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| − | === | + | | name = WPHL |
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| + | | network = independent | ||
| + | | channel = 17 | ||
| + | | firstAir = 1972 | ||
| + | | lastAir = 1973 | ||
| + | | state = Philadelphia | ||
| + | | wikipedia = WPHL-TV | ||
| + | | list = Philadelphia (WPHL) | ||
| + | | notes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | + | * '''21 August 1972''': '''Doctor Who''' makes its television '''DEBUT''' in the United States. The first serial to air was [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]. | |
| − | + | **This was only two months after the completion of season nine in the UK (with part six of [[The Time Monster]] on '''24 June 1972'''). | |
| − | + | **WPHL did not purchase the full package, instead only taking the first nine stories (50 episodes), up to and including [[Day of the Daleks]]. (Time-Life's initial package offer was of the first 50 episodes only -- see [[United States--1972]]. The other stations to buy the series bought the full 72 episode package; WPHL was the only station that did not.) | |
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| − | * '''21 August 1972''': '''Doctor Who''' | ||
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| − | This was only two months after the completion of season nine in the UK (with part six of [[The Time Monster]] on '''24 June 1972'''). | ||
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| − | *WPHL did not purchase the full package, instead only taking the first nine stories (50 episodes), up to and including [[Day of the Daleks]] | ||
*'''30 October 1972''': The first run of the 50 episodes concludes. | *'''30 October 1972''': The first run of the 50 episodes concludes. | ||
*'''31 October 1972 - 26 May 1973''': The series is repeated. | *'''31 October 1972 - 26 May 1973''': The series is repeated. | ||
*BBC paperwork indicates that WPHL bought '''four''' screening rights to the series, although it appears that it only used '''two''' of these. (It may have on-sold the unused rights to another station.) | *BBC paperwork indicates that WPHL bought '''four''' screening rights to the series, although it appears that it only used '''two''' of these. (It may have on-sold the unused rights to another station.) | ||
| − | { | + | {{Image table |
| − | + | |[[File:WPHLAug72.JPG|thumb|250px|Philadelphia Inquirer billing, 21 August 1972]] | |
| − | |[[File:WPHLAug72.JPG|thumb | + | |[[File:WPHLPremiere.JPG|thumb|250px|Philadelphia Inquirer billing, Dr Who (Premiere), 21 August 1972]] |
| − | |- | + | |[[File:1972-08-19 Pottstown Mercury.jpg|thumb|250px|The Pottstown Mercury, 19 August 1972]] |
| − | |[[File:WPHL 1972.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Philadelphia Inquirer billing]] | + | }} |
| − | + | {{Image table | |
| − | + | |[[File:WPHL 1972.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Philadelphia Inquirer billing]] | |
| − | + | |[[File:WPHL Monday.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Philadelphia Inquirer billing, TV Highlights, 21 August 1972]] | |
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 26 December 2023
| WPHL | |
| Network: independent | Channel(s): 17 |
| First airing: 1972 | Last airing: 1973 |
== AIRDATES == |
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- 21 August 1972: Doctor Who makes its television DEBUT in the United States. The first serial to air was Doctor Who and the Silurians.
- This was only two months after the completion of season nine in the UK (with part six of The Time Monster on 24 June 1972).
- WPHL did not purchase the full package, instead only taking the first nine stories (50 episodes), up to and including Day of the Daleks. (Time-Life's initial package offer was of the first 50 episodes only -- see United States--1972. The other stations to buy the series bought the full 72 episode package; WPHL was the only station that did not.)
- 30 October 1972: The first run of the 50 episodes concludes.
- 31 October 1972 - 26 May 1973: The series is repeated.
- BBC paperwork indicates that WPHL bought four screening rights to the series, although it appears that it only used two of these. (It may have on-sold the unused rights to another station.)
