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List of years in American television:
1952–53 United States network television schedule
1953–54 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

This is a list of American television-related events in 1953.

Events

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Date Event Ref.
January 15 Harry Truman becomes the first U.S. president to broadcast his farewell address on both radio and television.
February 18 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign an $8,000,000 contract to continue the I Love Lucy television series through at least 1955.
March 25 CBS conceded victory to RCA in the war over color television standards.
April 3 TV Guide is published for the first time, with 10 editions and a circulation of 1,562,000.
May 25 KUHT, the first non-commercial educational television station signs on the air in Houston, Texas. This launch preceded the launch of National Educational Television by almost a year. [1]

Television programs

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Debuts

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Date Program Network
February 10 Romper Room First-run syndication
February 16 The Dotty Mack Show DuMont
March 21 Johnny Jupiter DuMont
May 8 Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop DuMont
May 10 The Roy Doty Show DuMont
May 19 The Music Show DuMont
May 27 The Strawhatters DuMont
June 20 Bank on the Stars CBS
June 21 Washington Exclusive DuMont
June 26[2] Terry and the Pirates First-run syndication
June 27 It's a Small World DuMont
July 5 Old American Barn Dance DuMont
July 7 Summer Night Theater DuMont
July 9 Drama at Eight DuMont
July 11 Medallion Theatre CBS
August 18 Judge for Yourself NBC
September 5 The Secret Files of Captain Video DuMont
September 9 On Your Way DuMont
NBA on DuMont DuMont
September 12 Bonino NBC
September 13 The George Jessel Show ABC
September 15 Pulse of the City DuMont
September 20 Dollar a Second DuMont
September 21 Marge and Jeff DuMont
September 25 Melody Street DuMont
September 29 Make Room For Daddy ABC
October 2 The Comeback Story ABC
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The Price of the Family
October 5 Of Many Things ABC
October 7 Colonel Humphrey Flack DuMont
October 7 Life with Elizabeth First-run syndication
October 8 Where's Raymond? ABC
October 11 The Man Behind the Badge CBS
October 16 Nine Thirty Curtain DuMont
October 25 The Igor Cassini Show DuMont
October 28 Joseph Schildkraut Presents DuMont
November 4 Stars on Parade DuMont
November 8 Opera Cameos DuMont
November 11 Answers for Americans ABC
December 30 Concert Tonight DuMont
Unknown date Place the Face CBS
All About Baby DuMont

Changes of network affiliation

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Show Moved from Moved to
My Little Margie CBS NBC
The Ernie Kovacs Show NBC CBS
Chance of a Lifetime ABC Dumont
What's Your Bid? ABC Dumont
Man Against Crime CBS Dumont / NBC
Pantomime Quiz NBC Dumont
Meet Your Congress NBC Dumont
Blind Date NBC Dumont
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet NBC Dumont

