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Saturday 1st December 2007



This Week In Doctor Who B - December 1, 2007
(posted 1st Dec 2007, 11:27am - TWIDW post #0614)
THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO
December 1, 2007 - Vol 10, No 48
The weekly guide to Doctor Who boadcasts worldwide.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood
Section B - The US Public TV stations:
Between the December pledge drive and stations resting the Eccleston
episodes to use later in the contract period, most stations will not
be airing Doctor Who in the next few weeks.
As of this writing, 45 stations are known to have bought the 2005
series of Doctor Who (the 13 Christopher Eccleston episodes). Many of
the public TV stations have also gotten the Cut Down versions of
Doctor Who Confidential Series 1 (as seen on the DVD set). Stations
have the right to cycle through these episodes 4 times before
February 28, 2009. If you are happy that your station is airing
Doctor Who, write them a letter or send them an e-mail. (Maybe even
keep an eye out for a pledge drive.)
If Series 3 becomes available to public TV stations, it will be after
the episodes have aired on BBC America. They have already aired on
SciFi.
4 Public TV stations currently have rights to air the classic Doctor Who run (1963-1989). Iowa Public TV is currently airing both the new series and Peter Davison episodes. KBTC 28 Tacoma, WA, Maryland Public TV, and WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH are airing Tom Baker episodes while resting the new series.
The stations:
NHPTV New Hampshire - Saturdays 11PM
WXXI 21 Rochester, NY - Saturdays 11PM
WLIW 21 Long Island, NY
WSKG/WSKA 46,30 Binghamton/Elmira, NY
WQLN 54 Erie, PA
WLVT 39 Bethlehem, PA
Maryland Public TV - Classic Who airs Late Saturdays Midnight
UNC North Carolina
Georgia Public Broadcasting
WJCT 7 Jacksonville, FL - Saturdays 11PM
WUFT 5 Gainesville, FL - Sundays 7PM
WEDU 3 Tampa, FL - Sundays 11:30PM
WMFE 24 Orlando, FL
WPBT 2 Miami, FL - Thursdays 11PM
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Fridays 10PM
WCET 48 Cincinnati, OH - Classic Who Saturdays 10:30PM
WGVU/WGVK 35,52 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI - Thursdays 10PM, Late Saturdays 1AM
WTTW 11 Chicago, IL - Sundays 10PM, Saturdays 11:30PM
WTVP 47 Peoria, IL
WILL 12 Urbana, IL - Sundays 6PM, Saturdays 10:25PM
WMVS 10 Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin Public TV
Iowa Public TV - Saturdays 11:05PM (Classic Who Late Saturdays 12:05AM)
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
KTWU 11 Topeka, KS - Saturdays 8:30PM (ends 19 January)
Ozark Public Broadcasting (Missouri)
OETA Oklahoma - Fridays 10:24PM
KERA 13 Dallas, TX
{c{343=KUHT 8 Houston, TX

KLRU 18 Austin, TX}} - Thursdays 10PM, Saturdays 11PM (same week repeats on KLRU-2)
KACV 2 Amarillo, TX
Prairie Public TV North Dakota
South Dakota Public TV - Saturdays 10PM, Sundays 4AM CST
NET Nebraska
Rocky Mountain PBS (Colorado)
KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT - Saturdays 11PM MST (returns 26 January)
Idaho Public TV - Saturdays 11PM MST/10PM PST
KSPS 7 Spokane, WA
KBTC 28 Tacoma, WA - Classic Who airs Saturdays 7PM and Midnight
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Southern Oregon Public TV
KTEH 54 San Jose, CA - Thursdays 7PM, Saturdays 10PM
KVPT 18 Fresno, CA - Saturdays 11PM
KLCS 58 Los Angeles, CA
KOCE 50 Huntington, CA
First Run Broadcasts:
WGVU/WGVK Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI http://www.wgvu.org
analog 35,52 digital .2
Grand Rapids, MI DirecTV 35
Grand Rapids, MI Dish 35,8716
Late Saturday 1AM EST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Late Saturday 1:45AM EST DWC 1-09 Special Effects
Thursday 10PM,
Late 8 December 1AM EST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 Premiere
Thursday 10:45PM,
Late 8 December 1:45AM EST DWC 1-10 Weird Science Of Doctor Who Premiere
