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KBTC

Channel 27 (PBS) (KTPS, 1961-1992)

Channel 62 (PBS) (KBTC, 1992- )


  • May 1987: Aired Robot as part of a pledge break.
  • September 1987: The Tom Baker episodes began properly.
  • 1993: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories aired.
  • 9 October 1995: The first instalment (i.e. "The Mysterious Planet" segment) of The Trial of a Time Lord airs from 9pm to 11pm. This is followed by a further but unidentified omnibus running for only 90 minutes.
  • 1995 onwards: KBTC is one of the only (if not THE only?) PBS stations to still be screening the pre-2005 episodes on a regular basis.
  • 24 January 1998: The station holds a "marathon" starting at 7pm during which it aired The Tomb of the Cybermen and The Curse of Fenric.
  • They are still screening Classic episodes going into 2021, with Colin Baker stories.
  • 16 October 2021: The run cycles back to William Hartnell and An Unearthly Child...
  • As 2022 arrives, the repeat run has cycled around, and is once again back to the early William Hartnell stories...
  • Jon Pertwee stories air as 2023 begins; by the end of October his final series (Season 11) is underway...
  • ... and the new year sees Tom Baker yet again in January 2024...


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