Ending this year

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Date Program Network First aired Notes
February 2 Report Card for Parents DuMont December 1, 1952
March 14 The Pet Shop DuMont December 1, 1951
March 23 Hollywood Opening Night NBC July 13, 1951 (on CBS)
March 26 Biff Baker, U.S.A. CBS November 13, 1952
April The Amos 'n' Andy Show CBS 1951
April 3 One Woman's Experience DuMont October 6, 1952
April 10 One Man's Experience DuMont October 6, 1952
May 1 Dark of Night DuMont October 3, 1952
May 1 Hollywood Screen Test ABC April 15, 1948
May 2 Kids and Company DuMont September 1, 1951
May 3 Victory at Sea NBC October 26, 1952
May 6 Happy's Party DuMont September 6, 1952
May 12 Meet the Boss DuMont June 10, 1952
May 20 Stage a Number DuMont September 10, 1952
June 7 Youth on the March DuMont October 9, 1949 (on ABC)
June 12 Tales of Tomorrow ABC August 3, 1951
June 13 Cowboy G-Men Syndication September 13, 1952
June 14 New York Times Youth Forum DuMont September 14, 1952
June 20 My Hero NBC November 8, 1952
June 21 The Alan Young Show CBS April 6, 1950
The Ken Murray Show CBS January 7, 1950
June 28 The Doctor NBC August 24, 1952
June 30 Wisdom of the Ages DuMont December 16, 1952
July 3 Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop DuMont May 8, 1953
July 27 It's a Small World DuMont June 27, 1953
July 28 Summer Night Theater DuMont July 7, 1953
July 30 Drama at Eight DuMont July 9, 1953
July 31 Ladies' Date DuMont October 13, 1952
September 1 The Range Rider Syndication April 5, 1951
September 11 Gulf Playhouse NBC October 3, 1952
September 12 The Aldrich Family NBC October 2, 1949
September 13 The Old American Barn Dance DuMont July 5, 1953
September 15 Blind Date DuMont May 5, 1949 (on ABC)
September 22 Beulah ABC October 3, 1950
September 27 Trash or Treasure DuMont October 1, 1952
September 28 Shadow of the Cloak CBS June 7, 1951
September 30 A Date with Judy ABC July 10, 1952 Second version; first version aired in daytime from 1951 to 1952
October 1 City Hospital CBS November 3, 1951 (on ABC)
October 4 The Roy Doty Show DuMont May 10, 1953
October 6 Where Was I? DuMont September 2, 1952
October 11 Georgetown University Forum DuMont July 3, 1951
October 11 What's It Worth CBS May 21, 1948
November 13 Front Page Detective DuMont July 6, 1951
November 21 Terry and the Pirates Syndication June 26, 1953
December 7 Monodrama Theater DuMont May 1952
December 26 Bonino NBC September 12, 1953
Four Star Revue NBC October 4, 1950

