This Week In Doctor Who PBS - March 6, 2010
(posted 6th Mar 2010, 9:16am - TWIDW post #1023)

This Week In Doctor Who PBS
March 6, 2010
by Benjamin F Elliott

The public TV stations known to have bought Series 30:

Idaho Public TV - currently in first run
WILL 12 Urbana, IL - currently in first run
Milwaukee Public TV - currently in first run
WGVU/WGVK 35,52 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI - currently in first run
KERA 13 Dallas, TX - currently in first run
Iowa Public TV - begins 13 March - pledge special 9PM CDT
KCPT 19 Kansas City, MO - 2 episodes on March 6 as pledge, regular run from
27 March

The public TV stations known to have bought The Runaway Bride and Series 29
(all of the Series 30 stations fall in this category except KCPT):

WXXI 21 Rochester, NY
WTTW 11 Chicago, IL
WTVP 47 Peoria, IL
Idaho Public TV
Wisconsin Public TV
KUED 7 Salt Lake City, UT
OETA Oklahoma
KLRU 18 Austin, TX
Alaska Public TV
WSKG/WSKA 46,30 Binghamton/Elmira, NY
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - currently in first run

I am confident that there are more stations with rights to Series 29 and 30
than that. But these are the stations who have contacted me or scheduled the
show.

Series 28 is currently available to public TV stations in an American Public
TV package until March 31, 2010. For the Series 27 and 28 packages, stations
bought the rights to cycle through the episodes 4 times. They are not
required to do so. While no stations have been airing Series 27 regularly
since the American Public TV package expired, WGBY 57 in Springfield, MA is
airing one episode from that run as a pledge special on March 13, and if
they choose to go with Doctor Who regularly they will start with Series 27,
purchased direct from BBC Worldwide Americas.

2 Public TV stations currently have rights to air the classic Doctor Who run
(1963-1989), but not New Who. KBTC 28 Tacoma, WA is airing Colin Baker
episodes. WHRO 15 Norfolk, VA is airing Tom Baker episodes. These are also
purchased from BBC Worldwide Americas.

Some stations are using Doctor Who for pledge purposes in March. This list may grow:
6 March 9:30PM CST - KCPT 19 Kansas City, MO - [s{PartnersInCrime}} and The Fires of Pompeii
13 March 9:15PM EST - WGBY 57 Springfield, MA - The End Of The World (battle with a Doc Martin episode, the winner gets on the schedule)
13 March 9PM CST - Iowa Public TV - Voyage of the Damned
13 March 9:30PM CST - Milwaukee Public TV - Planet of the Ood (repeats at 10:50PM)
20 March 10:10PM CST - WILL 12 Urbana, IL - Voyage of the Damned

And now, the listings:

Public TV Premiere Run:

Idaho Public TV 4.1, 10.1, 13.1, 26.1 http://idahoptv.org
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 30 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday 11:15PM MST/PST, 5 June 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 10 Midnight
13 March 11PM MST/PST S30, Ep 11 Turn Left
13 March 11:50PM MST/PST DWC 4-11 Here Come the Girls
20 March 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 12 The Stolen Earth pt 1 of 2
20 March 11:46PM MDT/PDT DWC 4-12 Friends And Foes
27 March 10:56PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 13 Journey's End pt 2 of 2
3 April 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 01 Partners in Crime (start of 2nd cycle)
10 April 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 02 The Fires of Pompeii
17 April 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 03 Planet of the Ood
24 April 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 04 The Sontaran Stratagem pt 1 of 2
1 May 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 05 The Poison Sky pt 2 of 2
8 May 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 06 The Doctor's Daughter
15 May 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
22 May 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 08 Silence in the Library pt 1 of 2
29 May 11PM MDT/PDT S30, Ep 09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2
Idaho Public TV has the right to air Series 28 one more time before March 31, 2010. They are also in the middle of their 3rd Cycle of Series 29 - end date for Series 29 rights unknown.

