History Hop Tags - Channel

1785-01-07

1st balloon flight across English Channel (Jean Pierre Blanchard & John Jeffries)

1819-10-22

1st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica)

1867-04-23

Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel

1875-08-25

Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim English Channel (21h 45m)

1883-08-29

Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion

1909-07-25

France's Louis Bleriot, makes 1st airplane flight across English Channel

1910-06-02

1st roundtrip flight over English Channel (C S Rolls, England)

1911-05-16

Remains of a neanderthal man found on Jersey, Channel Islands

1912-04-16

Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel

1916-03-24

German submarines torpedo the French Channel packet 'Sussex' which is unarmed

1923-08-05

1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)

1923-08-12

Enrico Tiraboschi is 1st to swim English Channel westward

1926-08-06

NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel

1928-09-18

Juan de la Cierva flies 1st helicopter above Channel

1928-09-28

Juan de la Cierva makes 1st helicopter flight over English Channel

1931-10-30

W2XB TV channel 1 in NYC, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1932-01-26

British submarine M-2 sinks in Channel (60 dead)

1939-11-06

WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, NY (CBS) 1st broadcast

1940-05-20

German General Guderian's tanks reach the English Channel (British expeditionary army)

1940-06-30

German troops begin the invasion of the undefended Channel Islands.

1940-07-10

Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attacked shipping convoys in English Channel

1940-10-31

Battle of Britain, fought between the RAF and Luftwaffe over the English Channel and southern England, ends

1941-07-01

WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1941-07-01

WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in NYC (NBC) begins broadcasting

1941-09-03

KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1942-02-12

3 German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany

1944-05-02

WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast

1944-06-20

Heavy storm hits the Channel

1944-12-15

Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel

1945-05-09

World War II: The Channel Islands are formally liberated by the British.

1947-01-01

WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, DC (MET) begins broadcasting

1947-01-22

KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1947-02-08

KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St Louis, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947-03-04

WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947-06-27

WRC TV channel 4 in Washington DC (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947-09-13

WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1947-10-03

WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, DC (ABC) begins

1947-10-27

WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947-12-17

WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-01-02

WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, NY (PBS) begins

1948-02-06

KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast

1948-02-09

WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-03-11

WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-03-15

WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-04-05

WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting

1948-04-15

KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast

1948-04-22

WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-04-23

KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast

1948-05-14

WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-06-09

WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-06-15

WPIX TV channel 11 in NYC, NY (IND) begins broadcasting

1948-06-15

WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-06-21

WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-07-21

WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-08-10

WABC TV channel 7 in New York, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-09-17

KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA (IND) begins

1948-09-17

WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-09-29

WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (NBC) begins

1948-09-29

WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-10-06

KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1948-10-09

WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-10-24

WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-11-02

WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948-11-24

WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-11-25

KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-11-29

KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, NM (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-12-11

WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1948-12-11

WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-12-18

WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948-12-22

KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-01-01

KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-01-01

KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcasting

1949-01-02

KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-01-16

KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1949-01-16

WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, DC (CBS) 1st broadcast

1949-01-26

WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-03-08

WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-03-15

WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-03-15

WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-03-16

KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-03-18

WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-03-21

WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-04-03

WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-04-04

WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-04-09

UN Intl Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel & awards Britain damages

1949-05-05

KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-05-30

WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-06-01

KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-06-06

WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast

1949-06-14

WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-07-01

WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-07-01

WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-07-10

WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-07-15

WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-07-26

WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-08-15

WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-08-30

WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-09-01

KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-09-15

WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, PA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-09-15

WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-09-16

KABC TV channel 7 in Los Angeles, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-09-17

WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949-09-22

WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast

1949-10-05

WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-10-05

WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, NY (IND) begins

1949-10-16

WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-10-31

WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1949-11-11

WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast

1949-11-15

KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-11-15

WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast

1949-11-30

KOTV TV channel 6 in Tulsa, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-12-01

WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949-12-01

WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949-12-03

KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (CBS) begins

1949-12-11

WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast

1949-12-19

WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-02-15

KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-02-15

WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1950-02-21

WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting

1950-03-27

WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, KY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-04-02

WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-05-01

WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-06-01

WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast

1950-07-01

WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950-08-08

Florence Chadwick swims English Channel (13:23)

1950-08-22

Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50)

