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

[stratonapba]

After the 1975-1976 Hockey Season

In the NHL: Due to Low Attendance the California Golden Seals have relocated to Cleveland, OH and became the Cleveland Barons while the Kansas City Scouts relocated to Denver, CO and became the Colorado Avalanche

In the WHA: The Denver Spurs have folded with the Cleveland Crusaders relocated to Minneapolis and became the Minnesota Fighting Saints while the old version of that team was folded and the Toronto Toros moved to Birmingham, AL and became the Bulls.

However the San Francisco Bay Area and Kansas City franchises are well on their way by re-joining the NHL as Expansion Teams for the 1980-1981 Season following the NHL-WHA Merger as the league will now have 24 teams with one more yet to be decided which could lead to a Part of a Big Plan as the NHL will expand to more markets in the 1980's including Calgary, AB, Ottawa, ON and Seattle, WA.

REMAINING RACE WINNERS IN THE NASCAR CUP SERIES FOR 1975

National 500 - David Pearson
Capital City 500 - Richard Petty
American 500 - Richard Childress
Volunteer 500 - Bobby Allison
Dixie 500 - Richard Petty
Los Angeles Times 500 - Dave Marcis
Phoenix 500 - Dave Marcis

October 4, 1975
AT40 (Top 40 Acts of the 50's): "Heartbreak Hotel" & "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley
ACC (Top 40 Greatest Flip Sides in Country Music): "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Paige
RRC (Top 40 Duets or Groups of the 70's So Far): "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5

October 11, 1975
AT40: "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka (Wink Martindale of the CBS Game Show Gambit guest hosts)
ACC: "San Antonio Stroll" by Tanya Tucker
RRC: "Change" by The Sound of South City (4th Week)

October 18, 1975
AT40: "Calypso" by John Denver
ACC: "San Antonio Stroll" by Tanya Tucker (2nd Week)
RRC: "Change" by The Sound of South City (5th Week)

October 25, 1975
AT40: "Calypso" by John Denver (2nd Week)
ACC: "San Antonio Stroll" by Tanya Tucker (3rd Week)
RRC: "Somebody to Love" by Christina Hoover* and the Niner Nuggets (A Former High School Choir Drill Lead Vocalist from Daly City, CA who was a graduate of Jefferson High School, Christina performed with her fellow members of the Niner Nuggets in which she is a Newcomer to the Squad made it to #1 in the Rhythm Radio Charts before that the Niner Nuggets performed with Free Safety Dave Elmendorf with the Song "Summertime" in which it was sung IOTL by the Niner Nuggets and QB Joe Reed who played with the team from 1971-1974)

November 1, 1975
AT40: "Island Girl" by Elton John (First time the Shuckatoom was used on AT40 as the New Theme Music)
ACC: "Travelin' Freedom Road" by Glenn Osser and the Miss America Orchestra
RRC: "Somebody to Love" by Christina Hoover and the Niner Nuggets

November 8, 1975
AT40: "Island Girl" by Elton John (2nd Week)
ACC: "I Like Beer" by Tom T. Hall
RRC: "Somebody to Love" by Christina Hoover and the Niner Nuggets (2nd Week)

November 15, 1975
AT40: "Island Girl" by Elton John (3rd Week)
ACC: "I Like Beer" by Tom T. Hall (2nd Week)
RRC: "Somebody to Love" by Christina Hoover and the Niner Nuggets (3rd Week)

November 22, 1975
AT40: "That's The Way I Like It" by KC & The Sunshine Band
ACC: "Rocky" by Dickey Lee
RRC: "Somebody to Love" by Christina Hoover and the Niner Nuggets (4th Week)

November 29, 1975
AT40: "Low Rider" by War
ACC: "It's All In the Movies" by Merle Haggard
RRC: "That's The Way I Like It" by KC & The Sunshine Band

December 6, 1975
AT40: "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Connection
ACC: "Secret Love" by Freddie Fender
RRC: "That's The Way I Like It" by KC & The Sunshine Band (2nd Week)

December 13, 1975
AT40: "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Connection (2nd Week)
ACC: "Love Put a Song In My Heart" by Johnny Rodriguez
RRC: "Saturday Night" by Bay City Rollers

December 20, 1975
AT40: "Let's Do It Again" by Staple Singers
ACC: "Convoy" by C.W. McCall
RRC: "Love Roller Coaster" by Ohio Players

December 27, 1975 & January 3, 1976
AT40 (Top 100 Songs of the Year): "Have You Ever Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John

ACC (Top 100 Country Songs of the Year): "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glenn Campbell

RRC (Top 100 Songs of the Year): "Change" by The Sound of South City

 

[stratonapba]

And Now Who's Who in the NASCAR Cup Series for 1976?

