Life After the Black Sox - A Collaborative TL (with a Twist that Is)

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AND NOW THE REST OF THE AT40 STUFF BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 6TH WITH ACC WITH MORE INFO

On October 6, 1973: A Country Spinoff of American Top 40 is created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany and Tom Rounds made it's debut and is called American Country Countdown, The Show is hosted by Don Bowman and the first song being played at #40 was "Sing About Love" by Lynn Anderson and the First #1 on American Country Countdown History was Ray Price and the song "You're The Best Thing That's Happened To Me"

Meanwhile on AT40 with Casey Kasem: They Had the Top 40 Acts of the Rock Era with The #1 Artist going to Elvis Presley with "In The Ghetto" and Heartbreak Hotel.

Then On October 13, 1973: The Debut of the Rhythm Radio Countdown makes it debut and is hosted by Jim Lange from The Dating Game (who also hosted the First National Singing and Dance-Drill Competition called Miss Choir Drill USA alongside Terry Becker) however the First Song at #25 Being Played was "Get It Together" by Jackson Five (which is also ranked at #28 on AT40) while the First #1 went to the San Dieguito High Choir Drill Team with Lead Vocalist Ann Yamashita and the Song is "Get Ready" (which was sung by the Temptations) however add the end of each episode of the Rhythm Radio Countdown the quote was used for the first time by Jim Lange in which he says "Until Next Week when we again countdown the 25 Best Hits in Rhythm Radio's Playlist. This is Jim Lange saying "Remember to put a little music in your life." (however the Same Tagline was used in 1988 for a new game show called Triple Threat also hosted by Lange, which will be posted at a later time.)

However the Number #1 Song that week on American Top 40 was "Ramblin' Man" by the Allman Brothers Band while "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" by Johnny Rodriguez went to #1 on ACC

And Now the Rest of the #1's on American Top 40, American Country Countdown and the Rhythm Radio Countdown

October 20, 1973
AT40: "Ramblin' Man" by The Allman Brothers Band (2nd Week at #1)
ACC: "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" by Johnny Rodriguez (2nd Week at #1)
RRC: "Get Ready" by The San Dieguito High Choir Drill Squad (2nd Week at #1)

October 27, 1973
AT40: "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and The Pips
ACC: "We're Gonna Hold On" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette
RRC: "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips

November 3, 1973
AT40: "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and The Pips (2nd Week)
ACC: "We're Gonna Hold On" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette (2nd Week)
RRC: "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips (2nd Week)

November 10, 1973
AT40: "Keep On Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks
ACC: "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond (1st Week)
RRC: "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat" by The DeFranco Family

November 17, 1973
AT40: "Keep On Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks (2nd Week)
ACC: "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond (2nd Week)
RRC: "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat" by The DeFranco Family (2nd Week)

November 24, 1973
AT40: "Top of the World" by The Carpenters
ACC: "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond (3rd Week)
RRC: "Space Race" by Billy Preston

December 1, 1973
AT40: "Top of the World" by The Carpenters (2nd Week)
ACC: "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich
RRC: "Space Race" by Billy Preston (2nd Week)

December 8, 1973
AT40: "Top of the World" by The Carpenters (3rd Week)
ACC: "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich (2nd Week)
RRC: "Space Race" by Billy Preston (3rd Week)

December 15, 1973
AT40: "Space Race" by Billy Preston
ACC: "Amazing Love" by Charley Pride
RRC: "Space Race" by Billy Preston (4th Week)

On December 22, 1973: American Top 40 had a Special Countdown featuring the Top 40 Christmas Songs of All-Time the #1 Greatest Christmas Song of All-Time went to "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby however American Country Countdown had a 2 Part Countdown of the Top #100 Country Songs of 1973 and Rhythm Radio had it's Regular Countdown with Billy Preston's Space Race scored for a 5th Week at #1

And on December 29, 1973, AT40 Had the #1 Song of the 1973 going to Roberta Flack and "Killing Me Softly With His Song"

Then American Country Countdown had the #1 Song for 1973 being "You've Never Been This Far" by Conway Twitty

And Rhythm Radio decided to Finish 1973 with a Regular Countdown with the First Year-End Countdown being scheduled from December 1974 as "Space Race" by Billy Preston went #1 for a 6th Week.

 

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And Now Let's Look Back at the Last Miss Universe Pageant before the City of Manila will host the First Miss Universe Pageant to be held in the Philippines

But First let's go to New York City and the 1973 Miss USA Pageant being held on May 19, 1973 hosted by Bob Barker who started his run on Hosting The Price is Right on CBS however No Radio has Simulcasted the Pageant until Next Year (which will be explained when we get to 1974) however Amanda Jones from Illinois won the Crown.

And Then on July 21, 1973, For the First Time Ever a Miss Universe Pageant is held in Europe as the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece hosted the 1973 Miss Universe Pageant however Amanda Jones represented the United States as 61 Contestants vie for the Crown prior to the Pageant, The Star Hellas for 1973 was crowned as Vana Papadaki won the Crown (however the First Runner-Up, Katerina Bakali will represent Greence in the 1973 Miss World Pageant and Finished in the Top 15 with Majorie Wallace from the USA winning the title of Miss World for 1973) however Papadaki made the Top 12 but in the end Amanda Jones finished 1st Runner Up and Margarita Moran from the Philippines was Crowned Miss Universe for 1973, Giving the Philippines It's 2nd Miss Universe Crown (Gloria Diaz became the First Miss Universe from the Philippines to win the crown back in 1969.)

