frost C Guests: concert pianist Philippe Entremont, comic Henny Youngman, singer Dana Valery, New York City radio personality William B. Williams and two members of a Massachusetts commune. (90 min.) Syndicated talk show hosted by British TV star David Frost. The show's theme, by the way, was written by George Martin(long time producer for the Beatles) | |
| 17 |
Mister Ed "Pageant." Ed throws a fit when Wilber removes the exesion phone from his stable. Wilbur: Alan Young Syndicated episodes of the CBS off network series which ran in syndication in 1961 and later on CBS from 1961 to 1966. |  |
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| 4:00pm |
17 |
Daniel Boone C Renegade John Benton is selling defectie guns to the Indianas-and then burning their villages when they refuse to pay. John Benton: Aldo Ray. Daniel: Fess Parker. (60 min.) Syndicated off network NBC series which ran from 1964 to 1970. | |
| 5:00pm |
3 |
Munsters Syndicated episodes of the CBS off network series which ran from 1964 to 1966. |  |
| 15 |
News,
Weather, Sports C |
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| 17 |
Big Valley C Victoria and Audra are taken hostage by three inept robbers. Duke: Warren Oates. Victoria: Barbara Stanwyck. Shorty: Christopher Cary. (60 min.) Syndicated off network ABC series which ran from 1965 to 1969 which starred Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors and Linda Evans. This was a TV western in the vane of Gunsmoke as it was called an "adult western" which dealt with issues centered around the "illegitmate" son(Majors) of the unseen late husband of Victoria Barkley played by Stanwyck. It was also one of the first all color westerns from ABC |  |
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| 20 |
Hazel C Hazel is sure that George's old girl friend is up to no good when she visits the Baxters after seperating from her husband. Hazel: Shirley Booth. George: Don DeFore. This is an interesting scheduling of WICS and WICD. Hazel ran at 5pm on WICS and at 6pm on WICD. The newscast of WICD was evidently so poorly received, it was scheduled early, so they could "counterprogram" at 6pm. It's also possible that the news was produced out of WICS and ran on satellite station WICD at this time, then WICS would do their own news at 6pm. That's only a theory, it's unknown for certain why scheduling was done this way. Further research will follow. Hazel, by the way was syndicated from the off network NBC/CBS series which ran on NBC from1961 to 1965 and on CBS from 1965 to 1966. Most episodes were in color. The original series was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which used the series to spotlight several of it's models. The family car was in later years either a Galaxie 500 or an LTD, while Mrs. Baxer drove a Fairlaine or a Mustang and Hazel drove a Falcon. |  |
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| 5:25pm | 3 |
Close-Up
C |
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| 5:30pm |
3 |
CBS
News-Cronkite C |
|
| 15-20 |
NBC News C | ||
| 6:00pm |
3-17-20 | News,
Weather and Sports C |
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| 15 |
Hazel C Dorothy's obsession is auctions-she has a habit of over bidding. Hazel: Shirley Booth. See 5PM channel 20 for details. It's also worth noting that this wasn't the same episode seen at 5pm on WICS. This was during the days of "bicycling" syndicated episodes by shipping them from station to station with a package containing 16mm prints that would last the week. | |
|
| 6:30pm |
3 |
Soulside C Locally produced feature of WCIA which covered issues and news of black viewers. This particular 30 minute special preempted the CBS showing of the "Beverly Hillbillies." | |
| CBS |
Beverly
Hillbillies C
The fem lib war against Drysdale continues as
Jane(Nancy Kulp) recruits Elly May(Donna Douglas) for work at the
bank. Granny: Irene Ryan. Jed: Buddy Ebsen. Jethro:
Max Baer. Drysdale: Raymond Bailey. Guest Cast:
Phinney: Charles Lane. (Repeat) |
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| 15-20 |
Bill Cosby C Chet takes his nephey to get a haircut but winds up dragging the half trimmed youngster downtown to settle a baseball bet: can the barber field a ball dropped from the top of a 400 foot hotel? Chet: Bill Cosby. Guest Cast: J.J.: Antonio Fargas. Cartons: Arthur French. Bertha: Isabell Sanford. Darryl: Rodney Bingley. (Repeat) This NBC series ran from 1969 to 1971 in which he played a high school gym teacher. |  |
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| 17 |
Mod
Squad C "We
Spy." Assignment: expose an industrial
espionage ring. Posing as a safe cracker, Pete follows the
erratic trail of his only lead: a timid little man anxious to
learn tricks of the safe-cracker's trade. Pete: Michael
Cole. Linc: Clarence Willaims III. (Repeat; 60 min.)