#01 Chuck Bown/Earle Canavan - Lake's Drywall/Benihana Chevrolet (Gerald Craker)
#05 David Sisco - Chevrolet (David Sisco)
#2 Bobby Allison - CAM 2 Matador (Roger Penske)
#3 Richard Childress - Kansas Jack Chevrolet (Richard Childress)
#5 Bobby Isaac - WIXC Radio Chevrolet (Bill Gray)
#7 Dean Dalton - Belden Asphalt Chevrolet (Dean Dalton)
#8 Ed Negre - 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Dodge (Ed Negre)
#9 Bill Elliott - Dahlonega Ford Sales Ford (George Elliott)
#11 Cale Yarborough - Holly Farms Chevrolet (Junior Johnson)
#12 Neil Bonnett - Armor All/Hawaiian Tropic Chevrolet (Neil Bonnett)
#14 Coo Coo Marlin - Cunningham-Kelley Chevrolet (HB Cunningham)
#15 Buddy Baker - Rhythm Radio Ford (Bud Moore)
#18 Joe Frasson - Mr. Zip Food Store Chevrolet (Joe Frasson)
#19 Henley Gray - Belden Asphalt Chevrolet (Henley Gray)
#21 David Pearson - Purolator Mercury (Wood Brothers)
#22 Ricky Rudd - Al Rudd Auto Parts Chevrolet (Al Rudd)
#24 Cecil Gordon - Transmission Umlimited Chevrolet (Cecil Gordon)
#25 Dick May/Jabe Thomas - Berglund Chevrolet (Don Robertson)
#27 Sam Sommers - Chevrolet (MC Anderson)
#28 Donnie Allison/A.J. Foyt - Ford (Gilmore Racing)
#30 Walter Ballard/Dale Earnhardt/Tighe Scott - Scotty's Fashion CHevrolet (Walter Ballard)
#33 Earl Brooks - Handy's Transmission Chevrolet (Hiram Handy)
#36 Bobby Wawak - J&B Corvette Chevrolet (John Gwinn)
#37 Bruce Jacobi - Opal's Truck Stop Chevrolet (Opal Voight)
#40 D.K. Ulrich - Transit Damaged Freight Chevrolet (J.P. DeLotto)
#41 Grant Adcox - Allied Plating Chevroet (Ernie Stierly)
#43 Richard Petty - STP Dodge (Petty Enterprises)
#45 Baxter Price - Chevrolet (Baxter Price)
#46 Travis Tiller - Little B Coal Dodge (Travis Tiller)
#47 Bruce Hill - Howson Algraphy Chevrolet (Bruce Hill)
#48 James Hylton - Nitro 9 Chevrolet (James Hylton)
#49 G.C. Spencer/John Utsman - Dodge (G.C. Spencer)
#50 Darrell Bryant - Stock Car Products Chevrolet (Cliff Stewart)
#52 Jimmy Means - WIXC-AM 1140 Chevrolet (Bill Gray)
#54 Lennie Pond - Pepsi-Cola Chevrolet (Ronnie Elder)
#55 Sonny Easley - Haddick's Towing Ford (Jerry Lankford)
#57 Summer McKnight - Ford (Alfred McClure)
#59 Buck Baker - Hadacol & Smith's Auto Parts Chevrolet (H.C. Porter)
#60 Jackie Rogers - Red Dog's Chevrolet (Lou Viglione)
#61 Joe Mihalic - Pittsburgh Chevrolet (Lou Viglione)
#63 Terry Bivins - Mr. Moyer Chevrolet (Billy Moyer)
#64 Tommy Gale/Elmo Langley - Stamey's Bar-B-Q Ford (Elmo Langley)
#67 Buddy Arrington - J.R. Stanley Trucking Dodge (Buddy Arrington)
#68 Janet Guthrie - Kelly Girl Chevrolet (Lynda Ferreri)
#70 JD McDuffie - McDuffie Racing Chevrolet (JD McDuffie)
#71 Dave Marcis - K&K Insurance Dodge (Nord Krauskopf)
#72 Benny Parsons - King's Row Fireplace Chevrolet (L.G. DeWitt)
#78 Dick Skillen - Singer Climate Control Chevrolet (Tom Goff)
#79 Frank Warren - Warren Racing Dodge (Frank Warren)
#81 Terry Ryan - WAM Racing Chevrolet (Bill Monaghan)
#88 Darrell Waltrip - Gatorade Chevrolet (DiGard Racing)
#90 Dick Brooks - Truxmore Ford (Junie Donlavey)
#91 Harold Miller - Bartow Pacing Company Chevrolet (Harold Miller)
#92 Skip Manning - Stratagraph Chevrolet (Billy Hagan)
#95 Gary Myers - Miller Roofing Chevrolet (Junior Miller)
#99 Richie Panch/Dick Trickle - Truxmore Ford (Junie Donlavey)

