After trying out live broadcasts of National Soccer League games in the 1957 season, the endeavor was continued in the 1958 season. However, the telecasts were moved from WGR-TV to Buffalo TV-channel WBEN-TV. The games shown continued to be the Sunday afternoon 3 o’clock matches in Toronto.
Ed Fitkin returned to do play-by-play commentary. Doing color commentary was Ward Cornell, who would later become famous for hosting “Hockey Night in Canada”.
All of the games were broadcast from Fred Hamilton Field in Toronto and featured the Toronto clubs playing against a visiting club from Montreal.
The first game to be broadcast in the 1958 National Soccer League season was the match between Tridents and Montreal Cantalia on Sunday May 18.
The photo shows the television listing for the Toronto Italia versus Montreal Sparta match on Sunday June 1, 1958.
Games broadcast on WBEN-TV in the 1958 season
Sunday May 18: Tridents vs Montreal Cantalia at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday May 25: Toronto Hungaria vs Montreal Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday June 1: Toronto Italia vs Montreal Sparta at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday June 8: Toronto Ukraina vs Toronto Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday June 15: Malta United vs Montreal Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday June 22: Toronto Ukraina vs Montreal Sparta at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday June 29: Toronto Sparta vs Montreal Sparta at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday July 6: Canadian Scots vs Montreal Cantalia at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday July 13: Toronto Italia vs Montreal Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday July 20: Canadian Scots vs Montreal Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday July 27: Toronto Ukraina vs Montreal Cantalia at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday August 3: Toronto White Eagles vs Montreal Sparta at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday August 10: Ulster United vs Montreal Cantalia at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday August 17: Tridents vs Montreal Hungaria at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday August 24: Olympia Harmony vs Montreal Sparta at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto
Sunday August 31: Toronto Sparta vs Montreal Cantalia at Fred Hamilton Field, Toronto