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Retro: Boston/Providence/New Hampshire - Sunday, Jan. 1, 1995

1/1/95
Source – TV Guide Boston edition
Note: WBZ and WHDH would swap affiliations the next day.
WHSH 66 Marlborough (Home Shopping Network) and WMFP 62 Lawrence (Shop At Home) are not in the regular listings

2 - WGBH Boston (PBS)
07:00a Mister Rogers
07:30a Sesame Street
08:30a Kidsongs – Music
09:00a Sesame Street
10:00a Barney and Friends
10:30a The Magic School Bus
11:00a Wild America
11:30a Sneak Previews
12:00p I’ll Fly Away – drama
01:00p Movie – Our Miss Brooks (1956)
02:30p Movie – Quality Street (1937)
04:00p Mark Russell – satire
04:30p Adam Smith – economics
05:00p Say Brother
05:30p Mediatelevision
06:00p Ghostwriter
07:00p New Yankee Workshop
07:30p Great Performances – Zubin Metha and the Vienna Philharmonic
09:00p Movie – Impromptu (1991)
11:00p Mystery! “The Yellow Iris”
12:00a Keeping Up Appearances
12:30a Waiting for God
Sign-off @ 1am

4 – WBZ Boston (NBC)
05:30a Insight
06:00a Motor Week
06:30a Main Floor
07:00a Infomercial
07:30a Life Choices
08:00a Today
09:00a Meet the Press
10:00a McLaughlin Group
10:30a News (1:30)
12:00p Home Again with Bob Vila
12:30p NFL Playoff – at press time game times and teams were not announced; the AFC game aired first and Cleveland beat New England 20-13
04:00p To Be Announced – time left open for NFL playoff game; teams and times were not announced at press time
07:00p Top Secret Television II
08:00p Orange Bowl – Nebraska vs. Miami (Nebraska won 24-17)
11:30p News
12:00a Crusaders – news magazine
01:00a Court TV: America’s Courts
01:30a Infomercial
02:00a The New Price is Right
03:00a Nightside
04:00a Nightside

5 – WCVB Boston (ABC)
06:00a Chronicle
06:30a In Good Faith – religion
07:00a Hour of Power – religion
08:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Infomercials (1:30)
10:30a This Week with David Brinkley
11:30a Five on Five – discussion
12:00p News
12:30p To Be Announced
01:00p Infomercial
02:00p College Bowl Games Preview
03:00p Movie – No Deposit, No Return (1976)
05:00p Star Search
06:00p News
06:30p ABC News
07:00p America’s Funniest Home Videos (x2)
08:00p Lois & Clark
09:00p Movie – A Dangerous Affair (made for TV 1995)
11:00p News
11:35p George Michael Sports Machine
12:05a Lonesome Dove: The Series
01:05a Sirens – crime drama
02:05a Extremists – adventurers
02:35a World News Now (2:25)

6 – WLNE Providence (CBS)
06:00a Healing Life’s Hurts
06:30a Infomercials (1:30)
08:00a Church Service – Catholic
08:30a Real Estate Classifieds
09:00a Sunday Morning
10:30a Weekend Travel Update
11:00a Real Estate Classifieds
11:30a Face the Nation
12:00p Newhart
12:30p Home Again with Bob Vila
01:00p Infomercial
02:00p Boogies Diner – Teenagers
02:30p Fresh Prince
03:00p Newhart
03:30p Providence College Basketball Special
04:00p College Basketball – Kentucky at Louisville
06:00p CBS News
06:30p News
07:00p 60 Minutes
08:00p Chicago Hope
09:00p Movie – A Father for Charlie
11:00p News
11:15p Sports Locker
11:35p High Tide
12:35a The New Price is Right
01:05a Infomercial
01:35a Highway Patrol
02:05a Court TV
02:35a Baywatch
03:35a Up To The Minute (1:55)

