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Thursday 3rd February 2005



TWIDW Update: WYBE Loses Doctor in March
(posted 3rd Feb 2005, 3:40am - TWIDW post #0277)
The slow demise of Doctor Who (original series) on public TV stations continues. A reader of the This Week column got this report from WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA, a station that has aired the series since March 1999:

Hi, I am sad to say that it is very true. As of March we are not able to air Doctor Who anymore;. They are trying to shop it around to commercial stations. We are sad to see it go.

Joni C. Helton
Director of Programming

WYBE Public Television
8200 Ridge Ave.
Phila,Pa. 19128
As of this writing, 5 public TV stations in the US are airing Doctor Who. The current status:

  1. WYBE 35 Philadelphia, PA - loses rights to Doctor Who as of March
  2. Maryland Public TV - Doctor Who scheduled through March, they don't know what will happen beyond yet
  3. WILL 12 Urbana, IL - dropping Doctor Who after February 26 by own choice
  4. Iowa Public TV - online schedule shows Doctor Who through February - no additional information
  5. KUED & Salt Lake City, UT - online schedule shows Doctor Who through February - no additional information

Benjamin Elliott - This Week In Doctor Who