1950-09-30

WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1951-04-16

British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75

1951-09-11

Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes

1952-07-18

KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, CO (IND) begins broadcasting

1952-09-20

KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting

1952-10-12

KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1952-11-13

KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952-11-27

KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952-12-07

KKTV TV channel 11 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (CBS) 1st broadcast

1952-12-10

WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1952-12-14

KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952-12-15

KHON TV channel 2 in Honolulu, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1952-12-20

KHQ TV channel 6 in Spokane, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1952-12-21

WSBT TV channel 22 in South Bend, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952-12-22

WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, PA (IND) begins broadcasting

1953-01-01

WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953-01-04

KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-01-06

WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-01-13

KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-01-14

WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-01-16

KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-01-25

WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-01-28

WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-02-01

WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-02-08

WLVA (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, VA (ABC) begins

1953-02-09

WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast

1953-02-18

KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-03-01

KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-03-01

KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins

1953-03-01

WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-03-08

KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-03-08

WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-03-14

KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-03-17

WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-03-17

WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-03-18

KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-03-28

KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-04-01

KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-04-04

KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-04-05

WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-04-12

KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-04-14

WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins

1953-04-15

WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-04-16

WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-04-19

WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-04-23

KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-04-23

WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, AL (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-05-03

WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-05-08

WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1953-05-10

KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-05-12

KUHT TV channel 8 (PBS) in Houston, TX, begins broadcasting

1953-05-23

WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-05-31

WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1953-06-01

KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-06-01

WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-06-03

KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins

1953-06-13

KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953-06-15

WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-06-19

WCSC TV channel 5 in Charleston, SC (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-06-19

WTPA (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast

1953-06-24

KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, NM (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-06-26

KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast

1953-06-29

XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1953-07-01

KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-07-01

KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins

1953-07-05

WANC TV channel 21 in Asheville, NC (IND) begins broadcasting

1953-07-12

KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, ID (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-07-16

KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953-07-19

KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-07-19

WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-07-24

KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-01

KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, MO (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-01

KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-02

KCPQ TV channel 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins broadcasting

1953-08-14

KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, MT (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-16

KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins

1953-08-23

KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-29

KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-08-31

KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-08-31

WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins

1953-09-01

WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, SC (CBS) 1st broadcast

1953-09-01

WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins

1953-09-04

WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins

1953-09-04

WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-09

KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-09

WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-11

KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-11

WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-15

KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-15

WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, VA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-21

KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast

1953-09-23

KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-26

KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, CA (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, MO (CBS) begins

1953-09-27

KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, GA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-27

WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-28

KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, NM (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting

1953-09-30

WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-09-30

WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins

1953-10-01

KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, CA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-01

KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-01

WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, TN (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-01

WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-03

KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, NM (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-10-06

WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-08

WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins

1953-10-14

WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-15

KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-10-15

WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, PA (IND) begins

1953-10-18

WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1953-10-18

WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-20

WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-10-23

WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast

1953-10-24

KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, AZ (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-10-25

KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, CA (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-01

KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-01

KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-01

WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-07

WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-09

KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, MT (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-14

WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-15

WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-15

WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-21

WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-23

KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953-11-23

WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-11-26

KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-26

WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-11-29

WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-01

WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast

1953-12-01

WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-07

WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, NC (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-10

KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-10

WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins

1953-12-11

KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station

1953-12-13

KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-12-15

WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, FL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-18

KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-18

KMID TV channel 2 in Midland & Odessa, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-19

KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-20

KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting

1953-12-20

KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953-12-21

KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting

1953-12-24

KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-24

KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-28

WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953-12-31

WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (NBC) begins

1954-01-01

KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-01-01

WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast

1954-01-13

WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-02-05

WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-02-14

WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-02-15

WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-02-16

WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-02-17

WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast

1954-03-09

WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, NH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-03-14

KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins

1954-03-15

WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-03-21

KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-03-28

WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, PR (TM) begins broadcasting

1954-04-01

WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-04-07

WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, GA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-04-09

WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-04-10

KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-04-15

KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-04-15

WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-04-16

KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-04-24

WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-04-25

WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-05-01

WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting

1954-05-03

KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-05-03

WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-05-15

KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast

1954-05-16

WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast

1954-05-22

KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-06-10

KQED TV channel 9 in SF, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-06-10

PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting

1954-07-01

WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-07-04

WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins

1954-07-06

KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-07-08

KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast

1954-07-15

KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-07-15

WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-07-22

WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-07-26

WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-08-01

WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-08-06

WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-08-14

WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, NY (NBC) begins

1954-08-15

WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins

1954-08-22

WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-08-31

WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins

1954-09-02

WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-10

WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, WI (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-11

KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-12

WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-13

WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-16

CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-18

KTUL TV channel 8 in Tulsa, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-18

WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (ABC) 1st broadcast

1954-09-20

KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-09-25

WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, SC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-26

KODE TV channel 12 in Joplin, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-26

KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-09-26

WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-09-26

WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-09-29

KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-03

KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-10-09

KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-15

KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-18

WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-19

KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-23

WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954-10-27

WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-10-31

KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-11-01

KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-11-20

KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-11-28

KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast

1954-12-05

KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-12-07

KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954-12-08

WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-12-14

WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954-12-17

WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, WI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-12-25

WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954-12-28

KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast

1955-01-01

WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, FL (CBS) begins

1955-01-05

KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast

1955-01-07

WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-01-08

WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-01-23

KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast

1955-02-12

WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-02-13

KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-02-14

WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins

1955-02-17

KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-03-01

KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast

1955-03-05

WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-03-15

WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-03-20

KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-03-27

WPRI TV channel 12 in Providence, RI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-04-01

WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (CBS) 1st broadcast

1955-04-14

WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge, LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-04-24

KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-04-24

KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-04-28

WBIQ TV channel 10 in Birmingham, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-05-02

WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-05-15

KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-05-21

WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, WI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-05-30

KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-06-03

KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-06-10

KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1955-07-01

KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-07-15

WNDU TV channel 16 in South Bend, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-07-31

KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast

1955-07-31

WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast

1955-08-01

WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-08-07

KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins

1955-08-12

WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-08-15

WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, VA (ABC) begins

1955-08-31

KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, TX (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-09-01

KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-09-02

KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-09-03

KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-09-05

WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-09-05

WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-09-11

KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1955-09-12

KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-09-15

WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL (CBS) begins

1955-09-28

WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, NC (NBC) begins broadcasting

1955-10-01

WORA TV channel 5 in Mayaguez, PR (TCI) begins broadcasting

1955-10-03

WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-10-03

WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955-10-22

WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-11-19

KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-11-21

KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955-11-28

KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting

1955-11-28

KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1955-12-03

KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-01-01

KHAS TV channel 5 in Hastings, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-01-01

KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-01-01

WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-01-06

KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-01-15

KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-01-30

KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver, CO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956-01-30

KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-02-01

WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-02-09

KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast

1956-02-20

WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956-04-01

KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-04-13

KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956-04-29

WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-04-29

WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, SC (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-04-29

WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-05-06

WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-05-10

KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-05-21

WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, WI (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-05-22

KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-05-29

WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, FL (NBC) 1st broadcast

1956-06-03

KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-06-08

WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-06-24

WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-06-25

WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956-07-13

WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-07-29

WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting

1956-08-01

KRCR TV channel 7 in Redding-Chico, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-08-05

KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-08-05

WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-08-08

WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins

1956-08-12

KOTI TV channel 2 in Klamath Falls, OR (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-08-13

WBIR TV channel 10 in Knoxville, TN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956-08-21

WTVW TV channel 7 in Evansville, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1956-08-26

KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-09-01

KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956-10-13

WAGM TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins

1956-12-03

KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast

1956-12-15

KGW TV channel 8 in Portland, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting

1956-12-15

WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-01-21

KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-02-11

KUMV TV channel 8 in Williston, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957-03-01

KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-03-18

WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins

1957-04-01

WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, LA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957-04-15

KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-04-25

WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957-04-28

WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-05-22

KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-05-28

WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957-07-01

WRLP TV channel 32 in Greenfield/Keene/Brat, MA (IND) 1st broadcast

1957-07-24

KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-09-01

WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957-09-01

WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1957-09-01

WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1957-09-03

KTCA TV channel 2 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957-09-07

WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-09-17

KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-09-23

WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting

1957-09-30

WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, KY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-10-07

KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957-10-22

KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast

1957-10-27

WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1957-10-27

WPTA TV channel 21 in Fort Wayne, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-10-28

WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, WI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957-10-30

WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast

1957-10-30

WYTV TV channel 33 in Youngstown, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-11-01

KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-11-01

KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-11-01

WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957-11-07

WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast

1957-11-17

WBOY TV channel 12 in Clarksburg, WV (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-11-26

WCVB TV channel 5 in Boston, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957-12-22

KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins

1958-01-01

WMBD TV channel 31 in Peoria, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-01-06

WIPR TV channel 6 in San Juan, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-01-20

KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-01-21

KMOT TV channel 10 in Minot, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting

1958-01-22

KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast

1958-02-01

WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-02-02

WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, PR (PTC) begins broadcasting

1958-02-08

KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-02-11

WTVC TV channel 9 in Chattanooga, TN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-02-17

WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-03-03

KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast

1958-03-05

KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast

1958-03-15

KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-04-01

KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, CA (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-05-05

KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-09-02

KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-09-05

WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-09-10

WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-09-14

WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-09-22

KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-10-05

KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958-10-08

KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-10-12

WJRT TV channel 12 in Flint, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-10-27

WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-11-05

KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast

1958-11-10

WUFT TV channel 5 in Gainesville, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958-11-17

KAII TV channel 7 in Wailuku, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1958-11-28

KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-11-30

WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1958-12-02

KNOP TV channel 2 in North Platte, NB (NBC) begins broadcasting

1958-12-05

WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1959-01-12

KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-01-24

WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting

1959-01-26

KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-02-01

WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1959-02-23

KVIE TV channel 6 in Sacramento-Stockton, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-03-08

KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-03-15

WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1959-03-30

WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-04-14

KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines, IA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-04-24

WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1959-04-28

KLOE TV channel 10 in Goodland, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting

1959-04-28

KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

1959-05-16

WTOM TV channel 4 in Cheboygan, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1959-07-01

WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, WI (IND) begins broadcasting

1959-07-06

WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-07-25

SR-N1 hovercraft crosses the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over 2 hours.

1959-08-01

WAAY TV channel 31 in Huntsville, AL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1959-09-14

WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-10-11

KTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting

1959-10-14

WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959-10-15

KNDO TV channel 23 in Yakima, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1959-10-20

WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast

1959-11-08

KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1959-11-28

KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins

1960-02-29

KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-03-17

WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960-04-02

KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast

1960-04-28

WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-05-13

WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR

1960-05-15

KHVO TV channel 13 in Hilo, HI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1960-05-23

WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-05-23

WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, PR 1st broadcast

1960-06-01

WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960-06-12

KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins

1960-07-12

XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1960-07-31

KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast

1960-09-14

KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-09-20

WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-10-01

KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960-10-05

KEYC TV channel 12 in Mankato, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960-10-10

WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1960-10-19

KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting

1960-11-07

KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcsting

1961-01-21

KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, ID (NBC) begins broadcasting

1961-01-30

KAET TV channel 8 in Phoenix, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-02-06

KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-03-29

KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-06-18

KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1961-07-01

KNDU TV channel 25 in Richland-Pasco-Kennew, WA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1961-07-05

KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-07-22

WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1961-09-16

WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, KY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1961-09-21

Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles)

1961-09-22

Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hrs 10 min

1961-09-25

KTPS TV channel 62 in Tacoma, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-10-01

KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting

1961-10-01

WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, SC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1961-10-01

WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, VA (IND) begins broadcasting

1961-10-02

WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, DC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-10-02

WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-10-03

KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1961-11-13

WCBB TV channel 10 in Augusta, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-11-20

WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1961-11-27

KHAW TV channel 11 in Hilo, HI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1961-12-04

WXGA TV channel 8 in Waycross, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1961-12-18

KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1961-12-23

KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1962-02-08

KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1962-03-15

KATU TV channel 2 in Portland, OR (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-05-02

WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast

1962-06-03

WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, KY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-06-15

WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1962-06-26

WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-07-04

KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast

1962-07-11

Fred Baldasare is 1st to swim English Channel underwater (scuba)

1962-09-01

KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-09-01

Channel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Islands.