7 – WHDH Boston (CBS)
05:00a Travel Travel
05:30a America’s Black Forum
06:00a Higher Ground
06:30a Larry Jones – religion
07:00a In Touch – religion
08:00a New Year’s Mass – Catholic
09:00a Sunday Morning
10:30a Boston Common
11:30a Face the Nation
12:00p Infomercials (2:00)
02:00p On Scene: Emergency Response
02:30p Rescue 911
03:30p Hard Copy – news magazine
04:00p College Basketball – Kentucky at Louisville
06:00p CBS News
06:30p News
07:00p 60 Minutes
08:00p Chicago Hope
09:00p Movie – A Father for Charlie
11:00p News
11:30p Sports Extra
12:00a Rescue 911
12:30a On Scene: Emergency Response
01:00a News
01:30a Sports Extra
02:00a Boston Common
03:00a Urban Update
03:30a Up To The Minute (1:30)

9 – WMUR Manchester (ABC)
06:00a News
06:30a Infomercials (1:30)
08:00a Day of Discovery
08:30a Music and the Spoken Word
09:00a Oral Roberts – religion
09:30a Infomercials (1:00)
10:30a This Week with David Brinkley
11:30a New Hampshire’s Business
12:00p Beyond Politics
12:30p To Be Announced – time left open for NFL playoff game; teams and times were not announced at press time (WMUR operated 2 low-powered Fox affiliates and picked up NFL games on channel 9)
04:00p NFL Playoff – at press time game times and teams were not announced; the NFC game aired second and Chicago beat Minnesota 35-18
07:00p America’s Funniest Home Videos (x2)
08:00p Lois & Clark
09:00p Movie – A Dangerous Affair (made for TV 1995)
11:00p News
11:30p Siskel & Ebert
12:00a Hard Copy
12:30a Hot, Hip & Country – magazine
01:00a New Hampshire’s Business
01:30a Beyond Politics
02:00a Close-Up on New Hampshire
02:30a World News Now (3:00)

10 – WJAR Providence (NBC)
05:30a News
06:00a Hablemos
06:30a Rejoice in Hope – religion
07:00a A Lively Experiment – a documentary on Rhode Island’s history
08:00a Today
09:00a Meet the Press
10:00a Year in Review: Images of 1994
11:00a Between the Lines with Mark Patinkin – discussion
11:30a Martha Stewart Living
12:00p To Be Announced
12:30p NFL Playoff – at press time game times and teams were not announced; the AFC game aired first and Cleveland beat New England 20-13
04:00p To Be Announced – time left open for NFL playoff game; teams and times were not announced at press time
07:00p Top Secret Television II
08:00p Orange Bowl – Nebraska vs. Miami (Nebraska won 24-17)
11:30p News
12:05a Emergency Call
12:35a Crusaders
01:35a Between the Lines with Mark Patinkin – discussion
02:05a News
02:40a Nightside (2:50)

11 – WENH Durham NH (PBS)
07:00a Sesame Street
08:00a Shining Time Station
08:30a Kidsongs – music
09:00a Storytime – children
09:30a Wild America
10:00a Cabin Country – outdoors
10:30a New Yankee Workshop
11:00a This Old House
11:30a Trailside
12:00p Hometime – home repairs
12:30p American Woodshop
01:00p Joy of Painting
01:30p Stephen R. Covey on New Beginnings – lecture
02:00p Change of Heart
03:00p Live Your Life’s Music
03:45p 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – lecture
04:30p Inside Washington
05:00p McLaughlin Group
05:30p New Hampshire Crossroads
06:00p Granite State Challenge – Pelham vs. Stratford
06:30p Ciao Italia – cooking
07:00p Sarah Chang: The Young Virtuoso (13 year old violinist)
07:30p Great Performances – Zubin Metha and the Vienna Philharmonic
09:00p American Experience
10:00p Keeping Up Appearances
10:30p May to December
11:00p Mystery! “The Yellow Iris”
12:00a Trainer – drama
01:00a Jack Horkheimer – astronomy
Sign-off @ 1:30a