Television stations

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Station launches

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Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref.
January 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania WBRE-TV 28 NBC
January 4 El Paso, Texas KTSM-TV 9 NBC
January 11 Youngstown, Ohio WKBN-TV 27 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
January 13 Tucson, Arizona KOPO-TV 13 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
January 14 Mobile, Alabama WALA 10 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
January 20 Jackson, Mississippi WJTV 25 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
January 25 Bangor, Maine WABI-TV 5 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
February 1 Peoria, Illinois WEEK-TV 25 NBC
February 8 Lynchburg, Virginia WLVA-TV 13 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
February 13 New Britain, Connecticut
(Hartford) 		WKNB-TV 30 NBC (primary)
CBS (secondary)
February 15 Roanoke, Virginia WROV-TV 27 Independent
February 18 Lincoln, Nebraska KOLN-TV 12 ABC now on channel 10
February 22 Reading, Pennsylvania WHUM-TV 61 CBS
Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV 4 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
February 23 Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV 4 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
March 1 Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania WFBG-TV 10 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Tacoma/Seattle, Washington KTNT-TV 11 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Wichita Falls, Texas KWFT-TV 6 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
March 8 Lawton, Oklahoma
(Wichita Falls, Texas) 		KSWO-TV 7 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Youngstown, Ohio WFMJ-TV 21 NBC
March 9 Sioux City, Iowa/South Dakota KVTV 9 CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
March 13 Rome, Georgia WROM-TV 9 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary) 		Moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to become that area's ABC affiliate in 1958
March 14 Springfield, Missouri KTTS-TV 10 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
March 16 Pueblo, Colorado KDZA-TV 3 DuMont
March 17 Green Bay, Wisconsin WBAY-TV 2 CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
Springfield, Massachusetts WWLP 61 NBC
March 18 Amarillo, Texas KGNC-TV 4 NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
March 23 Galveston/Houston, Texas KGUL-TV 11 CBS City of license was changed to Houston in 1960.
March 29 Bridgeport, Connecticut WICC-TV 43 DuMont/ABC
April 3 Ann Arbor, Michigan WPAG-TV 20 Independent (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Minot, North Dakota KCJB-TV 13 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
April 4 Amarillo, Texas KFDA-TV 10 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
New Castle, Pennsylvania
(Youngstown, Ohio) 		WKST-TV 45 ABC Now on channel 33
April 5 Flint, Michigan WKNX-TV 57 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		Now NBC affiliate WEYI-TV on channel 25
Little Rock, Arkansas KRTV 17 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
April 7 Fort Lauderdale, Florida WFTL-TV 23 NBC
April 9 Reading, Pennsylvania WEEU-TV 33 NBC
April 12 Wichita Falls, Texas KFDX-TV 3 NBC
April 14 Springfield, Massachusetts WHYN-TV 55 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
April 17 Montgomery, Alabama WCOV-TV 20 CBS
April 18 Lima, Ohio WLOK-TV 8 NBC (primary)
DuMont/ABC/CBS (secondary)
April 19 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WAFB-TV 9 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
April 21 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania WLEV-TV 51 NBC
April 29 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
(San Diego, California, United States) 		XETV-TV 6 Bilingual independent Licensed to Tijuana, but is considered a border blaster serving the San Diego area; Now an affiliate of Mexico's Canal 5.
May 1 Columbia, South Carolina WCOS-TV 25 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS (secondary)
May 2 Mesa–Phoenix, Arizona KTYL-TV 12 NBC
May 3 Rockford, Illinois WTVO 17 NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
May 5 Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida WFTL-TV 23 NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida WSUN-TV 38 Independent (primary)
CBS/ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary, select programs)
May 10 Lubbock, Texas KCBD 11 NBC
May 19 Sioux Falls, South Dakota KELO-TV 11 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
May 23 Zanesville, Ohio WHIZ-TV 18 NBC (primary)
DuMont/CBS/ABC (secondary)
May 25 Houston, Texas KUHT 8 Educational Independent
San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara, California KVEC-TV 6 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
May 31 Duluth, Minnesota WFTV 38 NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Lincoln, Nebraska KFOR-TV 10 CBS
St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida WSUN-TV 38 ABC
June 1 Fargo, North Dakota WDAY-TV 6 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Fresno, California KMJ-TV 24 NBC
June 3 Bellingham, Washington KVOS-TV 12 DuMont
June 6 Kansas City, Missouri KCTY 25 DuMont
June 7 Akron, Ohio WAKR-TV 23 ABC
Scranton, Pennsylvania WDAU 22 CBS
June 14 Muncie, Indiana WLBC-TV 49 ABC/CBS/NBC
June 15 Elmira, New York WTVE 24 CBS and NBC (joint-primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Lafayette, Indiana WFAM-TV 18 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
June 17 Decatur, Illinois WTVP 17 ABC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
June 18 Nampa, Idaho KFXD-TV 6 Independent First station in Idaho, but lasted less than two months
June 19 Charleston, South Carolina WCSC-TV 5 CBS
June 24 Roswell, New Mexico KSWS-TV 8 NBC (primary)
DuMont/CBS/ABC (secondary)
June 26 Easton, Pennsylvania WGLV 57 ABC/DuMont
San Angelo, Texas KXTL-TV 8 CBS
June 29 Pueblo, Colorado KCSJ-TV 5 NBC
June 30 Madison, Wisconsin WKOW-TV 27 CBS
July 1 Hutchinson/Wichita, Kansas KTVH 12 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