Up Next: A Look into the 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

 

[stratonapba]

The 1976 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

January 18 - Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - FOX
February 15 - Daytona 500 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - FOX
February 22 - Richmond 500 (Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway - Richmond, VA) - FOX
February 29 - Carolina 500 (North Carolina Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - FOX
March 14 - Southeastern 500 (Bristol International Speedway - Bristol, TN) - FOX
March 21 - Atlanta 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - ABC
April 4 - Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - FOX
April 11 - Rebel 500 (Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC) - ABC
April 25 - Virginia 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - FOX
May 2 - Winston 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - CBS
May 16 - Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - FOX
May 30 - World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - FOX
June 6 - Golden Gate 300 (Sears Point International Raceway - Sonoma, CA) - FOX (One Nashville Race is Gone!, Leaving the Other One to Stay Put on July '76!)
June 13 - Riverside 400 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - CBS
June 20 - Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI) - CBS
July 4 - Firecracker 400 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - ABC
July 17 - Nashville 420 (Nashville Speedway - Nashville, TN)
August 1 - Purolator 500 (Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA)
August 8 - Talladega 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - FOX
August 22 - Champion Spark Plug 400 (Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway - West Allis, WI) - CBS
August 29 - Volunteer 500 (Bristol International Speedway - Bristol, TN) - FOX
September 6 - Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC) - FOX
September 12 - Capital City 500 (Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway - Richmond, VA) - FOX
September 19 - Delaware 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - FOX
September 26 - Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - FOX
October 3 - Wilkes 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - FOX
October 10 - National 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - ABC
October 17 - American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - FOX
October 24 - Dixie 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - ABC
October 31 - Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway - College Station, TX) - FOX (NEW EVENT AND NEW TRACK!)
November 7 - Phoenix 500 (Phoenix International Raceway - Avondale, AZ) - FOX
November 14 - Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway - Ontario, CA) - FOX

The 1976 NASCAR Cup Series has announced that FOX will have live flag-to-flag coverage for 21 of the 32 Cup Series Events while ABC will clear 5 and CBS will get 4 however the Nashville and Pocono races will remain untelevised for now.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Well I think ATN (Chris-Craft) would get the Nashville races for the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series, and Trinet (Gaylord/Tribune) would get the Pocono races for the NASCAR Cup Series a few years later.

Also, construction permit applied for channel 45 in Phoenix, call letters KPFF (for Phoenix Forty-Five), which was owned by Chesapeake Television Corporation (owners and licensee of WBFF-TV in Baltimore, and later of WPNT in Pittsburgh and WTTE in Columbus), which eventually became Sinclair Broadcast Group, which was started in 1977. Station was sold to Chris-Craft Television on December 20, 1984 and changed call letters to KUTP on December 23, 1985, becoming an ATN O&O.
.
Chesapeake Television Corporation (later Sinclair Broadcast Group) also set up a ATN television affiliate signed on on channel 22 in Seattle, KSTT (for Seattle Twenty-Two), which was also started in 1977. The station was sold to Alden Television, Inc. on February 28, 1983 and changed call letters to KTZZ in 1985, and sold it off to Chris-Craft Television in 1998. Sinclair would later own KOMO-TV in 2013, as well as the other Fisher stations.

Coming up, game shows for 1975 and 1976, and the AT40/ACC/RRC listings for 1976.

 

[stratonapba]

Well I think ATN (Chris-Craft) would get the Nashville races for the 1977 NASCAR Cup Series, and Trinet (Gaylord/Tribune) would get the Pocono races for the NASCAR Cup Series a few years later.

Or Let Trinet Get the Nashville Races despite Gaylord Syndicom produces Hee-Haw IOTL and ATN or FOX get the Pocono Races for 1977.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

I believe Trinet gets the Nashville races, and ATN gets the Pocono races for a few years, before FOX assumed control in the mid 1980s.

 

[stratonapba]

I believe Trinet gets the Nashville races, and ATN gets the Pocono races for a few years, before FOX assumed control in the mid 1980s.

