Only five channels and the same movie every night

   January 18, 2026

KTVW 13/Tacoma aired this movie Monday through Friday (December 22-26, 1958).

December 15-19 Kitty Foyle. Working-class Philadelphia teen Kitty Foyle (Ginger Rogers) dreams of life in the city’s fashionable society circles, but when she impulsively weds her former boss, wealthy Wyn Strafford (Dennis Morgan), his family disapproval is too severe for the young couple to overcome. Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan.
December 8-12 Fort Apache. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple.
The week prior, Gunga Din. Cary Grandt, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Jason Remington

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  1. KTVW wasn’t the only one; in the early 70s, KTNT tried the same thing, airing the same movie five nights in a row at 8 p.m. My dad got so mad, he called the station to complain. The response was they were trying “something different.” It didn’t last long.

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