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television">List of years in American television</a>:</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_American_television" title="1968 in American television">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_American_television" title="1969 in American television">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_American_television" title="1970 in American television">1970</a></li> <li><span style="font-size:125%;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1971</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_American_television" title="1972 in American television">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_American_television" title="1973 in American television">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_American_television" title="1974 in American television">1974</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <hr /></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1970–71 United States network television schedule">1970–71 United States network television schedule </a></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_United_States_network_television_schedule" title="1971–72 United States network television schedule">1971–72 United States network television schedule </a></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_television_programs_currently_in_production" title="List of American television programs currently in production">List of American television programs currently in production</a></i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>This is a <b>list of <a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States" title="Television in the United States">American television</a></b>-related events in 1971. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Event </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 1 </td> <td>During the evening's broadcast of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson" title="The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson">The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cigarette" title="Cigarette">cigarette</a> advertisements were broadcast in the United States for the final time. This is due to the ban on cigarette advertisements passed into law a year earlier. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 12 </td> <td>CBS airs the first episode of <i><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a></i>, with a disclaimer at the beginning of the program warning viewers about potentially offensive content. Within a year, it became television's most popular program, and started a trend toward realism in <a href="/wiki/Situation_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Situation comedy">situation comedies</a>. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WBKO" title="WBKO">WBKO</a> (formerly WLTV) in <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Kentucky" title="Bowling Green, Kentucky">Bowling Green, Kentucky</a> activates its new transmission facility. This comes after operating with limited power in the aftermath of the WLTV transmitter sabotage by dynamite in September 1969. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 23 </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/Documentary" class="mw-redirect" title="Documentary">documentary</a>, <i>The Selling of the Pentagon</i> is broadcast on CBS. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May </td> <td>CBS releases its schedule for the Fall 1971 season, canceling all four of the network's rural-oriented series, including <i><a href="/wiki/Green_Acres" title="Green Acres">Green Acres</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mayberry_R.F.D." title="Mayberry R.F.D.">Mayberry R.F.D.</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Hee_Haw" title="Hee Haw">Hee Haw</a></i>, the latter of which continued to be in production for <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">first-run syndication</a> for an additional 21 years. This action was also known as the “<a href="/wiki/Rural_purge" title="Rural purge">rural purge</a>”. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1-September 5 </td> <td>CBS airs the acclaimed 6-hour BBC miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/The_Six_Wives_of_Henry_VIII_(1970_TV_series)" title="The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970 TV series)">The Six Wives of Henry VIII</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Keith_Michell" title="Keith Michell">Keith Michell</a>, in six separate installments, airing on six consecutive Sundays. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 13 </td> <td>U.S. network prime time programming shrinks as the original <a href="/wiki/Prime_Time_Access_Rule" title="Prime Time Access Rule">Prime Time Access Rule</a> takes effect. NBC, unable to take advantage, immediately feels the pinch and fails to win any of the 1971–72 season's first thirteen weeks in terms of the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a>. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November </td> <td>A 12-year streak in the ratings for the CBS soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/As_the_World_Turns" title="As the World Turns">As the World Turns</a>'</i> ends as that program lost the #1 slot for the first time since 1959. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 23 </td> <td>NBC airs the 1964 Christmas special, <i><a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(TV_special)" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a></i>, for the final time (in this case, <a href="/wiki/KUAM-TV" title="KUAM-TV">KUAM-TV</a> in Guam), as CBS picked up the rights for that special beginning the following year. The special would return to NBC in 2024. </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_programs">Television programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Television programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Debuts">Debuts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Debut </th> <th>Network </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 10 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(TV_series)" title="Masterpiece (TV series)">Masterpiece Theatre</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 12 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">August 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Playhouse_(American_TV_series)" title="Comedy Playhouse (American TV series)">Comedy Playhouse</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sonny_%26_Cher_Comedy_Hour" title="The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour">The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">September 11 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Funky_Phantom" title="The Funky Phantom">The Funky Phantom</a></i> </td> <td>ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Help!_It%27s_the_Hair_Bear_Bunch" class="mw-redirect" title="Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch">Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pebbles_and_Bamm-Bamm_Show" title="The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show">The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5ive" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jackson 5ive">The Jackson 5ive</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">ABC </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lidsville" title="Lidsville">Lidsville</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1970_TV_series)" title="Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series)">Sabrina, the Teenage Witch</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 17 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/McMillan_%26_Wife" title="McMillan & Wife">McMillan & Wife</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/O%27Hara,_U.S._Treasury" title="O'Hara, U.S. Treasury">O'Hara, U.S. Treasury</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 18 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The New Dick Van Dyke Show">The New Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 25 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Electric_Company" title="The Electric Company">The Electric Company</a></i> </td> <td>PBS </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Programs_changing_network_affiliation">Programs changing network affiliation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Programs changing network affiliation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Show </th> <th>Moved from </th> <th>Moved to </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hee_Haw" title="Hee Haw">Hee Haw</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">Syndication</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lassie_(1954_TV_series)" title="Lassie (1954 TV series)">Lassie</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Make_a_Deal" title="Let's