Great Idea but that's not all, Although Gaylord Entertainment Company has owned the New TriNet Network and The Nashville Network which will sign on in 1983, However TriNet could join Forces with Diamond P Sports to bring the American Sports Cavalcade to Broadcast TV!

But ITTL in addition to covering NASCAR & ASA Stock Car Racing, NHRA Drag Racing, Indycar Racing, IMSA & SCCA Sportscar Racing, AMA Supercross and Superbike Racing, USAC and World of Outlaws Sprint Car Racing, Monster Truck Racing and Truck and Tractor Pulling from TNT Motorsports, APBA offshore powerboat racing and Swamp Buggy Racing they will also cover Non-Auto Racing Events in Rodeo and Something Else like Winter Sports Coverage like Alpine and Cross-Country Skiing, Bobsledding, Speed Skating, Canoeing and much more.

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Let us do the AT40 listing from 1976:

AT40: "Isis" by Bob Dylan
ACC: "Together Again" by Emmylou Harris
RRC: "You See the Trouble with Me" by Barry White

I think KTVD in Denver (which stood for TeleVision Denver) came on the air January 1, 1976, owned by Malrite Broadcasting Company, a Fox affiliate on channel 31. It would later purchase WCTI-TV in 1976, and launched WUHF in Rochester in 1980, WAWS-TV in Jacksonville in 1981 and WFLX in West Palm Beach in 1982. KTVD was sold to Centennial Broadcasting Corporation in 1982, and rebranded to KDVR on August 10, 1983.

WBXT (for Baltimore X Television) was started off on channel 54 in Baltimore as a Fox affiliate on January 1, 1976, owned by the principals who launched defunct NBC affiliate WHFV (channel 69) in Fredericksburg, and sold off to Nuvision, Inc. in 1981, rebranding it as WNUV on July 1, 1982. WBFF then took the ATN affiliation.

The Gong Show and The Fun Factory debuted on June 1976 on NBC, replacing the abandoned game shows High Rollers and The Magnificent Marble Machine, and The Doctors was expanded to a full hour run in 1977.

 

[stratonapba]

Updated Weekday Schedule from January 1976

ABC
6:00 am: Local Programming
7:00 am: Good Morning America (David Hartman, Nancy Dussualt, Steve Bell & John Coleman)
9:00 am: Local Programming
11:30 am: Happy Days (Reruns)
Noon: Let's Make a Deal (Monty Hall) (Show will be ending in June however ABC will get to put Noon Slot to Affiliates after the daytime version of Let's Make a Deal will air its final episode but the Syndicated Nighttime Version of Let's Make a Deal will be migrating to Las Vegas in September 1976 for new episodes)
12:30 pm: All My Children
1:00 pm: Ryan's Hope
1:30 pm: Rhyme and Reason (Bob Eubanks)
2:00 pm: The $20,000 Pyramid (Dick Clark)
2:30 pm: The Neighbors (Regis Philbin)
3:00 pm: General Hospital
3:30 pm: One Life to LIve
4:00 pm: The Edge of Night
4:30 pm: Local Programming
6:30 pm: ABC Evening News (Harry Reasoner, Howard K. Smith & Barbara Walters)

CBS
6:00 am: Sunrise Semester
6:30 am: Local Progrmaming
7:00 am: CBS Morning News
8:00 am: Captain Kangaroo
9:00 am: Local Programming
10:00 am: The Price is Right (Bob Barker)
11:00 am: Gambit (Wink Martindale)
11:30 am: Love of Life (CBS Midday News follows at 11:55)
12:00 pm: Local Programming
12:30 pm: The Young and the Restless
1:00 pm: Search for Tomorrow
1:30 pm: As The World Turns
2:30 pm: Guiding Light
3:00 pm: All in the Family (Reruns)
3:30 pm: Match Game '76 (Gene Rayburn)
4:00 pm: Tattletales (Bert Convy)
4:30 pm: Local Programming
6:30 pm: CBS Evening News (Walter Cronkite)

NBC
6:00 am: Local Programming
7:00 am: The Today Show (Jim Hartz, Lew Wood & Gene Shalit)
9:00 am: Local Programming
10:00 am: Big Spenders (Pat Harrington Jr.)
10:30 am: High Rollers (Alex Trebek)
11:00 am: Wheel of Fortune (Chuck Woolery)
11:30 am: The Maginificent Marble Machine (Art James; Reruns)
Noon: Local Programming
12:30 pm: Take My Advice (NBC News Update to Follow at 12:55pm)
1:00 pm: Days Of Our Lives
2:00 pm: The Doctors
2:30 pm: Another World
3:30 pm: Somerset
4:00 pm: Local Programming
6:30 pm: NBC Nightly News (John Chancellor & David Brinkley)

However FOX has started it's First Day on New Years Day 1976 and is co-owned by FOX, Metromedia and Paramount, The Network is in the Process of Building their Daytime Lineup which includes a New Game Show called The Cross-Wits hosted by Jack Clark and announced by John Harlan.