12 – WPRI Providence (ABC)
07:00a To Be Annouced
07:30a Doogie Howser, M.D.
08:00a Good Morning America
09:00a Hour of Power
10:00a Day of Discovery
10:30a This Week with David Brinkley
11:30a Newsmakers
12:00p Sister, Sister
12:30p A Current Affair: Extra
01:30p College Bowl Games Preview
02:30p On Our Own – comedy
03:00p The Year in Sports
04:00p Bowl Time USA – parade from Orlando taped 12/31
05:30p Dear John
06:00p News
06:30p ABC News
07:00p America’s Funniest Home Videos (x2)
08:00p Lois & Clark
09:00p Movie – A Dangerous Affair (made for TV 1995)
11:00p News
11:35p Robocop
12:35a WCW Wrestling
01:35a Entertainers – magazine
02:35a World News Now (2:55)

25 – WFXT Boston (Fox)
06:00a Infomercial
06:30a Concrete Gospel – religion
07:00a Jack van Impe – religion
07:30a Infomercial
08:00a Not Just News
08:30a Berenstain Bears – cartoon
09:00a Pick Your Brain – game
09:30a Madison’s Adventures
10:00a Nick News – children
10:30a Family Matters
11:00a This is the NFL – look at best and worst plays of 1994
11:30a Sports Page
12:00p To Be Announced
12:30p To Be Announced – time left open for NFL playoff game; teams and times were not announced at press time
04:00p NFL Playoff – at press time game times and teams were not announced; the NFC game aired second and Chicago beat Minnesota 35-18
07:00p Encounters: The Hidden Truth
08:00p The Simpsons
08:30p Married…With Children (x2)
09:30p George Carlin
10:00p News (produced by NECN)
10:30p The Cosby Show
11:00p At Issue
11:30p The Newz – comedy
Sign-off @ 12a

27 – WUNI Worcester (Univision)
06:00a Noticiero Univision
06:30a Programacion commercial (infomercial)
07:00a Club de Gaby – ninos
08:00a Key of David – religion
08:30a Programacion commercial (infomercial) (1:00)
09:30a Papas de Mis Papas – comedia
10:00a Sera Anunciado (To Be Annouced)
10:30a Programacion commercial (infomercial)
11:00a Onda Max – magazine
12:00p Control – adolescents
12:30p Domingo Deportivo (2:30)
03:00p Pelicula – Un Cura de Locura (movie)
05:00p Siempre en Domingo
06:00p Siempre en Domingo (different episode)
06:30p Noticiero Univision
07:00p Siempre en Domingo
08:00p Premio Lo Nuestro
11:00p Titulares Deportivos
12:00a Programacion commercial (infomercial)(2:00)
Sign-off @ 2a

38 – WSBK Boston (Ind)
05:00a The Beverly Hillbillies
05:30a Lifestyle Magazine
06:00a Jimmy Swaggart
07:00a Kenneth Copleland
08:00a Ducktales
08:30a Chip ‘n Dale
09:00a Phantom 2040 – cartoon
09:30a Iron Man – cartoon
10:00a Fantastic Four – cartoon
10:30a Reality Check – teenagers
11:00a Mega Man – cartoon
11:30a California Dreams – teenagers
12:00p Golf
01:00p Movie – Midway (1976)
05:00p Time Trax
06:00p Babylon 5
07:00p Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
08:00p Movie – Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
10:00p News (produced by WBZ)
10:30p Ask the Manager
11:00p Highway Patrol (x2)
Sign-off @ 12a