13 December 10PM, Late 15 December 1AM EST 1-11 Boom Town
13 December 10:45PM, Late 15 December 1:45AM EST DWC 1-11 Unsung Heroes and Violent Death
20 December 10PM, Late 22 December 1AM EST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
20 December 10:45PM, Late 22 December 1:45AM EST DWC 1-12 The World of Who
27 December 10PM, Late 29 December 1AM EST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
27 December 10:45PM, Late 29 December 1:45AM EST DWC 1-13 The Last Battle
New Series Repeats:
New Hampshire Public TV http://www.nhptv.org
analog 11,49,52 digital .2
Boston, MA DirecTV 11,955
Boston, MA Dish 11,8781
Burlington, VT DirecTV 49
Burlington, VT Dish 11,8944
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
Next 3 weeks - pre-empted by pledge programming
22 December 11:15PM EST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Late 22 December Midnight EST DWC 1-09 FX
29 December 11:15PM EST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
Late 29 December Midnight EST DWC 1-10 Weird Science Of Doctor Who
WXXI Rochester, NY http://www.wxxi.org
analog 21 digital .4
Rochester DirecTV 21
Rochester Dish 21,7640
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
15 December 11PM EST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
22 December 11PM EST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
29 December 11PM EST 1-11 Boom Town
WJCT Jacksonville, FL http://www.wjct.org
analog 7 No digital simulcast.
Jacksonville DirecTV 7
Jacksonville Dish 7,9056
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
WUFT Gainesville, FL http://www.wuft.tv
analog 5 digital .1
Gainesville Dish 5,7796
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
This Week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
WEDU Tampa, FL http://www.wedu.org
analog 3 digital .1
Tampa DirecTV 3,884
Tampa Dish 3,8696
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
Now through 23 December - pre-empted by pledge and Christmas programming
30 December 11:30PM EST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
Late 30 December 12:15AM EST DWC 1-04 I Get A Side-Kick Out Of You
WPBT Miami, FL http://www.channel2.org
analog 2 digital .1
Miami DirecTV 2,979
Miami Dish 2,8836
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
West Virginia Public TV http://www.wvpubcast.org
analog 33,24,42,9
Charleston DirecTV 33
Charleston Dish 33,7321
Clarksburg DirecTV 24
Clarksburg Dish 24,7915
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
Friday - pre-empted for pledge programming
14 December 10:30PM EST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
WTTW Chicago, IL http://www.wttw.com
analog 11 digital .2
Chicago DirecTV 11,965
Chicago Dish 11,8496
Rockford, IL - cable station only
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
pre-empted by pledge programming next 2 weeks
Late 15 December Midnight CST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 (new Saturday timeslot)
Late 15 December 12:45AM CST 1-10 Weird Science Of Doctor Who
16 December 10PM, Late 22 December Midnight CST 1-11 Boom Town
16 December 10:45PM, Late 22 December 12:45AM CST DWC 1-11 Unsung Heroes and Violent Death
23 December 10PM, Late 29 December Midnight CST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
23 December 10:45PM, Late 29 December 12:45AM CST DWC 1-12 The World of Who
30 December 10PM, 5 January 2008 11:30PM CST 1-13 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
30 December 10:45PM, Late 5 January 2008 12:15AM CST DWC 1-13 The Last Battle
WILL Champaign/Urbana, IL http://will.uiuc.edu/tv
analog 12 digital .1
Champaign DirecTV 12
Chicago Dish 12,7407
Peoria, IL - cable station
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
Schedule has changed - Doctor Who not airing on 1 and 2 December after all, nor on 8 or 9 December.
IPTV Iowa http://www.iptv.org
analog 11, 32, 27, 12, 36, 21, 32, 24, 36
No digital simulcast.