 

[stratonapba]

RECAPPING THE FIRST MOMENTS OF 1976 FOR NASCAR

Winston Western 500 - Dave Marcis
Daytona 500 - Ed Negre
Richmond 500 - Richard Petty
Carolina 500 - Dave Marcis
Southeastern 500 - Cecil Gordon
Atlanta 500 - David Pearson
Gwyn Staley 400 - JD McDuffie
Rebel 500 - Richard Petty

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE #1'S ON AT40/ACC/RRC?

January 10, 1976 (Submitted by @Duc4AlternateHistory)
AT40: "Isis" by Bob Dylan
ACC: "Together Again" by Emmylou Harris
RRC: "You See the Trouble with Me" by Barry White

Janaury 17, 1976
AT40: "I Write The Songs" by Barry Manilow
ACC: "Together Again" by Emmylou Harris (2nd Week)
RRC: "You See the Trouble with Me" by Barry White (2nd Week)

January 24, 1976
AT40: "Theme from Mahogany" by Diana Ross
ACC: "Together Again" by Emmylou Harris (3rd Week)
RRC: "Love Roller Coaster" by The Ohio Players

January 31, 1976
AT40: "Love Roller Coaster" by Ohio Players
ACC: "Sometimes" by Bill Anderson & Marylou Turner
RRC: "Love Roller Coaster" by The Ohio Players (2nd Week)

February 7, 1976
AT40: "Love to Love You Baby" by Donna Summer (Jerry Bishop guest hosts)
ACC: "Sometimes" by Bill Anderson & Marylou Turner (2nd Week)
RRC: "Love Roller Coaster" by Ohio Players (3rd Week)

February 14, 1976
AT40: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon
ACC: "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard
RRC: "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage

February 21, 1976
AT40: "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage
ACC: "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" by Moe Bandy
RRC: "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (2nd Week)

February 28, 1976
AT40: "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (2nd Week)
ACC: "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" by Moe Bandy (2nd Week)
RRC: "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage (3rd Week)

March 6, 1976
AT40: "Love Machine" by The Miracles
ACC: "Good Hearted Woman" by Waylon & Willie
RRC: "Love Machine" by The Miracles

March 13, 1976
AT40: "December 1963" by The Four Seasons
ACC: "The Roots of My Raising" by Merle Haggard
RRC: "Love Machine" by The Miracles (2nd Week)

March 20, 1976
AT40: "December 1963" by The Four Seasons (2nd Week)
ACC: "Faster Horses" by Tom T. Hall
RRC: "Sing For You America" by American Choir Drill All-Stars (The Song made it's debut during the 1976 Miss Choir Drill USA contest which was won by Tammy Haden from Pasadena High in Pasadena, TX although Tammy was in the performance in celebration of the United States 200th Birthday which was written by Barry Fasman & Sue Sheridan)

March 27, 1976
AT40: "December 1963" by The Four Seasons (3rd Week)

ACC: "If I Had It To Do All Over Again" by Roy Clark

RRC: "Sing For You America" by American Choir Drill All-Stars (2nd Week)

 

[DucNguyen0131]

Up next, another AT40/ACC/RCC listings for the 70s:

AT40: "2112" by Rush
ACC: "Saddle Tramp" by Charlie Daniels
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross

Another TV station for a Denver permit, KCDO (for ColoraDO), was assigned for channel 20, owned by KCDO-TV, Inc., which is formed by former WVTV employees was built in 1976, and signed on in 1977 as an ATN affiliate.

September 3, 1978: WOTV and WZZM swapped network affiliations, with Time-Life's WOTV becoming the ABC outlet and WZZM converting to a NBC television station. WOTV's news theme is the same as those from ABC World News Tonight:

 

[stratonapba]

Good Work @Duc4AlternateHistory, But Your Post had an add on from 1978, That Means speaking of 1978 when we get their I'll Expand the Coverage of the Rhythm Radio Countdown to the Top 10 Songs as well as some Notables outside the Top 10, Sometimes The Top 30 will be used only once or twice in this post, so it will be exciting as the Peak of Disco will be Coming Soon!