And in September 8, 1973: Colorado's Rebecca King was Crowned Miss America for 1974

 

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1974 MLB SEASON RECAP

Notable Players to Watch

Atlanta Braves - Jerry Buchek (SS)
Boston Red Sox - Bobby Grich (SS)
Montreal Expos - George Brett (SS)
New York Yankees - Craig Cacek (CF)
New York Yankees - John Montefusco (SP)
Philadelphia Phillies - Jake Jaeckel (SS)
San Francisco Seals - Jon Matlack (SP)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL East: Boston Red Sox (95-59), Montreal Expos (87-67), New York Yankees (83-71), Baltimore Orioles (74-80)
AL North: Detroit Tigers (98-56), Arizona Diamondbacks (91-63), Cleveland Guardians (73-81), Milwaukee Brewers (71-83)
AL South: Dallas Spurs (83-71), St. Louis Cardinals (71-83), Washington Senators (64-90), Miami Gators (58-96)
AL West: Oakland Acorns (83-71), Los Angeles Angels (79-75), Seattle Rainiers (68-86), Portland Beavers (54-100)
NL East: Brooklyn Dodgers (88-66), New York Giants (82-72), Philadephia Phillies (80-84), Pittsburgh Pirates (74-80)
NL North: Cincinnati Reds (85-69), Indianapolis Rounders (83-71), Chicago Cubs (78-76), Minnesota Twins (54-100)
NL South: Houston Astros (81-73), Atlanta Braves (78-76), Kansas City Royals (71-83), Toronto Blue Jays (51-103)
NL West: Denver Rockies (88-66), Los Angeles Palms (82-72), San Diego Padres (79-75), San Francisco Seals (78-76)

PLAYOFFS

ALDS: Detroit def. Dallas 4-3, Oakland def. Boston 4-0
NLDS: Denver def. Houston 4-2, Brooklyn def. Cincinnati 4-2
ALCS: Detroit def. Oakland 4-2
NLCS: Brooklyn def. Denver 4-3
WS: Detroit def. Brooklyn 4-3

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Ken Griffey (Boston) .362
Home Runs - Mike Anderson (Detroit) & Greg Luzinski (Dallas) 31
RBI - Bobby Grich (Boston) 122
Stolen Bases - Hector Valdovino (Altanta) 51
OBP + Slugging % - Ken Griffey (Boston) .939
ERA - Jerry Nyman (LA Angels) 2.00
Wins - Jeff Terpko (Montreal) 22
Strikeouts - Bill Singer (Baltimore) & Darcy Fast (Indianapolis) 231

 

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What Happened Elsewhere in the First 13 Weeks of 1974?

January 7, 1974: Jackpot made its debut on NBC Daytime hosted by Geoff Edwards and is announced by Don Pardo, however the Show is Created by Bob Stewart and is directed by Mike Gargiulo, William G. Elliott and Bruce Burmeister however it did ran for a Year and a Half and it was cancelled September 26, 1975 however the Theme Music was "Jet Set" by Mike Vickers which will be used the Syndicated Weekly Baseball Highlight Show, This Week in Baseball.

February 18, 1974: Mark Goodson & Bill Todman added a New Game Show in CBS Called Tattletales hosted by Bert Convy and announced by Jack Clark, The Guests in the premiere show are Bobby Van & Elaine Joyce, Dick Gautier & Barbara Stuart and Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

February 25, 1974: Around the state of New York, WBNG-TV was moved to channel 13, allowing the Rochester stations WOKR-TV and the Albany station WAST-TV to move to channel 12, to avoid interference with WNET-TV in New York City, so viewers from the NYC area could pick up WAST-TV for the first time.
The New Channel Alignment in Binghamton, NY looks like this for now on
13 - WBNG - CBS
34 - WBJA - ABC
40 - WICZ - NBC
46 - WSKG - PBS

And For Albany, NY
6 - WRGB - NBC
10 - WTEN - ABC
12 - WAST - CBS
17 - WMHT - PBS

And On The Music Side what happened to those #1's in 1974 (Note: Feel Free to be Collaborative if you want to add more as it progresses.)
January 5, 1974
AT40: "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce
ACC: "If We Make It Through December" by Merle Haggard
RRC: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson (1st Week)

January 12, 1974
AT40: "The Joker" by Steve Miller
ACC: "If We Make It Through December" by Merle Haggard (2nd Week)
RRC: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson (2nd Week)

January 19, 1974
AT40: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson
ACC: "I Love" by Tom T. Hall
RRC: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson (3rd Week)

January 26, 1974
AT40: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson (2nd Week)
ACC: "I Love" by Tom T. Hall (2nd Week)
RRC: "Show & Tell" by Al Wilson (4th Week)

February 2, 1974
AT40: "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand
ACC: "Jolene "by Dolly Parton
RRC: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (1st Week)

February 9, 1974
AT40: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
ACC: "World of Make Believe" by Bill Anderson
RRC: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (2nd Week)

February 16, 1974
AT40: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (2nd Week)
ACC: "World of Make Believe" by Bill Anderson (2nd Week)
RRC: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (3rd Week)

February 23, 1974
AT40: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (3rd Week)
ACC: "I'm Still Loving You" by Joe Stampley
RRC: "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra (4th Week)

March 2, 1974
AT40: "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks
ACC: "Another Lonely Song" by Tammy Wynette
RRC: "Hooked On a Feeling" by Blue Swede

March 9, 1974
AT40: Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks (2nd Week)
ACC: "There Won't Be Any More" by Charlie Rich
RRC: "Hooked On a Feeling" by Blue Swede (2nd Week)

March 16, 1974
AT40: Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks (3rd Week)
ACC: "There Won't Be Any More" by Charlie Rich (2nd Week)
RRC: "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Fremont High Indian Show Choir from Fremont HS in Sunnyvale, CA (LV: Lisa Hettler & Danny Mattias)

March 23, 1974
AT40: "Dark Lady" by Cher
ACC: "Would You Lay With Me" by Tanya Tucker
RRC: "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Fremont High Indian Show Choir (2nd Week)

March 30, 1974
AT40: "Sunshine On My Shoulder" by John Denver

ACC: "Would You Lay With Me" by Tanya Tucker (2nd Week)

RRC: "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by Fremont High Indian Show Choir (2nd Week)

 

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New America's Top 40/American Country Countdown/Rhythm Radio Countdown entrys:
AT40: Boots (The Residents)
ACC: Ragged Old Flag (Johnny Cash)
RRC: Reach Out I'll Be There (4th Week)

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More significant, notable events in history:
January 13, 1975: Joe L. Allbritton purchases The Washington Star Company, owners of two ABC affiliates and one NBC affiliate.

