This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere - March 7, 2009
(posted 7th Mar 2009, 3:27pm - TWIDW post #0833)

This Week In Doctor Who Western Hemisphere
March 7, 2009 - Vol 1, No 10
The Guide to North and South American Doctor Who TV Listings
by Benjamin F. Elliott

CANADA - The Doctor gets some SPACE. SPACE: The Imagination Station
http://www.spacecast.com has picked up the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas episode
The Next Doctor. It will air uncut in a 90 minute time slot. Scheduled airdates:
Saturday 14 March 9PM Eastern (8PM Central, 7PM Mountain, 6PM Pacific, 10PM Atlantic, 10:30PM Newfoundland)
Sunday 15 March 3:30PM Eastern (2:30PM Central, 1:30PM Mountain, 12:30PM Pacific, 4:30PM Atlantic, 5PM Newfoundland)

This marks a change, as Doctor Who has been airing on CBC since 2005. CBC had been counted as a co-producer on Doctor Who, though this seems to have dropped off before Series 4 began. CBC still has never aired the 2007 Christmas special - Voyage Of The Damned. Repeats are still airing on CBC's cable/satellite station CBC Bold. SPACE is owned by rival broadcaster CTV, so this is not just a channel move for corporate synergy. It is not known if SPACE has purchased the rest of the specials, or if they will go for Series 1 through 4 when CBC's rights run out.

If you are in Canada and have SPACE, definitely watch one of the broadcasts of The Next Doctor and get your friends watching. Let's give the episode a big launch. If you miss SPACE's broadcast or do not have SPACE, the episode will be streamed at SPACE's web site for a while after the broadcast. Expect the episode to be geolocked for Canadians only.

While not affiliated with SPACE, this weekend's Radio Free Skaro podcast (see the podcast section in the spinoffs for the link - way behind in getting this out) promises to do a commentary on The Next Doctor. This gives an excellent excuse to watch the episode at least twice, with the audio from the podcast playing along on the second viewing.

CANADA - Ztele http://www.ztele.com will air the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie starring Paul McGann on Saturday March 14 at 10PM Eastern and Sunday March 15 at 2PM Eastern. This is the French language version of the film. Yes, I notice that they have accidentally overlapped *both* of SPACE's airings of The Next Doctor. We still await the premiere date for Series 4 of Doctor Who in French on Ztele.

USA - BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com is going to air their *almost* full length version of Voyage of the Damned on Saturday March 14 at 6:30PM Eastern (3:30PM Pacific). They had previously scheduled their 46 minute abridged version, but have changed their minds. It even gets a repeat late Sunday March 15 at 3:30AM Eastern (12:30AM Pacific).

USA - Doctor Who - Series 3 (The Runaway Bride and the 13 episode 2007 series with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones) are now distributed to Public TV stations by BBC Worldwide Americas, not American Public TV. Series 4 also seems to be available to buy - start date for Series 4 on Public TV stations is unknown. BBC Worldwide Americas also distributes classic Doctor Who to the stations that air it. KUED 7 Salt Lake City UT is now on the list of stations:

The public TV stations known to have bought The Runaway Bride and Series 3:
WXXI 21 Rochester, NY (already running)
WTTW 11 Chicago, IL (start date unknown)
WGVU/WGVK 35,52 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI (already running)
WILL 12 Urbana, IL (already running)
WTVP 47 Peoria, IL (already running)
Iowa Public TV (already running)
Idaho Public TV (already running)
Milwaukee Public TV (already running)
KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT (starts April 18)
OETA Oklahoma (already running)
KLRU 18 Austin, TX (starts April 23)
Alaska Public TV (starts March 15)

Now, I am confident that there are more stations with rights to Series 3 than that. But these are the stations who have contacted me. Somehow I doubt that BBC Worldwide Americas is going to send out a note with the stations who bought in like American Public TV did, leaving us in the dark till a station comes forward or it appears in their schedules.

Series 2 is currently available to public TV stations in an American Public TV package until March 31, 2010. For the Series 1 and 2 packages, stations have bought the rights to cycle through the episodes 4 times. They are not required to do so. American Public TV is no longer offering Series 1 - I do not know if BBC Worldwide Americas will offer those stations to public TV stations now or not.

2 Public TV stations currently have rights to air the classic Doctor Who run (1963-1989). KBTC 28 Tacoma, WA and WHRO 15 Norfolk, VA are airing Tom Baker episodes. Neither station has New Who Series rights.

