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NBC 6-6:05 News, part.; 6:05-6:45 No network service; 6:45-7 Three Star Extra, Sun Oil, co-op & sust.
7 8 p.m.
ABC 7-7:15 Edward P. Morgan, AFL-CIO; 7:15-7:55 No network service except Wed. (7:30-8:30) The Plymouth Show— Lawrence We He, Plymouth; Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 7:55-8 Late News, Grove Labs. CBS 7-7:05 Sports Time, R. J. Reynolds; 7:057:30 Amos 'n' Andy, seg.; 7:30-7:45 Answer Please, seg.; 7:45-8 Edward R. Murrow, co-op.
MBS 7-7:15 Fulton Lewis Jr., co-op; 7:15-7:30 Assignment People, sust.; 7:30-7:35 News, co-op; 7:35-8 (Mon.) Magic of Music, sust.; (Tues.) The Army Hour, sust.; (Wed.) Family Theatre, sust.; (Thurs.) By the People, sust.; (Fri.) Lombardoland, USA, sust. NBC 7-7:05 News, part.; 7:05-7:15 No network service; 7:15-7:30 Man on the Go, co-op; 7:30-7:45 News of the World, part.; 7:45-8 Life and the World, part.
8 9 p.m.
ABC 8-8:25 No network service; 8:25-8:30 Commentary — Quincy Howe, sust.; 8:30-8:55 No network service; 8:55-9 Late News, sust. CBS 8-8:30 Robert Q. Lewis, seg.; 8:30-8:35 CBS News, sust.; 8:35-9 Jazz Is My Beat, seg. MBS 8-8:05 News, co-op; 8:05-8:30 The World Today, part.; 8:30-8:35 Bill Stern, Halogene; 8:35-9 Capital Assignment, co-op. NBC 8-8:05 News, part.; 8:05-8:30 (Mon.) You Bet Your Life, part.; (Tues.) Nightline, part.; (Wed.) People Are Funny, part.; (Thurs.) Nightline, part.; (Fri.) Monitor, part.; 8:30-9 (Mon. -Thurs.) Nightline, part; (Fri.) Monitor, part.
9 10 p.m.
ABC 9-9:55 No network service; 9:55-10 People in the News, Grove Labs. CBS 9-9:05 Robert Trout, sust.; 9:05-9:25 The World Tonight, seg.; 9:25-9:30 News Analysis With Eric Sevareid; 9:30-10 (Mon.) Capitol Cloakroom, sust.; (Tues.) To be announced; (Wed.) Dance Orch., sust.; (Thurs.) Duke Ellington Orchestra, sust.; (Fri.) Freddy Martin Orch., sust.
MBS 9-9:05 News, co-op; 9:05-9:15 U.N. Radio Preview, sust.; 9:15-9:30 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op; 9:30-9:35 News, Scranton; 9:3510 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op. NBC (Mon.-Thurs.) 9-9:05 News, part.; 9:05
10 Nightline, part.; (Fri.) 9-9:05 News, part.; 9:05-9:55 Monitor, part.; 9:55-10 News, part.
10 11 p.m.
ABC 10-10:05 John W. Vandercook, AFL-CIO; 10:05-10:30 No network service; 10:30-10:55 No network service; 10:55-11 Late News, sust.
CBS 10-10:05 CBS News, sust.; 10:05-10:30 (Mon.) Irving Fields Trio, sust.; (Tues.) Bill Snyder Trio, sust.; (Wed.) Dance Orch., sust.; (Thurs.) Florian Zabach Orch., sust.; (Fri.) Dance Orch., sust.; 10:30-11 (Mon. & Tues.) Ralph Flanagan; (Wed.) Dance Orch., sust.; (Thurs. & Fri.) Guy Lombardo Orch., sust.
MBS 10-10:05 News; co-op; 10:05-10:30 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op; 10:30-10:35 News, Hudson, 10:35-11 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op.
NBC 10-10:05 (Mon.-Thurs.) News, part.; 10:05-10:30 (Mon.) International Bandstand, sust.; (Tues.) Treasury of Music, sust.; (Wed.) Public Affairs Series, sust.; (Thurs.) Treasury of Music, sust.; 10:30-10:45 (Mon.Thurs.) News of the World (repeat) part.; 10:45-11 (Mon.-Thurs.) Life and the World, repeat; 10-10:30 (Fri.) Boxing, Gillette; 10:30-11 (Fri.) Sports Highlights, part.
11 p.m.-Midnight
ABC 11-11:55 No network service; 11:55-12 Late News, sust.
CBS 11-11:10 CBS News, sust.; 11:10-11:30 (Mon., Tues., Thurs.) Eddie Layton Trio; (Wed.) Dance Orch., sust.; (Fri.) Florian Zabach, sust.; 11:30-12 (Mon.) Sarah Vaughan, sust.; (Tues.) Leon Kelner, sust.; (Wed.) Dance Orch., sust.; (Thurs. & Fri.) Gene Krupa, sust.