KUHT 8.1 Houston, TX http://www.houstonpbs.org
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
pre-empted Saturday, 13, and 20 March for pledge drives
27 March 8PM, Late 29 March 2AM CDT S30, Ep 08 Silence in the Library pt 1 of 2
27 March 8:44PM, Late 29 March 2:43AM CDT DWC 4-08 Shadow Play
3 April 8PM, Late 5 April 2AM CDT S30, Ep 09 Forest of the Dead pt 2 of 2 3 April 8:46PM, Late 5 April 2:46AM CDT DWC 4-09 River Runs Deep
10 April 8PM, Late 12 April 2AM CDT S30, Ep 10 Midnight
10 April 8:45PM, Late 12 April 2:44AM CDT DWC 4-10 Look Who's Talking
17 April 8PM, Late 19 April 2AM CDT S30, Ep 11 Turn Left
17 April 8:50PM, Late 19 April 2:50AM CDT DWC 4-11 Here Come the Girls
24 April 8PM, Late 26 April 2AM CDT S30, Ep 12 The Stolen Earth pt 1 of 2
24 April 8:46PM, Late 26 April 2:46AM CDT DWC 4-12 Friends and Foe

WILL 12.1 Champaign/Urbana, IL http://will.illinois.edu/tv
Champaign DirecTV 12
Chicago Dish 12,7407
Peoria, IL - cable station
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
Now through 14 March - pre-empted for pledge specials
20 March 10:10PM CDT S30, Ep 00 Voyage of the Damned presumably shown as a pledge special
27 March 10:30PM, 28 March 6PM CDT S30, Ep 07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
27 March 11:15PM, 28 March 6:45PM CDT DWC 4-07 Nemesis
WILL has aired Series 29 two times, and has the right to additional showings.

KERA 13.1 Dallas, TX http://www.kera.org
Dallas DirecTV 13,889 DirecTVHD 13
Dallas, Sherman Dish 13,8406
Tyler Dish 13,8886
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 13 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
Late 20 March Midnight CDT S30, Ep 06 The Doctor's Daughter
Late 20 March 12:45AM CDT DWC 4-06 Sins Of The Father
KERA has the right to 2 more showings of Series 28 before March 31, 2010.
KERA has aired Series 29 once.

Milwaukee Public TV 10.1 http://www.mptv.org
Milwaukee DirecTV 10,946
Milwaukee Dish 10,7076
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday and 20 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
13 March 9:30PM CST S30, Ep 03 Planet of the Ood (pledge special, the Milwaukee Time Lords will be in the studio to help take pledges)
13 March 10:50PM CST S30, Ep 03 Planet of the Ood (immediate repeat with taped pledge breaks)
27 March 11PM CDT S30, Ep 04 The Sontaran Stratagem pt 1 of 2
27 March 11:45PM CDT DWC 4-04 Send in the Clones
3 April 11PM CDT S30, Ep 05 The Poison Sky pt 2 of 2
3 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 4-05 Sontar-Ha!
10 April 11PM CDT S30, Ep 06 The Doctor's Daughter
10 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 4-06 Sins Of The Father
17 April 11PM CDT S30, Ep 07 The Unicorn and the Wasp
17 April 11:45PM CDT DWC 4-07 Nemesis
24 April and 1 May - pre-empted by Great TV Auction
Milwaukee Public TV has the right to air Series 28 one more time before March 31, 2010. MPTV has aired Series 29 twice.

IPTV Iowa 11.1, 32.1, 27.1, 12.1, 36.1, 21.1, 32.1, 24.1, 36.1
http://www.iptv.org
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 30 - 1st Cycle:
BDESaturday and 20 March - pre-empted by pledge programmingEND
BDF13 March 9PM CST S30, Ep 00 Voyage of the Damned (pledge special, 2 hour time slot, premiere of Series 30)
27 March 10:55PM CDT S30, Ep 01 Partners in Crime
27 March 11:45PM CDT DWC 4-01 A Noble ReturnEND
Iowa Public TV has aired Series 29 three times so far. They presumably have the right to air it again. IPTV just finished their last cycle of Series 28.

