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2003 Gertrude Ederle, swimming celebrity/teacher, first woman, and fifth person, to swim the English Channel, dies at 97
1998 Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down02930301 1997 Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million 1997 Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan 1996 M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched 1996 WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City 1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air 1995 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air 1994 1st trains for public run in English Channel Tunnel 1994 FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts 1990 Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 British and French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel) 1990 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5h12m33s (Channel Islands) 1990 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1987 Digging begins to link England and France under English Channel 1987 New York's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting 1987 Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it 1985 Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) 1983 WKBC-TV (channel 48) ends broadcasting in Philadelphia 1983 Samantha Druce, age 12y 119d is youngest woman to swim English Channel 1982 Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel 1981 American Charles Chapman is 1st black to swim English Channel 1981 Jon Erikson (U.S.) becomes 1st to triple cross English Channel (38:27) 1981 6 English lifeguards set relay swim record English Channel (7:17) 1981 1st solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, crosses English Channel 1979 Marcus Hooper, 12, is youngest person to swim English Channel 1979 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hours, 49 minutes 1978 Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h 40m 1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 Vanessa Paradis, France, model, Channel, actress, White Wedding 1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting 1972 WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAV TV channel 18 in Oxford, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KHMA TV channel 11 in Houma, LA (IND) begins broadcasting 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1972 WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1972 KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins 1971 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting 1971 KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting 1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Samantha Druce, youngest woman to swim English Channel 1971 WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 1971 WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting 1971 WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting 1971 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast 1971 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 WSWP TV channel 9 in Grandview, WV (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, Montana (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, begins broadcasting 1970 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, begins broadcasting 1970 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1970 WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) suspends broadcasting 1970 WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast 1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, Georgia begins broadcasting 1969 KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1969 WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin begins broadcasting 1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 KRNE TV channel 12 in Merriman, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KHNE TV channel 29 in Hastings, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 WTOG TV channel 44 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, California (NBC) begins broadcastng 1968 WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins 1968 WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins 1968 WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, New York (UNI) begins broadcasting 1968 WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 KQEC TV channel 32 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast 1968 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WSKG TV channel 46 in Binghamton, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WKPI TV channel 22 in Pikeville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 KLVX TV channel 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVUT TV channel 22 in Vincennes, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WLED TV channel 49 in Littleton, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1967 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1967 WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, Arizona (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins 1967 WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mount Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, Tennessee (PBS) 1st broadcast 1967 WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast 1967 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting 1967 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins 1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins 1966 KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast 1966 KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, New Hampshire (NBC) begins broadcasting 1966 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins 1966 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1966 WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast 1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins 1965 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, Idaho (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, New York (TEL) begins broadcasting 1965 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast 1965 WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KCSM TV channel 60 in San Mateo-SF, California (PBS) begins 1964 WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin 1964 WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, Puerto Rico begins broadcasting 1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1964 WEWS-TV Channel 5's "Upbeat" debuts in Cleveland 1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 WMEM TV channel 10 in Presque Isle, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 France and Great Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel 1964 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, ND (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 KWHY TV channel 22 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1963 WGSF TV channel 28 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WFAN TV channel 14 in Washington, D.C. (IND) begins broadcasting 1963 WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting 1962 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KCRL TV channel 4 in Reno, NV (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 KMEX TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1962 KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Public TV channel 13 begins in New York City 1962 WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KVCR TV channel 24 in San Bernardino, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Fred Baldasare is 1st to swim English Channel underwater (scuba) 1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast 1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1962 WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, New York (PBS) 1st broadcast 1962 KATU TV channel 2 in Portland, OR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1961 KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, D.C. (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min 1961 Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles) 1961 WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1961 KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1961 KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix, Arizona (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (NBC) begins broadcasting 1960 KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcsting 1960 KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast 1960 XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins 1960 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st broadcast 1960 KHVO TV channel 13 in Hilo, HI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1960 WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR 1960 WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1960 KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins 1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1959 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast 1959 KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, Michigan (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1959 KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, Arizona (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting 1959 KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 WUFT TV channel 5 in Gainesville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, California (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, Montana (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast 1958 WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WTVC TV channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, Puerto Rico (PTC) begins broadcasting 1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1958 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins 1957 WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1957 WYTV TV channel 33 in Youngstown, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WPTA TV channel 21 in Fort Wayne, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting 1957 KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KTCA TV channel 2 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer, swam English Channel 19 times 1957 KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 KBTexas TV channel 3 in Bryan, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins 1957 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast 1956 WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins 1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins 1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KRCR TV channel 7 in Redding-Chico, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast 1956 KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, California (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver, CO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (TCI) begins broadcasting 1955 WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins 1955 KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia (ABC) begins 1955 WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins 1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, Idaho (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast 1955 WPRI TV channel 12 in Providence, RI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins 1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1955 WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mount Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast 1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins 1954 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KODE TV channel 12 in Joplin, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KTUL TV channel 8 in Tulsa, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (ABC) 1st broadcast 1954 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Jon Erikson, U.S., 1st to triple cross English Channel, 1981 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KQED TV channel 9 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting 1954 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting 1954 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (TM) begins broadcasting 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins 1954 WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast 1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins 1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland and Odessa, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station 1953 KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins 1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, Montana (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1953 WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins 1953 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1953 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins 1953 WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins 1953 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins 1953 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins 1953 KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, Montana (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KCPQ TV channel 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, Idaho (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins 1953 XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast 1953 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins 1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KUHT TV channel 8 in Houston, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins 1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins 1953 WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins 1953 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 John Francome, born in Swindon, England, jockey, National Hunt Champion Jockey seven times, apprenticed with Fred Winter, presenter for horseracing broadcasts on Channel 4 1952 WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast 1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes 1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 1950 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1950 Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50) 1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting 1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, California (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast 1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins 1949 WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 U.N. International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages 1949 WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 WAGeorgia TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, California (MET) begins broadcasting 1948 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins 1948 WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California (IND) begins 1948 WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WABC TV channel 7 in New York, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WPIX TV channel 11 in New York City, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 KSTP TV channel 5 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast 1948 WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins 1947 WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins 1947 Jon Snow, British TV journalist, Channel 4 1947 WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting 1947 WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, D.C. (MET) begins broadcasting 1944 Heavy storm hits the Channel 1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1942 3 German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany 1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting 1940 Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends 1940 General Guderians tanks reach The Channel (British expeditionary army) 1939 WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast 1932 British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead) 1931 W2XB TV channel 1 in New York City, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1928 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro flight over English Channel 1926 New York's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel 1923 Enrico Tiraboschi is 1st to swim English Channel westward 1923 1st American to swim English Channel, Henry Sullivan 1923 Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor, Wizard 1918 Florence Chadwick, swimmer, 1st to swim English Channel both ways 1914 Colin Gray, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, fought Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Channel Front 1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel 1910 1st roundtrip flight over English Channel, C S Rolls, England 1909 France's Louis Bleriot, makes 1st airplane flight across English Channel 1883 Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1883 Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls 1875 Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim English Channel, 21h 45m 1872 Louis Bleriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel 1867 Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel 1785 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries) |
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