1962-09-09

WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-09-10

KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-09-10

WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-09-11

KVCR TV channel 24 in San Bernardino, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-09-15

WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-09-16

Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC

1962-09-24

KWSU TV channel 10 in Pullman, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-09-30

KCRL TV channel 4 in Reno, NV (NBC) begins broadcasting

1962-09-30

KMEX TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1962-10-01

WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-10-15

WLOX TV channel 13 in Biloxi-Gulfport, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-10-16

KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-10-23

WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting

1962-11-01

KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-11-01

WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-11-01

WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962-11-19

KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962-11-25

WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, NY (ABC) 1st broadcast

1962-12-01

KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1962-12-18

WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-01-01

WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting

1963-01-03

WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-03-15

WFAN TV channel 14 in Washington, DC (IND) begins broadcasting

1963-03-18

WGSF TV channel 31 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-03-25

KWHY TV channel 22 in Los Angeles, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1963-07-15

KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting

1963-08-01

WQAD TV channel 8 in Moline, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1963-09-07

WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1963-09-12

WHYY TV channel 12 in Wilmington, DE (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-09-15

WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-09-16

WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-09-23

WMEB TV channel 12 in Orono, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-10-14

WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (ABC) begins

1963-10-20

WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963-11-28

WHNT TV channel 19 in Huntsville, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1964-01-01

KNMT TV channel 12 in Walker, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting

1964-01-01

KTVS TV channel 3 in Sterling, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1964-01-19

KFME TV channel 13 in Fargo, ND (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-02-06

France & Great-Britain sign accord over building channel tunnel

1964-02-06

WCIU TV channel 26 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting

1964-02-10

WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-02-17

WMEM TV channel 10 in Presque Isle, ME (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-03-12

WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964-03-16

KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1964-05-04

KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964-08-10

WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-08-28

WEWS-TV Channel 5's "Upbeat" debuts in Cleveland

1964-09-13

WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1964-09-14

WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-10-01

WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, PR begins broadcasting

1964-10-01

WTSJ TV channel 18 in San Juan, PR (NBC) begins broadcasting

1964-10-01

WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964-10-05

KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-10-12

KCSM TV channel 60 in San Mateo-SF, CA (PBS) begins

1964-10-12

WSBK TV channel 38 in Boston, MA (IND/ABC/CBS/NBC) begin

1964-10-12

WUCM TV channel 19 in University Center, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-11-06

WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-11-08

KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964-11-15

KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-11-22

WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964-12-03

KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting

1964-12-06

KTVR TV channel 13 in La Grande, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-01-10

WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting

1965-02-07

WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-02-12

KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting

1965-03-01

WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-03-15

WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-05-03

KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast

1965-05-07

WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1965-05-16

WNJU TV channel 47 in NY-Linden, NY (TEL) begins broadcasting

1965-05-18

WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting

1965-07-01

KUID TV channel 12 in Moscow, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-07-17

WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (ABC) begins

1965-08-27

WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-09-04

KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1965-09-06

KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-09-10

WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-09-12

WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1965-09-17

WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting

1965-09-20

WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-09-29

WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-10-15

WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting

1965-10-17

WBMG TV channel 42 in Birmingham, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1965-10-21

KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965-10-27

WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1965-11-14

KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1965-11-20

WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-01-04

WFLD TV channel 32 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting

1966-01-24

WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966-01-25

WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, NJ (NBC) 1st broadcast

1966-02-07

KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-02-26

KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, NM (CBS) begins broadcasting

1966-03-03

WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, VA (IND) begins broadcasting

1966-04-02

WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, PA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966-04-05

WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft Pierce-Vero Beach, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1966-04-15

KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-04-20

WDCA TV channel 20 in Washington, DC (IND) begins broadcasting

1966-05-03

WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966-05-17

KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966-06-29

KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, CA begins

1966-07-26

WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1966-08-26

KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-01

KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-05

WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-07

KTNE TV channel 13 in Alliance, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-12

KPNE TV channel 9 in North Platte, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-12

WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-09-12

WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) 1st broadcast

1966-09-22

KMEB TV channel 10 in Wailuku, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-10-01

WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins

1966-11-02

KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966-12-04

KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966-12-22

WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-01-01

WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-01-03

WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-01-05

KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins

1967-01-06

KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-01-29

WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967-02-01

WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-03-01

WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast

1967-03-05

WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-03-06

WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-03-15

WSJK TV channel 2 in Sneedville/Knoxville, TN (PBS) 1st broadcast

1967-03-20

WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-03-29

WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-04-03

WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-04-26

KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-06-04

KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1967-06-05

WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-06-25

KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-07-09

WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1967-08-01

WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-08-09

KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-08-13

WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-08-16

WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-01

KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-01

WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967-09-01

WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, GA (IND) begins

1967-09-02

KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-03

WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-05

KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-05

WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, SC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-10

KVVU TV channel 5 in Henderson-Las Vegas, NV (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-09-11

WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-11

WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-11

WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-11

WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-15

KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967-09-16

KPAZ TV channel 21 in Phoenix, AZ (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-09-20

WCAE TV channel 50 in St John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-20

WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting

1967-09-25

WGBX TV channel 44 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-10-01

KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins

1967-10-03

KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, CA (IND) begins

1967-10-16

WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-10-16

WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967-10-20

KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-10-31

KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967-11-10

KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-11-15

WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting

1967-12-17

WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967-12-28

KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1968-01-01

WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-01-02

KBHK TV channel 44 in San Francisco, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-01-15

KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-01-19

WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-02-05

KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-02-06

KESD TV channel 8 in Brookings, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-02-07

WLED TV channel 49 in Littleton, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-02-14

WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, NC (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-02-15

WVUT TV channel 22 in Vincennes, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-03-18

WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-03-18

WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-03-25

KLVX TV channel 10 in Las Vegas, NV (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-04-01

KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast

1968-04-08

WKPI TV channel 22 in Pikeville, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-04-11

WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-05-12

WSKG TV channel 46 (PBS) in Binghamton, NY, begins broadcasting

1968-05-21

WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-06-02

WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast

1968-06-06

WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-06-10

KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1968-06-10

WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast

1968-06-17

KQEC TV channel 32 in SF, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-07-14

WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1968-08-01

WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-08-04

WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, NY (UNI) begins broadcasting

1968-08-05

WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast

1968-09-09

WGIQ TV channel 43 in Louisville, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-09

WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-15

WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-09-15

WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting

1968-09-16

KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins

1968-09-22

KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast

1968-09-23

WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-09-23

WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-10-05

KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, CA (ABC) begins

1968-10-09

WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-10-26

KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, CA (NBC) begins broadcastng

1968-11-04

WTOG TV channel 44 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1968-11-12

KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1968-11-17

KHNE TV channel 29 in Hastings, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-12-06

WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1968-12-09

KRNE TV channel 12 in Merriman, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968-12-11

KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast

1968-12-16

KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI begins broadcasting

1968-12-19

WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, GA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1968-12-24

WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1968-12-28

KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, CA (IND) 1st broadcast

1969-01-06

WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969-02-01

WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, PA (IND) begins broadcasting

1969-02-02

KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1969-02-09

KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1969-02-23

WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast

1969-04-14

KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969-04-30

WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969-06-08

KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

1969-07-14

WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast

1969-07-30

KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1969-07-31

KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting

1969-08-16

WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, GA begins broadcasting

1969-08-29

KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1969-09-09

WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969-10-06

WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969-10-07

WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1969-10-20

WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1969-10-26

WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast

1969-10-30

WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, NH (IND) 1st broadcast

1969-11-12

WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast

1969-11-19

WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1969-11-21

KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast

1970-01-03

WHAG TV channel 25 in Hagerstown, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting

1970-01-05

KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-02-01

WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-02-05

WSCV TV channel 51 in Fort Lauderdale, FL (IND) suspends broadcasting

1970-02-15

KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-02-24

KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting

1970-02-28

KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast

1970-02-28

WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-03-07

WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-03-08

WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-03-16

WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-03-18

KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) suspends broadcasting

1970-04-05

WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting

1970-04-15

WMGZ TV channel 16 in Mayaguez, PR ([M]) begins broadcasting

1970-04-15

WPSJ TV channel 14 in Ponce, PR ([P]) begins broadcasting

1970-05-02

KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast

1970-05-12

KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-05-31

KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-06-04

WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting

1970-06-05

KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1970-06-22

WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting

1970-07-18

WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-08-01

KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-08-07

WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-08-31

WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-09-17

WSWP TV channel 9 in Grandview, WV (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-09-21

