1949 in American television

Television related events in the USA during 1949

List of years in American television:

* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952

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1948–49 United States network television schedule
1949–50 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

This is a list of American television-related events in 1949.

## Events

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Date  | Event  | Ref.

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January 11  | All four American television networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont) broadcast a two-hour special celebrating the linking of the eastern and mid-western networks via a coaxial cable.  |
January 31  | The annual Emmy Awards were presented and broadcast on television for the first time ever, from Los Angeles.  |
May  | Milton Berle hosts the first-ever telethon, which lasted 24 hours, to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.  |
August 29  | The development of RCA's compatible color television system was announced.  |
September  | The ABC Television Network becomes the first television network to offer a four-hour primetime programming schedule on Sunday nights.  |
The 1949-50 television season marks the first time all four networks offered at least some prime time programming on all seven nights of the week.  |
December 29  | KC2XAK in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the first-ever experimental UHF television station to operate a daily schedule, begins operation.  |
Unknown  | The Sears and Roebuck catalog offers television sets by mail order for the first time.  |

## Television programs

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### Debuts

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Date  | Debut  | Network

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January  | TV Department Store | DuMont
January 3  | Colgate Theatre | NBC
NBC Presents
January 6  | Suspense | CBS
January 12  | Arthur Godfrey and His Friends | CBS
January 12  | Photographic Horizons | DuMont
January 16  | ABC Television Players | ABC
January 17  | Café de Paris | DuMont
January 17[1][2] | Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room | DuMont
January 17  | Manhattan Spotlight | DuMont
January 18  | The School House | DuMont
January 20  | Hotel Broadway | DuMont
January 21  | Your Show Time | NBC
January 27  | Window on the World | DuMont
January 28  | Admiral Broadway Revue | NBC/DuMont
January 31[3] | These Are My Children | NBC
February 16[4] | Camel News Caravan | NBC
February 21  | ABC Barn Dance | ABC
February 21[5] | A Woman to Remember | DuMont
February 28  | Time for Beany | Paramount Television Network
March 1  | Believe It or Not! | NBC
March 7  | Teen Time Tunes | DuMont
March 7  | The Vincent Lopez Show | DuMont
March  | Feature Theatre | DuMont
March 10  | Flight to Rhythm | DuMont
March 15  | And Everything Nice | DuMont
March 25  | Front Row Center | DuMont
March 26  | Think Fast | ABC
April 5  | Fireside Theatre | NBC
April 17  | The Fred Waring Show | CBS
May 5[6] | Blind Date | ABC
May 5  | Crusade in Europe | ABC
May 8  | Wesley | CBS
June 4  | Cavalcade of Stars | DuMont
June 4  | Spin the Picture | DuMont
June 22  | Program Playhouse | DuMont
June 27[7] | Captain Video and His Video Rangers | DuMont
Time for Reflection | DuMont
June 28[8] | Fireball Fun for All | NBC
July 1[9] | Mama | CBS
July 4  | Broadway to Hollywood | DuMont
July 7  | They're Off | DuMont
July 13  | Talent Jackpot | DuMont
July 18  | The Magic Cottage | DuMont
August 24  | Hands of Murder | DuMont
August 29  | Versatile Varieties | NBC
September  | Amateur Boxing Fight Club | DuMont
September  | Boxing From Sunnyside Gardens | DuMont
September  | Cinema Varieties | DuMont
September  | Jim and Judy in Teleland | First-run Syndication
September 1  | Martin Kane, Private Eye | NBC
September 2  | The Al Morgan Show | DuMont
September 6  | The O'Neills | DuMont
September 9  | The Family Genius | DuMont
Wrestling from Sunnyside Gardens | DuMont
Mystery Theater | DuMont
September 11  | The Magic Clown | NBC
September 11  | Chicagoland Mystery Players | DuMont
September 11  | They Stand Accused | DuMont
September 13  | Uptown Jubilee | DuMont
September 15[10] | The Lone Ranger | ABC
September 16  | The Big Story | NBC
September 17  | Wrestling from Marigold | DuMont
September 21  | Starring Boris Karloff | ABC
September 22  | The Ed Wynn Show | CBS
September 23  | Oboler Comedy Theater | ABC
September 28  | Photocrime | ABC
October  | Music & the Spoken Word | First-run Syndication
October 2  | The Aldrich Family | NBC
October 4[11] | The Life of Riley | NBC
October 5  | The Crisis | NBC
October 7  | Fishing and Hunting Club | DuMont
October 7  | Man Against Crime | CBS
October 12  | Famous Jury Trials | DuMont
October 12[12] | The Plainclothesman | DuMont
October 16  | Let There Be Stars | ABC
October 23  | The Ruggles | ABC
November  | The Herb Shriner Show | CBS
November 2  | Twenty Questions | WWOR-TV
November 3  | Romance | CBS
November 4[13] | One Man's Family | NBC
December 1[14] | Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge | NBC
December 14  | Easy Aces | DuMont

### Changes of network affiliation

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Show  | Moved from  | Moved to