March 1977: WMAL-TV changed its call letters to WJLA-TV.

April 1977: Allbritton sells off its non-TV assets, including WMAL-AM-FM and WLVA-AM.

September 1977: WLVA-TV changed its call letters to WSET-TV.

November 3, 1982: Allbritton purchases KTUL and KATV from Leake Industries for $80 million.

May 10, 1985: Allbritton Communications of Washington, D.C. (owners of five TV stations) purchases WKBW-TV in Buffalo and WTNH in New Haven/Hartford as part of divestures regarding the Capital Cities/ABC acquistion for $250 million.

January 3, 1986: Capital Cities/ABC spunoff its television holdings, with WXYZ and WFTS going to Scripps-Howard Broadcasting for $246 million and WKBW and WTNH going to Allbritton Communications for $250 million.

September 2, 1991: WTNH-TV drops "Move Closer to Your World" in favor of "Action News" by Dan Pickering.

March 3, 1995: Allbritton Communications won bid to acquire ABC affiliate WPRI-TV in Providence/Rhode Island from Narragansett Television LP, outbidding CBS, which cost $100 million.

October 16, 1995: Allbritton Communications purchased WHTM-TV in Harrisburg from Price Communications for $113 million.

November 3, 1995: Allbritton Communications purchased WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa and its LMA with WNAL-TV in Gadsden/Birmingham for $20 million.

January 8, 1996: After buying WNAL-TV fails, Allbritton Communications purchased WJSU-TV in Birmingham.

February 26, 1996: Allbritton Communications purchases WBSG-TV in Brunswick/Jacksonville for $10.5 million.

April 22, 1996: Allbritton Communications and ABC signed affiliation agreements. WJSU-TV in Anniston and WCFT-TV in Tuscaloosa will switch from CBS, and WBSG-TV in Brunswick will switch from The WB, to ABC, while nine other Allbritton stations (WCIV-TV in Charleston, WTNH in New Haven/Hartford, WKBW-TV in Buffalo, KATV-TV in Little Rock, KTUL-TV in Tulsa, WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, WPRI in Providence, WSET-TV in Lynchburg and WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.) were already ABC affiliates.

September 8, 1996: Fox switches from WTTO/WDBB to WBRC-TV in Birmingham, while ABC aligns with W58CK (renamed to WBMA-LD) as well as former CBS affiliates WCFT-TV and WJSU-TV, and WNAL-TV goes to CBS.

February 1, 1997: Allbritton converts WBSG-TV in Brunswick into a semi-satellite of WJXX in Jacksonville, which was its new ABC affiliate, while WJKS became a WB affiliate.

January 4, 1998: WTNH adopts the new version of the "Action News" open, mirroring the open format that was used by ABC O&Os WPVI, WLS and KGO (seasonal footage of various residents and landmarks), but this time with "ABC News Affiliate Music Package" by Score Productions as the news theme (which was used for other ABC affiliates like KMGH-TV in Denver, KOMO-TV in Seattle and KATU-TV in Portland) rather than "Move Closer to Your World" from WPVI or "News Series 2000 Plus" from WLS and KGO.

June 22, 1998: Disney acquires all 14 Allbritton Communications TV stations for $1.2 billion.

July 25, 1998: Instead of abandoning the deal, the Federal Communications Commission asked to Disney for two permanent waiver requests citing that WHTM-TV cites city-grade signal overlap with WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, and WTNH-TV in New Haven, which overlaps with WABC-TV in New York, citing NBC's ownership of WVIT and WNBC in New York.

September 21, 1998: After two waiver access, Disney formally acquired Allbritton Communications for $1.2 billion and it was now for FCC approval.

September 28, 1998: The $1.2 billion acquisition of Allbritton Communications by Disney has officially been completed. This made 14 Allbritton TV stations ABC O&Os, joining all 10 ABC O&Os, for a 24-station total.

 

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And Now News on the WFL Expansion to 20 Teams

Following a Successful for First Season, The World Football League has now added Four New Teams for the 1974 Season first the Eastern Division has now added a team in Boston, MA the team will be called the Boston Breakers

In the Northern Division, The WFL adds a Team in Milwaukee, WI for football fans who can't get enough of the Packers in Green Bay, It will be called the Milwaukee Coopers.

In the Southern Division, The WFL adds a Team South of the Border for the First Time which is based in Mexico City, Mexico the team will be called the Mexico City Diablos and will play in Estadio Azteca which is home to the Mexico National Football Team along with Club America and Cruz Azul in Liga MX.

Finally, The WFL adds a Team in America's Southernmost Geographic Center in the United States as the State of Hawaii now has a Pro Football Team called the Hawaiians which will begin play in Aloha Stadium

And Now The New Alignment for the 1974 Season
East: Boston Breakers (Expansion), Buffalo Stampeders, New York Knights, Ottawa Canadians, Philadelphia Bell
North: Chicago Winds, Cincinnati Kings, Detroit Wheels, Kansas City Jazz, Milwaukee Coopers (Expansion)
South: Birmingham Vulcans, Memphis Pharoahs, Mexico City Diablos (Expansion), Orlando Thunder, San Antonio Defenders
West: Honolulu Hawaiians (Expansion), Los Angeles Express, Oakland Condors, Phoenix Firebirds, Vancouver Seahawks

On A Related Story: Major League Baseball will expanding to Mexico City, Mexico for the 1977 Season as the league will now have 40 teams along with Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6 More Teams will be joining in for the 1977 Season as well and it will be in the Continental United States and among them Tampa-St. Petersburg may be interested to get one along with a New NFL Team after failing to get one of the four teams in the Upstart World Football League.

 

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For the 1975 season, WFL is doing a new expansion team for Utah, Connecticut, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Little Rock, Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Indianapolis, Louisville, Albany and Des Moines.

