CULTURETECHLENSOprah Winfrey Show premiere
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-00268 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0022. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The Oprah Winfrey Show was broadcast nationally for the first time on September 8, 1986, after Winfrey moved to Chicago in 1984 to host a local morning talk program and signed a syndication deal with King World. Stored date 1986-09-08 and city Chicago confirmed (Chicago as the show's home/origin; the fetched source establishes the national broadcast date and the Chicago base).
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The Oprah Winfrey Show was broadcast nationally for the first time on September 8, 1986, after Winfrey moved to Chicago in 1984 to host a local morning talk program and signed a syndication deal with King World. Stored date 1986-09-08 and city Chicago confirmed (Chicago as the show's home/origin; the fetched source establishes the national broadcast date and the Chicago base).
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- City: Chicago
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- Chicago — located in
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Sources
- HISTORY (history.com) — 'Oprah goes national,' September 8, 1986 entry (tier 3, fetched in full) (verification source · master store)
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The Oprah Winfrey Show was broadcast nationally for the first time on September 8, 1986, after Winfrey moved to Chicago in 1984 to host a local morning talk program and signed a syndication deal with King World. Stored date 1986-09-08 and city Chicago confirmed (Chicago as the show's home/origin; the fetched source establishes the national broadcast date and the Chicago base).
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