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Doctor Who aired in these cities, on these channels:
Des Moines
KDIN
Channel 11 (PBS)
- 1978: KDIN was the last US station to purchase the initial package of 13 Jon Pertwee stories, which was circa July 1978.
- September 1978: The Tom Baker stories commence.
- 1980s: This station cycled Doctor Who regularly during the mid-to-late 1980s.
- 1987: From late 1987, it aired the repackaged 17 William Hartnell stories and the 24 repackaged Jon Pertwee stories.
- September 1994: The station 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, KDIN was one of the few stations in the US still screening non-stop re-runs of the omnibus editions, from An Unearthly Child onwards.
- By 1998, KDIN was one of only five stations in the US still screening the series...
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