November 23, 1963
(Tacoma) News Tribune/November 23, 1963
Scheduled radio programs for Sun__Nov_24 and 25__1963 which were altered due to the assassination
6 thoughts on “TV & Radio Schedules Altered By News Of Kennedy Assassination”
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John Fortmeyer • April 28, 2022
I can’t help but think the top news story was inaccurate in saying that KTNT was “running both network and local shows on the situation in Washington.” KTNT’s affiliation with CBS ended in 1962, so by November 1963 it was definitely an independent without a network.
With 4, 5, 7 and 11 dropping all regular programming because of the assassination,, I am curious how KTVW 13 handled things…
Jason Remington • April 28, 2022
I don’t know that the stations ran network coverage (that weekend in 1963) but both KTNT and KTVW had the ability to pull from CBS (11) or NBC (13). With such a national tragedy the stations could have gotten clearance.
T.K. • April 28, 2022
The networks allowed independent stations to pick up their coverage. In some of the accounts from Dallas, I’ve read that the independent KFJZ picked up NBC coverage.
My money would be on KTNT taking a CBS feed. I could see KTVW just signing off for the weekend.
I don’t think it’s been shared here before, but this is the tail end of Channel 11’s coverage of JFK’s speech at Cheney Stadium less than two months earlier: https://youtu.be/SdQxgpqXeBM All the Seattle-Tacoma television stations carried the speech live, except for KIRO, which ran a recap that evening.