 

[Chocolate Raines]

I got an announcement from nascar when we get closer to 78'.

 

[stratonapba]

I got an announcement from nascar when we get closer to 78'.

#CantWaitForIt

 

[DucNguyen0131]

But let's talk about WHCT (channel 18), which had recently just been a charter Fox affiliate. The owners California's Faith Center sold WHCT to Kelly Broadcasting Company for $60 million in the March 8, 1976. Kelly is owner and licensee of KCPQ in Seattle and KCRA in Sacramento.

Ted Turner had a non-voting interest in the Fox network. Ted Turner's stations WTCG (channel 17) in Atlanta and WRET (channel 36) in Charlotte has just been Fox affiliates recently.

WATR added a secondary affiliation with ATN. ATN's flagship in the 80s we remember was Elvira's Movie Macabre, but in 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation became the flagship show of ATN, which became UPN in 1993.

RKO General sold KHJ-TV to KCET in 1978 for $60 million, and became KCET, while channel 28 became KCEQ.

Stay tuned for more sporting events of 1976.

 

[stratonapba]

RKO General sold KHJ-TV to KCET in 1978 for $60 million, and became KCET, while channel 28 became KCEQ.

Stay tuned for more sporting events of 1976.

However ITTL all of KHJ's Talent in 1978 have moved to KCOP thanks to KCET being moved to Channel 9 including Chris Harris, Nathan Roberts, Kim Singer and Lynn Shackleford and all of KHJ's Programming in 1978 will be moved to KCOP as well thanks to KCET being moved to Channel 9 including Johnny Young's Young Talent Time and coming soon Syndicated Revivals of 2 New Barry and Enright Game Shows consisting of The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough which will air in September 1978 on Channel 13.

Coming Up Soon: A Review of Major League Baseball in 1976 and a Recap of the MLB Expansion Draft for 1977.

 

[stratonapba]

RECAPPING 1976 IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

TOP FACES TO WATCH IN 1976

Atlanta Braves - Jerry Buchek (SS)
Boston Red Sox - Bobby Grich (SS)
Cincinnati Reds - Chang-Sik Kim (P)
Cleveland Guardians - Otto Velez (3B)
Dallas Spurs - Hector Herrera (P)
Detroit Tigers - Dave Wehrmeister (P)
Indianapolis Rounders - Gary Alexander (C)
Minnesota Twins - David Perla (P), Robin Yount (SS), Mike LaCoss (P)
Montreal Expos - George Brett (SS), Sixto Lezcano (CF), Fred Lynn (LF)
New York Giants - Jeff Burroughs (LF)
New York Yankees - Bruce Berenyi (P), Craig Cacek (CF), John Montefusco (P), Chris Sweeney (P)
Oakland Acorns - Jake Jaeckel (SS), Gary Matthews (LF)
Philadelphia Phillies - Bert Blyleven (P)
San Francisco Seals - Randy Bass (1B), Jon Matlack (P)
Seattle Mariners - Ryan Lanagan (P)
Washington Senators - Len Barker (P)

FINAL STANDINGS

AL EAST: Baltimore Orioles (102-60), Montreal Expos (99-63), New York Yankees (83-79), Boston Red Sox (64-98)
AL NORTH: Arizona Diamondbacks (89-73), Detroit Tigers (76-86), Cleveland Guardians (76-86), Milwaukee Brewers (64-98)
AL SOUTH: St. Louis Cardinals (104-58), Dallas Spurs (90-72), Washington Senators (77-85), Miami Gators (72-90)
AL WEST: Oakland Acorns (98-64), Seattle Mariners (83-79), Los Angels (63-99), Portland Beavers (56-106)
NL EAST: Brooklyn Dodgers (105-57), New York Giants (96-66), Philadelphia Phillies (92-70), Pittsburgh Pirates (86-76)
NL NORTH: Indianapolis Rounders (82-80), Minnesota Twins (69-93), Cincinnati Reds (68-94), Chicago Cubs (57-105)
NL SOUTH: Kansas City Royals (85-77), Houston Astros (75-87), Atlanta Braves (68-94), Toronto Blue Jays (55-107)
NL WEST: Denver Rockies (108-54), Los Angeles Palms (87-75), San Francisco Seals (83-79), San Diego Padres (80-82)