KCPT 19.1 Kansas City, MO http://www.kcpt.org
Kansas City DirecTV 19 DirecTVHD 19
Kansas City Dish 19,8436
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday 9:30PM CST S30, Ep 01 Partners in Crime (pledge night)
Saturday 10:41PM CST S30, Ep 02 The Fires of Pompeii (pledge night, time
approximate)
27 March 10:30PM CDT S30, Ep 03 Planet of the Ood
3 April 10:30PM CDT S30, Ep 04 The Sontaran Stratagem pt 1 of 2

WGVU/WGVK 35.1, 52.1 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI http://www.wgvu.org
Grand Rapids, MI DirecTV 35
Grand Rapids, MI Dish 35,8716
Series 30 - 1st Cycle:
March - pre-empted by pledge specials
1 April 11PM, 3 April 5PM EDT S30, Ep 01 Partners in Crime
8 April 11PM, 10 April 5PM EDT S30, Ep 02 The Fires of Pompeii
15 April 11PM, 17 April 5PM EDT S30, Ep 03 Planet of the Ood
22 April 11PM, 24 April 5PM EDT S30, Ep 04 The Sontaran Stratagem pt 1 of 2
29 April 11PM EDT S30, Ep 05 The Poison Sky pt 2 of 2
WGVU/WGVK has aired Series 29 twice and may have the right to additional airings. WGVU/WGVK has the right to air Series 28 one more time before March 31, 2010.

West Virginia Public TV 33.1, 24.1, 42.1, 9.1 http://www.wvpubcast.org
Charleston DirecTV 33 DirecTV HD 9?
Charleston Dish 33,7321
Clarksburg DirecTV 24
Clarksburg Dish 24,7915
Series 29 - 1st Cycle:
Saturday, 13 and 20 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
27 March 11PM EDT S29, Ep 04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2
Series 28 - 3rd Cycle Completed. Rights expire March 31, 2010.

WGBY 57 Springfield, MA http://www.wgby.org
13 March 9:15PM EST S27, Ep 02 The End Of The World 75 minute pledge
broadcast
WGBY is letting viewers sample an episode of Doc Martin and an episode of
Doctor Who. The show that makes more money in the pledge drive will join the
regular schedule.

Repeats:

WXXI 21.1 Rochester, NY http://www.wxxi.org
Rochester DirecTV 21 DirecTVHD 21
Rochester Dish 21,7640
Series 29 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday, 13 and 20 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
WXXI has the right to air Series 28 one more time before March 31, 2010.

WSKG/WSKA 46.1, 30.1 Binghamton/Elmira, NY http://www.wskg.com
Series 29 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM EST S29, Ep 09 The Family of Blood pt 2 of 2
Saturday 11:45PM EST DWC 3-09 Bad Blood
13 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
20 March 11PM EDT S29, Ep 10 Blink
20 March 11:45PM EDT DWC 3-10 Do You Remember the First Time?
27 March 11PM EDT S29, Ep 11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
27 March 11:45PM EDT DWC 3-11 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello

WHRO 15.1 Norfolk, VA http://www.whro.org
Norfolk DirecTV 15 DirecTVHD 15
Norfolk Dish 15,7295
March - pre-empted for pledge programming
In April, Doctor Who's Saturday time slot is given to Masterpiece Classic. I
have not been able to find out yet what Doctor Who's return date or time
slot will be. The run is currently interrupted 2 episodes into The Brain Of
Morbius.

Wisconsin Public TV 28.1, 38.1, 21.1, 31.1, 20.1 http://www.wpt.org
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 29 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday, 13 and 20 March - pre-empted by pledge drives
Wisconsin Public TV has aired Series 28 three times and has the right to air
it once more before March 31, 2010.

WTTW 11.1 Chicago, IL http://www.wttw.com
Chicago DirecTV 11,965 DirecTVHD 11
Chicago Dish 11,8496
Rockford, IL - cable station only
Series 29 - 2nd Cycle:
Saturday, Sunday, 13, 14, 20, and 21 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
28 March 11PM CDT S29, Ep 11 Utopia pt 1 of 3

WTTW Prime 11.2 Chicago, IL http://www.wttw.com
Not on DirecTV or Dish Network
Series 28 - 4th/Final Cycle:
Monday 9PM and 4AM, Tuesday 9AM CST S28, Ep 10 Love & Monsters
15 March 9PM and 4AM, 16 March 9AM CDT S28, Ep 11 Fear Her
22 March 9PM and 4AM, 23 March 9AM CDT S28, Ep 12 Army of Ghosts pt 1 of 2
29 March 9PM and 4AM, 30 March 9AM CDT S28, Ep 13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2

WTVP 47.1 Peoria, IL http://www.wtvp.org/index.asp
Peoria DirecTV 47 DirecTVHD 47
Peoria Dish 47,7756 Peoria DishHD
Series 28 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday 11PM CST S28, Ep 05 Rise of the Cybermen pt 1 of 2
13 and 20 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
WTVP has aired Series 29 twice.

