Wednesday, May 15, 2013

What radio broadcasts sounded like in 1939

What radio broadcasts sounded like in 1939:
The audio of a complete broadcast day from radio station WJSV in Washington, D.C. The day in question is September 21, 1939. A partial listing of the schedule:

12:30 Road of Life (soap)

12:45 This Day Is Ours (soap)

1:00 Sunshine Report (news)

1:15 The Life & Love of Dr. Susan (soap)

1:30 Your Family and Mine (soap)

1:45 News

2:00 President Roosevelt's Address to Congress (speech)

2:40 Premier Edouard Daladier

3:00 Address Commentary (news)

3:15 The Career of Alice Blair (soap)

3:30 News (news)

3:42 Rhythm & Romance

3:45 Scattergood Baines

4:00 Baseball: Cleveland Indians at Washington Senators (sports)

5:15 The World Dances (music)

5:30 News (news)

5:45 Sports News (news)

6:00 Amos and Andy (comedy)

(via @ftrain)
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