PLAYOFFS

ALDS: Arizona def. St. Louis 4-2, Baltimore def. Oakland 4-1
NLDS: Denver def. Indianapolis 4-3, Brooklyn def. Kansas City
ALCS: Arizona def. Baltimore 4-3
NLCS: Denver def. Brooklyn 4-1
World Series: Denver def. Arizona 4-2

LEAGUE LEADERS

Batting Average - Jake Jaeckel (Oakland) .348
Home Runs - Jim Rice (Toronto) 28
RBI - Jim Rice (Toronto) 117
Stolen Bases - Hector Valdovino (Atlanta) 65
OBP + Slugging % - Doug DeCinces (San Francisco) .937
ERA - Hirohisa Matsunuma (San Diego) 1.97
Wins - Marcelino Lopez (St. Louis) & Rogelio Martinez (Baltimore) 22
Strikeouts - Marcelino Lopez (St. Louis) 259

UP NEXT: Expansion Draft for 8 New Teams in 1977 for Major League Baseball, The next set of Winners in the 2nd Quarter of NASCAR in 1976 and #1's on Rhythm Radio, AT40 and American Country Countdown for 13 More Weeks.

 

[stratonapba]

TOP DRAFT CHOICES IN THE 1977 MLB EXPANSION DRAFT

Tampa Bay Rays - Elliott Maddox (1B)
Des Moines Dragons - Kevin Lewis (RF)
Birmingham Barons - Jim Ray Hart (1B)
San Antonio Rebeldes - Ron Hodges (C)
Green Bay Truckers - Eric Rolstad (3B)
Oklahoma City Twisters - Brandon Gohman (C)
Chicago Blazers - Ron Cey (3B)
Vancouver Cascades - Robert Yodice (C)

Note: The Next MLB Expansion Round will take place in 1985 however it will include another team from Canada to AL and maybe a team or two from Mexico, Although IOTL there is no MLB Expansion for the 1980's but the next one did in the 1990's with one in 1993 and another one in 1998.

MEANWHILE ON THE PAGEANT SIDE

In Niagara Falls, NY, The 1976 Miss USA Pageant was held on May 15, 1976 in which the United States celebrated it's 200th Birthday and aired Nationally in the United States on CBS and Rhythm Radio in which the Production has celebrated not only the silver anniversary of the Miss USA Pageant but also our Nation's Bicentennial.

However Michael O'Laughlin (who became the mayor of Niagara Falls, NY) who appears in the Opening Number for the Short Time however the Live Telecast was anchored by Pat Summerall and Helen O'Connell however the Pageant was Hosted by Bob Barker and Guest Performer Engelbert Humperdinck however the Air Force Academy Cadet Chorale performed for the 2nd time in Miss USA History in the Opening Number and yes this is Elliot Lawrence's First Ever Miss USA Pageant as a Musical Director just in time to celebrate the Miss USA Pageant's Silver Anniversary.

Afterwards the 12 Finalists were announced they had Interviews and then Engelbert Humperdinck performed and then the Top 12 did Swimsuits and then took a quick change to their Eduardian Dresses to join all the Non-Finalists in a All-American Disco-Inspired Musical Number however that Song could be making it to the Rhythm Radio Charts, Soon.

Then the US Air Force Academy Chorale performed as the Evening Gown Competition took place however in the End Minnesota's Barbara Peterson won and will represent the United States in the 1976 Miss Universe Pageant in Hong Kong on July 11th however in the United States of America it will be broadcasted on July 10th.

AND NOW MORE WINNERS IN NASCAR'S 2ND QUARTER OF 1976

Virginia 500 - Dave Marcis
Winston 500 - Grant Adcox
Mason-Dixon 500 - David Pearson
World 600 - James Hylton
Golden Gate 300 - JD McDuffie
Riverside 400 - David Pearson
Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 - Dave Marcis
Firecracker 400 - Terry Ryan

AND ON THE #1 CHARTS THAT WERE BROADCASTED ON RADIO FOR AMERICAN TOP 40, AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AND THE RHYTHM RADIO COUNTDOWN

April 3, 1976
AT40: "2112" by Rush
ACC: "Saddle Tramp" by Charlie Daniels
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross

April 10, 1976
AT40: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor
ACC: "Saddle Tramp" by Charlie Daniels (2nd Week)
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (2nd Week)

April 17, 1976
AT40: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor (2nd Week)
ACC: "Peace In The Valley" by Red Foley
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (3rd Week)

April 24, 1976
AT40: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor (3rd Week)
ACC: "I Couldn't Be Me Without You" by Johnny Rodriquez
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (4th Week)

