ler ama / T win ▁C ities ▁Bowl ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Station : ▁K T LA ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ); ▁K H J - TV ▁( now ▁K C AL - TV ) ▁Channel ▁ 9 ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 7 - Se ptember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁Host : ▁Ch ick ▁H ear n ▁( J uly ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ; ▁February ▁ 2 7 - Se ptember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ); ▁Jim ▁L ange ▁( Se ptember ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁ ▁Mil w au kee ▁ 1 st ▁station ▁W V TV ▁Channel ▁ 1 8 ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 7 5 ) ▁Site : ▁Red ▁Car pet ▁L anes ▁North ▁( Now ▁closed ) ▁Host : ▁Dick ▁Johnson ▁until ▁October , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Rep la ced ▁by ▁co - hosts ▁Lee ▁Roth man ▁and ▁Tom ▁K ohl ▁After ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁W V TV ▁and ▁station ▁owner ▁Gay l ord ▁Broadcast ing ▁created ▁a ▁different ▁bow ling ▁show ▁called ▁The ▁Bow ling ▁Game , ▁which ▁would ▁air ▁until ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