wcia 3 champaign, wicd 15 champaign, wand 17 decatur, wics 20 Springfield, week 25 peoria, whoi 19 peoria, wmbd 31 peoria, wyyz 43 Bloomington, wbln, wtvh, wirl, wrau, wtvp, wdan, classic tv, central Illinois tv, radio, automation, Jimmy Kimmel, Nexstar Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Television News
TV Time Capsule
For December 2025
Each month, Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum will update views of TV station listings as they appear in either the local publication of TV Guide or regional newspapers. The examples will include the TV station's published listings from central Illinois TV stations with explanations of any points of interest in those listings.
For the month of December, the TV Time Capsule reflects on the Christmas Holidays!
Check out many publicity pictures from your favorite TV shows and a selection of Christmas holiday-themed shows.
Some browsers will not play the embedded videos below; if yours won't, click the YouTube logo to watch them directly on YouTube.
Bob Cummings Show (1955) CBS
Jack Benny Program (1955) CBS
Lawrence Welk Show (1959) ABC
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) NBC
Ozzie and Harriet (1952-1964) FlashBack Show
Jack Benny Program (1957) CBS
McHale's Navy (1962) ABC
Andy Williams Christmas Show (1963) NBC
Petticoat Junction (1963) CBS
Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967) NBC
Hollywood Palace (1968) ABC
Dean Martin Chrismtas Show (1968) NBC
Bing Crosby Christmas Special (1971) NBC
The Homecoming-Walton's Christmas (1972) CBS
Cher (1975) CBS
John Denver and the Muppets (1979) ABC
