Iowa
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Iowa Public Television
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- 6 April 1974: Begins airing, Saturdays at 7:00pm on the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network.
- 1976: The stations are renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network.
- 1978: IPTV was the last US market to purchase the initial package of 13 Jon Pertwee stories, which was circa July 1978.
- September 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence.
- 1980s: The network cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
- 1982: The network is renamed Iowa Public Television.
- 1987: From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 William Hartnell stories and the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
- September 1994: The network discontinued its cycle of re-runs, with the last story to air being Survival in September. Fans were, however, able to get a reprieve by raising funds through a pledge drive.
- At the time, IPTV was one of the few markets in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from An Unearthly Child onwards.
- By 1998, IPTV was one of only five markets in the US still screening the series...
Notes
- We are asuuming that Doctor Who was simulcast throughout the state. Please let us know if this is not true or if you have information about IPTV's broadcasting history: BroaDWcast@hotmail.com
