U. S. Commercial TV Stations, 1952

Information is corrected to July 31, 1952. The data was provided to this website by the DuMont Project, which welcomes comments or corrections. This page was last revised on Oct. 9, 2001.

CITY	CALL	CH	NETWORK	DATE	HOURS
Birmingham	WAFM	13	ABC CBS DuM	5-29-49	10a-Mdn
...	WBRC	6	NBC	7-1-49	6a-11p
Phoenix	KPHO	5	ABC CBS DuM	12-4-49	2p-11:30p
Los Angeles	KECA	7	ABC	9-16-49	11a-1a
...	KHJ	9		8-48	1:30p-Mdn
...	KLAC	13		9-48	9a-Mdn
...	KNBH	4	NBC	1-16-49	--
...	KNXT	2	CBS	10-9-50	11:15a-Mdn
...	KTLA	5		1-22-47	3:30p-11:30p
...	KTTV	11	DuM	1-1-49	2:30p-1a
San Diego	KFMB	8	ABC CBS DuM NBC	5-16-49	10:30a-12:30a
San Francisco	KGO	7	ABC	5-5-49	Noon-Mdn
...	KPIX	5	CBS DuM	12-22-48	10a-Mdn
...	KRON	4	NBC	11-15-49	10a-12:30a
New Haven	WNHC	6	ABC CBS DuM NBC	6-18-48	6:45a-12:15a
Wilmington	WDEL	7	DuM NBC	6-30-49	6:45a-1a
Washington	WMAL	7	ABC	10-3-47	11:30a-11:15p
...	WNBW	4	NBC	6-27-47	6:45a-12:45a
...	WTOP	9	CBS	1-16-49	10a-2a
...	WTTG	5	DuM	1-1-47	10:15a-12:30a
Jacksonville	WMBR	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	10-14-49	6:45a-Mdn
Miami	WTVJ	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	3-21-49	9:30a-1a
Atlanta	WLTV	8	ABC	9-30-51	--
...	WSB	2	NBC	9-29-48	--
...	WAGA	5	CBS	1949	--*
Chicago	WBKB	4	CBS	9-6-46	--
...	WENR	7	ABC	9-17-48	--
...	WGN	9	DuM	4-15-48	10a-1a
...	WNBQ	5	NBC	1-9-49	6:45a-1:15a
Rock Island	WHBF	4	ABC CBS DuM	7-1-50	10a-11p
Bloomington	WTTV	10	ABC CBS DuM NBC	11-11-49	11a-11p
Indianapolis	WFBM	6	ABC CBS DuM NBC	5-30-49	9a-Mdn
Ames	WOI	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	2-21-50	1p-11:30p
Davenport	WOC*	5	NBC	10-31-49	6:45a-11p
Louisville	WAVE	5	ABC DuM NBC	11-4-48	6:45a-Mdnt
...	WHAS	9	CBS	3-27-50	10a-10:30p
New Orleans	WDSU	6	ABC CBS DuM NBC	12-48	9a-Mdn
Baltimore	WAAM	13	ABC DuM	11-1-49	10:20a-Mdn
...	WBAL	11	NBC	3-11-48	6:45a-12:30a
...	WMAR	2	CBS	10-27-47	9a-Mdn
Boston	WBZ	4	NBC	6-9-48	--
...	WNAC	7	ABC CBS DuM	6-21-48	10a-1a
Detroit	WJBK	2	CBS DuM	10-24-48	8a-12:45a
...	WWJ	4	NBC	6-47	6:45a-Mdn
...	WXYZ	7	ABC	10-8-48	7a-1a
Grand Rapids	WOOD	7	ABC CBS DuM NBC	8-49	--
Kalamazoo	WKZO	3	ABC CBS DuM NBC	7-1-50	11:15a-Mdn
Lansing	WJIM	6	ABC CBS DuM NBC	5-1-50	Noon-Mdn
Minneapolis	KSTP	5	NBC	4-23-48	8a-1a
...	WTCN	11	ABC CBS DuM	7-1-49	9a-1a
Kansas City	WDAF	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	10-16-49	6:45a-Mdn
St. Louis	KSD	5	ABC CBS DuM NBC	2-8-47	6:45a-Mdn
Omaha	KMTV	3	ABC CBS DuM	9-1-49	9a-Mdn
...	WOW	6	NBC	8-29-49	6:45a-12:30a
Newark	WATV	13		5-48	11:30a-12:05a
...	KOB	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	11-29-48	--
Binghamton	WNBF	12	ABC CBS DuM NBC	12-1-49	11a-Mdn
