overcoming a four-month wait to finally get on-the-air, wqrf's first program was an episode of the classic sitcom "gomer pyle, u.s.m.c.". among some of the earlier programs to also air on the station were "i love lucy", "the bob newhart show", "the jeffersons", "the dick van dyke show" and first-run fare such as "entertainment tonight", the original nighttime edition of "family feud", "the ptl club" and "the 700 club".