Des Moines DirecTV 11,474
Des Moines Dish 11,9116
Cedar Rapids DirecTV 12
Cedar Rapids Dish 11,9161
Omaha DirecTV 32
Omaha Dish 11,9146
Sioux City Dish 27,7195
Quad Cities DirecTV 36
Quad Cities Dish 36,7607
Rochester, MN DirecTV 24,904
Rochester, MN Dish 11,8247
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle plus Classic Who:
Late Saturday Midnight CST 1-11 Boom Town (late start from pledge night, no Classic Who)
Late Saturday 12:43AM CST DWC 1-11 Unsung Heroes and Violent Death

8 December 11:05PM CST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
8 December 11:47PM CST DWC 1-12 The World of Who
Late 8 December 12:05AM CST Classic 19.01 Castrovalva pts 1+2
15 December 11:05PM CST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
15 December 11:50PM CST DWC 1-13 The Last Battle
Late 15 December 12:05AM CST Classic 19.01 Castrovalva pts 3+4
22 December 11:05PM CST 1-01 Rose (4th Cycle Begins)
22 December 11:49PM CST DWC 1-01 Back From The Future
Late 22 December 12:05AM CST Classic 19.02 Four To Doomsday pts 1+2
29 December 11PM? CST 1-02 The End Of The World
29 December 11:44PM? CST DWC 1-02 Aliens
Late 29 December 12:05AM CST Classic 19.02 Four To Doomsday pts 3+4
KTWU Topeka, KS http://ktwu.washburn.edu
analog 11 digital .2
Topeka DirecTV 11
Topeka Dish 11,7397
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
15 December 8:30PM CST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
22 December 8:30PM CST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
29 December 8:30PM CST 1-11 Boom Town
5 January - pre-empted by pledge programming
12 January 8:30PM CST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
19 January 8:30PM CST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2 (end of run, 2 Cycles will remain)
OETA Oklahoma http://www.oeta.onenet.net
analog 13,11,3 digital .1
Oklahoma City, OK DirecTV 13
Oklahoma City, OK Dish 13,8896
Tulsa, OK DirecTV 11
Tulsa, OK Dish 11,8926
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
Friday 10:24PM CST 1-06 Dalek
14 December 10:24PM CST 1-07 The Long Game
KLRU Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
analog 18 digital .2
Austin DirecTV 18,907
Austin Dish 18,8256
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
Decenber 2007 - pre-empted for special programming all month
10 January 10PM, 12 January 11PM CST 1-07 The Long Game
17 January 10PM, 19 January 11PM CST 1-08 Father's Day
24 January 10PM, 26 January 11PM CST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
31 January 10PM, 2 February 11PM CST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of
2
7 February 10PM, 9 February 11PM CST 1-11 Boom Town
14 February 10PM, 16 February 11PM CST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
21 February 10PM, 23 February 11PM CST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways
pt 2 of 2
KLRU 2 Austin, TX (Cable) http://www.klru.org
Thursday 11:30PM CST 1-06 Dalek
episodes airing the week after the KLRU regular broadcasts
South Dakota Public Broadcasting http://www.sdpb.org
analog 2,23,9,11 digital .2
Sioux Falls DirecTV 23
Sioux Falls Dish 23,9236
Rapid City Dish 9,7984
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
KUED/KUES-DT/KUEW-DT Salt Lake City/St. George, UT http://www.kued.org
KUED analog 7 / digital .1, 19.1, 18.1
Salt Lake City DirecTV 7,982
Salt Lake City Dish 7,8536
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
26 January 2008 11PM MST 1-01 Rose (3rd Cycle begins)
Idaho Public TV http://idahoptv.org
analog 4,10,13,26 digital .1
Boise DirecTV 4
Boise Dish 4,7141
Idaho Falls Dish 10,7746
Twin Falls Dish 13,8807
Spokane, WA DirecTV 26
Spokane, WA Dish 26,9178
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday - pre-empted for pledge programming
8 December 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-13 The Parting of the Ways pt 2 of 2
15 December 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-01 Rose (4th Cycle Begins)