MBS 11-11:05 News, co-op; 11:05-11:30 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op; 11:30-11:35 News, sust.; 11:35-12 Music Beyond the Stars. NBC 11-11:05 News, part.; 11:05-12 No network service.
Midnight-1 a.m.
ABC No network service.
CBS 12-12:05 CBS News, sust.; 12:05-1 No network service. MBS No network service. NBC No network service. (Note: programs except those listed co-op, fully sponsored or sustaining are sold to various network participating sponsors.)
98 (NETWORK SHOWSHEETS)
SATURDAY MORNING
7 8 a.m.
ABC No network service. CBS No network service.
MBS 7-7:05 News, co-op; 7:05-7:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 7:30-7:35 News, Scranton; 7:35-8 America's Top Tunes, co-op. NBC No network service.
8 9 a.m.
ABC 8-8.15 News Around the World, sust.: 8:15-8:30 Changing Times, Kiplinger; 8:308:55 No network service; 8:55-9 Weekend News, R.J. Reynolds.
CBS 8-8:15 CBS World News Roundup, co-op; 8:15-9 No network service. MBS 8-8:05 News, co-op; 8:05-8:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 8:30-8:35 News, Symphonic Electronics; 8:35-9 America's Top Tunes, co-op. NBC No network service.
9 10 a.m.
ABC 9-9:15 Changing Times, Kiplinger; 9:159:55 No network service; 9:55-10 Weekend News, Reynolds.
CBS 9-9:05 News, sust.; 9:05-9:15 News, co-op; 9:15-9:30 Man Around the House, seg.; 9:309:45 CBS Farm News, seg.; 9:45-10 Garden Gate, seg.
MBS 9-9:05 News, co-op; 9:05-9:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 9:30-9:35 News, Hudson Vitamins; 9:35-10 America's Top Tunes. co-op.
NBC 9-9:05 News, sust.; 9:05-10 Monitor, part.
10 11 a.m.
ABC 10-10:30 Story Princess, U.S. Pharmacal, World Travelers Co.: 10:30-10:55 No network service; 10:55-11 Weekend News, Reynolds. CBS 10-10:05 Allan Jackson & the News, Chevrolet; 10:05-11 Galen Drake Show, seg. MBS 10-10:05 News, co-op; 10:05-10:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 10:30-10:35 News, Halogene; 10:35-11 America's Top Tunes, co-op.
NBC 10-11 Monitor, part. 11 a.m.-Noon
ABC 11-11:55 No network service; 11:55-12 Weekend News, R.J. Reynolds. CBS 11-11:05 Allan Jackson & the News. Chevrolet; 11:05-12 Robert Q. Lewis, seg. MBS 11-11:05 News, co-op; 11:05-11:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 11:30-11:35 News, Scranton; 11:35-12 America's Top Tunes, co-op.
NBC 11-12 Monitor, part.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Noon-1 p.m.
ABC 12-12:25 No network service; 12:25-12:30 News, sust.; 12:30-12:55 American Farmer, sust.; 12:55-1 Weekend News, R.J. Reynolds. CBS 12-12:05 Allan Jackson, Chevrolet; 12:0512:30 Amos 'n' Andy, seg.; 12:30-12:55 Gunsmoke, seg.; 12:55-1 To Be Announced. MBS 12-12:05 News, co-op; 12:05-12:30 Wheel of Chance, co-op; 12:30-12:35 Sports News, Symphonic Electronics; 12:35-1 Wheel of Chance, co-op.
NBC 12-12:25 National Farm and Home Hour, Allis-Chalmers (limited network only, remainder of stations available are sustaining— split network with Monitor, part.); 12:25-12:30 Alex Dreier, Morton Salt; 12:3012:45 Red Foley, Hess & Clark; (limited network only, split with Monitor, part.); 12:451 Monitor.
1 2 p.m.
ABC 1-1:05 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 1:051:30 Andy Reynolds Ranch Boys, sust.; 1:301:55 Shake the Maracas, sust.; 1:55-2 Weekend News, Reynolds.
CBS 1-1:05 Allan Jackson, Chevrolet; 1:051:30 City Hospital, seg.; 1:30-1:35 No network service; 1:35-1:50 Adventures in Science, sust.; 1:50-1:55 Allan Jackson, Chevrolet; 1:55-2 News Analysis, Delco. MBS 1-1:05 News, co-op; 1:05-1:15 No network service; 1:15-1:30 America's Top Tunes. co-op; 1:30-1:35 News, Hudson; 1:35-2 America's Top Tunes, sust.
NBC 1-1:45 Monitor, part.; (also repeats Farm & Home, 1-1:25; Dreier, 1:25-1:30; and Red Foley, 1:30-1:45) 1:45-2 Monitor, part.
2 3 p.m.
ABC 2-2:55 Matinee, sust.; 2:55-3 Weekend News, R.J. Reynolds. CBS 2-3 Metropolitan Opera, Texaco. MBS 2-2:05 News, co-op; 2:05-2:30 America's Top Tunes; 2:30-2:35 News, Symphonic Electronics; 2:35-3 America's Top Tunes, co-op. NBC 2-3 Monitor, part.
