The following lineup is from the 2nd issue of the national version of TVG. During 1953, the "Channels Listed" was placed on the top of most even pages of the TVG (with addresses placed elsewhere; affiliation not mentioned), and did not feature bullets. Bullets were featured in main listings, but black bullets were circles and white bullets were squares. the "TV Screen"-type bullets weren't introduced until 1954.
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Source of listings: "The TV Guide Quiz Book", edited by Stan Goldstein & Fred Goldstein (New York, Bantam Books, 1978)
| Channel: | Calls: | City: | Affiliation: | Notes: |
| [2] | WCBS-TV | New York City | CBS | |
| [4] | WNBT | New York City | NBC | Now WNBC |
| [5] | WABD | New York City | DuMont | Now Fox affiliate WNYW |
| "6" | WNHC-TV | New Haven | CBS, NBC | Moved to channel 8 in 1954, now ABC station WTNH |
| [7] | WABC-TV | New York City | independent | Listed as "independent", as the ABC TV network did not start until 1954 |
| [9] | WOR-TV | New York City | independent | Now UPN station WWOR |
| [11] | WPIX | New York City | independent | Now WB |
| [13] | WATV | New York City | independent | Became educational in 1961; now PBS station WNET |
| "43" | WICC-TV | Bridgeport, CT | independent | Station closed down in 1957; channel now used by Pax TV affiliate WIPX |
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