22 December 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-02 The End Of The World
29 December 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
5 January 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-04 Aliens of London pt 1 of 2
12 January 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-05 World War Three pt 2 of 2
19 January 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-06 Dalek
26 January 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-07 The Long Game
2 February 11PM MST/10PM PST 1-08 Father's Day
KVPT Fresno, CA http://www.kvpt.org
analog 18 digital .1
Fresno DirecTV 18
Fresno Dish 18,8971
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
KTEH/KQET-DT.5 San Jose/Monterey, CA http://www.kteh.org
KTEH analog 54 digital .2
KQET digital .5
San Francisco DirecTV 54,903
San Francisco Dish 54,8234
Series 1 - 3rd Cycle:
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
13 December 7PM PST 1-02 The End Of The World
13 December 7:45PM PST DWC 1-02 Aliens
AIRING CLASSIC WHO ONLY:
MPT Maryland http://www.mpt.org
analog 22, 67, 31, 28, 62, 36 digital .1
DC/Hagerstown, Baltimore DirecTV 22,973
Baltimore Dish 22,8736
Next 3 weeks - pre-empted by pledge programming. BTW - 3 weeks off in a row - I can't remember MPT pre-empting Doctor Who that many times consecutively since I first paid attention to them in 1986.
Late 22 December Midnight-1:30AM EST Classic Season 16.05 The Power of Kroll
Late 29 December Midnight-2:20AM EST Classic Season 16.06 The Armageddon Factor

MPT Maryland has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
WCET Cincinnati, OH http://www.cetconnect.org
analog 48 digital .1
Cincinnati DirecTV 48,909
Cincinnati Dish 48,8356
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
WCET has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times (last 2 episodes 3 times) before February 28, 2009.
KBTC/KCKA/K65BU Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA http://www.kbtc.org
analog 28, 15, 65 digital .1
Seattle DirecTV 28,970
Seattle Dish 28,8620
This week and next - pre-empted by pledge programming
KBTC/KCKA}} has the right to air New Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
NOT CURRENTLY AIRING NEW SERIES:
WLIW Long Island, NY http://www.wliw.org
analog 21 digital .1
New York City DirecTV 21,887
New York City Dish 21,8112
WLIW has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
WSKG/WSKA Binghamton/Elmira, NY http://www.wskg.com
analog 46,30 digital .2
WSKG has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February
28, 2009.
WQLN Erie, PA http://www.wqln.org
analog 54 digital .1
Erie Dish 54,7047
WQLN has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
WLVT Allentown, PA http://www.wlvt.org
analog 39 digital .1
Philadelphia DirecTV 39,910
End of run. WLVT has aired all 4 cycles of the Doctor Who package, unless they buy it again.
UNC North Carolina http://www.unctv.org
analog 58,17,30,4,36,33 digital .1
Charlotte DirecTV 58,892
Charlotte Dish 4,8662
Greenville, SC DirecTV 33,892
Greenville, SC Dish 4,8190
Norfolk, VA DirecTV 2
Norfolk, VA Dish 2,7271
Florence, SC DirecTV 31
Florence, SC Dish 31,7845
Greenville, NC DirecTV 25
Greenville, NC Dish 19,7737
UNC has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Georgia Public Broadcasting http://www.gpb.org
analog 8, 18, 9, 14, 20, 29, 8 digital .1
Atlanta DirecTV 8,981
Atlanta Dish 8,8306
Jacksonville, FL Dish 8,9058
Chattanooga, TN DirecTV 18
Chattanooga, TN Dish 8,7336
Savannah DirecTV 9
Savannah Dish 8,7486
Augusta DirecTV 20
Augusta Dish 8,7706
Macon DirecTV 29
Macon Dish 8,7882
Albany 8,7672
Georgia Public Broadcasting has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
WMFE Orlando, FL http://www.wmfe.org
analog 24 digital .1 (except 1AM-7AM)
Orlando DirecTV 24,948
Orlando Dish 24,8276
WMFE has the right to air Series 1 one more time before February 28, 2009.