Ozark Public TV 21.1, 26.1 Springfield/Joplin, MO http://www.optv.org
Springfield DirecTV 21 DirecTVHD 21
Springfield Dish 21,7226
Joplin Dish 26,7873
Series 28 - 5th Cycle?:
Saturday, 13 and 20 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
Ozark still hasn't aired Series 29, but since the show's back on the air we can always hope.

OETA Oklahoma 13.1, 11.1, 3.1 http://www.oeta.tv
Oklahoma City, OK DirecTV 13 DirecTVHD 13
Oklahoma City, OK Dish 13,8896
Tulsa, OK DirecTV 11
Tulsa, OK Dish 11,8926
Series 29 - 3rd Cycle:
Friday and 19 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
26 March 10:24PM CDT S29, Ep 07 42
OETA has mentioned in a blog entry on their website that they plan to purchase the rights to the "2008 Season", with an estimated air date of May.

KLRU 18.1 Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
Austin DirecTV 18,907 DirecTVHD 18
Austin Dish 18,8256
Series 29 - 2nd Cycle:
rest of March - pre-empted for pledge programming
1 April 10PM, 3 April 11PM CDT S29, Ep 10 Blink
8 April 10PM, 10 April 11PM CDT S29, Ep 11 Utopia pt 1 of 3
15 April 10PM, 17 April 11PM CDT S29, Ep 12 The Sound of Drums pt 2 of 3
22 April 10PM, 24 April 11PM CDT S29, Ep 13 Last of the Time Lords pt 3 of
3
KLRU has the right to air Series 28 one more time before March 31, 2010.

KLRU-Q 18.3 Austin, TX http://www.klru.org
broadcast and digital cable only
episodes air the week after they appear on 18.1
next airdate unknown

KUED 7.1/KUES 19.1/KUEW 18.1 Salt Lake City, UT http://www.kued.org
Underwritten by Ken Garth Mitsubishi-Hundai.
Salt Lake City DirecTV 7,982
Salt Lake City Dish 7,8536
Series 28 - 3rd Cycle/Series 29 - 3rd Cycle:
Saturday, 13, and 20 March - pre-empted by pledge programming
27 March 11:05PM MDT S28, Ep 13 Doomsday pt 2 of 2
3 April 11:05PM MDT S29, Ep 01 Smith and Jones (start of 3rd Cycle)
10 April 11:05PM MDT S29, Ep 02 The Shakespeare Code
17 April 11:05PM MDT S29, Ep 03 Gridlock
24 April 11:05PM MDT S29, Ep 04 Daleks in Manhattan pt 1 of 2

KBTC/KCKA 28.1, 15.1 Tacoma/Centralia, WA http://www.kbtc.org
Seattle DirecTV 28,970
Seattle Dish 28,8620
Saturday 7PM PST S22, Ep 3a Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pt 1 (due to
pledge programming, KBTC is only airing one half-hour episode instead of the
usual 2. And right now, that happens to be in a season of 45 minute episodes
that got broken up into 25 minute episodes for the US and Canadian markets,
hence the odd labelling)
13 March 7PM PST S22, Ep 3b Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pt 2
20 March 7PM PDT S22, Ep 4a Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pt 3
27 March 7PM PDT S22, Ep 4b Vengeance on Varos 4 pt version, pt 4

Alaska One 9.1, 3.1 http://www.alaskaone.org
serving most of Alaska - unclear if it reaches Anchorage
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 28 - 4th/Final Cycle:
Sunday 11PM, Thursday 8PM and 2AM S28, Ep 09 The Satan Pit pt 2 of 2
14 March 11PM, 18 March 8PM and 2AM S28, Ep 10 Love & Monsters
Alaska One has aired Series 29 two times.

Thanks for reading. Until next week, take care.

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