July 4 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania WHP-TV 55 DuMont
July 5 Quincy, Illinois
(Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa) 		WGEM-TV 10 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
July 6 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania WTPA 71 NBC
July 8 Las Vegas, Nevada KLAS-TV 8 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Madison, Wisconsin WMTV 15 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Warrensburg/Sedalia, Missouri
(Columbia/Jefferson City) 		KDRO-TV 6 Independent
July 9 Fort Smith, Arkansas KFSA-TV 22 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
July 12 Boise, Idaho KIDO-TV 7 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Raleigh, North Carolina WNAO-TV 28 CBS (primary)
NBC/ABC/DuMont (secondary)
July 14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WKJF-TV 53 Independent
Rochester, Minnesota KROC-TV 10 NBC (primary)
DuMont/CBS/ABC
July 19 Yakima, Washington KIMA-TV 29 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
July 24 Santa Barbara, California KEYT-TV 3 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
August 1 Greenville, South Carolina WGVL 23 ABC
Kansas City, Missouri KMBC-TV 9 CBS Shared time with WHB-TV
Medford, Oregon KBES-TV 5 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
August 2 Kansas City, MO/KS WHB-TV 9 CBS
Tacoma/Seattle, Washington KMO-TV 13 NBC
August 10 St. Louis, Missouri WTVI 54 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		Now Fox network affiliate KTVI channel 2 (was a Fox O&O from 1997 to 2008)
August 11 Monroe, Louisiana KFAZ-TV 43 Independent
August 14 Butte, Montana KXLF-TV 6 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
August 15 Richmond, Virginia WXEX-TV 8 NBC
Wichita, Kansas KEDD-TV 16 Independent
August 16 Texarkana, Texas-Arkansas
(Shreveport, Louisiana) 		KCMC-TV 6 CBS
August 17 Austin/Rochester, Minnesota KMMT 6 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Buffalo, New York WBUF-TV 17 CBS/ABC/DuMont
Monterey, California KMBY-TV 8 ABC/CBS/DuMont/NBC Shared time with KSBW-TV
August 23 Butte, Montana KOPR-TV 4 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
August 24 Abilene, Texas KRBC-TV 9 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont/ABC (secondary)
Tyler, Texas KETX 19 NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)
August 25 Ashtabula, Ohio WICA-TV 15 Independent
Macon, Georgia WETV 47 Independent
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WENS 16 Independent
August 27 Portland, Maine WPMT 53 DuMont
August 29 Chico/Redding, California KHSL-TV 12 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (Secondary)
Providence, Rhode Island WSTG 64 DuMont/ABC
Winston-Salem/Greensboro, North Carolina WTOB-TV 26 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
August 31 Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts WTAO-TV 56 DuMont
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WENS 16 ABC
West Palm Beach, Florida WIRK-TV 21 Independent
September Sacramento, California KCCC-TV 40 ABC
September 1 Columbia, South Carolina WNOK-TV 19 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Minneapolis, Minnesota WTCN-TV 11 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota WMIN-TV 11 ABC/DuMont Shared time with KARE (now WTCN-TV)
September 5 Anderson, South Carolina
(Greenville/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville, NC) 		WAIM-TV 40 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
September 6 Milwaukee, Wisconsin WCAN-TV 25 CBS
September 7 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania WILK-TV 34 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
September 10 Hartford, Connecticut WATR-TV 53 ABC/DuMont
September 11 Salinas/Monterey, California KSBW-TV 8 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
September 13 San Diego, California KFSD-TV 10 NBC
September 15 Tucson, Arizona KVOA-TV 4 NBC
September 16 Scranton, Pennsylvania WILK-TV 34 ABC
September 17 Charleston, West Virginia WKNA-TV 49 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Springfield, Illinois WICS 20 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
September 19 Hampton Roads, Virginia WVEC 13 NBC
September 20 Fresno, California KJEO 47 ABC (primary)
CBS (secondary)
September 21 Colorado Springs, Colorado KRDO-TV 13 NBC
September 23 Hannibal, Missouri
(Keokuk, Iowa/Quincy, Illinois) 		KHQA-TV 7 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Reno, Nevada KZTV 8 CBS (primary)
DuMont/NBC (secondary)
September 26 Meridian, Mississippi WTOK-TV 11 CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
September 27 Evansville, Indiana WEHT 50 ABC Originally licensed to Henderson, Kentucky at the time of sign-on
Kansas City, MO/KS KCMO-TV 5 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Macon, Georgia WMAZ-TV 13 CBS (primary)
DuMont/NBC/ABC (secondary)
Memphis, Tennessee WHBQ-TV 13 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Monroe, Louisiana
(El Dorado, Arkansas) 		KNOE-TV 8 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
St. Joseph, Missouri KFEQ-TV 2 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
September 28 Albuquerque, New Mexico KOAT-TV 7 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
September 29 Buffalo, New York WBES-TV 59 Independent
September 30 Cedar Rapids, Iowa WMT-TV 2 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina WSJS-TV 12 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Sacramento, California KCCC-TV 40 Independent
October Harrisonburg, Virginia WHSV-TV 3 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
October 1 Knoxville, Tennessee WROL-TV 6 NBC
Rockford, Illinois WREX-TV 13 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Springfield, Missouri KYTV 3 NBC
October 3 Milwaukee, Wisconsin WOKY-TV 19 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
October 4 Albuquerque, New Mexico KGGM-TV 13 CBS
Harlingen, Texas
(Brownsville/McAllen, Texas) 		KGBT-TV 4 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
October 6 Columbus, Georgia WDAK-TV 28 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
October 8 Newport News/Norfolk, Virginia WACH-TV 33 Independent
Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California KIVA 11 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
October 9 Harrisonburg, Virginia WHSV-TV 3 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
October 12 Huntington, West Virginia WKNA-TV 49 ABC/DuMont
October 14 Albany, New York WROW-TV 10 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Winston-Salem/Greensboro, North Carolina WSJS-TV 12 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
October 15 Cedar Rapids, Iowa KCRI-TV 9 ABC
Johnstown/Altoona, Pennsylvania WARD-TV 56 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		This station moved to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in 1997; now on channel 19.
Portland, Oregon KOIN-TV 6 CBS
October 16 Pensacola, Florida WPFA-TV 15 DuMont
October 18 Knoxville, Tennessee WTVK 26 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Louisville, Kentucky WKLO-TV 21 ABC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
October 20 Peoria, Illinois WTVH 19 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
St. Louis, Missouri KSTM-TV 36 DuMont
October 22 Norfolk, Virginia WTOV-TV 27 ABC
October 23 Houston, Texas KNUZ-TV 40 DuMont
October 24 Phoenix, Arizona KOOL-TV and KOY-TV 10 ABC Shared-time stations
Wheeling, West Virginia WTRF-TV 7 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
October 25 Eureka, California KIEM-TV 3 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania WLBR-TV 15 Independent
October 26 Johnson City, Tennessee WJHL-TV 11 CBS (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
October 31 Festus/St. Louis, Missouri KACY 14 Independent
November 1 New Orleans, Louisiana WJMR-TV 61 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KTVQ 25 ABC (primary)
NBC (secondary)
Rochester, New York WHEC-TV 10 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
WVET-TV Shared time with WHEC-TV
Temple, Texas
(Waco/Killeen, Texas) 		KCEN-TV 6 NBC
November 2 Lake Charles, Louisiana KTAG-TV 25 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
November 7 Columbia, South Carolina WIS-TV 10 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
November 8 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KMPT 19 Independent
November 9 Billings, Montana KOOK-TV 2 CBS (primary)
ABC/NBC/DuMont (secondary)
York, Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg/Lebanon) 		WNOW-TV 49 DuMont
November 11 Parkersburg, West Virginia/Marietta, Ohio WTAP-TV 15 NBC (primary)
CBS/ABC/DuMont (secondary)
November 14 Champaign, Illinois WCIA-TV 3 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary)
Des Moines, Iowa KGTV 17 Independent
November 15 Columbus, Georgia WRBL 4 ABC
Evansville, Indiana WFIE-TV 61 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Lake Charles, Louisiana KTAG-TV 25 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Topeka, Kansas WIBW-TV 12 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont/NBC (secondary)
November 16 Tulare/Fresno, California KVVG 27 Independent
November 21 Fort Wayne, Indiana WKJG-TV 33 NBC
November 22 Lewiston, Maine WLAM-TV 17 DuMont
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KLPR 19 ABC
November 23 Augusta, Georgia WJBF-TV 6 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
Fort Dodge, Iowa KQTV 21 NBC
November 25 Fort Lauderdale, Florida WITV 17 ABC/DuMont
November 26 Boise, Idaho KBCI-TV 2 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Flint, Michigan WTAC-TV 16 ABC.(primary)
DuMont (secondary)
November 29 Nashville, Tennessee WSIX-TV 8 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		Now an exclusive ABC affiliate on channel 2
Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa KWWL-TV 7 NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
December 1 Bloomington, Illinois
(Champaign/Decatur/Springfield, Illinois) 		WBLN 15
Harrisburg, Illinois WSIL-TV 3 ABC
Panama City, Florida WJDM-TV 7 Independent Later became a primary NBC/secondary CBS and ABC affiliate before end of the year
Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts WWOR-TV 14 Independent Not to be confused with today's WWOR-TV in Seacaucus, New Jersey
December 6 Portsmouth, Virginia WTOV-TV 27 DuMont
Princeton, Indiana WRAY-TV 52 unknown
December 7 Charlotte, North Carolina WAYS-TV 36 ABC (primary)
NBC/DuMont (secondary)
December 10 Green Bay, Wisconsin WFRV-TV 5 ABC
Seattle, Washington KOMO-TV 4 ABC
December 11 Anchorage, Alaska KTVA 11 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
December 13 Jacksonville, Florida WJHP-TV 36 Independent
Pittsburg, Kansas
(Joplin, Missouri) 		KOAM-TV 7 NBC
December 14 Asbury Park, New Jersey WRTV 58 Independent
Anchorage, Alaska KFIA 2 NBC/ABC (joint primary)
December 15 Stockton, California KTVU 36 NBC
December 17 Eau Claire/La Crosse, Wisconsin WEAU 13 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
December 18 Midland, Texas KMID-TV 2 NBC
December 19 Bismarck, North Dakota KFYR-TV 5 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary)
Danville, Illinois WICD 24 ABC
Jackson, Mississippi WJBT 3 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Little Rock, Arkansas KATV 7 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
December 20 Idaho Falls, Idaho KID-TV 3 CBS (primary)
DuMont/NBC/ABC (secondary)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KWTV 9 CBS (primary)
Paramount (secondary)
Portland, Maine WCSH-TV 6 NBC
December 21 Columbia, Missouri KOMU-TV 8 NBC (primary)
CBS/DuMont (secondary)
December 22 Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina WNCT-TV 9 CBS (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
December 24 Denver, Colorado KOA-TV 4 NBC
Kearney, Nebraska KHOL-TV 13 CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
Steubenville, Ohio
(Wheeling, West Virginia) 		WSTV-TV 9 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary)
December 31 Charlotte, North Carolina WAYS-TV 18 NBC (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Greenville, South Carolina WFBC-TV 4 NBC
Unknown date Des Moines, Iowa KGTV 17 Independent
Duluth, Minnesota WFTV 38 CBS/NBC
Elmira/Corning, New York WTVE 24 DuMont
Meridian, Mississippi WCOC-TV 30 Independent

