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Author Topic: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?  (Read 586 times)
spencerkarter85
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What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« on: March 10, 2012, 02:30:26 AM »

You know English-born David Frost (now Sir David Frost) used to have talk shows from both the UK (on ITV) and the USA in which was produced in syndication by Group W (Westinghouse) from July 7, 1969 - July 14, 1972. During the run he interviewed folks like John & Yoko, Prince Charles, Clint Eastwood, Connie Francis, then-VP Sprio Agnew, Stevie Wonder, The Carpenters, Muhammad Ali and Rosey Grier (which I enjoyed the interview clip on YouTube before copyright meddlers tooked it off), Joan Crawford I think, and Tennessee Williams.

Unfortunately, his show was shown in selected markets in the USA. Here's some markets I know that aired David Frost:
NEW YORK, NY: WNEW-5 (then Indepdendent, now WNYW FOX O&O)
PHILADELPHIA, PA: KYW-3* (then NBC, now CBS O&O)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: KPIX-5* (CBS O&O)
BOSTON, MA: WBZ-4* (then NBC, now CBS O&O)
ATLANTA, GA: WAGA-5 (then CBS, now FOX O&O)
PITTSBURGH, PA: KDKA-2* (CBS O&O)
CLEVELAND, OH: WEWS-8 (ABC)
BALTIMORE, MD: WJZ-13* (then ABC, now CBS O&O aka the same station that Oprah got one of her starts years later)
CHARLOTTE, NC: WSOC-9 (then NBC, now ABC cleared in 1971)
DENVER, CO: KBTV-9 (then ABC, now NBC KUSA)
RICHMOND, VA: WRIC-6 (ABC, which they forced to moved the weeks episodes of Dark Shadows in a block on Saturdays)
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN: KSTP-5 (then NBC, now ABC) I think

*Group W owned those stations at the time.

Other markets missed out on David Frost in its entire run in syndication include:
GREEN BAY, WI
MILWAUKEE, WI (home of HAPPY DAYS)
MADISON, WI
PUEBLO, CO
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG, SC
AUGUSTA, GA
COLUMBIA, SC
CHARLESTON, SC
SAVANNAH, GA
KNOXVILLE, TN
BRISTOL, VA

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Ultimajock
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Re: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2012, 03:10:04 AM »

...in Chicago, Frost was carried on NBC O&O WMAQ-TV/5...
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Re: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2012, 06:30:05 AM »

WRIC is Ch. 8 in Richmond-Petersburg; WTVR (CBS) is Ch. 6,
but Frost did air on Ch. 8.

WAVY Norfolk and WSLS Roanoke carried Frost.  Farther south,
WBRC Birmingham carried him as well.
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Re: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2012, 03:49:05 PM »

WRIC is Ch. 8 in Richmond-Petersburg; WTVR (CBS) is Ch. 6,
but Frost did air on Ch. 8.

WAVY Norfolk and WSLS Roanoke carried Frost.  Farther south,
WBRC Birmingham carried him as well.

And WEWS is Ch. 5 in Cleveland; WJW is Ch.8.
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Re: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2012, 07:36:15 PM »

Just being picky - but KPIX San Francisco was not an O&O at the time.  The station was owned by Westinghouse, which llater in the 90s - bought the CBS TV stations.  In the early 70s however, the station was a bit of a CBS rebel - refusing to air [ithe film ]Death Wish [/i](for example)  because Westinghouse deemed it too violent.
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Re: What stations do you know that used to carry The David Frost Show?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2012, 03:16:00 AM »


Other markets missed out on David Frost in its entire run in syndication include:
MILWAUKEE, WI (home of HAPPY DAYS)
...actually, WITI/6 ran Frost in Milwaukee towards the end of his Westinghouse run...
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