May 1, 1976
AT40: "Boogie Fever" by Sylvers
ACC: "Don't The Girls Are Get Prettier at Closing Time" by Mickey Gilley
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (5th Week)

May 8, 1976
AT40: "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter makes it to #1 in AT40)
ACC: "What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down" by Ronnie Milsap
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (6th Week)

May 15, 1976
AT40: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross
ACC: "What Goes On When The Sun Goes Down" by Ronnie Milsap (2nd Week)
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (7th Week)

May 22, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings
ACC: "After All The Good Is Gone" by Conway Twitty
RRC: "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross (8th Week)

May 29, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings (2nd Week)
ACC: "I'll Get Over You" by Crystal Gayle
RRC: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings

June 5, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings (3rd Week)
ACC: "I'll Get Over You" by Crystal Gayle (2nd Week)
RRC: "The All-American Disco Medley" by the 1976 Miss USA Delegates (That was a Medley of "Put Your Little Foot" by Monty Ellis, "Do The Charleston" by Den Harrow, "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page & "Hustle" by Van McCoy which was performed at Halftime of the 1976 Miss USA Pageant on CBS)

June 12, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings (4th Week)
ACC: "I'll Get Over You" by Crystal Gayle (3rd Week)
RRC: "The All-American Disco Medley" by the 1976 Miss USA Delegates (2nd Week)

June 19, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings (5th Week)
ACC: "El Paso City" by Marty Robbins
RRC: "The All-American Disco Medley" by the 1976 Miss USA Delegates (3rd Week)

June 26, 1976
AT40: "Silly Love Songs" by Wings (6th Week)

ACC: "El Paso City" by Marty Robbins (2nd Week)

RRC: "The All-American Disco Medley" by the 1976 Miss USA Delegates (4th Week)
(See Above to watch video of that Halftime Musical Number from the 1976 Miss USA Pageant @ 1:11:01)

 

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Next charts! Stay tuned:

AT40: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Alice Cooper
ACC: "El Paso City" by Marty Robbins (3rd Week)
RRC: "The All-American Disco Melody" by the 1976 Miss USA Delegates

Any further events:
January 2, 1978: After a year of building a construction permit on channel 61, a new station, WCSO (for Connecticut Sixty-One) was built by Milton Grant in Hartford/New Haven, who later built KTXA in Dallas and KTXH in Houston. It was a Trinet television affiliate, whereas WATR carried ATN programs on a secondary basis.

June 14, 1979: 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. agrees to sell United Television (NBC affiliates KMSP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul and KMOL-TV in San Antonio, and ABC affiliate KTVX in Salt Lake City) to Kelly Broadcasting, owners and licensee of NBC affiliate KCRA-TV in Sacramento and Fox affiliates KCPQ in Seattle and WHCT in Hartford for $200 million.

July 27, 1984: FCC raises limit on total stations under one owner, increasing ownership of up to 12 AM, 12 FM and 12 TV stations, from the original 7.

November 3, 1984: General Cinema sold off Fox affiliate WCIX-TV in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale to Kelly Broadcasting for $100 million.

 

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I want the expansion team for Erie in the Minor League Baseball team by the late 1970s, called Erie Rangers, which covered the city of Erie, PA.

MORE GAME SHOWS! The Gong Show and The Fun Factory would debut on NBC in 1976, replacing the abandoned game shows. Family Feud and Hot Seat would make its debut on ABC this year.

Future events discussed:
January 7, 1980: Time-Life agreed to sell ABC affiliate WOTV in Grand Rapids to McGraw-Hill for $65 million. McGraw-Hill previously passed up buying the station in the early 1970s, but Time-Life kept the station.

March 12, 1984: David Mugar, who previously signed on WNEV-TV in Boston in 1982 agrees to acquire The Washington Post Company for $1.2 billion. Company is owner and licensee of WTOP-TV in Washington, D.C., WPLG in Miami, WFSB in Hartford/New Haven, and WJXT in Jacksonville. Mugar went on to buy CBS, defeating Laurence Tisch, making Mugar's TV stations CBS O&Os.

September 7, 1987: KDKA in Pittsburgh swaps network affiliations with WPXI in Pittsburgh, with KDKA becoming the NBC outlet, and WPXI becoming the CBS outlet, as NBC wanted stronger affiliates in the Pittsburgh market, as CBS was in a distant third under David Mugar leadership.

January 1, 1989: WIVB in Buffalo swaps network affiliations with WGRZ-TV, also in Buffalo, with WIVB becoming the NBC outlet, and WGRZ becoming the CBS outlet.