...The Curtain Goes Up...on Channel 11 (Sunday, 11/30. 58 ad, in Section 4 of The Toledo Blade)
Full page ad for new Toledo TV station WTOL-TV, a CBS affiliate which also carries some NBC shows...Always more fun on Double One. Get Tuned-Stay Tuned… Community Broadcasting Company.
Ch. 11 Coming Soon! Toledo's New Tower... (Friday, 11/14/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Community Broadcasting Company: WTOL-TV, WTOL-AM, WTOL-FM.
Tonight at 7! (Friday, 12/5/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section for "This Is WTOL-Television")
This was WTOL-TV’s first program to be broadcast.
High Adventurewith Lowell Thomas "Africa" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Saturday, 12/6/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Sponsored by United Motors System - Delco Battery - Delco-Remy.
The Ed Sullivan Show, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 12/7/58 ad, in Sec. 4 of The Blade)
Local sponsors: Ronson Edsel and Irv Pollock Lincoln-Mercury.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse "Silent Thunder" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 12/8/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
John Drew Barrymore, Earl Holliman. Sponsored by Westinghouse Dealers.
Wednesday Shows on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (12/10/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
“The House on 92nd. Street” on The Big Show, News at 6 & 7 pm, CBS shows: Pursuit “Calcualted Risk,” The Millionaire, I’ve Got a Secret, Circle Theater “Darkest Corner.”
Doug Tabner's Trophy Room on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Thursday, 12/11/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Sponsored by Niagara of Toledo.
Trackdown on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 12/12/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Sponsored by Socony Mobil Oil Co.
Sunday programs on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 12/14/58 ad, in Section 4 of The Blade)
Movies: "Western Union," "My Friend Flicka," and "The Bells of St. Mary's." Sunday night shows on CBS were The Jack Benny Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, GE Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Keep Talking, and What's My Line? Also: News and Weather at 11.
Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, "Lucy Goes to Sun Valley," on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 12/22/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Fernando Llamas, Vivian Vance, Bill Frawley.
"The Crazy Hunter" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 12/29/58 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Franchot Tone and Jo Van Fleet.
The Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Mississippi. on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 12/26/58 ad, in The Blade)
NHL: Bostons Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 1/2/59 ad, in The Blade Sports Section)
Timex All-Star Jazz Show, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 1/7/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Jackie Gleason, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Dizzie Gillespie, Dukes of Dixieland, Gene Krupa, Dakota Stanton.
March of Dimes Doll Display on "Eye on Toledo," on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 1/18/59 ad, in Sec. 4 of The Blade)
Arthur Godfrey Time and I Love Lucy, Weekday Mornings on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 1/4/59 ad, in The Blade)
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz,
"The Velvet Alley" on Playhouse 90, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Thursday, 1/22/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
First in Television Drama…Art Carney…
The Danny Thomas Show, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 1/26/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
First in Television Comedy…WTOL-TV, the station with TV’s big shows.
Tuesday Evening Shows on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (2/3/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
First in Television Variety…U.S. Marshal, The Invisible Man, To Tell The Truth, The Arthur Godfrey Show, The Red Skelton Show, News with Oscar Huiff and Clem Gendron, and Jack Paar.
Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, "Lucy Goes to Alaska" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 2/9/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
…guest star Red Skelton, Vivian Vance, Bill Frawley.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Tuesday, 2/10/.59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Welcome Back Dinah…
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, "Chez Rouge" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 2/16/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Janis Paige.
Weekday shows on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 2/16/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Another big bang from T. N. T. on Ch. 11: The Burns & Allen Show, Adventure Castle, with the Friendly Giant and the Sing-Hi Sing-Lo Lady, Our Miss Brooks, I Married Joan, and The Little Rascals .
High Adventure with Lowell Thomas, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 3/27/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Sail on the Arabian dhow “From the Persian Gulf to Zanzibar”…Colorcast by United Motors System, Delco Battery, Delco-Remy.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse “The Hard Road” on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 3/30/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Barry Sullivan, Cliff Robertson. Brought to you by your Westinghouse.Dealer.
3 ads for premiere of The Romper Room. on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 4/1/59, Friday, 4/3/59 & Saturday, 4/4/59 ads, in The Blade Peach Section)
With Miss Judy. Sponsored by Cocoa-Marsh, Sterling Milk, Foodtown Stores.
Starts Monday. Romper Room, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Saturday, 4/4/59 ad on page 4 of The Toledo Blade)
Originating in Toledo with lovable, popular Miss Judy. Brought to you by Food Town!
"Time Element" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 4/6/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
William Bendix…by Rod Serling. Repeated by popular demand.
"The Untouchables" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, April 20, 1959 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
The story of Al Capone, narrated by Walter Winchell. Robert Stack, Neville Brand, Keenan Wynn…
Colonel Flack, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 4/22/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
“I’m looking for..Colonel Flack” starring Alan Mowbray…
"The Browning Version" on The Du Pont Show of the Month, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Thursday, 4/23/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
John Gielgud, Margaret Leighton.
