1949 in American television
Appearance
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1948–49 United States network television schedule |
1949–50 United States network television schedule |
List of American television programs currently in production |
This is a list of American television-related events in 1949.
Events
[edit]Date | Event | Ref. |
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January 11 | All four American television networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont) broadcast a two-hour special celebrating the linking of the eastern and mid-western networks via a coaxial cable. | |
January 31 | The annual Emmy Awards were presented and broadcast on television for the first time ever, from Los Angeles. | |
May | Milton Berle hosts the first-ever telethon, which lasted 24 hours, to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. | |
August 29 | The development of RCA's compatible color television system was announced. | |
September | The ABC Television Network becomes the first television network to offer a four-hour primetime programming schedule on Sunday nights. | |
The 1949-50 television season marks the first time all four networks offered at least some prime time programming on all seven nights of the week. | ||
December 29 | KC2XAK in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the first-ever experimental UHF television station to operate a daily schedule, begins operation. | |
Unknown | The Sears and Roebuck catalog offers television sets by mail order for the first time. |
Television programs
[edit]Debuts
[edit]Changes of network affiliation
[edit]Show | Moved from | Moved to |
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Candid Camera | ABC | NBC |
Bowling Headliners | ABC | Dumont |
The Wendy Barrie Show | ABC | Dumont |
The Morey Amsterdam Show | CBS | Dumont |
The Armed Forces Hour | NBC | Dumont |
The Ted Steele Show | NBC | Dumont |
Okay, Mother | WABD | Dumont |
Ending this year
[edit]Date | Show | Network | Debut | Notes |
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January 10 | Champagne and Orchids | DuMont | September 6, 1948 | |
January 14 | Tales of the Red Caboose | DuMont | October 29, 1948 | |
March 4 | Café de Paris | DuMont | January 17, 1949 | |
March 4 | These Are My Children | NBC | January 31, 1949 | |
March 5 | Quizzing the News | ABC | August 11, 1948 | |
March 7 | Photographic Horizons | DuMont | January 12, 1949 | |
March 17 | Hotel Broadway | DuMont | January 20, 1949 | |
April 14 | Window on the World | DuMont | January 27, 1949 | |
April 19 | The School House | DuMont | January 18, 1949 | |
April 22 | Stop Me If You've Heard This One | NBC | March 4, 1948 | |
May 24 | Places Please | CBS | August 16, 1948 | |
May 26 | The Adventures of Oky Doky | DuMont | November 4, 1948 | |
June 3 | Admiral Broadway Revue | NBC/DuMont | January 28, 1949 | |
June 23 | King Cole's Birthday Party | DuMont | May 15, 1947 | |
Charade Quiz | DuMont | November 27, 1947 | ||
July 4 | Americana | NBC | December 8, 1947 | |
Doorway to Fame | DuMont | May 2, 1947 | ||
July 5 | Teen Time Tunes | DuMont | March 7, 1949 | |
July 15 | A Woman to Remember | DuMont | February 21, 1949 | |
July 15 | Your Show Time | NBC | January 21, 1949 | |
July 23 | Television Screen Magazine | NBC | November 17, 1946 | |
August 3 | The Growing Paynes | DuMont | October 20, 1948 | |
August 23 | Talent Jackpot | DuMont | July 13, 1949 | |
August 27 | Stand By for Crime | ABC | January 11, 1949 | |
August 30 | Wesley | CBS | May 8, 1949 | |
September 10 | For Your Pleasure | NBC | April 15, 1948 | |
September 12 | Academy Theatre | NBC | July 25, 1949 | |
September 14 | Program Playhouse | DuMont | June 22, 1949 | |
September 22 | Flight to Rhythm | DuMont | March 10, 1949 | |
September 23 | Key to the Missing | DuMont | July 4, 1948 | |
September 30 | The Family Genius | DuMont | September 9, 1949 | |
October 16 | Stained Glass Windows | ABC | September 26, 1948 | |
October 20 | Uptown Jubilee | CBS | September 13, 1949 | |
October 27 | Crusade in Europe | ABC | May 5, 1949 | |
October 27 | Fireball Fun for All | NBC | June 28, 1949 | |
October 30 | ABC Television Players | ABC | January 16, 1949 | |
November | Cinema Varieties | DuMont | September | |
November 4 | Oboler Comedy Theater | ABC | September 23, 1949 | |
November 14 | ABC Barn Dance | ABC | February 21, 1949 | |
November 27 | Let There Be Stars | ABC | October 16, 1949 | |
December | The Roar of the Rails | CBS | October 26, 1948 | |
December 14 | Photocrime | ABC | September 28, 1949 | |
December 15 | Starring Boris Karloff | ABC | September 21, 1949 | |
December 15 | Tonight on Broadway | CBS | April 6, 1948 | |
December 28 | The Crisis | NBC | October 5, 1949 | |
December 29 | Romance | CBS | November 3, 1949 | |
Unknown date | Boxing From Jamaica Arena | DuMont | 1946 | |
See What You Know | CBS | 1946 | ||
Musical Merry-Go-Round | NBC | July 25, 1947 | ||
Amanda | DuMont | November 1, 1948 | ||
Missus Goes a Shopping | CBS | November 19, 1947 |
Television stations
[edit]Station launches
[edit]Date | City of License/Market | Station[15] | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
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January 1 | Houston, Texas | KLEE-TV | 2 | NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) |
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Los Angeles, California | KTTV | 11 | CBS | Now a FOX affiliate since 1986 | |
January 11 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WDTV | 3 (now 2) |
DuMont (primary) NBC/ABC (secondary) |
Eventually became CBS affiliate KDKA, now a CBS O&O station branded as CBS Pittsburgh |
January 16 | Los Angeles, California | KNBH | 4 | NBC | |
Washington, D.C. | WOIC | 9 | CBS | ||
February 23 | Dayton, Ohio | WHIO-TV | 7 | CBS (primary) DuMont (secondary) |
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March 8 | Atlanta, Georgia | WAGA-TV | 5 | CBS | |
March 15 | Dayton, Ohio | WLWD | 5 (now 2) | NBC (primary) DuMont (secondary) |
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Erie, Pennsylvania | WICU-TV | 12 | NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) |
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March 18 | Lancaster/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WGAL | 8 | NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) |
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March 21 | Miami, Florida | WTVJ | 4 | CBS | Now an NBC affiliate on channel 6 |
March 25 | Wilmington, Delaware | WVUE | 12 | NBC (primary) DuMont (secondary) |
First licensed television station in Delaware |
