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[[File:1985-03 Airwaves.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Airwaves, March 1985]]<!--[[File:X212.jpg|thumb|250px|WPT Program Guide, Nov. 1984]] not WPT?-->
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{{meta
 
| name = WHA
 
| name = WHA
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| network = PBS
 
| network = PBS
 
| channel = 21
 
| channel = 21
| firstAir = 1983
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| firstAir = 1982
| lastAir =
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| lastAir = 1993
 
| state = WI
 
| state = WI
 
| wikipedia = Wisconsin Public Television
 
| wikipedia = Wisconsin Public Television
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| notes =
 
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[[File:1983-05 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Airwaves, March 1983]][[File:1984-12 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Airwaves, December 1984]]
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[[File:1983-05 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Airwaves, March 1983]][[File:1984-12 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Airwaves, December 1984]][[File:1985-03 Airwaves.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Airwaves, March 1985]][[File:1991-10 Airwaves.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[The Ultimate Foe]], Airwaves, Oct. 1991]]
 
*For other stations in '''WPT''', see [[Wisconsin Public Television]].
 
*For other stations in '''WPT''', see [[Wisconsin Public Television]].
 
*'''WHA''' aired in Madison, and on cable in the [[Milwaukee]] area.
 
*'''WHA''' aired in Madison, and on cable in the [[Milwaukee]] area.
  
  
*'''18 March 1983''': '''Doctor Who''' begins with two episodes and [[Once Upon a Time Lord]].
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*'''2 October 1982''': The [[Tom Baker stories]] begin. The series regular slot begins the next day, Sundays nights at 11:30.
*'''25 March 1983''': The series begins its regular timeslot, Friday nights at 10:30.
 
 
*'''4 September 1983''': The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
 
*'''4 September 1983''': The series moves to Sunday afternoons at 5:00.
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
 
*'''23 November 1983''': [[The Five Doctors]] airs.  
*'''3 December 1983''': Both [[:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]] movies air as part of '''Saturday Night Friends'''.
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*'''3 December 1983''': Both [[:Peter Cushing|Peter Cushing]] movies air as part of the channel's '''"Holiday with Friends"''' 11 day-long membership-drive, from 2 to 12 December. Bizarrely, '''Daleks' Invasion of Earth''' [sic] is shown first (at 7pm), followed by '''Dr Who and the Daleks''' at 8.45pm.
*'''11 March 1984''': Five episodes air as part of '''The Transformation of Dr. Who Special'''.
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*'''11 December 1983''': [[Once Upon a Time Lord]] airs. The special would air three more times.
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*'''11 March 1984''': Five episodes, including [[Castrovalva]] air as part of '''The Transformation of Dr. Who Special'''.
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*'''16 September 1984''': The incomplete [[Jon Pertwee]] package begins.
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*'''2 December 1984''': [[Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD]] airs following [[Death to the Daleks]].
 
*'''9-10 March 1985''': A 26-hour marathon of ten [[Jon Pertwee stories]], including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market.  The four "new" stories were: [[Spearhead from Space]], [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]], [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures.  The Illinois/Wisconsin area [[TV Guide]] previewed the marathon with a half-page ad.  This ad was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics near Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that [[WTTW]] aired these four new stories.)
 
*'''9-10 March 1985''': A 26-hour marathon of ten [[Jon Pertwee stories]], including four "new" ones that had not been previously released for the US market.  The four "new" stories were: [[Spearhead from Space]], [[Frontier in Space]], [[Planet of the Daleks]], [[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]] (in five parts only), which had recently been released by the BBC as part of a complete re-package of all 24 Pertwee adventures.  The Illinois/Wisconsin area [[TV Guide]] previewed the marathon with a half-page ad.  This ad was subsequently used in a flyer at TJ's Comics near Chicago urging local fans to contact the programming department at channel 11. (It wasn't until 1986/87 that [[WTTW]] aired these four new stories.)
*'''11 October 1986''': [[Colin Baker stories|Season 22]] airs in its entirety.
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*'''11 January 1986''': [[The Twin Dilemma]] through [[Revelation of the Daleks]] air.
*'''May 1987''': The series moves from its regular 4pm Sunday afternoon slot to Saturdays at 10am.  
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*'''7 September 1986''': [[William Hartnell]] premieres.
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*'''15 February 1987''': [[Patrick Troughton]] premieres.
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*'''16 May 1987''': The series moves from its regular 4pm Sunday afternoon slot to Saturdays at 10am.  
 