KAPP TV channel 35 in Yakima, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-10-03

WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-10-04

WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-10-29

WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, GA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1970-10-30

KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970-11-01

KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-11-23

KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970-12-21

WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting

1971-01-25

WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting

1971-02-03

KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast

1971-02-28

WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, KY (IND) begins broadcasting

1971-03-16

KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) suspends broadcasting

1971-03-21

WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-03-29

WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-04-05

WNJT TV channel 52 in Trenton, NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-04-07

WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals

1971-04-11

WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting

1971-05-31

WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-06-06

WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, GA (CBN) begins broadcasting

1971-06-23

WTVP TV channel 47 in Peoria, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-07-24

WUHQ TV channel 41 in Battle Creek, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971-08-05

WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-08-23

WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971-08-30

WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-09-10

KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971-09-13

WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-09-26

WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-10-04

KMPH TV channel 26 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting

1971-10-13

WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting

1971-10-23

WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (ABC) begins

1971-12-05

KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast

1971-12-22

KUAC TV channel 9 in Fairbanks/College, AK (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-12-31

KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-01-01

KDSD TV channel 16 in Aberdeen, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-01-14

WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-01-14

WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-01-14

WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-01-24

WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, TN (IND) 1st broadcast

1972-03-01

KHMA TV channel 11 in Houma, LA (IND) begins broadcasting

1972-05-19

WMAV TV channel 18 in Oxford, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-09-10

WKAR TV channel 23 in East Lansing, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-09-15

WMAO TV channel 23 in Greenwood, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-09-25

KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-10-23

WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, NJ (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972-11-19

KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting

1972-12-17

WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast

1973-01-07

WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1978-07-29

Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m

1979-06-12

Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min

1979-08-06

Marcus Hooper, 12, is youngest person to swim English Channel

1981-07-07

The solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, successfully completes a 163 mile flight across the English Channel

1981-08-09

Six English lifeguards set relay swim record English Channel (7:17)

1981-08-12

Jon Erikson (US) becomes 1st to triple cross English Channel (38:27)

1981-08-24

American Charles Chapman is 1st black to swim English Channel

1982-09-14

Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of English Channel

1983-08-18

Samantha Druce, age 12y 119d is youngest woman to swim English Channel

1983-08-30

WKBC-TV (channel 48) ends broadcasting in Phila

1985-09-24

Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m)

1987-08-18

Philip Rush of NZ, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it

1987-09-16

NY's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting

1987-12-01

Digging begins to link England & France under English Channel

1988-01-24

9th ACE Cable Awards: Discovery Channel wins the Golden CableACE for "Russia: Live From the Inside"

1988-09-06

Thomas Gregory (11) swims English Channel

1990-04-01

"Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting

1990-05-28

Longest wheelie (David Robilliard with 5h12m33s (Channel Islands)

1990-06-01

Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting

1990-10-30

Britain and France complete the "Chunnel" under the English Channel

1990-12-01

British & French workers meet in English Channel's tunnel (Chunnel)

1990-12-31

Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV begins transmitting

1991-01-13

12th ACE Cable Awards: Weather Channel wins the Golden CableACE for the coverage of the hurricane "Hugo"

1994-06-01

FX Channel, Cable Network, debuts

1994-11-14

1st trains for public run in Channel Tunnel under English Channel

1995-01-30

Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air

1995-02-01

Belgium's TV channel VT4 goes on the air

1996-07-01

WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in NYC

1996-08-01

M2, MTV's second TV channel is launched

1997-03-30

Five (channel) Begins broadcasting in the UK

1997-09-01

Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan

1997-09-10

Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million

1998-06-30

Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down

2002-10-27

The ITV Network aired a constant regional service for the last time in England and Wales, but LWT lost its identity completely. All companies (except UTV, Channel, Scottish TV & Grampian TV) formed the national ITV1 with regional references only before regional programmes.

2008-09-26

Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.