Buffalo	WBEN	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	5-14-48	Noon-Mdn
New York	WABD	5	DuM	5-44	10:15a-11:30p
...	WCBS	2	CBS	7-41	11a-12:30a
...	WJZ	7	ABC	8-10-48	9a-1a
...	WNBT	4	NBC	7-1-41	7a-Mdn
...	WOR	9		10-49	10a-11:30p
...	WPIX	11		6-15-48	--
Rochester	WHAM	6	ABC CBS DuM NBC	6-11-49	10:30a-12:30a
Schenectady	WRGB	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	2-26-42	6:45a-12:30a
Syracuse	WHEN	8	ABC CBS DuM	12-1-48	9:15a-12:30a
...	WSYR	5	NBC	2-15-50	--
Utica	WKTV	13	ABC CBS DuM NBC	12-1-49	10a-Mdn
Charlotte	WBTV	3	ABC CBS DuM NBC	7-15-49	10:30a-Mdn
Greensboro	WFMY	2	ABC CBS DuM NBC	9-22-49	11:30a-Mdn
Greenville	WNCT	9	CBS DuM	Target 10-1-53	5p-11:15p
Cincinnati	WCPO	7	ABC DuM	7-49	7a-2a
...	WKRC	12	CBS	4-4-49	9:10a-2:15a
...	WLWT	4	NBC	2-48	6:45a-1a
Cleveland	WEWS	5	ABC CBS	12-17-47	8:30a-12:30a
...	WNBK	4	NBC	10-31-48	6:45a-Mdn
...	WXEL	9	ABC CBS DuM	12-17-49	11a-12:30p
Columbus	WBNS	10	CBS	10-49	9:30a-12:30a
...	WLWC	3	NBC	4-3-49	6:45a-1a
...	WTVN	6	ABC DuM	9-30-49	10a-1a
Dayton	WHIO	7	ABC CBS DuM	2-49	8a-Mdn
...	WLWD	5	NBC	3-49	6:45a-1:30a
Toledo	WSPD	13	ABC CBS DuM NBC	8-48	11a-Mdn
Oklahoma City	WKY	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	6-6-49	9:30a-11:30p
Tulsa	KOTV	6	ABC CBS NBC	11-30-49	10a-Mdn
Portland	KPTV	27	NBC	Target 9-52	9a-Mdn
Erie	WICU	12	ABC CBS DuM NBC	3-49	6:45a-12:15a
Johnstown	WJAC	13	ABC CBS DuM NBC	9-15-49	11:30a-Mdn
Lancaster	WGAL	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	6-1-49	6:45a-1a
Philadelphia	WCAU	10	CBS	3-15-48	8a-1:30a
...	WFIL	6	ABC DuM	9-13-47	--
...	WPTZ	3	NBC	9-16-41	7a-Mdn
Pittsburgh	WDTV	3	ABC CBS DuM NBC	1-11-49	6:45a-1a
Providence	WJAR	10	ABC CBS DuM NBC	7-10-49	6:45a-12:30a
Memphis	WMCT	5	ABC CBS DuM NBC	12-11-48	9a-12:30a
Nashville	WSM	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	9-30-50	1:40p-Mdn
Brownsville	XELD*	7	ABC CBS DuM NBC	9-51	2p-11p
Dallas	KRLD	4	CBS	12-3-49	10a-11:30p
...	WFAA	8	ABC DuM NBC	9-17-49	10:30a-Mdn
Fort Worth	WBAP	5	ABC NBC	9-29-48	10:25a-11:30p
Houston	KPRC	2	ABC CBS DuM NBC	1-1-49	10a-Mdn
San Antonio	KEYL	5	ABC CBS DuM	2-15-50	3p-11p
...	WOAI	4	NBC	12-11-49	--
Salt Lake City	KDYL	4	NBC	4-48	Noon-Mdn
...	KSL	5	ABC CBS DuM	6-1-49	9a-Mdn
Norfolk	WTAR	4	ABC CBS DuM NBC	4-1-50	--
Richmond	WTVR	6	NBC	4-22-48	6:45a-11:30p
Seattle	KING	5	ABC CBS DuM NBC	11-25-48	10a-Mdn
Huntington	WSAZ	3	ABC CBS DuM NBC	11-15-49	6:45a-12:45a
Milwaukee	WTMJ	3	ABC CBS DuM NBC	12-3-47	9a-Mdn

*WOC is assigned Channel 6, effective 10-1-53. XELD is in Metamoris, Mexico.

*WAGA was left off this list by the contributor. The 1950 Broadcasting Yearbook shows it affiliated with CBS and DuMont.

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