| Hollywood Wrestling | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndicated (Paramount Television Network) |
| Release | 1947 – 1955 |
Hollywood Wrestling, also known as Wrestling From Hollywood, was an American professional wrestling television series which originally aired locally in Los Angeles on KTLA in the early 1950s, and by 1952 nationally (via kinescope) on the improvised Paramount Television Network. It was produced by Klaus Landsberg. It was also the first professional wrestling television series to broadcast on national television.
History
Pioneer television station KTLA broadcast pro wrestling matches as early as 1947, when the station began airing televised wrestling from the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Originally, the bouts were sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.[1]
By 1952, the matches were being syndicated nationally on the Paramount Television Network. The series was filmed (via kinescope) and then delivered to stations in the network. Hollywood Wrestling was a popular series, and although it was not seen in all areas of the United States, it did air on the following stations:
- WLEV-TV, Allentown, PA[2]
- KFDA-TV, Amarillo, TX[3]
- WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD[4]
- WAAM-TV, Baltimore[5]
- KGBT-TV, Brownsville, TX[6]
- WWTV, Cadillac, MI[7]
- KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids, IA[8]
- WBTV, Charlotte, NC[9]
- WJW-TV, Cleveland[10]
- WFAA, Dallas [11]
- WOC-TV, Davenport, IA [12]
- WHIO-TV, Dayton [13]
- KBTV, Denver [14]
- KFEL-TV, Denver [15]
- WEAU-TV, Eau Claire, WI [16]
- WDAY-TV, Fargo, ND [17]
- WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI [18]
- KPRC-TV, Houston [19]
- KID-TV, Idaho Falls, ID [20]
- WFBM-TV, Indianapolis [21]
- WJTV, Jackson, MS [2]
- WGAL, Lancaster, PA [22]
- KSWO-TV, Lawton, OK [2]
- WLVA-TV, Lynchburg, VA [2]
- KEYD-TV, Minneapolis [14]
- KNOE-TV, Monroe, LA [23]
- KPTV, Portland, OR [15]
- KZTV, Reno [24]
- KEMO, St. Louis [25]
- KSTP-TV, St. Paul [26]
- KEYL, San Antonio [27]
- KGO-TV, San Francisco [5]
- KTVW, Seattle [14]
- KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD [28]
- KMO-TV, Tacoma [29]
- WEAT-TV, West Palm Beach, FL [30]
- WSBA-TV, York, PA [2]
References
- ↑ "Complete Olympic Wrestling Card". Billboard. 12 July 1947. p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Monthly TV Film Buying Report". Billboard. 25 April 1953. p. 31.
- ↑ "Today's TV Programs". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, TX. 30 October 1953. p. 11.
- ↑ "Television Log". The Capital. Annapolis, MD. 3 March 1951. p. 3.
- 1 2 "The Nation's Top Television Programs". Billboard. 8 October 1955. p. 12.
- ↑ "Saturday's TV". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, TX. 29 April 1955. p. 10.
- ↑ "Television Log". The Record-Eagle. Traverse city, MI. 2 May 1955. p. 7.
- ↑ "Weekly Television Programs". The Oelwein Daily Register. Oelwein, IA. 23 October 1954. p. 5.
- ↑ "Top 10 TV Shows Each Day of the Week in CHARLOTTE, NC". Billboard. 1 November 1952. p. 12.
- ↑ "Television". The Coshocton Tribune. Coshocton, OH. 11 December 1953. p. 14.
- ↑ "TV Listings - Paris Area". The Paris News. Paris, TX. 2 August 1953. p. 13.
- ↑ "Television Programs". The Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, IA. 15 June 1951. p. 23.
- ↑ "Television Guide". The Lima News. Lima, OH. 2 November 1950. p. 22.
- 1 2 3 "The Nation's Top Television Programs". Billboard. 10 September 1955. p. 16.
- 1 2 "TV Film Purchases". Billboard. 18 October 1952. p. 16.
- ↑ The Daily Telegram. Eau Claire, WI. 18 September 1954. p. 13.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Radio - TV". Daily Journal. Fergus Falls, MN. 31 March 1954. p. 4.
- ↑ "Saturday, October 18th TV Schedule". The Holland Evening Sentinel. Holland, MI. 18 October 1952. p. 3.
- ↑ "Saturday's Radio and TV Programs". Galveston Daily News. Galveston, TX. 14 February 1953. p. 21.
- ↑ "Television Log". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, ID. 15 June 1954. p. 10.
- ↑ "Television Schedule". Anderson Daily Bulletin. Anderson, IN. 21 March 1955. p. 17.
- ↑ Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, PA. 4 March 1954. p. 21.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Daily T-V Program". Ruston Daily Leader. Ruston, LA. 30 August 1955. p. 3.
- ↑ "KZTV Log". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, NV. 26 March 1955. p. 11.
- ↑ "Radio and Television Programs". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Edwardville, IL. 1 August 1955. p. 8.
- ↑ "Television Schedules". The Winona Republican-Herald. Winona, MN. 15 October 1953. p. 7.
- ↑ "TV Programs For All Week". San Antonio Express. San Antonio, TX. 25 January 1953. p. 69.
- ↑ "WNBT, WTVJ, and KELO-TV get nod". Billboard. 20 February 1954. p. 10.
- ↑ "Daily TV Schedules". The Daily Chronicle. Centralia, WA. 21 September 1953. p. 5.
- ↑ "Radio & Television". Fort Pierce News-Tribune. Fort Pierce, FL. 26 July 1956. p. 5.