Guest Cast: Rene Auberjonois, William Smith, Joanna Phillips, Jay
Novell, Sidney Clute This ABC series ran
from 1968 to1973. This was called "the ultimate example of the
establishment co-opting the youth movement of the late 1960s'." |
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| 7:00pm |
3 |
Green Acres C Don Porter and Pamela Franklin play father and daughter in this pilot episode for a series set in Hawaii. Oliver: Eddie Albert. Lisa: Eva Gabor. Supporting cast: Molly: Mary Mayumi, Richard: Dick Kay Hong. Lilly: Donna Benz. Mrs. Greyson: Shirley Mitchell. (Repeat) One of the CBS "rural comedies" which were cancelled at the top of their game in the early 70's. This series ran on CBS from 1965 to 1971. This showing was one of the last of this popular series on network TV. Little did they know at the time that over 30 years later, it would still be airring on TV Land. |  |
| 15-20 |
Make
Your Own Kind of Music C
Jose Feliciano joins regulars Al Hirt, the Carpenters, Patchett and
Tarses, Mark Lindsay and the New Doodletown Pipers (60 min) Highlights:
"Proud Mary," "I Only Want to Say," "California Dreamin'" Jose "Don't Be Afraid," "Hideaway," "What's the Use?" Carpenters This NBC variety show was a summer replacement series on NBC which only ran from June through September of 1971. The artists who were regulars came from a multi generational pop music background, hence the title "Make Your Own Kind of Music" which was taken from the popular song of 1969. |
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| 7:30pm | 3 |
Cimmarron Strip C "The Sound of a Drum." Vengeance dominates a clash of values between two veteran soldiers: Sgt. Clay Tyce, a flashy former Indiana fighter and Sgt. Maj. Boyd Chambers, a stern disciplinarian, who had Tyce courtmartialed for flouting regulations. Crown: Stuart Whitman. Dulcey: Jill Townsend. MacGregor: Percy Herbert. (Repeat; 90 min.) Guest Cast: Tyce-Steve Forest, Chambers-Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Captain Bragg-Lloyd Gough This CBS series was designed to copy the success of the 90-minute series "The Virginian" on NBC. Because of the production schedule, most of the action revolved around guest stars with the main cast having a relatively minor role. | |
| 17 |
Movie-Mystery C Burl Ives is "The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever" in this made for TV chiller. Ives plays billionaire T.M. Trask, guiding force behind an isolated medical research center where not all experiments are for the good of humanity. Location scenes filmed in the Canadian Rockies. (Repeat; 90 min.) Cast: T.M. Trask-Burl Ives, McCarter Purvis-Stuart Whitman, Enid Bingham-Sandy Dennis This was a successful attempt of ABC to produce a 90 minute first run "movie" each week. At least several of these made quite an impression. For example, "Brian's Song" and "Duel." | ||
| 8:00pm |
15-20 |
Movie-
Comedy C "After the
Fox" (1966), a boisterous farce combining the talents of Peter Sellers,
director Vittorio de Sica, composer Burt Bachrach and playwright Neil
Simon. To smuggle gold bullion into Italy, a con artist poses as
a film director. His plan: make the caper look like a movie
production. (Repeat; 2 hours) Cast: Aldo Venucci-Peter Sellers,
Gina Romantica-Britt Ekland, Tony Powell-Victor Vature, Harry
Granoff-Martin Balsam NBC network movie,
"Tuesday Night at the Movies" |
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| 9:00pm |
3 |
CBS
News Special C Unknown
subject matter. CBS didn't even compete with ABC's Marcus Welby
M.D. |
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| 17 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. C "Brave on a Mountain Top" stars James Farentino as a Navaho trying to make good in the city. A construction worker, he is risking emphysema attacks at dizzying heights rather than quit the smog-infested metropolis. Welby: Robert Young. Kiley: James Brolin. Conseuelo: Elena Verdugo. (Repeat; 60 min.) Guest Cast: Clyde-James Farentio, Winona-Judy Blair This series was the biggest hit in the history of ABC to that time. It premiered in 1969 and soon went to number one in the ratings and the first for ABC to rank number one for an entire season. |  |
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| 10:00pm |
3-15-17-20 |
News,
Weather, Sports C |