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Candid Camera | ABC | NBC
Bowling Headliners | ABC  | Dumont
The Wendy Barrie Show | ABC  | Dumont
The Morey Amsterdam Show | CBS  | Dumont
The Armed Forces Hour | NBC  | Dumont
The Ted Steele Show | NBC  | Dumont
Okay, Mother | WABD  | Dumont

### Ending this year

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Date  | Show  | Network  | Debut  | Notes

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January 10  | Champagne and Orchids | DuMont | September 6, 1948  |
January 14  | Tales of the Red Caboose | DuMont  | October 29, 1948  |
March 4  | Café de Paris | DuMont | January 17, 1949  |
March 4  | These Are My Children | NBC | January 31, 1949  |
March 5  | Quizzing the News | ABC  | August 11, 1948  |
March 7  | Photographic Horizons | DuMont | January 12, 1949  |
March 17  | Hotel Broadway | DuMont | January 20, 1949  |
April 14  | Window on the World | DuMont  | January 27, 1949  |
April 19  | The School House | DuMont | January 18, 1949  |
April 22  | Stop Me If You've Heard This One | NBC | March 4, 1948  |
May 24  | Places Please | CBS | August 16, 1948  |
May 26  | The Adventures of Oky Doky | DuMont | November 4, 1948  |
June 3  | Admiral Broadway Revue | NBC/DuMont  | January 28, 1949  |
June 23  | King Cole's Birthday Party | DuMont | May 15, 1947  |
Charade Quiz | DuMont | November 27, 1947  |
July 4  | Americana | NBC | December 8, 1947  |
Doorway to Fame | DuMont  | May 2, 1947  |
July 5  | Teen Time Tunes | DuMont | March 7, 1949  |
July 15  | A Woman to Remember | DuMont | February 21, 1949  |
July 15  | Your Show Time | NBC  | January 21, 1949  |
July 23  | Television Screen Magazine | NBC  | November 17, 1946  |
August 3  | The Growing Paynes | DuMont  | October 20, 1948  |
August 23  | Talent Jackpot | DuMont  | July 13, 1949  |
August 27  | Stand By for Crime | ABC | January 11, 1949  |
August 30  | Wesley | CBS | May 8, 1949  |
September 10  | For Your Pleasure | NBC  | April 15, 1948  |
September 12  | Academy Theatre | NBC  | July 25, 1949  |
September 14  | Program Playhouse | DuMont | June 22, 1949  |
September 22  | Flight to Rhythm | DuMont  | March 10, 1949  |
September 23  | Key to the Missing | DuMont  | July 4, 1948  |
September 30  | The Family Genius | DuMont  | September 9, 1949  |
October 16  | Stained Glass Windows | ABC | September 26, 1948  |
October 20  | Uptown Jubilee | CBS | September 13, 1949
October 27  | Crusade in Europe | ABC | May 5, 1949  |
October 27  | Fireball Fun for All | NBC | June 28, 1949  |
October 30  | ABC Television Players | ABC | January 16, 1949  |
November  | Cinema Varieties | DuMont | September  |
November 4  | Oboler Comedy Theater | ABC  | September 23, 1949  |
November 14  | ABC Barn Dance | ABC  | February 21, 1949  |
November 27  | Let There Be Stars | ABC | October 16, 1949  |
December  | The Roar of the Rails | CBS | October 26, 1948  |
December 14  | Photocrime | ABC  | September 28, 1949  |
December 15  | Starring Boris Karloff | ABC | September 21, 1949  |
December 15  | Tonight on Broadway | CBS | April 6, 1948  |
December 28  | The Crisis | NBC  | October 5, 1949
December 29  | Romance | CBS  | November 3, 1949
Unknown date  | Boxing From Jamaica Arena | DuMont | 1946  |
See What You Know | CBS | 1946  |
Musical Merry-Go-Round | NBC  | July 25, 1947  |
Amanda | DuMont  | November 1, 1948  |
Missus Goes a Shopping | CBS | November 19, 1947  |

## Television stations

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### Station launches

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Date  | City of License/Market | Station[15] | Channel  | Affiliation  | Notes/Ref.

