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WKST/WXTV 45 Youngstown, Ohio
There has been a limited amount of posts dealing with TV History..I thought it would be kind of neat to look at the history of a "lost channel" as it were..WKST/WXTV 45. Originally licensed to New Castle, Pennsylvania at it's 1957 sign-on date as an ABC affiliate. . The city of license was moved to Youngstown Ohio by late 1959..by early 1960 the station moved down the dial to channel 33. Call letters changed to WYTV in 1964. WXTV replaced WKST on channel 45 from sometime in 1960 till at least December 16, 1962. The following are 3 sample 45 schedules, WKST Nov. 21-27 1959
WXTV Dec. 3-9, 1960 and WXTV Dec. 16, 1962 (Last day of TV Guide Listings)..The following highlights how hard it was for a small market UHF independent to make it in the early 1960's..
November 1959 WKST 45 ABC
Saturday 11-21
5PM All Star Golf-ABC
6PM Duffy's Tavern
6:30 Command Performance
7PM Cisco Kid
7:30 Dick Clark-ABC
8PM High Road-ABC
8:30 Leave It To Beaver-ABC
9PM Lawrence Welk-ABC
10PM Jubilee USA-Red Foley-ABC
11PM Movie-Shoot First-1953
Sunday 11-22
3:30 Championship Bridge-ABC
4PM Paul Winchell
4:30 Kingdom Of The Sea
5PM Matty's Funday Funnies-ABC
5:30 Roy Rogers
6PM Film Short
6:15 Salvation Army Show
6:30 Flash Gordon
7PM Our Miss Brooks
7:30 Maverick-ABC
8:30 Lawman-ABC
9PM Rebel-ABC
9:30 Alaskans-ABC
10:30 World Of Talent-Dick Clark-ABC
11PM Movie-Destination Moon-1950
Mon.-Fri 11-23/27
2PM Day In Court-ABC
2:30 Gale Storm Show-ABC
3PM Beat The Clock-ABC
3:30 Who Do You Trust?-ABC
4PM American Bandstand=ABC
Early Evening/Primetime
Monday, 11-23
5:30 My Friend Flicka-ABC
6PM Movie-Redhead from Manhattan-1943
7:20 Ohio Story
7:30 Cheyenne-ABC
8:30 Bourbon Street Beat-ABC
9:30 Adventures In Paradise-ABC
10:30 Man With A Camera
Tuesday, 11-24
5:30 Rin Tin Tin-ABC
6PM Abbott And Costello
6:30 Trouble With Father
7PM Jeff's Collie (Lassie)
7:30 Sugarfoot-ABC
8:30 Phil Silvers (Bilko)
9PM Our Miss Brooks
9:30 Phillip Marlowe-ABC
10PM Alcoa Presents-ABC
10:30 Keep Talking-ABC
11PM Movie-He Walked By Night 1948
Wednesday 11-25
5:30 My Friend Flicka
6PM Movie-Kid From Kansas 1941
7:30 Court Of Last Resort-ABC
8PM Charley Weaver-ABC
8:30 Ozzie And Harriet-ABC
9PM Hawaiian Eye-ABC
10PM Golden Circle-Salute To Record Industry-ABC (pre-empts Boxing)
11PM-Movie-Run For The Sun-1956
Thursday 11-26
5:30 Rocky And Friends
6PM Movie-Smith Of Minnesota 1942
7:30 Gale Storm-ABC
8PM Donna Reed-ABC
8;30 26 Men (Real McCoys-ABC)
9PM Pat Boone-ABC
9:30 Untouchables-ABC
10:30 Take A Good Look-ABC
11PM Wrestling
Friday 11-27
5:30 Rin Tin Tin
6PM Abbott and Costello
6:30 Trouble With Father
7PM Honeymooners
7:30 Walt Disney-ABC
8:30 Man From Blackhawk-ABC
9PM 77 Sunset Strip-ABC
10PM Detectives-Robert Taylor-ABC
10:30 Home-a-Rama
11PM Movie-Sabaka (English 1955)
December 3-9 1960-Source:TV Guide
WXTV 45 Youngstown Independent
Saturday December 3
6PM Star Showcase-Drama
6:30 Susie-Ann Sothern
7PM Movie Ghost Town-1955
8:30 Ellery Queen
9PM Tiger By The Tail-English 1957
10:30 Movie-Ghost Town 1955
Sunday December 4
6PM Star Showcase
6:30 Cannonball
7PM Movie-Running Target 1956
8:30 Stage 7-Drama
9PM Movie-Monte Carlo Story 1957
10:30 Movie-Running Target 1956
Monday December 5
6PM Hawkeye (Mohicans)
6:30 Ramar
7PM Movie-Monte Carlo Story 1957
8:30 Stage 7
9PM Movie-Running Target 1956
10:30 Movie- Monte Carlo Story-1957
Tuesday, December 6
6PM Hawkeye
6:30 Ramar
7PM Movie-Bandido-1956
8:30 New York Confidential
9PM Movie Spring Reunion 1957
10:30 Movie-Bandido 1956
Wednesday, December 7
6PM Hawkeye
6:30 Ramar
7PM Movie-Spring Reunion 1957
8:30 Susie
9PM Movie-Bandido 1956
10:30 Movie-Spring Reunion-1957
Thursday December 8
6PM Hawkeye
6:30 Ramar
7PM Movie-The Showdown 1950
8:30 Charlie Chan
9PM Movie-Shanghai Story 1954
10:30 Movie-The Showdown 1950
Friday December 9
6PM Hawkeye
6:30 Ramar
7PM Movie-Shanghai Story 1954
8:30 Man From Interpol
9PM Movie-The Showdown-1950
10:30 Movie-Shanghai Story 1954
Friday, December 16, 1962 (Last TV Guide listing)
WXTV-45
5:45 Dusty Boyd-Children
6:15 Camera 15
6:30 45 Hop-Music
8PM Movie Sheriff of Las Vegas 1944 William Elliott Bobby (Robert?) Blake
9PM Movie-Fighting Kentuckian John Wayne, Oliver Hardy
11PM Trial At Tara-About St. Patrick Standing Trial for converting Druids to Christianity
As time went on, channel 45 had a harder time acquiring Syndicated shows..and had fewer movies as indicated by the many repeats during the week.. There were also cheaply done local shows..Channel 45 remained silent until 1973 when WNEO-PBS Licensed to Alliance, Ohio came on the air.I had no idea at the time there was ever a channel 45 in NE Ohio or that a channel was licensed for the area..
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