2004 Tony Randall, actor, TV's The Odd Couple, dies at 84
2004 Jack Paar, TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 85
2003 Roy Neal, TV journalist, NASA correspondent, dies at 82
2003 Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95
2003 David Brinkley, TV journalist, dies at 82
2003 David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39
2002 Roone Arledge, TV innovator, crated NFL Monday Night Football, dies at 71
2002 Jonathan Harris, TV actor, TV's Lost in Space, dies at 84
2002 Walter Annenberg, publisher/philanthropist/ambassador, started TV GUide, dies at 94
2002 Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93
2002 Howard K. Smith, TV journalist, dies at 87
2001 Christopher Hewett, actor, TV's Mr. Belvedere, dies at 80
2001 Edward Winter, actor, TV's M*A*S*H, dies at 63
2001 Ray Walston, actor, TV's My Favorite Martian, dies at 86
2000 Thomas Yohe, TV producer/innovator, Schoolhouse Rock, dies at 63
2000 Steve Allen, writer/TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 80
2000 Robert Northshield, TV news producer, Sunday Morning, dies at 78
2000 Larry Linville, actor, M*A*S*H TV show, dies at 60
1999 Leonard Goldenson, TV executive, dies at 94
1998 Johnny Roventini, pitchman, Phillip Morris radio and TV ads, dies at 88
1998 Buffalo Bob Smith, TV personality, The Howdy Doody Show, dies at 80
1998 Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming
1997 Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show
1997 "ER" is performed live on TV
1997 Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC), dies at 48
1997 "Keenan Ivory Wayan Show," premieres on Fox TV
1997 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them
1997 TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant
1997 Edward Mulhare, actor, TV's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, dies of lung cancer at 74
1997 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV
1997 Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57
1997 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV
1997 Michael Stroka, TV actor, Aristede-Dark Shadows, dies of cancer at 57
1997 Edwin Haig Alberian, TV celebrity, played Clarabell
1997 Gail Davis, actress, TV's Annie Oakley
1997 5th annual ESPY Awards shown on TV
1997 David Doyle, TV actor (Charlie's Angels)
1997 NBC TV shows "Schindler's List," completely uncensored, 65 million watch
1997 Dennis Main Wilson, TV and radio producer, dies at 72
1996 Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67
1996 TV industry execs agree to adopt a ratings system
1996 Susan Gautier TV producer-Smith, dies at 33
1996 Leonard Katzman, TV producer, dies at 69
1996 Rex Tucker, TV writer/director, dies at 83
1996 Humphrey Fisher, TV Producer, dies at 72
1996 M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched
1996 MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV
1996 WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City
1996 Ray Combs, TV host (Family Feud), commits suicide at 40
1996 O. J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict
1996 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71
1996 Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74
1996 Michael Herford Wooller, TV/film producer, dies at 69
1996 Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at 86
1995 Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview
1995 Laura Weber, TV Host, dies at 70
1995 O. J. Simpson cancels a TV appearance on Dateline
1995 Mary Tyler Moore returns to series TV in "NY News," on CBS
1995 Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70
1995 Wilbur Stark, tV/film producer, dies at 83
1995 Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears
1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
1995 Nicholas Palmer, TV writer/producer, dies at 57
1995 Final TV broadcast of "Empty Nest" on NBC TV
1995 Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (New York City) news
1995 Rachida Hammadi, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 32
1995 Vladislav Listyev, TV journalist, dies at 48
1995 Nigel Lucius Graeme Finch, TV Director/film-maker, dies at 45
1995 Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air
1995 Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air
1995 Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82
1995 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City)
1994 Shauna McDonald Brown, British TV producer, dies at 37
1994 Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995
1994 Andrew Miller-Jones TV pioneer, dies at 84
1994 "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS
1994 H Minderop, founder/chairman (TROS-radio/TV), dies
1994 Geoffrey McQueen, TV writer, dies at 46
1994 1st French "all news" TV, LCI, begins broadcasting
1994 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network
1994 Dennis Potter, British TV writer (Pennies from Heaven), dies at 59
1994 Rita Gillespie, tV Director, dies at 65
1994 Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74
1994 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV
1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
1993 Raymond Lockhart, TV director (Huntley Brinkley Report), dies at 65
1993 Smail Yefsah, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 31
1993 Mustafa Abada, Algerian TV director, murdered
1993 Battle at TV station Ostankino/Moscow townhall, about 25 killed
1993 Leonard Parkin, British TV host (ITN), dies at 64
1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million
1993 Piet Wielinga, TV producer (Dutch Glory), dies at 56
1993 "Scrabble," second run," TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV
1993 Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire
1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman
1993 Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69
1993 Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV
1992 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry
1992 Mark Goodson, TV game show producer (Goodson-Toddman), dies at 77
1992 Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to Decemeber
1992 Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies
1992 1964 "Gilligan's Island" TV pilot 1st shown on TV (TBS)
1992 Mariel Hemmingway appears nude on TV show Civil Wars
1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates
1992 Paramount inaugurates New York Street on TV/movie lot
1992 Jim Whaley, TV host (Cinema Showcase), dies of heart attack at 44
1992 Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming
1992 Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
1992 Skip Stephenson, TV host (Real People), dies
1992 "Growing Pains," final episode on ABC TV
1992 "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV
1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"
1992 Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77
1991 Robert Q Lewis, U.S. comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70
1991 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man
1991 1st TV condom ad aired (FOX- TV)
1991 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
1991 "Princesses" premieres on CBS TV
1991 "Good and Evil" premieres on ABC TV
1991 "Good and Evil" and "Sibs" premieres on ABC TV
1991 Andre Baruch, Radio/TV announcer dies at 83
1991 TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition
1991 Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies
1991 Jack McCoy, Radio/TV personality, dies at 72
1991 Marten Levendig, Dutch TV correspondent to Moscow, dies
1991 "Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV
1990 Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
1990 Loretta Tupper, radio/TV entertainer, dies of cancer at 84
1990 Bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68
1990 TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year
1990 Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC
1990 Return To Green Acres TV movie airs
1990 "Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks
1990 Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS
1990 "Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
1990 "Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV
1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV
1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs
1989 TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons
1989 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host, dies at 70
1989 "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV
1989 "Tales From The Crypt," TV Anthology, debuts on HBO
1989 Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs
1989 Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC
1989 "Entertainment Tonight" performs their 2,000th TV performance
1989 Critics Siskel and Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show
1989 David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo
1989 Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973
1989 New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster
1989 1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award)
1989 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
1989 Jim and Tammy Bakker return to TV (Oy Vey!)
1988 Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49
1988 "Naked Gun" premieres, a movie based on TV's "Police Squad"
1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping
