TV & Radio Schedules Altered By News Of Kennedy Assassination

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• 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...

  • 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.

    • 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.

      • Bob Gleason was the KTNT announcer covering that Kennedy speech. I believe Bob Gleason was also the sole anchor for the 10 pm news on KTNT, Bob Robertson sports and it was unlikely that there was a weather man. Those stats were delivered by the news anchor.

        • Checking the TNT from '63... Len Higgins anchored the 11-Star News. Gleason did weather and, of course, Robertson was on sports.

        • Thanks T.K. Channel 11 was adopting the style still in use these days, splitting the responsibilities. Still, not to the chatty-Kathy level of news panel interaction.