In the USA, all the full power TV stations are currently due to turn off their analog transmitters at 11:59PM on June 12, 2009 and go strictly to digital broadcasting. This is the most recent final immovable date to be passed by Congress and signed by the President. Roughly one third (about 600) of the stations have previously turned off their analog signals and more will shut down during the 90 days before June 12. Cable customers are not noticing the change. Satellite customers who get their local channels on the satellite service are not noticing the change. If your TV gets local stations over the air and *does* have a digital tuner built in or as a set top box, you are fine but will want to keep doing new scans whenever stations in your area turn off analog, as the level of overlapping station interference will decrease and many stations will be moving to new broadcast frequencies to be received better. If a TV does not have a digital tuner or a box, it will only be able to get some low power stations that have chosen to stay analog once this transition is complete, and depending on where you live you may have already noticed stations going away.

And now, the listings:

MEXICO/LATIN AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA:

People + Arts http://www.tudiscovery.com
Series 2 Repeat Run:
Late Wednesday 4AM, Thursday 4PM 2-11 Fear Her
Late 18 March 4AM, 19 March 4PM 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2

BBC Entertainment http://latinamerica.bbcentertainment.com
Saturday 10PM, Sunday 6AM, 14 March 9PM 1-07 The Long Game
Late Friday 1AM, 14 March 10PM, 15 March 6AM, 21 March 9PM 1-08 Father's Day
Late 20 March 1AM, 21 March 10PM, 22 March 6AM, 28 March 9PM 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Late 27 March 1AM, 28 March 10PM, 29 March 6AM, 4 April 9PM 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
Late 3 April 1AM, 4 April 10PM, 5 April 6AM 1-11 Boom Town

CANADA:

SPACE http://www.spacecast.com http://forums.spacecast.com http://www.dwin.org
14 March 9PM EDT/6PM PDT, 15 March 3:30PM EDT/12:30PM PDT 4-14 The Next Doctor
(Canadian premiere! First New Series Episode to Premiere on SPACE! 90 Minute Timeslot!) (the episode will be available online to Canadians for a while after it airs in Canada, but if you get the station - watch it "live")

CBC Bold TV http://www.cbc.ca/television http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho
http://www.dwin.org http://www.cbc.ca/bold
16:9 widescreen digital, 16:9 letterbox analog
http://www.cbc.ca/planetofthedoctor "The Planet Of The Doctor" exclusive CBC. CA documentary. 6 regular episodes and 1 special. Approximately 90 minutes.
Wednesday 8PM and 3AM EDT 4-09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2 (Midnight pre-empted by sports)
18 March 8PM, Midnight, and 3AM EDT 4-10 Midnight
Late 25 March 3AM EDT 4-11 Turn Left (8PM and Midnight pre-empted by sports)

BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca BBCK http://www.bbck.ca
http://www.bbck.ca/ontv/show_drwho.aspx
Monday 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT Nightmare of Eden pts 3 and 4 of 4
Classic Season 17, Episodes 16 through 16. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Tuesday 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT The Horns of Nimon pts 1 and 2 of 4
Wednesday 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT The Horns of Nimon pts 3 and 4 of 4
Classic Season 17, Episodes 17 through 20. Doctor: Tom Baker.
Thursday 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT The Leisure Hive pts 1 and 2 of 4
Friday 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT The Leisure Hive pts 3 and 4 of 4
Classic Season 18, Episodes 1 through 4. Doctor: Tom Baker.
16 March 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT Meglos pts 1 and 2 of 4
17 March 10PM and 2AM EDT/7PM and 11PM PDT Meglos pts 3 and 4 of 4
Classic Season 18, Episodes 5 through 8. Doctor: Tom Baker.