And a related note:

March 31, 1980: WTLV in Jacksonville, a NBC affiliate swaps affiliations with ABC station WJKS, with WTLV becoming a NBC affiliate and WJKS becoming an NBC affiliate.

September 1, 1980: NBC affiliate WSB-TV becomes an ABC affiliate, while ABC affiliate WXIA-TV in Atlanta became an NBC station. On the same day, West Palm Beach station WPTV swaps affiliations with WPEC, with WPTV becoming an ABC affiliate, and WPEC becoming a NBC affiliate.

September 8, 1980: NBC affiliate WMC-TV swaps affiliations with WHBQ, with WMC becoming an ABC affiliate, in search for stronger programming, and WHBQ becoming a NBC television affiliate.

September 15, 1980: King Broadcasting Company announces the acquisition of KUTV from The Hatch Family, a price reported to be $75 million. King had recently acquired KTVB from Georgia Davidson.

February 6, 1985: King Broadcasting Company merges with Multimedia, Inc. for $425 million. WMAZ in Macon swaps affiliations with WMGT, with WMAZ becoming the NBC affiliate and WMGT becoming the CBS affiliate.

 

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@Duc4AlternateHistory: All The Cities listed here maybe placed on the Auction Block for the 1975 WFL Expansion to 24 Teams however four of the 15 places you listed will be in while the rest could be waiting until we get to the 1980's.

Meanwhile: The NFL maybe expanding to 28 Teams however Tampa Bay, Florida and Portland, Oregon are locked in to play in the AFC while the NFC is expecting to make bids with a potential team from Northern California (City TBA) which will be playing in the NFC West and will attract to rival the Los Angeles Chargers.

 

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We could discuss the next 13 weeks of 1974 with the debut of Now You See It.

Other notable events:
November 4, 1974: CBS announces cancellation of Gunsmoke after 13 episodes of season 20, replacing it on Monday nights with Apple's Way (it was preserved ITTL), so Cher took the old Apple's Way Sunday slot.

January 6, 1975: Wheel of Fortune and Blank Check premieres on NBC. Apple's Way moved to Monday nights on CBS as a replacement show for Gunsmoke (it was originally a Sunday night show), moving Rhoda to 8:00 p.m. and Maude to 9:30 p.m., with Apple's Way sandwiched in between the shows.

April 21, 1975: Days of Our Lives expands to one hour and Blankety Blanks made its debut.

May 22, 1982: WNAC-TV signs off in Boston, replacing it with WNEV-TV.

October 13, 1985: David Mugar, owners of WNEV-TV purchases CBS for $1 billion, winning it over Laurence Tisch and Ted Turner. WNEV-TV then became the area's CBS owned-and-operated station in Boston.

May 20, 1987: Adams Communications sold CBS affiliate in Dayton, WKEF-TV to Freedom Communications for $250 million.

 

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April 1, 1974: The Network Daytime Landscape is Changing first CBS Premieres Now You See It hosted by Jack Narz and announced by Johnny Olson however the Theme Music is called "Chump Change" performed by Quincy Jones

Created by Frank Wayne
Directed by Paul Alter and Marc Breslow
Executive Producer: Frank Wayne
Producers: Buck D'Amore & Gary Dawson

The New Daytime Schedule for the 1974-1975 Season

6:00 am: Sunrise Semester
6:30 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
7:00 am: CBS Morning News
8:00 am: Captain Kangaroo
9:00 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
10:00 am: The Joker's Wild
10:30 am: Gambit (Wink Martindale)
11:00 am: Now You See It (Jack Narz)
11:30 am: Love of Life (CBS Midday News airs at 11:55 AM)
12:00 pm: The Young and the Restless
12:30 pm: Search for Tomorrow
1:00 pm: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
1:30 pm: As the World Turns
2:00 pm: The Guiding Light
2:30 pm: The Edge of Night
3:00 pm: The Price is Right (Bob Barker)
3:30 pm: Match Game '74 (Gene Rayburn)
4:00 pm: Tattletales (Bert Convy)
4:30 pm: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
6:30 pm: CBS Evening News

However NBC Daytime Changed their Schedule on April 1, 1974 of the debut of a New Game Show called Celebrity Sweepstakes after the pilot was shown however NBC has decided to secure rights to use "Bubbles was a Cheerleader" by Pat Williams as it's theme music. (IOTL NBC decided to use a Similar Sounding Theme Music of that ITTL Theme performed by Alan Thicke as it's theme music for Celebrity Sweepstakes.)

However the Show is hosted by Jim McKrell and announced by Bill Armstrong however a Nighttime Weekly Syndication version is planned and will be debuting later in September.

THE NEW SCHEDULE AS OF APRIL 1, 1974 FOR NBC DAYTIME

6:00 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
7:00 am: The Today Show
9:00 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
10:00 am: Dinah's Place (Dinah Shore)
10:30 am: Jeopardy! (Art Fleming)
11:00 am: Wizard of Odds (Alex Trebek; His first Game Show in the USA)
11:30 am: The Hollywood Squares (Peter Marshall)
Noon: Jackpot! (Geoff Edwards)
12:30 pm: Celebrity Sweepstakes (Jim McKrell; NBC News Update to follow at 12:55pm)
1:00 pm: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
1:30 pm Three on a Match
2:00 pm: Days of Our Lives
2:30 pm: The Doctors
3:00 pm: Another World
3:30 pm: How to Survive a Marriage
4:00 pm: Somerset
4:30 pm: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
6:30 pm: NBC Nightly News

As for ABC Daytime

6:00 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
7:00 am: AM America
9:00 am: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
11:30 am: The Brady Bunch (RERUNS)
Noon: Password (Allen Ludden)
12:30 pm: Split Second (Tom Kennedy)
1:00 pm: All My Children
1:30 pm: Let's Make a Deal (Monty Hall)
2:00 pm: The Newlywed Game (Bob Eubanks)
2:30 pm: Girl In My Life (Fred Holliday)
3:00 pm: General Hospital
3:30 pm: One Life to Live
4:00 pm: The $10,000 Pyramid (Dick Clark)
4:30 pm: LOCAL PROGRAMMING
6:30 pm: ABC Evening News

 

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RECAPPING THE 1974 PRO FOOTBALL SEASON

THE WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE

THE ROOKIE DRAFT

The Vancouver Seahawks took DT John Dutton as the Draft Choice from Nebraska, San Diego State QB Brian Sipe was chosen as the 3rd pick to the Boston Breakers followed by Jack Lambert (LB) to the San Antonio Defenders and the Phoenix Firebirds grabbing Donnie Shell (FS) from South Carolina State University.