2013-10-11

27 people are killed after a migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily

1868-04-25

John Bevins Moisant, pioneer aviator, first to cross English Channel with passenger and a cat, killed in New Orleans whose present day airport was originally name for him. (D. 1910)

1872-07-01

Louis Bleriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel

1918-05-19

Florence Chadwick, San Diego, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways), (d. 1995)

1918-10-26

William Hammerstein, 13 Stars for Channel 13

1918-11-09

Florence Chadwick, Channel Swimmer

1923-05-26

Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor (Wizard)

1929-11-29

Jess Marlow, Channel 4 News

1934-11-22

Paul Johnson, Channel 4 News

1937-07-10

Ernie Chambers, KLKN Channel 8 ABC News of Lincoln, Nebraska at 10 PM

1937-12-17

Kerry Packer, Channel Nine Cricket

1940-06-15

John Pashley, SCTV Channel

1940-11-28

Bruce Channel, rocker

1940-11-28

Bruce Channel, Dirty Dancing

1941-12-13

Russ Little, SCTV Channel

1945-11-27

Alain de Cadenet, SPEED Channel personality

1946-10-11

Elinor Goodman, Channel 4 News

1947-03-29

Tritia Toyota, Channel 4 News

1947-09-28

Jon Snow, British TV journalist (Channel 4)

1947-11-09

Furnell Chatman, Channel 4 News

1947-9-28

Jon Snow, Channel 4 News

1948-08-07

Greg Chappell, Channel Nine Cricket

1952-08-26

Gadi Sukenik, Channel 2 News

1954-03-30

Don Wesely, KLKN Channel 8 ABC News of Lincoln, Nebraska at 10 PM

1954-09-06

Jon Erikson, US, 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981)

1955-01-17

Gaby Rado, Channel 4 News

1957-08-20

Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer (swam English Channel 19 times)

1959-9-26

Jackson Hughes, Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel

1963-08-23

Otto Ferrene, Channel Chasers

1964-02-21

Susan Ferris, The Funeral Channel

1965-12-01

Danny Ramm, Untitled Outdoor Channel Drama

1966-03-30

Rikako Murakami, Totto Channel

1967-02-16

Apollo Smile, Space Channel 5

1967-03-17

Leslie Lowell, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

1970-04-05

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4 News

1970-05-23

Kristina Abernathy, The Weather Channel Evening Edition

1970-12-06

Jimmy Miller, The Disney Channel Games

1971-02-16

Jennifer O'Leary, The Channel

1971-04-21

Samantha Druce, youngest woman to swim English Channel

1971-05-18

Angelina Mancuso, The Weather Channel Evening Edition

1971-06-09

Tiffany Marshall, The Disney Channel Games

1972-01-10

Andy Dominianni, WCCO Channel 4 News

1972-01-20

Lawrence Walford, Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter

1972-12-22

Vanessa Paradis, France, model (Channel)/actress (White Wedding)

1973-11-15

Erin O'Halloran, The Disney Channel Games

1975-04-04

Kouki Okada, The Disney Channel Games

1978-12-23

Keegan Skyy, Channel 5

1979-9-27

Channel, Fashion

1980-08-15

Nicole Snell, Speed Channel Porsche: Performance Everyday

1983-11-01

Mitchell Maggin, The Disney Channel Games

1986-07-24

Alexandria Iona, The Disney Channel Games

1989-06-27

Brittany Jane Arroyo, The Disney Channel Games

1980-01-14

Actor Samuel L. Jackson (31) weds sports channel producer LaTanya Richardson (30)

1998-08-22

FOX News Channel correspondent and Robert F. Kennedy's youngest son Douglas Kennedy (32) weds Molly Stark (29) in Nantucket, Massachusetts

1120-11-25

William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England (b. 1104) dies in White Ship tragedy trying to save his illegitimate half-sister Countess of Perche while crossing the English Channel

1883-07-24

Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls

1936-08-02

Louis Blériot, French aviator who made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft, dies of a heart attack at 64

1989-11-06

Jackson Hughes, Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel

1995-03-15

Florence Chadwick, Channel Swimmer

2001-03-09

William Hammerstein, 13 Stars for Channel 13

2003-03-30

Gaby Rado, Channel 4 News

2005-12-26

Kerry Packer, Channel Nine Cricket

2007-05-22

John Pashley, SCTV Channel

2008-02-21

Sunny Lowry, First British woman to swim the English Channel (b. 1911)

2010-02-09

Phil Harris, American fisherman from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch (b. 1956)

2010-06-29

Paul Johnson, Channel 4 News

2014-08-03

Jess Marlow, Channel 4 News

2017-05-19

Roger Ailes, founder of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel, dies, aged 77