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 *'''1 January 1979''': The series resumes after a break for another block of repeats; QUBE continues to show the same [[Jon Pertwee stories]] while the rest of the country is seeing the brand new [[Tom Baker stories]].
 *'''29 January 1979''': A repeat of part 7 of [[Inferno]] is the last airing of '''Doctor Who''' on QUBE, and the last ever US screening of a Jon Pertwee story until 1983...
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-'''[[wikipedia:QUBE|QUBE]]''' was an experimental two-way, interactive cable television system, launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. It was owned by Time Warner, the company which also owned Time-Life Films which distributed '''Doctor Who''' in the USA.
+'''[[wikipedia:QUBE|QUBE]]''' was an experimental two-way, interactive cable television system, launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. It was owned by Warner Communications, who later acquired Time Inc, which owned Time-Life Films which distributed '''Doctor Who''' in the USA!
 '''Doctor Who''' appeared on channel '''P5 ("Better Living")'''. Users were charged 50¢ per episode in addition to the $10.95 per month subscription for the QUBE service. Each episode screened two or three  times during the day, and on weekends an entire serial was often played in full.

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 QUBE was the final US television 'station' to screen a selection from the original run of Jon Pertwee episodes (and as such, may have been broadcasting from the original Time-Life master tapes?).
-(The listings below are for Ohio. It is unknown whether the other states where QUBE was available saw the exact same schedule.)
+(Airdates come from the Ohio edition of ''OnQUBE'', the station's monthly listings magazine (see clippings below). It is unknown whether the other cities in Ohio where QUBE was available had the exact same schedule.)
-*'''6 February 1978''': QUBE in Ohio begins airing the batch of selected [[Jon Pertwee stories]] episodically.
+*'''6 February 1978''': QUBE in Columbus, Ohio begins airing the batch of selected [[Jon Pertwee stories]] episodically.
 *'''March 1978''': [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]] and [[The Ambassadors of Death]] air thoughout the month.
 *'''April 1978''': [[Day of the Daleks]] and [[The Claws of Axos]] air.
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 *'''July 1978''': [[The Mind of Evil]] and [[Terror of the Autons]] premiere.
 *'''August 1978''': These airings of [[The Mind of Evil]] are probably the last in color in the United States.
-*'''1 January 1979''': The series resumes for another block of repeats; QUBE continues to show the same [[Jon Pertwee stories]] while the rest of the country is seeing [[Tom Baker stories]].
+*'''1 January 1979''': The series resumes after a break for another block of repeats; QUBE continues to show the same [[Jon Pertwee stories]] while the rest of the country is seeing the brand new [[Tom Baker stories]].
 *'''29 January 1979''': A repeat of part 7 of [[Inferno]] is the last airing of '''Doctor Who''' on QUBE, and the last ever US screening of a Jon Pertwee story until 1983...
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-|[[File:1978-02 OnQube p11-12.jpg|thumb|375px|Feb. 1978]]
+|[[File:1978-02 OnQube p11-12.jpg|thumb|375px|OnQUBE, Feb 1978]]
-|[[File:OnQube 197803.jpg|thumb|175px|Mar. 1978]]
+|[[File:OnQube 197803.jpg|thumb|175px|OnQUBE, March 1978]]
-|[[File:OnQube 197804.jpg|thumb|200px|Apr. 1978]]
+|[[File:OnQube 197804.jpg|thumb|200px|OnQUBE, April 1978]]
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-|[[File:Qube 197805.jpg|thumb|200px|May 1978]]
+|[[File:Qube 197805.jpg|thumb|200px|OnQUBE, May 1978]]
-|[[File:Qube 197807.jpg|thumb|225px|July 1978]]
+|[[File:Qube 197807.jpg|thumb|225px|OnQUBE,July 1978]]
-|[[File:On Qube 197808.jpg|thumb|175px|Aug. 1978]]
+|[[File:On Qube 197808.jpg|thumb|175px|OnQUBE, Aug. 1978]]
-|[[File:OnQube 197901.jpg|thumb|200px|Jan. 1979]]
+|[[File:OnQube 197901.jpg|thumb|200px|OnQUBE, Jan 1979]]
 }}
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	'''[[wikipedia:QUBE\|Qube]]''' was an experimental two-way, interactive cable television system, launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. It was owned by Time Warner, the company which also owned Time-Life Films which distributed '''Doctor Who''' in the USA.		'''[[wikipedia:QUBE\|Qube]]''' was an experimental two-way, interactive cable television system, launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. It was owned by Time Warner, the company which also owned Time-Life Films which distributed '''Doctor Who''' in the USA.

−	Qube was the final US television 'station' to screen the original run of Jon Pertwee episodes (and as such, may have been broadcasting from the original Time-Life master tapes?).	+	Qube was the final US television 'station' to screen from the original run of Jon Pertwee episodes (and as such, may have been broadcasting from the original Time-Life master tapes?).

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+[[File:QUBElogo.JPG|right|frameless]]
 '''[[wikipedia:QUBE|Qube]]''' was an experimental two-way, interactive cable television system, launched in Columbus, Ohio, on 1 December 1977. It was owned by Time Warner, the company which also owned Time-Life Films which distributed '''Doctor Who''' in the USA.