FINAL STANDINGS

Eastern Conference
East: Philadelphia Bell (11-5), Ottawa Canaadians (9-7), Buffalo Stampeders (8-8), New York Knights (6-10), Boston Breakers (0-16)
North: Kansas CIty Jazz (14-2), Cincinnati Kings (10-6), Chicago Winds (10-6), Detroit Wheels (9-7), Milwaukee Coopers (3-13)

Western Conference
South: Memphis Pharoahs (12-4), San Antonio Defenders (10-6), Orlando Thunder (9-7), Birmingham Vulcans (7-9), Mexico City Diablos (1-15)
West: Oakland Condors (14-2), Vancouver Seahawks (12-4), Los Angeles Express (8-8), Phoenix Firebirds (7-9), Honolulu Hawaiians (0-16)

PLAYOFFS

EC Semi-Final: Kansas City def. Chicago 17-14, Philadelphia def. Cincinnati 23-20
WC Semi-Final: Oakland def. San Antonio 42-6, Memphis def. Vancouver 48-20
EC Final: Kansas City def. Philadelphia 28-17
WC Final: Memphis def. Oakland 23-17
WFL Championship Game (at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, MO): Kansas City def. Memphis 13-10
WFL All-Star Game (at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, CA): East def. West 24-13

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Roger Staubach (Oakland) 4,817
Passing TD's - Roger Staubach (Oakland) 43
Passing Rating - Roger Staubach (Oakland) 110.5
Rushing Yards - Ed Podolak (Chicago) 1,331
Receing Yards - Tom Campana (Kansas City) 1,779
Total Points - Melvin Huynh (Kansas City) 134
Tackles - Cornell Green (Buffalo) 133
Sacks - Verlon Biggs (Kansas City) 19
Interceptions - Jim Duncan (Ottawa) 7

After the Season: The WFL took it's ultimate goal by expanding 8 more teams by 1976 by adding four for the 1975 Season and four more for the 1976 Season however following the Success of the End of Season WFL All-Star Game, San Diego has awarded a permanent WFL Franchise for the 1975 Season along with Norfolk, VA to the Eastern Division, Des Moines, IA to the Northern Division and Oklahoma City, OK to the Southern Division, However the League will probably on the verge of Realignment to replace the Eastern and Western Conferences for the 1976 Season.

And now to the National Football League

The Rookie Draft: The Detroit Lions went Too Tall to get Ed "Too Tall" Jones as the Top Draft Choice in the 1974 Rookie Draft, The Los Angeles Chargers got FS Jeris White as the 2nd Pick in the Rookie Draft and the Pittsburgh Steelers chose LB Randy Grandisher as Pick #5 and the Denver Broncos got LB Matt Blair as the 11th Pick and the Brooklyn Bulls got CB Ken McEachern (OTL CFL Player from 1974-1984 who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the most of his career) as the 15th pick in the Rookie Draft.

FINAL STANDINGS

AFC East: New York Giants (11-5), Montreal Beavers (9-7), Washington Red Wolves (8-8), Dallas Texans (7-9), Philadelphia Eagles (6-10), New Orleans Saints (5-11)
AFC West: Denver Broncos (11-5), Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7), San Francisco 49ers (9-7), Seattle Kings (8-8), Cleveland Browns (8-8), Los Angeles Rams (4-12)
NFC East: Toronto Mounties (13-3), Boston Patriots (9-7), Baltimore Colts (7-9), Miami Dolphins (7-9), Atlanta Falcons (7-9), Brooklyn Bulls (6-10)
NFC West: St. Louis Steamers (13-3), Green Bay Packers (10-6), Houston Oilers (8-8), Chicago Bears (7-9), Detroit Lions (6-10), Los Angeles Chargers (4-12)

PLAYOFFS

AFC Quarterfinal: Seattle def. Pittsburgh 28-27, San Francisco def. Montreal 34-7
NFC Quarterfinal: Green Bay def. Baltimore 37-27, Houston def. Boston 24-7
AFC Semifinal: New York def. Seattle 51-7, San Francisco def. Denver 21-14
NFC Semifinal: Green Bay def. Toronto 10-7, St. Louis def. Houston 27-17
AFC Championship: New York def. San Francisco 37-17
NFC Championship: Green Bay def. St. Louis 41-6
NFL Championship (at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY): New York def. Green Bay 27-13
Pro Bowl (at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL): AFC def. NFC 30-17

LEAGUE LEADERS

Passing Yards - Dan Fouts (Miami) 4,629
Passing TD's - Bert Jones (Boston) 34
Passing Rating - Len Dawson (Toronto) 100
Rushing Yards - Franco Harris (Dallas) 1,540
Receiving Yards - Haven Moses (San Francisco) 1,818
Total Points - Keith Francis (St. Louis) 150
Tackles - Wally Hilgenberg (Green Bay) 138
Sacks - Elvin Bethea (Dallas), Buck Buchanan (Chicago), Curley Culp (St. Louis) & Wilbur Young (Miami) 14
Interceptions - Merv Walker (New York) 8

 

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#1's on American Top 40, American Country Countdown and the Rhythm Radio Countdown for the Next 13 Weeks

April 6, 1974
AT40 (40 Greatest Hits of All-Time performed by British Acts): "Hey, Jude" by The Beatles
ACC: "Make The World Go Away" by Eddy Arnold
RRC: "Reach Out I'll Be There" by Fremont Indian Show Choir (3rd Week)

