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Pre-National TV-Magazine Launch
Dates (1948-1949-1950-1951-1952)
| Launch Date |
Name of Publication |
City-State |
Comments |
| January 26 |
Phillip's Television
Weekly
(Becomes Television World on 4/5/48 and ends publication in 1949 --
last known issue is 3/13/49) |
New York, New York |
First TV-Guide type magazine.
A total of TEN issues published as Phillip's Television Weekly,
before changing to Television World.
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| May 16 |
Television Forecast
(Becomes TV Forecast on 9/24/49) |
Chicago, Illinois |
First continuously published guide
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| June 14 |
Television Guide
(Becomes TV Guide on 3/18/50) |
New York, New York |
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| June 14 |
Teleguide
(Becomes TV Guide on 6/23/51) |
Washington-Baltimore |
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| Late 1948 |
Tele-Views |
Los Angeles, California |
8" x 10" Size |
| November 7 |
Local Televiser
(Becomes TV Digest on 5/1/49) |
Philadelphia, Pa |
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| Launch Date |
Name of Publication |
City-State |
Comments |
| Early 1949 |
Metropolitan TV Weekly
|
New York, New York |
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| March 16 |
Tele-Week
|
New York, New York |
8-1/2" x 11"
size |
| April 10 |
Tele View Weekly
|
New York, New York |
8-1/2" x 11"
size |
| June 24 |
TV Preview
|
San Francisco,
California |
9" x 11" size |
| September 24 |
TV Forecast
(Becomes TV Guide in 2/3/51) |
New England |
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| October 28 |
TV Image
(Becomes TV Time on 6/8/50) |
Los Angeles, California |
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| Launch Date |
Name of Publication |
City-State |
Comments |
| March 18 |
TV Guide
(Pre-National)
(Formerly Television Guide) |
New York, New York |
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| Early 1950 |
TV Times |
Chicago, Illinois |
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| April 30 |
Twin Cities Televiewer
(Becomes TV Times on 6/15/50, then becomes Northwest Edition TV
Forecast 11/29/52)
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
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| May 1 |
Telenews
(Becomes Tele-Views on 6/15/50) |
Houston, Texas |
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| May 13 |
TV Today |
Detroit, Michigan |
Cleveland & Chicago, later
|
| June 8 |
TV Time
(Formerly TV Image) |
Los Angeles, California |
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| July 15 |
TV News |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| November 11 |
TV News |
Buffalo - Rochester,
New York |
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| November 26 |
Tele-Vision News |
Pittsburgh &
Tri-States |
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| Launch Date |
Name of Publication |
City-State |
Comments |
| January 4 |
Tele-Views
(Becomes Mid-States Edition TV-Forecast 6/14/52)
|
Quad Cities - IA-IL |
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| January 13 |
TV Dial
|
Cincinnati-Columbus |
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| January 27 |
Rochester TV Guide
(Becomes Rochester TVvue Weekly on 11/30/51)
(Becomes Rochester TV Life on 1/19/52)
|
Rochester, New York |
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| September 21 |
It's TV Time |
New York, New York |
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| November 1 |
TV Press |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Launch Date |
Name of Publication |
City-State |
Comments |
| January 19 |
TV Digest |
Pittsburgh |
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| October 18 |
TV Weekly |
Denver, Colorado |
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On April 3, 1953, the National Edition of TV Guide was launched.
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