1953 in American television

none 1953 This is a list of American television-related events in 1953. Events 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. "KUHT-TV: The University of Houston’s Second Great Vision." Television programs Debuts 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 Terry and the Pirates, Macao Gold http://free-classic-tv-shows.com/Adventure/Terry-and-the-Pirates/1953-s1-ep01-Macao-Gold/index.php usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102321/http://free-classic-tv-shows.com/Adventure/Terry-and-the-Pirates/1953-s1-ep01-Macao-Gold/index.php 2016-03-04 free-classic-tv-shows.com 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 September 9 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 October 2 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse ABC October 2 The Price of the Family ABC 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 Unknown date All About Baby DuMont Changes of network affiliation Show Moved from Moved to My Little Margie CBS NBC The Ernie Kovacs Show NBC CBS Chance of a LifetimeABCDumontWhat's Your Bid?ABCDumontMan Against CrimeCBSDumont/NBCPantomime QuizNBCDumontMeet Your CongressNBCDumontBlind DateNBCDumontTom Corbett, Space CadetNBCDumont Ending this year 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 2 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 First-run 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 June 21 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 First-run 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 December 26 Four Star Revue NBC October 4, 1950 Television stations Station launches 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-TV 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) Shared time with WMIN-TV St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota WMIN-TV 11 ABC/DuMont Shared time with WTCN-TV (now KARE) 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 Secaucus, 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 WLBT 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 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 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"History of UHF Television: 26-44" https://web.archive.org/web/20191216052254/http://uhftelevision.com/26-44.html 2019-12-16 . uhftelevision.com. 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 1953 in television#Births Deaths 1953 in television#Deaths See also 1953 in television 1953 in film 1953 in the United States List of American films of 1953 References External links List of 1953 American television series at IMDb November 2022 1953 *