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Television related events in the USA during 1962
This is a list of American television -related events in 1962.
Also in 1962 [ edit ]
Television programs [ edit ]
Ending this year [ edit ]
Date
Show
Network
Debut
Notes
January 6
The Yogi Bear Show
First-run syndication
January 30, 1961
March 1
The New Bob Cummings Show
CBS
October 5, 1961
March 25
Bus Stop
ABC
October 1, 1961
April 4
Straightaway
October 6, 1961
April 18
Top Cat
September 27, 1961
May 10
Outlaws
NBC
September 29, 1960
May 23
Window on Main Street
CBS
October 2, 1961
May 31
Oh! Those Bells
March 8, 1962
June 5
Ichabod and Me
September 26, 1961
September 12
The Alvin Show
October 4, 1961
September 28
The Brighter Day
January 4, 1954
Unknown
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
NBC
1955
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
First-run syndication
September 28, 1959
Network launches [ edit ]
Television stations [ edit ]
Station launches [ edit ]
Date
City of License /Market
Station
Channel
Affiliation
Notes/Ref.
January 2
Salina, Kansas
KSLN-TV
34
ABC
February 8
San Angelo, Texas
KACB-TV
3
NBC
March 15
Portland, Oregon
KATU
2
Independent
March 26
Albany, New York
WMHT
17
NET
May 17
Boston, Massachusetts
WXHR-TV
56
Independent
Experimental station
June 3
Bowling Green, Kentucky
WLTV
13
Independent
[17]
July 4
Honolulu, Hawaii
KTRG
13
Independent
June 15
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
WWUP-TV
10
CBS
Satellite of WWTV /Traverse City
September 7
Miami, Florida
WLRN
17
NET
September 9
Syracuse, New York
WNYS-TV
9
ABC
September 10
Nashville, Tennessee
WDCN-TV
2
NET
Reallocated to VHF channel 8 in 1973; now a PBS member station.
San Antonio, Texas
KLRN
9
September 11
San Bernardino /Los Angeles , California
KVCR-TV
24
NET
September 15
Biloxi, Mississippi
WLOX-TV
13
ABC
Rochester, New York
WOKR
13
ABC
September 19
Lafayette, Louisiana
KATC
3
ABC
September 24
Pullman, Washington
KWSC-TV
10
NET
September 25
Los Angeles, California
KMEX-TV
34
Spanish International Network
September 30
Reno, Nevada
KCRL-TV
4
NBC (primary) ABC (secondary)
October 1
Hartford, Connecticut
WEDH
24
NET
Flagship of Connecticut Public Television
Nuevo Laredo , Tamaluipas , Mexico (Laredo, Texas , United States )
XEFE-TV
12
Spanish International Network
October 7
Ann Arbor, Michigan
WJMY
20
Independent
October 16
Lubbock, Texas
KTXT-TV
5
NET
October 23
Charleston, South Carolina
WCIV
4
NBC
November 1
Grand Rapids, Michigan
WZZM-TV
13
ABC
Yakima, Washington
KYVE
47
NET
Now a satellite of KCTS-TV /Seattle
November 3
Marion, Indiana
WTAF-TV
31
Independent
Defunct as of March 14, 1969
November 19
Ogden, Utah
KOET
9
Educational Independent
November 24
Binghamton, New York
WBJA-TV
34
ABC
December 18
Montgomery, Alabama
WAIQ
26
NET
Part of the Alabama Public Television network
Unknown date
Los Angeles, California
KIIX
22
Independent
Network affiliation changes [ edit ]
Station closures [ edit ]
Date
City of license/Market
Station
Channel
Affiliation
Sign-on date
Notes
February 16
Midland, Texas
KDCD-TV
18
December 9, 1961
Returned to the air on January 15, 1968
February 28
Youngstown, Ohio
WXTV
45
Independent
November 15, 1960
August 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WPCA-TV
17
Independent
July 10, 1960
Returned to the air January 31, 1963
August 26
Odgen, Utah
KVOG-TV
9
Independent
December 1, 1960
November 17
Boston, Massachusetts
WTAO-TV
56
Independent
May 17, 1962
Experimental station
References [ edit ]
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^ Classic TV Archive Ensign O'Toole (1962–63) Accessed 8 November 2021
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 445–449. ISBN 978-1476665993 .
^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series . The Scarecrow Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2 .
^ Terrance, Vincent (1979). Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947–1979) . Vol. 1. Cranbury , New Jersey : A. S. Barnes and Co. pp. 138 . ISBN 0-498-02488-1 .
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^ Bill Zehme (June 2002). "The Man Who Retired" . Esquire . Retrieved June 9, 2010 .
^ Harris, Jay S., ed. (1978). TV Guide: The First 25 Years . New York: New American Library. p. 65. ISBN 0-452-25225-3 .
^ "TV Station Goes On Air Next Sunday" . The Park City Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. May 27, 1962. p. 3. Archived from the original April 5, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
External links [ edit ]