CBS special, Meet Me In St. Louis, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 4/26/59 ad, in Section 4 of The Blade)
I’m looking for..The Boy Next Door”…Tab Hunter, Jane Powell,Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain, Reta Shaw, Ed Wynn, Myrna Loy.
State Trooper, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 4/29/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Rod Cameron stars…sponsored by Harry’s Auto & Home Stores.
I'm Looking for Adventure every weekday, 6:30 P.M., on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 5/4/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Navy Log on Monday, Danger is My Business on Tuesday, Whirlybirds on Wednesday, Walter Winchell on Thursday, and Decoy on Friday.
Country Music Special on The Chevy Show, on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Tuesday, 5/6/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
This program originall aired on NBC (WWJ-TV, Channel 4 in Detroit) on Sunday, 4/26/59. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Betty Johnson, George Gobel.
"Man In Orbit" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 5/11/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
In addition to the ad, there is also a promotional picture which was on the same page. Lee Marvin, Peggy McCay, E.G. Marshall.
America Pauses for the Merry Month of May. om CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 5/18/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Host Burgess Meredith, Art Carney, Marian Andersen, Carol Haney. Sponsored by Coca-Cola.
Texaco Presents "Holiday U.S.A." on CBS / WTOL-TV. Channel 11 (Tuesday, 6/2/59 ad. in The Blade Peach Section)
Starring Burl Ives…History of the American Flag and Touring Historic America, yours free at any Texaco Dealer!
Highlights of the 1959 Indianapolis 500, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 6/5/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Presented by Downtown Studebaker, Jefferson & Ontario, Toledo.
"Captain's Paradise" on The Big Show and The Tonight Show with Jack Paar (NBC) on WTOL-TV, Ch. 11 (Friday, 6/5/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
“I’m looking for..Channel 11 to make insomnia a pleasure with The Jack Paar Show.
The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 6/12/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
“I’m looking for.. the News from Mount Idy.” Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver.
Look For..Danny Thomas...on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 6/19/59 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Danny Thomas, in Toledo, visits with Gordon Ward and Doug Tabner, an on Saturday’s On Record Roundtable.
U.S. Steel Hour "Queen of the Orange Bowl" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 1/13/60 ad, in The Toledo Blade Peach Section)
Anne Francis, Johnny Carson, Glenda Farrell…Produced by the Theatre Guild…
Hospital Corridors "Psychiatric Care" on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Saturday, 1/16/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Sponsored by the Hospital Council of Toledo.
U.S. Steel Hour "You Can't Have Everything" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 1/27/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Piper Laurie.
Buick Electra Playhouse "The Fifth Column" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 1/29/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
…by Ernest Hemingway, starring Richard Burton, Maximilian Schell…Sally Ann Howes. Directed by John Frankenheimer.
U.S. Steel Hour "The American Cowboy" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 2/10/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Fred MacMurray in Max Liebman’s hilarious musical revue…Edie Adams, Carol Burnett, Hans Conried, Wally Cox.
The Toledo Bar Association presents The Law, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Sunday, 2/14/60 ad, in Section 4 of The Blade)
“Automobile Accidents”
The Ann Sothern Show, on CBS / WTOL=TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 2/15/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Joe E. Brown
Wednesday night syndicated shows, on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 2/17/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney, at 7:30,. Not For Hire with Ralph Meeker at 8:00. This Man Dawson with Keith Andes at 8:30.
Desilu Playhouse "Thunder in the Night" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 2/19/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Secton)
Desi Arnaz, Akim Tamiroff, Rod Taylor, Marion Marshall, George MacReady.
Goodyear Theatre "Face to Face" on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Tuesday, 2/23/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
This NBC program was shown on a one-day delay. Starring James Gregory, Rebecca Welles.
Wednesday Night CBS Shows on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wed., 2/24/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
CBS News Extra: Eyewitness to History (Dwight Eisenhower) and Playhouse 90 “The Cruel Day” (Van Heflin).
U.S. Steel Hour "The Women of Hadley" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Wednesday, 2/24/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Richard Kiley, Mona Freeman, Mary Astor, Rita Gam, Sir Cedric Hardwicke…Produced by the Theatre Guild.
Thursday Night CBS Shows on WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Thurs., 2/25/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Markham “One For the Money” (Ray Milland) & The Revlon Revue (Gordon MacRae, Sheila MacRae, Gaterina Valente.
The Ann Sothern Show on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 2/29/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
For the episode, “Common Cents.”
Goodyear Theatre, "Show Wagon" on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Tuesday, 3/1/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
This NBC program was shown on WTOL-TV on a one-day-delay.
Desilu Playhouse "Lucy Goes to Mexico" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Friday, 3/4/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Maurice Chevalier.
Jack Paar Tonight Show on NBC / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 3/7/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Jack’s Back!
Playhouse 90 "Tomorrow" on CBS / WTOL-TV, Channel 11 (Monday, 3/7/60 ad, in The Blade Peach Section)
Written by William Faulkner, starring Richard Boone, Kim Stanley, Charles Bickford.