April 13, 1974 (sent in by @Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Boots" by The Residents
ACC: "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash
RRC: "Reach Out I'll Be There" by Fremont Indian Show Choir (4th Week)

April 20, 1974
AT40: "T.S.O.P." by MFSB
ACC: "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash (2nd Week)
RRC: "Look What They've Done to My Song" by The Young Talent Team (from The Young Talent Time despite the show was sold for Syndication in West Coast Markets in the United States including San Francisco, CA when it aired on KTVU and Los Angeles, CA on KHJ)

April 27, 1974
AT40: "T.S.O.P." by MFSB (2nd Week)
ACC: "Hello Love" by Hank Snow
RRC: "Look What They've Done to My Song" by The Young Talent Team (2nd Week)

May 4, 1974
AT40: "T.S.O.P." by MFSB
ACC: "Is It Wrong" by Sonny James
RRC: "T.S.O.P." by MFSB

May 11, 1974
AT40: "The Loco-Motion" by Grand Funk Railroad
ACC: "Is It Wrong" by Sonny James
RRC: "T.S.O.P." by MFSB (2nd Week)

May 18, 1974
AT40: "Dancing Machine" by Jackson Five
ACC: "Country Bumpkin" by Cal Smith
RRC: "Dancing Machine" by Jackson Five

May 25, 1974
AT40: "Dancing Machine" by Jackson Five (2nd Week)
ACC: "No Charge" by Melba Montgomery
RRC: "Dancing Machine" by Jackson Five (2nd Week)

June 1, 1974
AT40: "The Streak" by Ray Stevens
ACC: "Pure Love" by Ronnie Milsap
RRC: "Dancing Machine" by Jackson Five (3rd Week)

June 8, 1974
AT40: "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
ACC: "If You Love Me" by Olivia Newton-John
RRC: "If You Love Me" by Olivia Newton-John

June 15, 1974
AT40: "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
ACC: "If You Love Me" by Olivia Newton-John (2nd Week)
RRC: "If You Love Me" by Olivia Newton-John (2nd Week)

June 22, 1974
AT40: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics
ACC: "Room Full of Roses" by Mickey Gilley
RRC: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics (1st Week)

June 29, 1974
AT40: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics
ACC: "Room Full of Roses" by Mickey Gilley (2nd Week)

RCC: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics (2nd Week)

 

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I Will get to the 1974-1975 NHL Season later because I Better to do NASCAR When we get to 1975 but right now, let's look back at The Pageant Side of 1974 because it will be the first Miss Universe Pageant to be held in the Philippines but the road begins in Niagara Falls, NY

The 1974 Miss USA Beauty Pageant is held at the Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center in Niagara Falls, NY which was opened in 1973 and is broadcasted on TV on CBS and for the First Time on Rhythm Radio in the United States including our new affiliate in Buffalo, NY on WNIA-AM 1230 on May 18, 1974 as the pageant is hosted by Bob Barker with Color Commentatary by Helen O'Connell and Former NFL Great Pat Summerall (in which this is Pat's First Time of Covering a Miss USA Pageant on Play By Play) however the duo will work together until 1980.

However the Pageant was won by Karen Morrison from Illinois with Barbara Cooper from of Her Home State of New York finished 1st Runner Up.
OTHER PLACEMENTS
2nd Runner-Up: Mary Cook (Wisconsin)
3rd Runner-Up: Gayle Gorrell (California)
4th Runner-Up: Cynthia Zach (Florida) (Marcia Burton from North Carolina who was a 4th Runner Up became a Top 12 Semi-Finalist ITTL)

Also: Guadalupe Sanchez was Crowned Binibining PIlipinas for 1974 and will represent the Philippines at Miss Universe, Erlynne Bernardez was crowned 1st Runner Up and will represent the Philippines at Miss International and will be named as Miss Hospitality during the 1974 Miss Universe Pageant however Bernardez went Unplaced in the Miss International Pageant that year which was won by Brucene Smith representing Miss American Beauty from Port Lavaca, TX on October 9, 1974.

And Then the 1974 Miss Universe Pageant was held for the first time on Rhythm Radio in the United States and for the first time in Manila, Philippines in which Margarita Moran from her country of the Philippines will crown her successor as the Miss Universe for 1974 and will be aired on CBS with an audio simulcast via KPIX and aired nationally to Radio Stations on Rhythm Radio.

However the Broadcast was Hosted by Bob Barker with Play-By-Play by Helen O'Connell and Pat Summerall and announced by Chuck Zink best known for playing Skipper Chuck on WTVJ since 1957.

The Opening Number was sung by all 65 contestants competing in the pageant and is titled "Let's Be Friends" backed by Bernard Green and the Miss Universe Orchestra

After the Parade of Nations, The Top 12 Semifinalists were:

Aruba - Maureen Ava Vieira
Australia – Yasmin May Nagy
Colombia - Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
England – Kathleen Ann Anders
Finland - Johanna Raunio
India – Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia
Panama – Jazmine Nereida Panay
Philippines – Guadalupe Sanchez
Puerto Rico – Sonia Maria Stege
Spain - Amparo Munoz
USA – Karen Morrison
Wales - Helen Elizabeth Morgan

Among the Judges in this years pageant included Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippine Government, Carlos P. Romulo, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation president Kiyoshi Hara, Actress Leslie Uggams, Formula 1 Star Stirling Moss and Los Angeles Stars Point Guard Jerry West.

And After the Swimsuit Competition and Before the Evening Gown Competition all 65 contestants sang a song called "Pamulinawen"

And After the Evening Gown Competition and Five Finalists were announced who won?

4th Runner-Up: Aruba – Maureen Ava Vieira
3rd Runner-Up: Colombia – Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
2nd Runner-Up: Finland – Johanna Raunio
1st Runner-Up: Wales – Helen Elizabeth Morgan
Miss Universe 1974: Spain – Amparo Muñoz

However Amparo Munoz was crowned Miss Universe for 1974 and to top it off in addition to a Prize List which includes a $10,000 Cash award and a $10,000 Personal Appearance Contract, An Electronics Package from Matador, $1,000 worth of Cooks Travelers Checks and a new Toyota Super Crown Deluxe, The Secretary of Tourism Jose Aspiras has presented the Miss Universe of 1974 with a Statue of Maria Clara made of 3,700 Philippine Shells.