Ztele http://www.ztele.com/index.jsp
Episodes dubbed in French. Series 4 premiere postponed from Fall 2008 till at least 2009.
14 March 10PM, 15 March 2PM EDT Doctor Who 1996 TV Movie - 2 hours
Winter 2009 (midseason):
Mondays 5PM, Tuesdays 9PM, Wednesdays 2PM and 10PM EST - Episodes and start date TBA

USA:

SciFi http://www.scifi.com http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho
DirecTV 244 DirecTVHD 244 Dish 122 DishHD 122 16:9 Letterbox.
Series 4 - repeat run. Series 1, 2, and 3 - sporadic repeats. Repeat rights to Sarah Jane Adventures. May air Series 2 of Sarah Jane Adventures in 2009.
Thursday 8AM EDT/PDT 1-01 Rose
Thursday 9AM EDT/PDT 1-03 The Unquiet Dead
Thursday 10AM EDT/PDT 1-06 Dalek
Thursday 11AM EDT/PDT 1-07 The Long Game
Thursday Noon EDT/PDT 1-08 Father's Day
Thursday 1PM EDT/PDT 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Thursday 2PM EDT/PDT 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2
Thursday 3PM EDT/PDT 1-11 Boom Town
Friday 5AM EDT/PDT 4-07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
20 March 5AM EDT/PDT 4-08 Silence in the Library pt 1 of 2
27 March 5AM EDT/PDT 4-09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2
3 April 5AM EDT/PDT "1 Series 4 episode"
10 April 5AM EDT/PDT "1 Series 4 episode"
10 April 8AM EDT/PDT "Daytime Rotation - 8 Series 3 Episodes"
17 April 5AM EDT/PDT "1 Series 4 episode"
24 April 5AM EDT/PDT "1 Series 4 episode"
1 May 5AM EDT/PDT "1 Series 4 episode"

BBC America http://www.bbcamerica.com
DirecTV 264 Dish 135,879 Series 3 is correct 16:9 letterbox ratio
HD version of channel coming in 2009.
See Torchwood This Week http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood for BBC
America's Torchwood schedule.
Series 4 on BBC America:
-14 March 6PM EDT/3PM PDT "Graham Norton Doctor Who Special" (30 minute compilation of interviews with David Tennant and Catherine Tate)
-14 March 6:30PM EDT/3:30PM PDT, Late 15 March 3:30AM EDT/12:30AM PDT 4-00 Voyage of the Damned (90 minute version, this is a positive change - originally the abridged version was scheduled)
-21 March 7PM EDT/4PM PDT 4-01 Partners in Crime
-28 March 7PM EDT/4PM PDT 4-02 The Fires of Pompeii
BBC America is saying in e-mail responses to fan queries that the full length version of The Stolen Earth / Journey's End will air in June (date TBA). The February version was a 45 to 46 minute cutdown version of the original 63 minute episode.

Public TV Premiere Run:
I have tried to get the correct digital switch day for each of these stations. There has been a lot of conflicting information, and sometimes I have had to guess. If you are watching these stations over the air instead of via cable or satellite provided locals, your best bet is to make sure you have a digital tuner NOW (built into your TV, VCR, DVR, DVDR, etc or as a set-top box).

WXXI Rochester, NY http://www.wxxi.org
analog 21 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Rochester DirecTV 21 DirecTVHD 21
Rochester Dish 21,7640
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
21 March 11PM EDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
28 March 11PM EDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
WXXI has the right to air 2 more cycles of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

WGVU-DT/WGVK-DT 35.1, 52.1 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI http://www.wgvu.org
Grand Rapids, MI DirecTV 35
Grand Rapids, MI Dish 35,8716
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday, Thursday, 14, 19, and 21 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
26 March 11PM, 28 March 5PM EDT 3-07 42
26 March 11:45PM, 28 March 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-07 Making Spacecraft
2 April 11PM, 4 April 5PM EDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
2 April 11:45PM, 4 April 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
9 April 11PM, 11 April 5PM EDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
9 April 11:45PM, 11 April 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
16 April 11PM, 18 April 5PM EDT 3-10 Blink
16 April 11:45PM, 18 April 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
23 April 11PM, 25 April 5PM EDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
23 April 11:45PM, 25 April 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
30 April 11PM, 2 May 5PM EDT 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
30 April 11:45PM, 2 May 5:45PM EDT DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery
WGVU/WGVK has the right to air Series 2 two more times before March 31, 2010.

WILL Champaign/Urbana, IL http://will.uiuc.edu/tv
analog 12 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Champaign DirecTV 12
Chicago Dish 12,7407
Peoria, IL - cable station
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday 10:30PM CST 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
Saturday 11:16PM CST DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
Sunday 6PM, 28 March 10:30PM CDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Sunday 6:46PM, 28 March 11:15PM CDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
14, 15, 21, and 22 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
29 March 6PM CDT 3-10 Blink
29 March 6:45PM CDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
WILL has 6 episodes left in the 3rd cycle of Series 2 and a 4th cycle available before March 31, 2010.