*'''10 October 1987''': All 14 episodes of [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] air back to back, from 10am to 6pm, with pledge breaks in between the episodes.  
 
*'''10 October 1987''': All 14 episodes of [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] air back to back, from 10am to 6pm, with pledge breaks in between the episodes.  
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*'''19 March 1988''': The [[Sylvester McCoy]] episodes begin, followed by [[An Interview with Sylvester McCoy]].
 
*'''3 September 1989''': The series moves to Sundays at 11pm with yet another recycling of the [[Tom Baker stories]] starting with [[Robot]]. (Incidentally, the series was preceded by '''Blake's 7''' at 10pm.) It stays in this 11pm slot for the next three years.  
 
*'''3 September 1989''': The series moves to Sundays at 11pm with yet another recycling of the [[Tom Baker stories]] starting with [[Robot]]. (Incidentally, the series was preceded by '''Blake's 7''' at 10pm.) It stays in this 11pm slot for the next three years.  
 
*'''19 August 1990''': The package of 24 reissued [[Jon Pertwee stories]] commence.  
 
*'''19 August 1990''': The package of 24 reissued [[Jon Pertwee stories]] commence.  
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|[[File:WHA 5 Docs.JPG|thumb|170px|alt=The Five Doctors ad|Madison Capital Times]]
 
|[[File:WHA 5 Docs.JPG|thumb|170px|alt=The Five Doctors ad|Madison Capital Times]]
 
|[[File:1984-11-25 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|150px|Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 25, 1984]]
 
|[[File:1984-11-25 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|150px|Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 25, 1984]]
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|[[File:1985-02 Airwaves.jpg|200px|thumb|Airwaves, Feb. 1985]]
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|[[File:1985-03-09 TV Guide IL-WI.jpg|thumb|150px|TV Guide, Mar. 9, 1985]]
 
|[[File:TJsComics-small.jpg|150px|thumb|alt=TJ's Comics flier|Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison]]
 
|[[File:TJsComics-small.jpg|150px|thumb|alt=TJ's Comics flier|Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison]]
|[[File:1988-12-04 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|150px|Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 4, 1988]]
 
|[[File:1985-03 Airwaves p49.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Airwaves, March 1985]]
 
 
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{{Image table
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|[[File:1983-12-02 Daily Register.jpg|right|thumb|90px|The Daily Register, Dec. 2, 1983]]
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|[[File:1985-03 Airwaves p49.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Airwaves, March 1985]]
 
|[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19850314.JPG|thumb|250px|Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985]]
 
|[[File:Wisconsin State Journal 19850314.JPG|thumb|250px|Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985]]
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|[[File:1985 Airwaves listings.jpg|thumb|220px|various listings, Airwaves 1985-1986]]
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{{image table
 
|[[File:1986-02-02 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|175px|Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 2, 1986]]
 
|[[File:1986-02-02 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|175px|Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 2, 1986]]
 
|[[File:1986-05 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|200px|Airwaves, May 1986]]
 
|[[File:1986-05 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|200px|Airwaves, May 1986]]
 
|[[File:1987-05-10 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|200px|Wisconsin State Journal, May 10, 1987]]
 
|[[File:1987-05-10 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|200px|Wisconsin State Journal, May 10, 1987]]
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|[[File:1988-12-04 Wisconsin State Journal.jpg|thumb|150px|Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 4, 1988]]
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|[[File:1993-01 Airwaves.jpg|thumb|80px|Airwaves, Jan. 1993]]
 
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==Media==
 
==Media==

Latest revision as of 00:47, 30 April 2023

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WHA
Network: PBS Channel(s): 21
First airing: 1982 Last airing: 1993

== AIRDATES ==


Airwaves, March 1983
Airwaves, December 1984
Airwaves, March 1985
The Ultimate Foe, Airwaves, Oct. 1991


The Five Doctors ad
Madison Capital Times
Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 25, 1984
Airwaves, Feb. 1985
TV Guide, Mar. 9, 1985
TJ's Comics flier
Chicago flier noting Pertwee marathon in Madison


The Daily Register, Dec. 2, 1983
Airwaves, March 1985
Wisconsin State Journal, Mar. 14, 1985
various listings, Airwaves 1985-1986


Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 2, 1986
Airwaves, May 1986
Wisconsin State Journal, May 10, 1987
Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 4, 1988
Airwaves, Jan. 1993


Media



Whovent 86 commercial,
PBS Pledges for WHA 1986 and 1987



WPT ident, Jan. 14, 1991