And Finally: Miss America 1975 was crowned on September 7, 1974 as Shirley Cothran from Texas was crowned as the New Miss America.

 

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#1 Songs on American Top 40, American Country Countdown and the Rhythm Radio Top 30

July 6, 1974
AT40 (Top 40 Acts of the Decade): "Close to You" by The Carpenters
ACC: "My Hang-Up Is You" by Freddie Hart
RRC: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae (1st Week)

July 13, 1974
AT40: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae ("Humble" Harv Miller is the Guest Host of that episode)
ACC: "He Thinks I Still Care" by Anne Murray
RRC: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae (2nd Week)

July 20, 1974
AT40: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae (2nd Week)
ACC: "This Song Is Driving Me Crazy" by Tom T. Hall
RRC: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae (3rd Week)

July 27, 1974
AT40: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (The 2 Former Lancerettes of Carlsbad High, Carol Krepps and Kaylee McDonell* went #1 with this hit on AT40)
ACC: "This Song Is Driving Me Crazy" by Tom T. Hall (2nd Week)
RRC: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (1st Week)

August 3, 1974
AT40: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (2nd Week)
ACC: "Rub It In" by Billy Crash Craddock
RRC: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (2nd Week)

August 10, 1974
AT40: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (3rd Week)
ACC: "Rub It In" by Billy Crash Craddock (2nd Week)
RRC: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (3rd Week)

August 17, 1974
AT40: "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace
ACC: "As Soon as I Hang Up The Phone" by Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
RRC: "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Carol & Kaylee (4th Week)

August 24, 1974
AT40: "(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka
ACC: "Old Man From The Mountain" by Merle Haggard
RRC: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (1st Week)

August 31, 1974
AT40: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus
ACC: "Old Man From The Mountain" by Merle Haggard (2nd Week)
RRC: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (2nd Week)

September 7, 1974
AT40: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (2nd Week)
ACC: "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends" by Ronnie Milsap
RRC: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (3rd Week)

September 14, 1974
AT40: "I Shot The Sheriff" by Eric Clapton
ACC: "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends" by Ronnie Milsap (2nd Week)
RRC: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (4th Week)

September 21, 1974
AT40: "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" by Barry White
ACC: "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" by Don Williams
RRC: "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus (5th Week)

September 28, 1974
AT40: "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John
ACC: "I'm a Rambling Man" by Waylon Jennings
RRC: "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" by Barry White

 

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And Now It's Time for Ice Hockey

1974-1975 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON

The 1974-1975 NHL Draft saw Jack Brownschidle which was chosen as the Top Pick in the Rookie Draft by the Washington Capitals, Randy Carlyle was drafted next he was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts as the 2nd draft choice, other selections taken while Bernie Federko chosen as the 3rd pick to the Montreal Canadiens

FINAL STANDINGS IN THE NHL

Eastern Conference: Chicago Black Hawks (118 Points), Los Angeles Kings (104 Points), Pittsburgh Penguins (102 Points), California Golden Seals (87 Points), St. Louis Blues (84 Points), Minnesota North Stars (66 Points), Kansas City Scouts (55 Points), Vancouver Canucks (52 Points), Atlanta Flames (43 Points)
Western Conference: Detroit Red Wings (110 Points), Montreal Canadiens (109 Points), Boston Bruins (106 Points), New York Rangers (99 Points), Philadelphia Flyers (82 Points), Buffalo Sabres (79 Points), Toronto Maple Leafs (70 Points), Washington Capitals (40 Points), New York Islanders (34 Points)

PLAYOFFS

Semi-Final: Chicago def. Montreal 4-2, Boston def. Detroit 4-3
Stanley Cup: Boston def. Chicago 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Lanny McDonald (California) 117
Goals - Rick Martin (Pittsburgh) 61
Assists - Darryl Sittler (California) 73
Goals Against Average - Gary Bromley (Montreal) 2.35
Save Percentage - Gary Bromley (Montreal) .913
Wins - Ken Dryden (Montreal) 38

1974-1975 WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION SEASON

STANDINGS

Eastern: Quebec Nordiques (90 Points), San Diego Mariners (87 Points), Indianapolis Racers (79 Points), New England Whalers (79 Points), Toronto Toros (72 Points), Vancouver Blazers (64 Points), Cleveland Crusaders (52 Points)
Western: Edmonton Oilers (104 Points), Winnipeg Jets (103 Points), Chicago Cougars (102 Points), Houston Aeros (85 Points), Michigan Stags (69 Points), Minnesota Fighting Saints (58 Points), Phoenix Roadrunners (48 Points)

PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinal: Edmonton def. New England 4-0, Quebec def. Indianapolis 4-2, Winnipeg def. Houston 4-2, Chicago def. San Diego 4-2
Semifinal: Quebec def. Edmonton 4-3, Chicago def. Winipeg 4-2
AVCO Cup: Quebec def. Chicago 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

Points - Murray Heatley (Edmonton) 105
Goals - Murray Keogan (Quebec) 48
Assists - Larry Goodenough (Edmonton) 70
Goals Against Aerage - Jacques Lemelin (Quebec) 2.63
Save Percentage - Jim Corsi (Indianapolis) .914
Wins - Mike Veisor (Chicago) 36

 

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CHANGES FOR THE 1975-1976 HOCKEY SEASON

The World Hockey Association added 2 More Teams to the League with the addition of the Cincinnati Stingers and the Denver Spurs while the Vancouver Blazers relocated to Calgary, AB and became the Calgary Cowboys while the Chicago Cougars folded.