3 4 p.m.
ABC 3-3:55 Matinee, sust.; 3:55-4 Weekend News, R.J. Reynolds.
CBS 3-4 Metropolitan Opera, (cont.)
MBS 3-3:05 News, co-op; 3:05-3:30 America's
Top Tunes, co-op; 3:30-3:35 News, Halogene;
3:35-4 America's Top Tunes, co-op.
NBC 3-4 Monitor, part.
4 5 p.m.
ABC 4-4:55 No network service; 4:55-5 Weekend News, Reynolds. CBS 4-5 Metropolitan Opera (cont.). MBS 4-4:05 News, co-op; 4:05-4:30 America's Top Tunes, co-op; 4:30-4:35 News, Hudson; 4:35-5 America's Top Tunes, co-op. NBC 4-5 Monitor, part.
5 6 p.m.
ABC 5-5:30 No network service; 5:30-5:35 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 5:35-5:55 No network service; 5:55-6 Weekend News, Reynolds.
CBS 5-5:30 Metropolitan Opera (cont.); 5:30
6 Make Way for Youth, sust.
MBS 5-5:05 News, co-op; 5:05-5:30 America's
Top Tunes, co-op; 5:30-5:35 Sports News,
Symphonic Electronics; 5:35-6 America's Top
Tunes, co-op.
NBC 5-6 Monitor, part.
SATURDAY EVENING
6 7 p.m.
ABC 6-6:30 Navy Hour, sust.; 6:30-6:35 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 6:35-6:55 No network service; 6:55-7 Weekend News, Reynolds. CBS 6-6:05 CBS News, sust.; 6:05-6:30 Vincent Lopez Orch., sust.; 6:30-6:55 Saturday at the Chase, sust.; 6:55-7 CBS News, sust. MBS 6-6:05 News, co-op; 6:05-6:10 Viewpoint, sust.; 6:15-6:30 No network service; 6:306:35 News, Scranton; 6:35-7 America's Top Tunes, co-op. NBC 6-7 Monitor, part.
7 8 p.m.
ABC 7-7:30 At Ease, sust.; 7:30-7:35 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 7:35-7:55 No network service; 7:55-8 Weekend News, Reynolds. CBS 7-7:05 Sports Time With Frank Gifford. sust.; 7:05-7:10 No network service; 7:107:30 An Eye on Sports, seg.; 7:30-8 Upbeat Saturday Night, seg.
MBS 7-7:05 Nems, sust.; 7:05-7:30 Hawaii Calls, sust.; 7:30-8 Word of Life Hour, Word of Life.
NBC 7-8 Monitor, part.
8 9 p.m.
ABC 8-8:30 Vincent Lopez Show, sust.; 8:308:55 No network service; 8:55-9 Weekend News, Reynolds.
CBS 8-8:05 Allan Jackson & the News, Chevrolet; 8:05-8:30 World Tonight, seg.; 8:30-9 New York Philharmonic, sust. MBS 8-8:05 News, co-op; 8:05-8:30 Bandstand, U.S.A., co-op.; 8:30-8:35 Sports News, Halogene; 8:35-9 Bandstand, U.S.A., co-op. NBC 8-9 Monitor, part.
9 10 p.m.
ABC 9-9:25 Lawrence Welk's Army Show, sust.; 9:25-9:30 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 9:35-9:55 No network service; 9:55-10 Weekend News, Reynolds. CBS 9-10 New York Philharmonic, cont. MBS 9-9:05 News, co-op; 9:05-9:30 Bandstand, U.S.A., co-op; 9:30-9:35 News, Scranton; 9:35
10 Bandstand, U.S.A., co-op.
NBC 9-9:30 Monitor, part; 9:30-10 Grand Ole Opry; R.J. Reynolds (limited network only, remainder of stations available on sustaining basis).
10 11 p.m.
ABC 10-10:30 No network service; 10:30-10:35 Speaking of Sports, sust.; 10:35-10:55 No network service; 10:55-11 Weekend News, Reynolds.
CBS 10-10:30 New York Philharmonic, cont.;
10:30-11 Vincent Lopez Orch., sust.
MBS 10-10:05 News, co-op; 10:05-10:30 Music
Beyond the Stars, co-op; 10:30-10:35 News,
Hudson; 10:35-11 Music Beyond the Stars,
co-op.
NBC 10-11 Monitor, part.
11 p.m.-Midnight
ABC 11-11:55 No network service; 11:55-12 Weekend News, sust.
CBS 11-11:10 News, sust.; 11:10-11:30 Bill Snyder Trio, sust.; 11:30-12 Duke Ellington Orch., sust.
MBS 11-11:05 News, co-op; 11:05-11:30 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op; 11:30-11:35 News, sust.; 11:35-12 Music Beyond the Stars, co-op. NBC 11-12 Monitor, part.
Midnight-1 a.m.
ABC No network service. CBS 12-12:05 CBS News, sust.; 12:05-1 No network service. MBS No network service.
NBC 12-12:05 News, sust.; 12:05-1 No network service.
BROADCASTING, January 12, 1959