1988 Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows
1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
1988 Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series
1988 "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera
1988 "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication
1988 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV
1987 1st condom commercial on BBC TV
1987 "Star Trek: The Next Generation," debuts on syndicated TV
1987 Michael Jacskon's "Bad" video premieres on CBS TV
1987 Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence
1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials
1987 Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air
1987 Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children
1987 David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66
1987 Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner
1986 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run
1986 "Airwolf," TV Adventure; moves to USA
1986 "Designing Women," TV Comedy, debuts on CBS
1986 Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76
1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1986 Regular TV coverage of U.S. Senate sessions begins
1986 Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing
1986 To dispel rumors he's dead, Moammar Gadhafi appears on TV
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80
1986 Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78
1986 4 French TV crew members are abducted in Beirut Lebanon
1985 Noraly Beyer becomes Netherlands 1st black TV newscaster
1985 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost"
1985 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75
1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR
1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run
1984 Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85
1984 Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82
1984 Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84
1984 Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV
1984 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Nightline
1984 "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication
1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69
1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
1984 TV anchor Christine Craft wins $325,000 in her case against KMBC-TV
1984 Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81
1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
1983 Nashville Network begins on cable TV
1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69
1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)
1983 "Friday Night Videos" premieres on NBC TV
1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
1983 Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79
1983 TNN, The Nashville Network, begins on Cable TV
1982 TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run
1982 FCC drops limits on duration and frequency of TV ads
1982 Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80
1982 Jock Ewing, dies in an aircrash on TV show "Dallas"
1982 Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69
1982 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
1982 Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81
1982 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador
1982 Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies
1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV
1981 John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89
1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75
1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV
1981 Judge Wapner and People's Court premier on TV
1981 Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61
1981 2nd City TV's (SCTV) network premier (NBC)
1981 Madge Evans, TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 71
1981 Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs
1981 "Brady Brides," debuts on NBC TV
1980 Bravo network premieres on cable TV
1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields
1980 Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49
1980 On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot
1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72
1979 George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56
1979 John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64
1979 "Real People" premieres on NBC TV
1979 Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82
1979 Miniseries "Roots: Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV
1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC
1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS
1978 1st lesbian theme TV movie - "Question of Love"
1978 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV
1978 1st TV movie from a TV series - "Rescue from Gilligan's Island"
1978 "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV
1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV
1978 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%)
1978 ABC TV airs "Stars Salute Israel at 30"
1978 TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series)
1978 Rutles "All You Need is Cash" is shown on British TV
1978 1st broadcast of "Dallas" on CBS TV
1978 Wendy Barrie, TV hostess (Wendy Barrie Show), dies at 65
1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV
1978 Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75
1977 Louis Untermeyer, poet/critic/TV panelist (What's My Line), dies at 92
1977 Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1st U.S. TV appearance (SNL)
1977 George Hamilton Combs, TV host (Through the Curtain), dies at 78
1977 Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament
1977 90 minute pilot of "Logan's Run" premieres on TV
1977 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap
1977 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV
1977 Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62
1977 Mary Shane hired by Chicago White Sox as 1st woman TV play-by-play
1976 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run
1976 Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
1976 1st Jewish film and TV festival
1976 Ford-Carter TV debate
1976 Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72
1976 "Gong Show" premieres on TV, syndication
1976 Mary Margaret McBride, TV hostess (Mary Margaret McBride), dies at 76
1976 Nelson Case, TV host (Trash or Treasure), dies at 66
1976 H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69
1976 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43
1976 "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV
1976 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV
1976 Sonny and Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce
1976 "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV
1976 "Donny and Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV
1975 Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81
1975 Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
1975 TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope" premieres
1975 Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78
1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
1975 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV
1975 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
1974 Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
1974 Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69
1974 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker, Z, 2 Hip 4 TV
1974 "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV
1974 "Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV
1974 "$6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV
1973 "Young and Restless" premieres on TV
1973 Irna Phillips, creator of 5 TV soap operas, dies at 72
1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
1973 Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79
1973 "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV
1973 ABC announces it obtained TV rights for 1976 Olympics
1973 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC
1973 1st TV network female nudity-Steambath (PBS)-Valerie Perrine
1973 Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at 62
1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV
1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV
1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
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 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer"
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 "M*A*S*H," premieres on NBC TV
1972 1st TV series about mixed marriage-Bridgit Loves Bernie
1972 WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 "Waltons" TV program premieres
1972 1st TV broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS
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 Andrew Cassesse, actor, Revenge of Nerds II, TV 101
1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1972 "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1972 "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV
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, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 David Sarnoff, U.S. TV pioneer (RCA), dies at 80
1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1971 TV movie "Brian's Song," airs for 1st time on ABC-TV
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 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