THE LAST SET OF #1'S SONGS FOR 1974

October 5, 1974
AT40 (Top Ten Producers of the 70's): Rick Hall (The Songs are "Patches" by Clarence Carter, "One Bad Apple" by The Osmonds, "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" by Mac Davis, "Go Away Little Girl" by Donny Osmond & "(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka
ACC (Top 40 Country Hits of All-Time): "I'm Movin' On" by Hank Snow
RRC (Top 30 Choir Drill Songs of All-Time): "Spinning Wheel" by The Mira Costa Choir Drill Team from 1971 (Lead Vocalist: Peggy Conrad who was Miss Choir Drill USA for 1971 in which the Choir Drill Squad performed with the Same Dance Moves as the Halftime Musical Number from the 1970 Miss USA Pageant however a Disco Version of that Blood, Sweat & Tears hit that was sung by "Spinning Wheel" could pop up later in the decade so stay tuned for that.)

October 12, 1974
AT40: "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John (3rd Week)
ACC: "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" by Porter Waggoner & Dolly Parton (1st Week)
RRC: "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston

October 19, 1974
AT40: "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston
ACC: "Bonaparte's Retreat" by Glen Campbell
RRC: "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwick & The Spinners

October 26, 1974
AT40: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
ACC: "I See The Want-To In Your Eyes" by Conway Twitty
RRC: "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwick & The Spinners (2nd Week)

November 2, 1974
AT40: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (2nd Week)
ACC: "I Overlooked an Orchid" by Mickey Gilley
RRC: "Dedicated to the One I Love" by the JBHS Indianettes (Lead Vocalist: Lori Anderson) (The John Burroughs High Indianettes Show Choir Drill Squad in Burbank, CA) known as the Indianettes will maybe evolve into the Sound Sensations when we get to the 1980's, More On That When We Move Forward to the New Decade)

November 9, 1974
AT40: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (3rd Week)
ACC: "Country Is" by Tom T. Hall
RRC: "Dedicated to the One I Love" by the JBHS Indianettes (2nd Week)

November 16, 1974
AT40: "My Melody of Love" by Bobby Vinton
ACC: "Country Is" by Tom T. Hall (2nd Week)
RRC: "Country Is" by Tom T. Hall (For The First Time in Rhythm Radio Countdown History, A Country Song Made it to the #1)

November 23, 1974
AT40: "My Melody of Love" by Bobby Vinton (2nd Week)
ACC: "Trouble In Paradise" by Loretta Lynn
RRC: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas

November 30, 1974
AT40: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
ACC: "Back Home Again" by John Denver
RRC: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (2nd Week)

December 7, 1974
AT40: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (2nd Week)
ACC: "Memory Maker" by Mel Tillis
RRC: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (3rd Week)

December 14, 1974
AT40: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (3rd Week)
ACC: "I Can Help" By Billy Swan
RRC: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (4th Week)

December 21 & 28, 1974
AT40 (Top 100 Songs of 1974): "Love's Theme" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra
ACC (Top 100 Country Hits of 1974): "There Won't Be Anymore" by Charlie Rich
RRC (Top 100 Rhythm Radio Songs of the Year): "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus

Up Next: It's Time to Bring In NASCAR to the Timeline as we look at Who's Who in 1975!

 

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When we discussed, on July 1, 1974, High Rollers and Winning Streak both made its debuts. On July 29, 1974, Name That Tune made its debut. On December 23, 1974, ABC debuted The Big Showdown and The Money Maze. While on January 6, 1975, Wheel of Fortune and Blank Check made its debuts.

Other ones discussed later:

June 10, 1982: Metromedia announces sale of WTCN-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul to Knight-Ridder Newspapers for $150 million.

January 5, 1987: A joint venture between NBC and General Electric Property Management acquires CBS affiliate WIVB-TV from Howard Publications for $200 million.

March 1, 1988: CBS, owned by David Mugar announces acquisition of WGRZ-TV in Buffalo from General Cinema Corp for $150 million.

 

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We Interrupt this Timeline To Bring You Breaking News for NBC Daytime

On January 6, 1975, Wheel of Fortune (with Chuck Woolery) and Blank Check (with Art James) made their debuts but this summer as NBC Daytime is getting new a game show to be aired this June and will be called Big Spenders and it will be hosted by Pat Harrington and will be announced by Johnny Jacobs.

However the Show will Replace Celebrity Sweepstakes or Jackpot which will be on the Verge of Cancellation.

But Wait There's More, It's Been Almost 20 Years after the Dumont Television Network has signed off however a 4th Network Maybe in the Works to debut for 1976 in celebration of America's Bicentennial Year however the network will be getting rights to the New World Football League which started play three years ago (priorto this TVS Television Network has syndicated the games for the World Football League since 1973 as well as ABC picked up some Sunday Afternoon Games beginning in 1974) as well as Live to Flag-to-Flag Broadcasts of the NASCAR Cup Series and the National Hockey League.

And Speaking of The NASCAR Cup Series, Let's Take a Look at who's who for the 1975 on the Next Post as well as the Schedule so stay tuned!

 

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I believe the fourth network was identified as a combination of OTL network attempts that didn't get past the stage (MetroNet, backed by Metromedia and Ogilvy and Mather, and Paramount Television Service, backed by Paramount Pictures) called Metromount. It eventually became the Fox Broadcasting Company by 1986 at that time Fox acquired the Metromedia/Ogilvy and Mather/Paramount joint venture, as well as the Metromedia TV stations.

 

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I believe the fourth network was identified as a combination of OTL network attempts that didn't get past the stage (MetroNet, backed by Metromedia and Ogilvy and Mather, and Paramount Television Service, backed by Paramount Pictures) called Metromount. It eventually became the Fox Broadcasting Company by 1986 at that time Fox acquired the Metromedia/Ogilvy and Mather/Paramount joint venture, as well as the Metromedia TV stations.

Good Idea: Potential O&O's for the New Metromount Network are WNEW in New York, NY, KTTV in Los Angeles, CA, WTTG in Washington, DC, WXIX in Cincinnati, OH, WTCN in Minneapolis, MN, KMBC in Kansas City, MO (they will surrender their ABC affiliation to join the new network if this occurs) and KDOG in Houston, TX.