Make a Deal">Let's Make a Deal</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lawrence_Welk_Show" title="The Lawrence Welk Show">The Lawrence Welk Show</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Road_Runner_Show" title="The Road Runner Show">The Road Runner Show</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ending_this_year">Ending this year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ending this year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Show </th> <th>Network </th> <th>Debut </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Headmaster_(TV_series)" title="Headmaster (TV series)">Headmaster</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> </td> <td>1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 7 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_(TV_series)" title="Nancy (TV series)">Nancy</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 24 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/To_Rome_with_Love_(TV_series)" title="To Rome with Love (TV series)">To Rome with Love</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 4 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Affair" title="Family Affair">Family Affair</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 19 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That_Girl" title="That Girl">That Girl</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 19 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Game_(TV_series)" title="The Name of the Game (TV series)">The Name of the Game</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td> <td>1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">March 23 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Julia_(1968_TV_series)" title="Julia (1968 TV series)">Julia</a></i> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies">The Beverly Hillbillies</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1962 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 28 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hogan%27s_Heroes" title="Hogan's Heroes">Hogan's Heroes</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 29 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mayberry_R.F.D." title="Mayberry R.F.D.">Mayberry R.F.D.</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 31 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Johnny_Cash_Show" title="The Johnny Cash Show">The Johnny Cash Show</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 2 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Shadows" title="Dark Shadows">Dark Shadows</a></i> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 27 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Green_Acres" title="Green Acres">Green Acres</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 5 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Johnny_Cash_Show_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)">The Johnny Cash Show</a></i> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 6 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 25 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_World_Apart_(TV_series)" title="A World Apart (TV series)">A World Apart</a></i> </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 1 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">September 5 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Banana_Splits" title="The Banana Splits">The Banana Splits Adventure Hour</a></i> (Returned in 2008 as The Banana Splits Reboot) </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Comedy_Playhouse_(American_TV_series)" title="Comedy Playhouse (American TV series)">Comedy Playhouse</a></i> </td> <td>CBS </td> <td>1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 22 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_New%3F_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="What's New? (U.S. TV series)">What's New</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_Broadcasting_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Broadcasting Service">PBS</a> </td> <td>1959 <span style="font-size:85%;">(on <a href="/wiki/National_Educational_Television" title="National Educational Television">NET</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown date </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Experiment_in_Television" title="NBC Experiment in Television">NBC Experiment in Television</a></i> </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>1971 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Networks_and_services">Networks and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Networks and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Network_launches">Network launches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Network launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Launch date </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Network" title="New Jersey Network">New Jersey Network</a> </td> <td>Over-the-air <a href="/w/index.php?title=State_network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="State network (page does not exist)">state network</a> </td> <td>April 5 </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> affiliated state network serving <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, eastern <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> area. </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_stations">Television stations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Television stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sign-ons">Sign-ons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sign-ons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th><a href="/wiki/City_of_License" class="mw-redirect" title="City of License">City of License</a>/<a href="/wiki/Designated_market_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Designated market area">Market</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">Station</a> </th> <th>Channel </th> <th>Affiliation </th> <th>Notes/Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHMB-TV" title="WHMB-TV">WHMB-TV</a> </td> <td>40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Religious_broadcasting" title="Religious broadcasting">Religious</a> <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana" title="South Bend, Indiana">South Bend, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WNIT_(TV)" title="WNIT (TV)">WNIT</a> </td> <td>34 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado" title="Pueblo, Colorado">Pueblo, Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTSC_(TV)" title="KTSC (TV)">KTSC</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WDRB" title="WDRB">WDRB</a> </td> <td>41 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Now a <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> network affiliate. </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WNJT_(TV)" class="mw-redirect" title="WNJT (TV)">WNJT</a> </td> <td>52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> </td> <td>Flagship of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Network" title="New Jersey Network">New Jersey Network</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WCJB-TV" title="WCJB-TV">WCJB-TV</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>NBC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WBFF-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WBFF-TV">WBFF-TV</a> </td> <td>45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Now a Fox network affiliate. </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah, Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WKPD" title="WKPD">WDXR-TV</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>Became a satellite station of <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Educational_Television" title="Kentucky Educational Television">Kentucky Educational Television</a> in 1978. </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington, North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UNC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="UNC-TV">WUNJ-TV</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a>/<a href="/wiki/UNC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="UNC-TV">UNC-TV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WANF" title="WANF">WHAE-TV</a> </td> <td>46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> </td> <td>now a CBS affiliate </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria, Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WTVP" title="WTVP">WTVP</a> </td> <td>47 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State,_Mississippi" title="Mississippi State, Mississippi">Mississippi State</a>/<a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville, Mississippi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WMAB-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WMAB-TV">WMAB-TV</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>PBS/<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Public_Broadcasting" title="Mississippi