Milwaukee Public TV http://www.mptv.org
analog 10 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Milwaukee DirecTV 10,946
Milwaukee Dish 10,7076
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
21 March 11PM CDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
21 March 11:45PM CDT DWC 3-04 A New York Story
28 March 11PM CDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
28 March 11:45PM CDT DWC 3-05 Making Manhattan
4 April 11PM CDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
4 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 3-06 Monsters Inc.
11 April 11PM CDT 3-07 42
11 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 3-07 Making Spacecraft
18 April 11PM CDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
18 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
25 April - pre-empted by Spring Auction

WTVP-DT 47.1 Peoria, IL http://www.wtvp.org/index.asp
Peoria DirecTV 47 DirecTVHD 47
Peoria Dish 47,7756
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March - pre-empted for pledge special
21 March 11PM CDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
WTVP has the right to air Series 2 two more times before March 31, 2010.

IPTV Iowa http://www.iptv.org
analog 11, 32, 27, 12, 36, 21, 32, 24, 36 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Des Moines DirecTV 11,474 DesMoines DirecTVHD 11
Des Moines Dish 11,9116
Cedar Rapids DirecTV 12 Cedar Rapids DirecTVHD 12
Cedar Rapids Dish 11,9161
Omaha DirecTV 32
Omaha Dish 11,9146
Sioux City Dish 27,7195
Quad Cities DirecTV 36 Quad Cities DirecTVHD 36
Quad Cities Dish 36,7607
Rochester, MN DirecTV 24,904
Rochester, MN Dish 11,8247
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
BDESaturday and 14 March - new Doctor Who pre-empted. Classic Who was retired last week after 36 years of service.END
BDF21 March 11:05PM CDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment
21 March 11:50PM CDT DWC 3-06 Monsters Inc
28 March 11:05PM CDT 3-07 42
28 March 11:51PM CDT DWC 3-07 Space Craft
4 April 11:05PM CDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
4 April 11:50PM CDT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
11 April 11:05PM CDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
11 April 11:48PM CDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
18 April 11:05PM CDT 3-10 Blink
18 April 11:48PM CDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
25 April 11:05PM CDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
25 April 11:51PM CDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'ElloEND
Iowa Public TV has the right to air Series 2 one more time before March 31, 2010.

OETA-DT Oklahoma 13.1, 11.1, 3.1 http://www.oeta.onenet.net
Oklahoma City, OK DirecTV 13
Oklahoma City, OK Dish 13,8896
Tulsa, OK DirecTV 11
Tulsa, OK Dish 11,8926
Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Friday 10:30PM CDT 3-01 Smith and Jones
20 March 10:26PM CDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
OETA has the right to 1 more showing of Series 2 before March 31, 2010.

KLRU Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
analog 18 digital .1 - digital only 3/31/09 (the FCC is trying to delay all new
transitions to after April 16)
Austin DirecTV 18,907
Austin Dish 18,8256
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle/Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday, Thursday, 14, 19, and 21 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
26 March 10PM, 28 March 11PM CDT 2-10 Love & Monsters
2 April 10PM, 4 April 11PM CDT 2-11 Fear Her
9 April 10PM, 11 April 11PM CDT 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
16 April 10PM, 18 April 11PM CDT 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
23 April 9:59PM, 25 April 11PM CDT 3-00 The Runaway Bride (start of new to
KLRU episodes, 61 minutes)
30 April 10PM, 2 May 11PM CDT 3-01 Smith and Jones

KLRU G Austin, TX (Cable) http://www.klru.org
Late 28 March Midnight CST 2-10 Love & Monsters
episodes airing the same weekend as KLRU

KLRU 2 Austin, TX (Cable) http://www.klru.org
1 April 11PM CST 2-10 Love & Monsters
episodes airing the week after the KLRU regular broadcasts

KUED/KUES-DT/KUEW-DT Salt Lake City/St. George, UT http://www.kued.org
analog 7 / digital .1, 19.1, 18.1 - digital only 6/12/09
Underwritten by Ken Garth Mitsubishi-Hundai.
Salt Lake City DirecTV 7,982
Salt Lake City Dish 7,8536
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle/Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March - pre-empted by pledge programs
21 March 11:01PM MDT 2-10 Love & Monsters
28 March 11:06PM MDT 2-11 Fear Her
4 April 11PM MDT 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
11 April 11PM MDT 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
18 April 11PM MDT 3-00 The Runaway Bride (61 minutes, start of new to KUED episodes)
25 April 11PM MDT 3-01 Smith and Jones
2 May 11PM MDT 3-02 The Shakespeare Code
9 May 11PM MDT 3-03 Gridlock
16 May 11PM MDT 3-04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
23 May 11PM MDT 3-05 Evolution of the Daleks pt 2 of 2
30 May 11PM MDT 3-06 The Lazarus Experiment

