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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
20
A dense but readable television and news schedule lists programs across networks with host names, movie titles, sports events, and public affairs. It notes guests such as Phyllis Diller and Rex Harrison, plus sports mentions like Angels at Oakland and Gunsmoke era fare.
A radio slate shows multiple stations including KMPC KMPC KFI KOGO KRLA KXRA and others. Baseball games listed include Angels at A’s and Giants at Dodgers with prime time slots and alternate broadcasts across KFI KFI KOGO.
Fragments describe a radio and TV schedule with sports coverage of the Angels vs A's and late night segments. Notable names include Dick Enberg Don Wells John Davidson Phyllis Diller Robert Stack and Robert Lansing. A murder themed repeat segment is mentioned in Hollywood.
TV viewers face complex preemptions as primetime varies by zone and live events like presidential addresses Apollo mission and special broadcasts disrupt regular airings. Network repeats and local fills attempt to cover gaps, while scheduling quirks spark confusion for fans and logs.
Los Angeles NBC tied KNBC TV faces a hearing before the FCC to defend its broadcast license amid challenges by National Broadcasting Co and Voice of Los Angeles Inc. The FCC accuses KNBC of misleading the public on Hollywood Squares and PDQ and questions the Golden Globes contest. Voice of Los Angeles lists former actress Loretta Young among its owners.
Hollywood figures Duke Ellington and Orson Welles will assist Apollo 11 coverage during the July 1969 landing. Ellington will compose and perform an original piece. Welles will narrate a live London telecast with Mike Wallace. Both acts aim to dramatize the historic mission.
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