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| − | *'''June 1978''': WOR was selected by Time Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time Life had on offer from the BBC. In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of [[The Hand of Fear]]. | + | *'''June 1978''': WOR was selected by Time-Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time-Life had on offer from the BBC. In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of [[The Hand of Fear]]. |
*'''7 October 1978''': At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State. Stories aired in production order, so [[The Sontaran Experiment]] preceded [[The Ark in Space]]. | *'''7 October 1978''': At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State. Stories aired in production order, so [[The Sontaran Experiment]] preceded [[The Ark in Space]]. | ||
*'''6 January 1979''': The series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball. | *'''6 January 1979''': The series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball. | ||
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<td>[[File:WOR Robot.JPG|150px|thumb|TV Guide, listing for "Robot", part 1; 7 October 1978]] | <td>[[File:WOR Robot.JPG|150px|thumb|TV Guide, listing for "Robot", part 1; 7 October 1978]] | ||
[[File:WOR Ark.JPG|thumb|150px|18 November 1978, The Ark in Space Part 1; New York Post]]</td> | [[File:WOR Ark.JPG|thumb|150px|18 November 1978, The Ark in Space Part 1; New York Post]]</td> | ||
| − | <td>[[File:Variety Review 25 Oct 78.JPG|thumb|150px|Review of Doctor Who, from Variety | + | <td>[[File:Variety Review 25 Oct 78.JPG|thumb|150px|Review of Doctor Who, from Variety, 25 October 1978]]</td> |
<td>[[File:Broadcasting WOR 5-2-79.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Ad for WOR-TV from Broadcasting magazine, 5 February 1979 - The Doctor and Leela are at the 8 o'clock position...]]</td> | <td>[[File:Broadcasting WOR 5-2-79.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Ad for WOR-TV from Broadcasting magazine, 5 February 1979 - The Doctor and Leela are at the 8 o'clock position...]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[File:WOR Sontaran.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Ad for WOR-TV, TV Guide, 7 October 1978]]</td> | <td>[[File:WOR Sontaran.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Ad for WOR-TV, TV Guide, 7 October 1978]]</td> | ||
| + | <td>[[File:DW WORTV.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ad for WOR-TV, TV Guide, 9 December 1978]]</td> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 1 September 2021
| Variety, 16 August 1978 |  |
WOR was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories |
| WOR | |
| Network: independent | Channel(s): 9 |
| First airing: 1978 | Last airing: 1983 |
== AIRDATES == |
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From 1979 to 1985, WOR was available on many cable systems throughout the country.
- June 1978: WOR was selected by Time-Life Television to be one of its guinea-pigs to test a new series that Time-Life had on offer from the BBC. In June 1978, WOR aired an omnibus edition of The Hand of Fear.
- 7 October 1978: At 6.30pm, Tom Baker makes his debut in New York State. Stories aired in production order, so The Sontaran Experiment preceded The Ark in Space.
- 6 January 1979: The series shifted to the earlier time of 5.00pm, but was often pre-empted by baseball.
- 6 October 1979: Two episodes air every Saturday morning.
- 20 September 1980: Doctor Who goes off the air for the winter.
- 14 March 1981: The series returns, Saturdays at noon, for 7 weeks before moving to 9am.
- From September 1981 to September 1983, two episodes aired back to back with commercial breaks, Saturdays between 10:00am and 11:00am.
- 5 February 1983: Revenge of the Cybermen episodes 2 and 3 aired. The Howard Da Silva prints were still being used at this point.
- 9 September 1983: Doctor Who is replaced by professional wrestling.