44 – WGBX Boston (PBS)
07:00a Nathalie Dupree Cooks
07:30a Hawaii Cooks
08:00a New Yankee Workshop
08:30a Cooking in France
09:00a This Old House
09:30a America’s Rising Star Chefs
10:00a Today’s Gourmet
10:30a Hometime
11:00a The Frugal Gourmet
11:30a Victory Garden
12:00p Welcome to My Studio
12:30p This Old House
01:00p Cooking in France
01:30p New Yankee Workshop
02:00p Tracks Ahead
02:30p Hometime – home repair
03:00p Small Business Today
03:30p Computer Chronicles
04:00p Legacy of Richard Tucker
04:30p Metropolitan Opera Presents (2:30); opera name not listed
07:00p Nova
08:00p Frontline “Prisoners of Silence”
09:00p How Will Our Cities Survive?
10:00p Think Tank
10:30p Technopolitics
11:00p Open Mind
11:30p Freedom Speaks
Sign-off @ 12a

50 – WNDS Derry NH (Ind)
07:00a Infomercials (1:00)
08:00a Coral Ridge – religion
09:00a New Hampshire Baptist Hour
10:00a Infomercial
10:30a Classifieds
11:00a Real Estate Classifieds
11:30a Infomercial
12:00p Candlepin Bowling
01:00p Movie – Black Widow (1987)
03:00p Movie – Fear (made for cable 1990)
05:00p Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
06:00p Star Trek
07:00p The Simpsons (x2)
08:00p Movie – Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
10:00p News Upfront
10:30p Infomercials (1:30)
12:00a George Michael Sports Machine
12:30a Bucky Lewis – comedy
Sign-off @ 1a

56 – WLVI Boston (Ind)
05:30a U.S. Farm Report
06:00a Mosaic – magazine
06:30a G.I. Joe – cartoon
07:00a Creepy Crawlers – cartoon
07:30a Mutant League – cartoon
08:00a King Arthur – cartoon
08:30a Turbo-Charged Thunderbirds – cartoon
09:00a Double Dragon – cartoon
10:00a Movie – The Gumball Rally (1976)
12:00p Movie – North Shore (1987)
02:00p Movie – Kenny Rogers as the Gambler (1980)
04:00p Movie – Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978)
06:30p Trauma Center
07:00p Highlander
08:00p Movie – The Drowning Pool (1975)
10:00p News
10:40p Weekend Scoreboard
11:00p Let’s Talk Politics
11:30p Mosaic – magazine
12:00a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
01:00a Baywatch
Sign-off @ 2a

60 – WGOT Merrimack NH (Ind)
07:00a It’s Your Business – debate
07:30a Infomercials (3:00)
10:30a Dateline Singles
11:00a Auto Classifieds
12:00p Real Estate Classifieds
12:30p Infomercial
01:00p News Sunday – discussion
01:30p Newsworthy
02:00p Travel Travel
02:30p Trauma Center
03:00p Family Matters
03:30p Boogies Diner – teenagers
04:00p High Tide
05:00p Treasure Search
05:30p American Adventure
06:00p Family Matters
06:30p Boogies Diner
07:00p News Sunday
07:30p Planet Holiday – celebrities appearances at Planet Hollywood
08:00p Movie – The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
10:00p A Current Affair: Extra
11:00p ICW Wrestling
12:00a Infomercial
12:30a Shop At Home Network (2:00)
Sign-off @ 2:30a

64 – WNAC Providence (Fox)
06:00a Bullwinkle
06:30a Biker Mice – cartoon
07:00a Iron Man – cartoon
07:30a Fantastic Four – cartoon
08:00a Ducktales
08:30a Chip ‘n Dale
09:00a Bozo’s Kids Club
10:00a WWF Wrestling
11:00a Family Matters
11:30a This is the NFL – a look at the best and worst plays of 1994
12:00p To Be Announced
12:30p To Be Announced – time left open for NFL playoff game; teams and times were not announced at press time
04:00p NFL Playoff – at press time game times and teams were not announced; the NFC game aired second and Chicago beat Minnesota 35-18
07:00p Encounters: The Hidden Truth
08:00p The Simpsons
08:30p Married…With Children (x2)
09:30p George Carlin
10:00p Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
11:00p Infomercials (1:00)
12:00a Trauma Center
Sign-off @ 12:30a