WTVP Peoria, IL http://www.wtvp.org
analog 47 digital .1
Peoria DirecTV 47
Peoria Dish 47,7756
WTVP has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Wisconsin Public TV http://www.wpt.org
analog 28,38,21,31,20 digital .1
Green Bay DirecTV 38
Green Bay Dish 38,9336
Madison DirecTV 21
Madison Dish 21,7286
La Crosse-Eau Claire DirecTV 31
La Crosse-Eau Claire Dish 31,7726
Wassau DirecTV 20
Wassau Dish 20,7216
Wisconsin Public TV interrupted the 2nd Cycle after World War Three.
After that cycle, WPT has the right to air Series 1 an additional 2
times before February 28, 2009.
WMVS/WMVT-DT Milwaukee, WI http://www.mptv.org
WMVS analog 10 WMVT digital 36.1
Milwaukee DirecTV 10,946
Milwaukee Dish 10,7076
WMVS/WMVT-DT has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Louisiana Public Broadcasting http://www.lpb.org
analog 13,18,24,24,25,27 digital .1
Shreveport DirecTV 24
Shreveport Dish 24,7021
Baton Rouge DirecTV 27
Baton Rouge Dish 27,8046
Lafayette DirecTV 24
Lafayette Dish 24,8488
Monroe Dish 13,7814
Louisiana Public Broadcasting has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Ozark Public TV Springfield/Joplin, MO http://www.optv.org
analog 21,26 digital .1
Springfield DirecTV 21
Springfield Dish 21,7226
Joplin Dish 26,7873
Ozark Public TV has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
KERA Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org
analog 13 digital .1
Dallas DirecTV 13,889
Dallas, Sherman Dish 13,8406
Tyler Dish 13,8886
KERA has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
KUHT Houston, TX http://www.houstonpbs.org
analog 8 digital .1
Houston DirecTV 8,945
Houston Dish 8,8376
KUHT has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
KACV Amarillo, TX http://www.kacv.org
analog 2 digital .1
Amarillo DirecTV 2
Amarillo Dish 2,7683
KACV has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
Prairie Public TV North Dakota http://www.prairiepublic.org
analog 13,3,6,9,4,19,2 digital .2, 16.2, 25.2
Fargo DirecTV 13
Fargo Dish 13,7418
Bismarck Dish 3,7970
Prairie Public TV has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
NET Nebraska http://netnebraska.org
analog 12,29,3,7,9,12,13,19,26 digital .1
Omaha DirecTV 26
Omaha Dish 26,9147
Lincoln DirecTV 29
Lincoln Dish 12,7556
Sioux City, IA Dish 27,7195
NET has the right to air Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways 3 times, and the rest of Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Rocky Mountain PBS (Colorado) http://www.rmpbs.org
analog 6,8,18 digital .1, 20.1
Denver DirecTV 6,911
Denver Dish 6,8206
Colorado Springs DirecTV 8
Colorado Springs Dish 8,9071
Grand Junction Dish 18,7571
Rocky Mountain PBS has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
KSPS Spokane, WA http://www.ksps.org
analog 7 digital .2
Spokane DirecTV 7
Spokane Dish 7,9176
KSPS has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Oregon Public Broadcasting http://www.opb.org
analog 10,28,13,3,7
No digital simulcast.
Portland DirecTV 10,947
Portland Dish 10,8676
Eugene DirecTV 28
Eugene Dish 28,7186
Oregon Public Broadcasting has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
Southern Oregon (Medford/Klamath Falls) Public TV http://www.soptv.org
analog 8,22 digital .2
Medford DirecTV 8
Medford Dish 8,7650
Southern Oregon Public TV has the right to air Series 1 another 2 times before February 28, 2009.
KLCS Los Angeles, CA http://www.klcs.org
analog 58 digital .1
Los Angeles DirecTV 58,964
Los Angeles Dish 58,8012
KLCS has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28, 2009.
KOCE Huntington, CA http://www.koce.org
analog 50 digital .2
Los Angeles DirecTV 50,956
Los Angeles Dish 50,8013
KOCE has the right to air Series 1 one more time before February 28, 2009.
Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.
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