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January 1  | Houston, Texas | KLEE-TV | 2  | NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)  |
Los Angeles, California | KTTV | 11  | CBS | Now a FOX affiliate since 1986
January 11  | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WDTV | 3
(now 2)  | DuMont (primary)
NBC/ABC (secondary)  | Eventually became CBS affiliate KDKA, now a CBS O&O station branded as CBS Pittsburgh
January 16  | Los Angeles, California | KNBH | 4  | NBC |
Washington, D.C. | WOIC | 9  | CBS |
February 23  | Dayton, Ohio | WHIO-TV | 7  | CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)  |
March 8  | Atlanta, Georgia | WAGA-TV | 5  | CBS  |
March 15  | Dayton, Ohio  | WLWD | 5 (now 2)  | NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)  |
Erie, Pennsylvania | WICU-TV | 12  | NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)  |
March 18  | Lancaster/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | WGAL | 8  | NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)  |
March 21  | Miami, Florida | WTVJ | 4  | CBS  | Now an NBC affiliate on channel 6
March 25  | Wilmington, Delaware | WVUE | 12  | NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)  | First licensed television station in Delaware
April 3  | Columbus, Ohio | WLWC | 4  | NBC |
April 4  | Cincinnati, Ohio | WKRC-TV | 11
(now 12)  | CBS |
May 5  | San Francisco, California | KGO-TV | 7  | ABC  |
May 18  | San Diego, California | KFMB-TV | 8  | CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)  |
May 29  | Birmingham, Alabama | WAFM-TV | 13  | CBS |
May 30  | Indianapolis, Indiana | WFBM-TV | 6  | CBS (primary)
Paramount/DuMont (secondary)  |
June 1  | Salt Lake City, Utah | KSL-TV | 5  | CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
June 6  | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | WKY-TV | 4  | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
June 11  | Rochester, New York | WHAM-TV | 8  | NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)  |
July 1  | Birmingham, Alabama  | WBRC-TV | 4 (moved to 6 in 1953)  | NBC |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | WTCN-TV | 4  | CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)  |
July 10  | Providence, Rhode Island | WJAR | 11  | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
July 15  | Charlotte, North Carolina | WBTV | 3  | CBS (primary)
NBC/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
July 26  | Cincinnati, Ohio  | WCPO-TV | 7
(now 9)  | ABC  |
August 15  | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WLAV-TV | 8  | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
August 29  | Omaha, Nebraska | WOW-TV | 6  | CBS  |
September 1  | Lincoln, Nebraska  | KMTV | 3  | NBC  |
September 15  | Jacksonville, Florida | WMBR-TV | 4  | CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC (secondary)  |
Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania | WJAC-TV | 13
(now 6)  | NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)  |
September 16  | Los Angeles, California | KECA-TV | 7  | ABC  |
September 17  | Dallas, Texas | KBTV | 8  | DuMont  |
September 22  | Greensboro, North Carolina | WFMY-TV | 2  | CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)  |
September 29  | Columbus, Ohio | WTVN-TV | 6  | DuMont (primary)
ABC (secondary)  |
September 30  | Indianapolis, Indiana | WFBM-TV | 6  | CBS (primary)
DuMont/Paramount (secondary)  |
October 5  | Columbus, Ohio  | WBNS-TV | 10  | CBS |
October 11  | Secaucus, New Jersey/New York City, New York | WOR-TV | 9  | Independent  |
October 16  | Kansas City, MO/KS | WDAF-TV | 4  | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
October 29  | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KOTV | 6  | CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont/NBC/Paramount (secondary)  |
October 31  | Davenport, Iowa
(Bettendorf, IA/Moline/Rock Island, IL) | WOC-TV | 5
(now 6) | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)  |
November 11  | Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana  | WTTV | 10
(now 4)  | NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (Secondary)  |
November 15  | Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia
(Ashland, Kentucky) | WSAZ-TV | 5
(now 3)  | NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (Secondary)  |
San Francisco, California  | KRON-TV | 4  | NBC |
December 1  | Binghamton, New York | WNBF-TV | 12  | CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)  |
Utica, New York | WKTV | 2  | NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)  |
December 3  | Dallas, Texas | KRLD-TV | 4  | CBS  |
December 4  | Phoenix, Arizona | KPHO | 5  | CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary)  |
December 11  | San Antonio, Texas | WOAI-TV | 4  | NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont/ABC (secondary)  |
December 19  | Cleveland, Ohio | WXEL | 9 (now 8)  | DuMont (primary)
ABC (secondary)  |
December 29  | Bridgeport, Connecticut | KC2XAK | 24  | NBC  | World's first-ever UHF experimental station, serving as a rebroadcaster of WNBT from New York City

### Network affiliation changes

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Date  | City of license/Market  | Station  | Channel  | Old affiliation  | New affiliation  | Notes/Ref.

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January  | Buffalo, New York | WBEN-TV | 4  | NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)  | CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary)  | Retains secondary NBC affiliation until 1954, and secondary ABC and DuMont affiliations until 1956

## Births

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Main article: 1949 in television § Births

## Deaths

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Main article: 1949 in television § Deaths

## References

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1. ^ IMDB entry
2. ^ DuMont historical website
3. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 829\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
4. ^ NBC: America's Network Michele Hilmes, Michael Lowell Henry; University of California Press, 2007 - Performing Arts - 362 pages, page 176.
5. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 469. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4 ed.). Penguin Books. pp. 103, 936. ISBN 9780140267372. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
7. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 106–110\. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
8. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 285\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
9. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 278. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
10. ^ Goldstein, Richard (December 29, 1999). "Clayton Moore, Television's Lone Ranger And a Persistent Masked Man, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
11. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows – 1946–Present (Ninth ed.). p. 790\. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
12. ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and TV Shows 1946 – Present, Ballantine Books, 1979, page 497
13. ^ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 176–178\. ISBN 0-345-35344-7.
14. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 172\. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
15. ^ Postwar stations - EarlyTelevision.org. Archived July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2019.

## External links

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* List of 1949 American television series at IMDb

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