Saturday 23 December 1961 — VICTORIA

Official launch for regional stations GMV6 Shepparton and BCV8 Bendigo, joining GLV10 Gippsland which had opened only two weeks earlier.

BCV: Television Centre of Victoria
50 year reunion for GMV6

Source: The Age, 23 December 1961

MELBOURNE
ABV2 HSV7 GTV9
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
12PM
1PM Sporting results will appear throughout the afternoon
1.30pm The Ann Sothern Show
2PM 2pm Hit Parade
2.40 Speedboat Racing
3PM 3.45 Holiday On Skis 3.15pm Saturday Afternoon With Frank Wilson
4PM 4.15 Cricket: Sheffield Shield.
NSW v Victoria
5PM 5pm Bandstand. Brian Henderson 5.30pm My Friend Flicka
6PM 6pm Six O’Clock Rock 6pm Peter’s Fun Fair
6.30 Swallow’s Juniors. Brian Naylor
6pm Superman
6.30 News. Bob Walters
7PM 7pm ABC News. Brian Adams
7.15 Sports Review
7.30 The Donna Reed Show
7pm Harrigan And Son
7.30 Candid Camera
7pm The Bugs Bunny Show
7.30 Special: The Magic Mirror – A Christmas Pantomime
8PM 8pm Manhunt
8.25 Lionel Long
8.30 Four Corners
8pm Movie: The Hardy Family [IMDB] 8.30 Movie: Tonight And Every Night. 1945 [IMDB]
9PM 9.40 Special: Spirit Of Christmas 9.30 The Outlaws
10PM 10.10 Movie: Bush Christmas. 1947 [IMDB] 10.30 Play Of The Week: Independent Means 10pm Special: American TV Guide Award Show
11PM 11.25 Close 11.30 News Headlines
11.35 Close
11pm News
11.20 Epilogue
11.30 Close
12AM
1AM
2AM
3AM
4AM
5AM

 

REGIONALS
GMV6
Shepparton
BCV8
Bendigo
GLV10
Gippsland
6pm Personalities Parade. Jim Lilburne, Nancy Cato, Bobby Limb
6.15 Robin Hood
6.45 News
7pm Father Knows Best
7.30 Sea Hunt
8pm Official Opening GMV6. Includes opening by Deputy Prime Minister Mr McEwen
8.20 BP Super Show
9.20 Movie: Random Harvest. 1942 [IMDB]
11.20 News, Epilogue
11.30 Close
6pm Special: The Magic Mirror A Christmas Pantomime
7pm Official Opening BCV8. Includes opening by Postmaster-General Mr C W Davidson
7.25 News
7.30 BP Super Show
8.30 Whiplash
9pm The Phil Silvers Show
9.30 Peter Gunn
10pm Adventures In Paradise
11pm Close
5.45pm Summary
6pm Casey Jones
6.30 Sport
6.50 News, Weather
7pm I Love Lucy
7.30 Movie: OSS. 1946 [IMDB]
9pm Cheyenne
10pm Interpol Calling
10.30 News, Epilogue
10.45 Close

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