Public Broadcasting">MSETV</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pocatello,_Idaho" title="Pocatello, Idaho">Pocatello</a>/<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Falls,_Idaho" title="Idaho Falls, Idaho">Idaho Falls, Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KISU-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KISU-TV">KBGL-TV</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td>Part of <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Public_Television" title="Idaho Public Television">Idaho Public Television</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WOTV" title="WOTV">WUHQ-TV</a> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas" title="Fort Smith, Arkansas">Fort Smith, Arkansas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KHBS" title="KHBS">KFPW-TV</a> </td> <td>40 </td> <td>CBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_New_Hampshire" title="Lebanon, New Hampshire">Lebanon, New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WRLH_(New_Hampshire)" title="WRLH (New Hampshire)">WRLH</a> </td> <td>31 </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>Returned to the air after an almost three-year hiatus </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_New_York" title="Watertown, New York">Watertown, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WPBS-DT" class="mw-redirect" title="WPBS-DT">WNPE-TV</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KRIV_(TV)" title="KRIV (TV)">KVRL</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Independent</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Traverse_City,_Michigan" title="Traverse City, Michigan">Traverse City, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WGTU" title="WGTU">WGTU</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwood,_New_York" title="Norwood, New York">Norwood, New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WNPI-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="WNPI-TV">WNPI-TV</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td>Satellite of WNPE-TV/Watertown </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVUE" title="KVUE">KVUE</a> </td> <td>24 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WGBY-TV" title="WGBY-TV">WGBY-TV</a> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Visalia,_California" title="Visalia, California">Visalia</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMPH-TV" title="KMPH-TV">KMPH-TV</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td>Independent </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WVLA-TV" title="WVLA-TV">WRBT</a> </td> <td>33 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida">Sarasota, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WWSB" title="WWSB">WXLT-TV</a> </td> <td>40 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muncie,_Indiana" title="Muncie, Indiana">Muncie, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WIPB" title="WIPB">WIPB</a> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester, Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KSMQ-TV" title="KSMQ-TV">KAVT-TV</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Missouri" title="Columbia, Missouri">Columbia, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMIZ" title="KMIZ">KCBJ-TV</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairbanks,_Alaska" title="Fairbanks, Alaska">Fairbanks, Alaska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KUAC-TV" title="KUAC-TV">KUAC-TV</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KAID" class="mw-redirect" title="KAID">KAID</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>PBS </td> <td>Part of <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Public_Television" title="Idaho Public Television">Idaho Public Television</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Unknown date </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WHMB" class="mw-redirect" title="WHMB">WURD</a> </td> <td>44 </td> <td>Religious independent </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio" title="Toledo, Ohio">Toledo, Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toledo_5" title="Toledo 5">ToledoVision5</a> </td> <td>5 (cable-only) </td> <td>Independent </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Network_affiliation_changes">Network affiliation changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Marie, Michigan">Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WWTV" title="WWTV">WWUP-TV</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">October </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KTUU-TV" title="KTUU-TV">KENI-TV</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>NBC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/KYUR" title="KYUR">KYUR</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>NBC </td> <td>ABC </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">December 5 </td> <td>Columbia, Missouri </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KRCG" title="KRCG">KRCG</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td rowspan="2">CBS (primary) <br /> ABC (secondary) </td> <td rowspan="2">CBS (exclusive) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrensburg,_Missouri" title="Warrensburg, Missouri">Warrensburg</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sedalia,_Missouri" title="Sedalia, Missouri">Sedalia, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KMOS-TV" title="KMOS-TV">KMOS-TV</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>At the time of this change, KMOS (now a PBS member station) was a satellite of KRCG. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Station_closures">Station closures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Station closures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>City of license/Market </th> <th>Station </th> <th>Channel </th> <th>Affiliation </th> <th>Sign-on date </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>March 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midland,_Texas" title="Midland, Texas">Midland, Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KDCD-TV" title="KDCD-TV">KDCD-TV</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>December 19, 1961 (first incarnation) <br /> January 15, 1968 (second incarnation) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KVOF-TV" title="KVOF-TV">KUDO</a> </td> <td>38 </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>December 28, 1968 </td> <td>Returned to the air as KVOF-TV on October 4, 1974. </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Illinois" title="Jacksonville, Illinois">Jacksonville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WJJY-TV" title="WJJY-TV">WJJY-TV</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>August 18, 1969 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Unknown date </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muncie,_Indiana" title="Muncie, Indiana">Muncie, Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WIPB" title="WIPB">WLBC-TV</a> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>NBC (primary) <br /> ABC (secondary) </td> <td>June 14, 1953 </td> <td>Returned to the air October 31 as PBS member station WIPB </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1971_in_television#Births" title="1971 in television">1971 in television § Births</a></div> <div class="mw-heading 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<li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_film" title="1971 in film">1971 in film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_the_United_States" title="1971 in the United States">1971 in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1971" title="List of American films of 1971">List of American films of 1971</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Tower</a>”. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_News_(Kentucky)" title="The Daily News (Kentucky)">The Park City Daily News</a></i>. Bowling Green, Kentucky. February 7, 1971. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220404053344/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98995461/wbko-begins-transmissions-from-new-tower/">Archived</a> from the original April 4, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022. - via Newspapers.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNS7gHAaVk">YouTube: Inaugural sign-on of KUAC on Dec. 22, 1971</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_American_television&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1971-01-01,1971-12-31&countries=us&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc">List of 1971 American television series</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb" 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