Minnesota

Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:

Minneapolis / St. Paul

KSTP

Variety, 16 August 1978

KSTP was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories

Channel 5 (ABC)

• Late 1978: The series first aired in an afternoon timeslot, then shifted to 1.30am after poor ratings.
• 1979-1981: Channel 5 screened Tom Baker stories on weekday afternoons until at least late 1981, presumably stopping by the time KTCA, channel 2 (below), picked up the series...

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Tom Baker premieres, 28 December 1981

KTCA

Channel 2 (PBS)

• 28 December 1981: Channel 2 screened Tom Baker stories Monday to Friday at 5:00pm; the timeslot later changed to 5.30pm. They were cycled through at least twice.

Scene, Sept. 1982

Peter Davison premieres, May 1983

• May 1983: The Peter Davison stories begin, all as omnibus editions, screening at 10:30pm. This was followed by further Tom Baker reruns.
  • KTCA PROMO 1983
• 23 November 1983: The Five Doctors airs.
• 1984-85: The remainder of the Peter Davison era airs.
• 1985: The Jon Pertwee stories air, all as omnibus editions.
• Peter Davison attends a convention - PRESS CLIPPING 23 MAY 1986
• 1986: In the mid-1980s, channel 2 screened the 17 repackaged William Hartnell stories. The second half of The Chase (i.e. parts 4-6) aired on Friday 16 May 1986. This was followed by the five reissued Patrick Troughton stories.
  • KTCA INTRO TO HARTNELL EPISODES
• October 1986: The series airs 10.00pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
• 5 October 1986: A "Dr Who Festival" is held at the Minneapolis Armory, with an appearance by the travelling Doctor Who USA Tour bus:

• PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 1
• PRESS COVERAGE: USA BUS TOUR in MINNESOTA 2

• Late 1986: The first season of Colin Baker stories airs.
• 1986-1988: More repeats.
• March 1988: The Trial of a Time Lord airs, followed by Time and the Rani, which plays on its own. The rest of the McCoy era airs after 1989. The series now airs Saturdays, at 11.00pm.
• 1988: The 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories had screened by September 1988.

• 1991: During 1991, only two episode per week are screened, back to back on Sunday afternoons.

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KTCI

(Channel 17)

• 1990: KTCA's lower-power affiliate airs the Hartnell and Troughton episodes.

• 2001-2002: KTCI reran the Tom Baker stories following letters from viewers - but this was the last time the series aired on a regular basis.

Fandom

• Minnesota Fanzine: QUESTIONMARK Vol 2, Issue 4

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Bemidji

KAWE

Channel 9 (PBS)

• 1989: Screened the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories circa 1989.

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