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 Bobby Leslie, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You
1971 WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 Leanza Cornet, TV host, Entertainment Tonight
1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting
1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS
1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 Ogden Nash, poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at 68
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 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings
1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting
1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Burt Bacharach Special" on CBS TV
1971 Philo T Farnsworth, U.S. TV pioneer, dies at 64
1971 WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting
1971 National Emergency Center erroneously orders U.S. radio and TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn't resolved for 30 minutes
1971 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family
1971 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast
1971 WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting
1971 "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV
1971 "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
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 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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 Patrick Dancy, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You
1970 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting
1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (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, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast
1970 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
1970 WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting
1970 WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) 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 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand
1970 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV
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 Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme on theEd Sullivan Show
1969 50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show
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 1st commercial ad on English TV: Birds-Eye Peas on ATV (Midland)
1969 VP Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion
1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast
1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, NH (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 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs. North Stars)
1969 KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins
1969 WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 "Bright Promise," TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV
1969 WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Bud Collyer, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), dies at 61
1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, Georgia begins broadcasting
1969 Kitty G, [Katia Geiger], Leningrad Russia, cable tv actress
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 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
1969 John and Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show
1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV
1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV
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 "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV
1969 KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
1969 WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1969 Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News
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 Rolling Stones film TV show "Rock 'n Roll Circus"-never aired
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 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura
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 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast
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 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84
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 "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show
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 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV
1968 WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 Dan Cortese, actor/TV host, Jess Hanson-Melrose Place
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 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV
1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV
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, MT (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, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WSKG TV channel 46 in Binghamton, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, NH (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 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA
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, NH (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 Nighttime version of "Hollywood Squares" premieres on NBC TV
1968 Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on U.S. network TV
1968 "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1968 KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, California (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 Netherlands gets color TV
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 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
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 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV
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 Final TV episode of "Fugitive"
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 "News at 10" premieres on English TV
1967 1st British color TV broadcast, on BBC 2
1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special
1967 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
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 J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House
1967 WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. 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 PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network
1967 "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV
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 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program
1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)
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 Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (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 "Batman" with Adam West and Burt Ward premieres on ABC TV
1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1966 Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
1966 WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
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 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV
1965 Maty Monforth, TV host, Mike and Maty
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 Donovan's 1st U.S. TV appearance (Shindig)
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 Cigarette Ads banned on British TV
1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins
1965 KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand"
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 Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66
1965 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite
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 The Who make their 1st appearance on British TV
1965 "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV
1965 Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68
1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting
1964 KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV
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 Philips begins experimenting with color TV
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, PR begins broadcasting
1964 WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 "Munsters" premieres on TV
1964 "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV
1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures
1964 "Another World" and "As the World Turns" premieres on TV
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 WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million
1964 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
1964 KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, ND (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination
1964 KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1964 KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America
1963 WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
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 "Fugitive" premieres on ABC TV
1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 "Outer Limits" premieres on ABC TV
1963 WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting
1963 Susan Gautier-Smith, TV producer
1963 1st U.S. TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC)
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