April 3 | Columbus, Ohio | WLWC | 4 | NBC | |
April 4 | Cincinnati, Ohio | WKRC-TV | 11 (now 12) |
CBS | |
May 5 | San Francisco, California | KGO-TV | 7 | ABC | |
May 18 | San Diego, California | KFMB-TV | 8 | CBS (primary) NBC/DuMont (secondary) |
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May 29 | Birmingham, Alabama | WAFM-TV | 13 | CBS | |
May 30 | Indianapolis, Indiana | WFBM-TV | 6 | CBS (primary) Paramount/DuMont (secondary) |
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June 1 | Salt Lake City, Utah | KSL-TV | 5 | CBS (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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June 6 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | WKY-TV | 4 | NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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June 11 | Rochester, New York | WHAM-TV | 8 | NBC (primary) DuMont (secondary) |
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July 1 | Birmingham, Alabama | WBRC-TV | 4 (moved to 6 in 1953) | NBC | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | WTCN-TV | 4 | CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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July 10 | Providence, Rhode Island | WJAR | 11 | NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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July 15 | Charlotte, North Carolina | WBTV | 3 | CBS (primary) NBC/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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July 26 | Cincinnati, Ohio | WCPO-TV | 7 (now 9) |
ABC | |
August 15 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WLAV-TV | 8 | NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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August 29 | Omaha, Nebraska | WOW-TV | 6 | CBS | |
September 1 | Lincoln, Nebraska | KMTV | 3 | NBC | |
September 15 | Jacksonville, Florida | WMBR-TV | 4 | CBS (primary) ABC/NBC (secondary) |
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Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania | WJAC-TV | 13 (now 6) |
NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) |
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September 16 | Los Angeles, California | KECA-TV | 7 | ABC | |
September 17 | Dallas, Texas | KBTV | 8 | DuMont | |
September 22 | Greensboro, North Carolina | WFMY-TV | 2 | CBS (primary) ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary) |
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September 29 | Columbus, Ohio | WTVN-TV | 6 | DuMont (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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September 30 | Indianapolis, Indiana | WFBM-TV | 6 | CBS (primary) DuMont/Paramount (secondary) |
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October 5 | Columbus, Ohio | WBNS-TV | 10 | CBS | |
October 11 | Secaucus, New Jersey/New York City, New York | WOR-TV | 9 | Independent | |
October 16 | Kansas City, MO/KS | WDAF-TV | 4 | NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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October 29 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KOTV | 6 | CBS (primary) ABC/DuMont/NBC/Paramount (secondary) |
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October 31 | Davenport, Iowa (Bettendorf, IA/Moline/Rock Island, IL) |
WOC-TV | 5 (now 6) |
NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
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November 11 | Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana | WTTV | 10 (now 4) |
NBC (primary) ABC/DuMont (Secondary) |
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November 15 | Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia (Ashland, Kentucky) |
WSAZ-TV | 5 (now 3) |
NBC (primary) CBS/ABC/DuMont (Secondary) |
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San Francisco, California | KRON-TV | 4 | NBC | ||
December 1 | Binghamton, New York | WNBF-TV | 12 | CBS (primary) ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary) |
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Utica, New York | WKTV | 2 | NBC (primary) ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) |
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December 3 | Dallas, Texas | KRLD-TV | 4 | CBS | |
December 4 | Phoenix, Arizona | KPHO | 5 | CBS (primary) ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary) |
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December 11 | San Antonio, Texas | WOAI-TV | 4 | NBC (primary) CBS/DuMont/ABC (secondary) |
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December 19 | Cleveland, Ohio | WXEL | 9 (now 8) | DuMont (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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December 29 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | KC2XAK | 24 | NBC | World's first-ever UHF experimental station, serving as a rebroadcaster of WNBT from New York City |
Network affiliation changes
[edit]Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
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January | Buffalo, New York | WBEN-TV | 4 | NBC (primary) ABC/DuMont (secondary) |
CBS (primary) ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary) |
Retains secondary NBC affiliation until 1954, and secondary ABC and DuMont affiliations until 1956 |
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IMDB entry
- ^ DuMont historical website
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 829. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ NBC: America's Network Michele Hilmes, Michael Lowell Henry; University of California Press, 2007 - Performing Arts - 362 pages, page 176.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 469. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4 ed.). Penguin Books. pp. 103, 936. ISBN 9780140267372. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 106–110. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 285. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 278. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (December 29, 1999). "Clayton Moore, Television's Lone Ranger And a Persistent Masked Man, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows – 1946–Present (Ninth ed.). p. 790. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 497
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 176–178. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 172. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Postwar stations - EarlyTelevision.org. Archived July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2019.