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| 10:30pm |
3 |
Movie-Comedy
"Klondike Annie" (1936) An eyecatching woman becomes an evangelist
during the Klondike gold rush. Mae West, Victor McLaglen, Philip
Reed. (90 min.) This was part of the
WCIA Late Show nightly movie, but on Tuesday night, it was called "Camp
Night at the Late Show" and featured the films of the Marx Brothers,
W.C. Fields and Mae West. The buffers between the movie and the
commercials featured an old Fletcher Henderson musical theme(The title
I don't know). This night was one of my favorites and always
worth staying up for, as I was a big fan of the Marx Brothers and W.C.
Fields. |
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| 15-20 |
Johnny Carson C Telecast from Hollywood. (90 min.) Johnny was on leave from New York to do a weeks worth of shows from Burbank. He would later make the move permanent. |  |
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| 17 |
Dick Cavett C This ABC late night entry was critically acclaimed but failed to attract any kind of audience against Carson. This ran from 1969 to 1972 on ABC. Many of Dick's guests were members of politics, government which didn't have the appeal of the "showbizzy" Tonight Show. Many of his shows were one person shows with guests like Anthony Quinn, Fred Astaire, jam Lemmon and Woody Allen. What a treat it would be to see some of these shows today! |  |
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| 12:00am |
3
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Nitecap
C Scheduled:
host
Jack Margraves interviews Mr. Earl (Skeezix) Adkisson, experimental
aircraft designer and builder. (Live) [News, sports and weather follow.] |
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| 15-20 |
News
C |
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| 17 |
News,
Weather, Sports C |
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| 12:05am |
17 |
Movie-Drama
"Station Six-Sahara." (English-West German; 1962) The arrival of
an American girl and her ex-husband creates a tense atmosphere among
the five lonely men who live at a remote pipeline station in the
Sahara. Catherine: Carroll Baker. Kramer: Peter Van Eyck.
Fletcher: Ian Bannen. Macey: Denholm Elliott |
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| Keep
in mind many of the syndicated off network shows and movies shown by
local stations were broadcasts of 16mm movie prints, which by today's
standards would be less than satisfactory. Many film chains of
local stations utilized weak video tubes which included traits like
"burn in" in which lighter images would smear across the screen when
they moved. Many of these film prints were highly scratched,
broken and spliced and colors were faded to begin with.
Now, most syndicated shows are on video tape from the original film
master negatives and the same episode airs on all stations which run
the show because it's delivered via satellite and it's up to the
station to video tape it as it comes across the satellite channel. |
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| Local
commericals were utilizing slides with either live or pre-recorded
audio by the station's "booth announcer." The video production we
see today in local commercials were non existant and contained very
little moving video if any. Most were nothing but still shots,
and graphics produced on TV board by the station's art
department. Many of these commericals, especially filmed one's
were still in black and white. |
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| Network
and station program promotional announcements were just announcer
scripts of story summaries of the next episode read over one or more
slides from promotional still pictures from slides. Most
would include the logo of the respective network, some would also
include the local station logo. |
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| Most
stations had video tape, using 2-inch or 1-inch open reel video
tape. Most stations had at least one recorder/player.
Most stations by this time had at least one color studio camera,
perhaps two, plus a color camera in their film chain, which enabled
them to air commericals(from their slide chain), movies and syndicated
series(from the film chain) in color. |
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