68 – WABU Boston (Ind)
06:00a Daily Bible Lesson
06:30a Infomercials (2:30)
09:00a Day of Discovery
09:30a Infomercial
10:00a Shari Lewis – children
10:30a Real News for Kids
11:00a Northern Exposure
12:00p Movie – The Big Blue (1988)
02:00p Movie – The Big Bounce (1969)
04:00p Movie – A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
06:00p Infomercials (1:00)
07:00p High Tide
08:00p Movie – The Portrait (made for cable 1993)
10:00p Consider This
10:30p Business World with James Howell
11:00p Super Dave
12:00a Infomercials (1:00)
Sign-off @ 1a
 
Do you have any TV Guides from Boston/Providence/New Hampshire, where
WPRI and WLNE would switch affiliations in August 1995 (Sunday & Monday)

for these listings?

2 - WGBH Boston (PBS)
4 - WBZ Boston (CBS)
5 - WCVB Boston (ABC)
6 - WLNE Providence (CBS, switched to ABC on 8/7/95)
7 - WHDH Boston (NBC)
9 - WMUR Manchester (ABC)
10 - WJAR Providence (NBC)
11 - WENH Durham NH (PBS)
12 - WPRI Providence (ABC, switched to CBS on 8/7/95)
25 - WFXT Boston (Fox)
27 - WUNI Worcester (Univision)
38 - WSBK Boston (UPN)
44 - WGBX Boston (PBS)
50 - WNDS Derry NH (Ind)
56 - WLVI Boston (WB)
60 - WGOT Merrimack NH (Ind)
64 - WNAC Providence (Fox)
68 - WABU Boston (Ind)
 
The August 7th, 1995 affiliation swap between WLNE-6 and WPRI-12 basically reversed a swap that took place between WLNE (then WTEV) and WPRI in 1977.

BTW, this Monday night (December 31st) at 12 Midnight is the 50th anniversary of WTEV/WLNE. It's first broadcast began as 1963 got underway.
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
The August 7th, 1995 affiliation swap between WLNE-6 and WPRI-12 basically reversed a swap that took place between WLNE (then WTEV) and WPRI in 1977.

BTW, this Monday night (December 31st) at 12 Midnight is the 50th anniversary of WTEV/WLNE. It's first broadcast began as 1963 got underway.

Do you have TV Listings from that time in that area? (TV Guide)
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
The August 7th, 1995 affiliation swap between WLNE-6 and WPRI-12 basically reversed a swap that took place between WLNE (then WTEV) and WPRI in 1977.

BTW, this Monday night (December 31st) at 12 Midnight is the 50th anniversary of WTEV/WLNE. It's first broadcast began as 1963 got underway.

Ah....WTEV/WLNE....A history of 50 years of disappointment, mediocrity, frustration, failure, and abysmal ratings!

Yet...Channel 6 holds a place in the hearts of so many in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A group of former employees of WTEV/WLNE have even set up thier own nostalgic web site dedicated to the little station that couldn't.......and still can't! ;D

http://chef.menujoy.com/wtev/index.htm
 
Dighton Rockhead said:
Joseph_Gallant said:
The August 7th, 1995 affiliation swap between WLNE-6 and WPRI-12 basically reversed a swap that took place between WLNE (then WTEV) and WPRI in 1977.

BTW, this Monday night (December 31st) at 12 Midnight is the 50th anniversary of WTEV/WLNE. It's first broadcast began as 1963 got underway.

Ah....WTEV/WLNE....A history of 50 years of disappointment, mediocrity, frustration, failure, and abysmal ratings!

