1962 in American television
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| 1961–62 United States network television schedule |
| 1962–63 United States network television schedule |
| List of American television programs currently in production |
This is a list of American television-related events in 1962.
Events
| Date | Event | Ref. |
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| January 1 | The 1962 Rose Bowl game on NBC is the first coast-to-coast live color television broadcast of a college football game in the United States. | |
| NBC introduces the Laramie Peacock before the midnight showing of the day's episode of Laramie | ||
| March 24 | On Fight of the Week, ABC televises the Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III boxing match from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The fight ends when Paret falls unconscious at the hands of Griffith, which would lead to his death ten days later. | |
| April 16 | Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchorman of the CBS Evening News; he would remain so for the next 19 years. | |
| September 25 | The Spanish International Network begins operation as the first Spanish-language television network in the United States
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| November 15 | NBC-primary/CBS-secondary affiliate WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky becomes the first UHF television station to broadcast in color. | [1] |
Also in 1962
- The All-Channel Receiver Act of 1962 requires UHF (channels 14-83) tuners to be on all consumer television sets in addition to the VHF tuner.[2][3]
- Zenith Electronics markets its first color television set, 21-inch round screen set.
Television programs
Debuts
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Network | Debut | Notes |
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| 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
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes |
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| Spanish International Network | Broadcast over-the-air | September 29 | The first foreign-language television network to broadcast in the United States |
| Connecticut Public Television | Public broadcasting network | October 1 | Beginning with the sign-on of WEDH in Hartford, Connecticut , the network would eventually expand to four stations over the next 12 years.
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| Mizlou Television Network | Ad-hoc syndication service | Unknown date | Mizlou programming was syndicated to several commercial television outlets, as well as CATV systems. |
Television stations
Station launches
| Date | Market
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Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/Ref. | |
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| January 2 | Salina, Kansas | KSLN-TV | 34 | ABC | ||
| February 8 | San Angelo, Texas | KACB-TV | 3 | NBC | ||
| March 15 | Portland, Oregon | KATU
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2 | Independent | ||
| March 26 | Albany, New York | WMHT | 17 | NET | ||
| May 17 | Boston, Massachusetts
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WXHR-TV
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56 | Independent | Experimental station | |
| June 3 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | WLTV | 13 | Independent
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[17] | |
| July 4 | Honolulu, Hawaii
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KTRG | 13 | Independent | ||
| June 15 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | WWUP-TV
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10 | CBS | Satellite of WWTV/Traverse City | |
| September 7 | Miami, Florida
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WLRN | 17 | NET | ||
| September 9 | Syracuse, New York | WNYS-TV | 9 | ABC | ||
| September 10 | Nashville, Tennessee | WDCN-TV
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2 | NET | Reallocated to VHF channel 8 in 1973; now a PBS member station. | |
San Antonio, Texas
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KLRN | 9 | ||||
| September 11 | San Bernardino/Los Angeles, California | KVCR-TV
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24 | NET | ||
| September 15 | Biloxi, Mississippi | WLOX-TV
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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
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| September 30 | Reno, Nevada | KCRL-TV | 4 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
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| October 1 | Hartford, Connecticut | WEDH
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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
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20 | Independent
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| October 16 | Lubbock, Texas | KTXT-TV | 5 | NET | ||
| October 23 | Charleston, South Carolina | WCIV | 4 | NBC | ||
| November 1 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WZZM-TV
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13 | ABC | ||
| Yakima, Washington | KYVE
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47 | NET | Now a satellite of Seattle
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| November 3 | Marion, Indiana | WTAF-TV | 31 | Independent
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Defunct as of March 14, 1969 | |
| November 19 | Ogden, Utah | KOET
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9 | Educational Independent | ||
| November 24 | Binghamton, New York | WBJA-TV | 34 | ABC | ||
| December 18 | Montgomery, Alabama | WAIQ
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26 | NET | Part of the Alabama Public Television network | |
| Unknown date | Los Angeles, California | KIIX | 22 | Independent |
Network affiliation changes
| Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Notes/Ref. |
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| August 1 | Durham, North Carolina | WTVD | 11 | CBS (primary) ABC (secondary) |
CBS (primary) NBC (secondary) |
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| Raleigh, North Carolina | WRAL-TV | 5 | NBC (primary) ABC (secondary) |
ABC (exclusive) |
Station closures
| Date | City of license/Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Sign-on date | Notes |
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| 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
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WPCA-TV
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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 |
Births
Deaths
References
- ISBN 9781879688933.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ Tufts, Chris. "Family Classics-titles and air dates". epguides. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ISBN 0-345-42923-0 via Google Books. Accessed October 25, 2008.
- ISBN 0 14 02 4916 8, p. 258.
- ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 316.
- ^ Classic TV Archive Ensign O'Toole (1962–63) Accessed 8 November 2021
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ISBN 0-498-02488-1.
- ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ Bill Zehme (June 2002). "The Man Who Retired". Esquire. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- 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.