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Variety, 16 August 1978 Variety1978.JPG WPTV was one of the first stations to purchase the Tom Baker stories
WPTV
Network: NBC Channel(s): 5
First airing: 1978 Last airing: 1980?

== AIRDATES ==


The Palm Beach Post-Times, July 22, 1978


  • 22 July 1978: The magazine Back Stage reported that WPTV "preempted the entire evening when it aired a marathon of ... Dr. Who". If they did, they didn't let the press know (see listings right)
  • 24 July 1978: Omnibus The Hand of Fear is shown on Friday night at 9:00 pm as a "test" to see how the show might be received by American audiences. The test is repeated 1 September.
  • 9 September 1978: The Tom Baker stories begin airing Saturdays at 1.00pm.
  • 8 September 1979: The Tom Baker stories begin airing Saturdays at 6.00am.


1978-08-26 Palm Beach Post.jpg
Palm Beach Post-Times, Aug. 26 [sic], 1978