Yet...Channel 6 holds a place in the hearts of so many in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A group of former employees of WTEV/WLNE have even set up thier own nostalgic web site dedicated to the little station that couldn't.......and still can't! ;D

http://chef.menujoy.com/wtev/index.htm

Dighton Rockhead, Do you have any TV Guides from Boston/Providence/New Hampshire from August 1995,
because I want to see listings for 8/6/95 & 8/7/95!
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
I don't have any TV listings for August 6th and 7th, 1995 for Providence.

Sorry.

Oh, that's Okay! But I did remember the affiliation switch for WPRI and WLNE in the years of 1977 and 1995.
 
I saw a tape of the WTEV sign-on at an exhibition of Rhode Island television about ten years ago. I searched for it on line but found nothing. I've been looking for the Eastern New England edition of TV Guide for their initial sign-on but haven't had any luck so far.
 
MCarney said:
I saw a tape of the WTEV sign-on at an exhibition of Rhode Island television about ten years ago. I searched for it on line but found nothing. I've been looking for the Eastern New England edition of TV Guide for their initial sign-on but haven't had any luck so far.

You mean the Eastern New England edition of TV Guide
for December 29, 1962 - January 4, 1963?
 
Yes, with Edie Adams on the cover. I've found it for other editions (Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis) but not Eastern New England.

I don't have a big TV Guide and newspaper listing collection, but I do have the sign-on listings for WTIC and the original WHDH (1957), WKBG (1966) and WSMW (1970). I still look and if I find them at a decent price I buy them.
 
MCarney said:
Yes, with Edie Adams on the cover. I've found it for other editions (Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis) but not Eastern New England.

I don't have a big TV Guide and newspaper listing collection, but I do have the sign-on listings for WTIC and the original WHDH (1957), WKBG (1966) and WSMW (1970). I still look and if I find them at a decent price I buy them.

I would love to see the sign on listings for

WTIC-TV 3 (now WFSB-TV CBS3) (Saturday, September 21, 1957)
WHDH-TV ABC5 (now WCVB-TV ABC5) (Tuesday, November 26, 1957)
WKBG-TV 56 (now WLVI-TV CW56) (sometime in 1966)
WSMW-TV 27 (now WUNI-TV Univision27) (early-January 1970)

and, I'll go with that!

BTW, I'm not sure if you have the sign-on listings for

WTIC-TV 61 (now a Fox affiliate) (Monday, September 17, 1984)
 
FYI:

WKBG-56 (now WLVI) first signed-on December 20th, 1966 (they were supposed to sign-on the night before, but ran into technical difficulties).

WSMW-27 (now WUNI) first went on the air on January 2nd, 1970.
 
Do you have any TV listings for August 6th and 7th, 1995 for Providence.

Which was when WLNE and WPRI switched affiliations?

BTW I'm talking to Dighton Rockhead
 
12 – WPRI Providence (ABC)
12:00p Sister, Sister
02:30p On Our Own – comedy


I don't recall 12 being a secondary WB affiliate....
 
I know - WJAR was, until channel 28 took both the WB and UPN affiliations. They ran WB shows weekends 11:30p-2a or so.
 
anabate said:
Do you have any TV listings for August 6th and 7th, 1995 for Providence.

Which was when WLNE and WPRI switched affiliations?

BTW I'm talking to Dighton Rockhead

I wish I did, but unfortunately, don't. Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
 
MCarney said:
I know - WJAR was, until channel 28 took both the WB and UPN affiliations. They ran WB shows weekends 11:30p-2a or so.

You mean Channel 28 in Providence was WLWC?

Do you have the sign-on listings for WLWC?

Which might mean the TV Guide - Providence Edition
from the week of April 12 - 18, 1997?
 
WLWC channel 28 was run as an LMA of WJAR when it first signed on and was a primary WB/secondary UPN affiliate. When WLWC was purchased by Viacom the affiliation switched to primary UPN/secondary WB. I don't have any late 90s TV Guides so I don't have their sign-on listings.
 
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