Idaho Public TV http://idahoptv.org
analog 4,10,13,26 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
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 3 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March pre-empted by pledge specials.
21 March 11PM MDT/PDT 3-07 42
21 March 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-07 Making Spacecraft
28 March 11PM MDT/PDT 3-08 Human Nature pt 1 of 2
28 March 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-08 Alter Ego
4 April 11PM MDT/PDT 3-09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
4 April 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
11 April 11PM MDT/PDT 3-10 Blink
11 April 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
18 April 11PM MDT/PDT 3-11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
18 April 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello
25 April 11PM MDT/PDT 3-12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
25 April 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-12 The Saxon Mystery
2 May 11PM MDT/PDT 3-13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of 3 (we don't know if BBC Worldwide Americas is selling the full 51 minute version yet or not, obviously Idaho Public TV will air the version they are given)
9 May 11PM MDT/PDT 3-01 Smith and Jones (2nd Cycle begins, Runaway Bride skipped)
9 May 11:45PM MDT/PDT DWC 3-01 Meet Martha Jones
Idaho Public TV has the right to air Series 2 another 2 times before March 31, 2010.

Alaska One http://www.alaskaone.org
serving most of Alaska - unclear if it reaches Anchorage
analog 9,3 digital .1 and .2 - digital only 6/12/09
Fairbanks, AK DirecTV 9 DirecTVHD 9
Fairbanks, AK Dish 7,8297 DishHD 5646
Juneau, AK DirecTV 3
Juneau, AK Dish 3,9383 DishHD 5704
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle/Series 3 - 1st Cycle:
Sunday 11PM, Thursday 8PM and 2AM 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
15 March 11PM, 19 March 8PM and 2AM 3-01 Smith and Jones (3rd Series premiere,
Runaway Bride skipped)

New Series Repeats:

WSKG/WSKA-DT Binghamton/Elmira, NY http://www.wskg.com
analog 46 digital 46.1, 30.1 - digital only Early May 2009
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle:
Late Saturday Midnight EST 2-03 School Reunion
Late Saturday 12:45AM EST DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
14 March 11PM EDT 2-04 The Girl in the Fireplace
14 March 11:45PM EDT DWC 2-04 From Script to Screen
21 March 11PM EDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
21 March 11:45PM EDT DWC 2-05 Cybermen

WSKG-DT 46.2/WSKA-DT 30.2 Binghamton/Elmira, NY http://www.wskg.com
Digital subchannel airing Doctor Who in a weekday rotation.
Series 2 - WSKG's 3rd Cycle:
Monday 9AM EDT 2-12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
Monday 9:45AM EDT DWC 2-12 Welcome to Torchwood
Tuesday 9AM EDT 2-13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2 (end of current repeat run)
Tuesday 9:46AM EDT DWC 2-13 Finale
Wednesday onwards - WSKG's website has Doctor Who episodes continuing, with no
episode titles. Zap2it believes that the Doctor Who run is over. If someone in
the viewing area can watch WSKG 2 on the 11th, we can figure out what is going
on.
Wednesday 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
Thursday 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
Friday 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
16 March 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
17 March 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
18 March 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
19 March 9AM EDT - 1 episode?
20 March 9AM EDT - 1 episode?

West Virginia Public TV-DT 33.1, 24.1, 42.1, 9.1 http://www.wvpubcast.org
Charleston DirecTV 33
Charleston Dish 33,7321
Clarksburg DirecTV 24
Clarksburg Dish 24,7915
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle:
Thursday - pre-empted by pledge programming
19 March 10PM EDT 2-06 The Age of Steel pt 2 of 2
26 March 10PM EDT 2-07 The Idiot's Lantern

Wisconsin Public TV http://www.wpt.org
analog 28,38,21,31,20 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Green Bay DirecTV 38
Green Bay Dish 38,9336
Madison DirecTV 21
Madison Dish 21,7286
La Crosse-Eau Claire DirecTV 31 DirecTVHD 31
La Crosse-Eau Claire Dish 31,7726
Wassau DirecTV 20
Wassau Dish 20,7216
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle:
Now through 14 March - pre-empted for special and pledge programming
21 March 8:40PM CDT 2-05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2