Network affiliation changes

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Date City of license/Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref.
September 28 Albuquerque, New Mexico KOB-TV 4 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) 		NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
October 4 NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary) 		NBC (primary)
DuMont (secondary)
November 29 Nashville, Tennessee WSM-TV 4 NBC (primary)
ABC/CBS/DuMont (secondary) 		NBC (primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)
Unknown Denver, Colorado KBTV 9 CBS (primary)
ABC (secondary) 		DuMont (primary)
ABC (secondary)
Duluth, Minnesota WFTV 38 CBS/NBC (joint primary)
ABC/DuMont (secondary)

Station closures

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Date City of license/Market Station Channel Affiliation First air date Notes/Ref.
July 13 Roanoke, Virginia WROV-TV 27 Independent February 15, 1953 First commercial station in the United States to permanently go off the air. In this case, it closed due to financial distress[3]
August 12 Nampa, Idaho KFXD-TV 6 Independent June 18, 1953
December 15 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KTVQ 25 ABC (primary)
NBC (secondary) 		November 1, 1953
December 18 Buffalo, New York WBES-TV 59 Independent September 29, 1953

Births

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Main article: 1953 in television

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "KUHT-TV: The University of Houston’s Second Great Vision."
  2. ^ "Terry and the Pirates, Macao Gold". free-classic-tv-shows.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "History of UHF Television: 26-44" Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. uhftelevision.com.
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