Ozark Public TV Springfield/Joplin, MO http://www.optv.org
analog 21,26 digital .1 - digital only 4/2/09
Springfield DirecTV 21
Springfield Dish 21,7226
Joplin Dish 26,7873
Series 2 - 2nd/3rd? Cycle:
Saturday and 14 March pre-empted by pledge programming
21 March 9:30PM CDT 2-01 New Earth (start of 3rd Cycle) or 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
The listings say New Earth, though I find it hard to see why they would restart the batch in the middle of a 2 parter.

KERA Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org
analog 13 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09?
Dallas DirecTV 13,889 DirecTVHD 13
Dallas, Sherman Dish 13,8406
Tyler Dish 13,8886
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday, 14, and 21 March - pre-empted by pledge programming (next episode should be The Age of Steel)

KTEH/KQED-DT.2/KQET-DT.2 San Jose/San Francisco/Monterey, CA http://www.kteh.org
http://blogs.kteh.org/doctorwho
analog 54 digital .1 KQED digital .2 KQET digital .2 - digital only 6/12/09
San Francisco DirecTV 54,903
San Francisco Dish 54,8234
Series 2 - 3rd Cycle:
Sunday and Monday - pre-empted by pledge programming
Friday 11PM and 5AM PDT 2-01 New Earth
Friday 11:45PM and 5:45AM PDT DWC 2-01 New New Doctor
16 March 8:47PM and 2:47AM, 22 March 5:47PM PDT DWC 2-06 From Zero to Hero
20 March 11PM and 5AM PDT 2-02 Tooth and Claw
20 March 8:45PM and 2:45AM PDT DWC 2-02 Fear Factor
23 March 8:47PM and 2:47AM, 29 March 5:47PM PDT DWC 2-07 The Writer's Tale
27 March 11PM and 5AM PDST 2-03 School Reunion
27 March 11:45PM and 2:45AM PDT DWC 2-03 Friends Reunited
30 March 8:47PM and 2:47AM PDT DWC 2-08 You've Got the Look
Visit their blog site linked above for information on their YouTube competition and the grand prize of hosting a Doctor Who marathon!!!

KVCR San Bernadino, CA http://www.kvcr.org
analog 24 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Los Angeles DirecTV 24
Los Angeles Dish 24,8014
Series 2 - 2nd Cycle:
Sunday, 15, and 22 March pre-empted by pledge programing
29 March 10PM PDT 2-09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
While KVCR's main viewing area is east of the Los Angeles area, it is considered in the LA Designated Market Area and both satellite services carry it as a Los Angeles local station.

AIRING CLASSIC WHO ONLY:

WHRO-DT 15.1 Norfolk, VA http://www.whro.org
Norfolk DirecTV 15 DirecTVHD 15
Norfolk Dish 15,7295
Saturday and 14 March pre-empted
21 March 11:32PM and 4:32AM EDT The Seeds of Doom pt 3
28 March 11:32PM and 4:32AM EDT The Seeds of Doom pt 4
4 April 11:41PM EDT The Seeds of Doom pt 5 (no late night repeat)
11 April 11:49PM and 4:34AM EDT The Seeds of Doom pt 6
18 April 11:43PM and 4:28AM EDT Robot pt 1 (repeats after just 46 episodes???)
25 April 11:33PM and 4:33AM EDT Robot pt 2

KBTC/KCKA/K65BU Tacoma/Centralia/Gray's River, WA http://www.kbtc.org
analog 28, 15, 65 digital .1 - digital only 6/12/09
Seattle DirecTV 28,970
Seattle Dish 28,8620
Saturday 7PM and Midnight PST "2 Tom Baker episodes"
14 March 7PM and Midnight PDT "2 Tom Baker episodes"
21 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
28 March 7PM and Midnight PDT "2 Tom Baker episodes"
KBTC is reportedly airing episodes out of order with a bit of confusion, so we
cannot be sure which ones are airing. They are probably from Tom Baker's last
season. Looking forward to a reliable schedule as soon as we have it again.
KBTC/KCKA has the right to air Series 1 another 3 times before February 28,
2009, which they are not going to use. Looks like KBTC will join WHRO in only
having Classic Who rights.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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