Starter of this subject: Jim Hilliker
Last post in this subject: 8/19/2001
Messages in this subject: 3
| Jim Hilliker | 8/19/2001 3 replies |
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I recently saw an advertising pin on EBay for sale, showing a picture of a boy, with the words-"Billy Swift-KFOX...The Boy Detective"....
I later was able to buy a California radio program magazine from 1934, and much to my surprise, it shows that this program, "Billy Swift-The Boy Detective" was on radio station KFOX in Long Beach, California Monday-Friday evenings from 7:30-7:45. First of all, I'm wondering if anyone out there would have any further information about this program and how long it lasted, but I doubt it. Second, did most cities try to produce their own local children's serials and other types of dramatic shows in the 1930s and '40s, to fill air time if they weren't affiliated with one of the major networks?
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| Jack French | 8/20/2001 2 replies |
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Certainly not most radio stations did, but there were several cities that had their own local kids' shows. San Francisco had "Mary Jane and Jump-Jump" and "Jolly Bill & Jane". Buffalo had many: "Bizzy Bear and his Gang", "Ghost Train", "Little Feller", and "Adventures of Roger & Jimmy". In Chicago, kids listed to: "Uncle Ned's Squadron", "School Time", and "Uncle Jack and His Junior Stars". Doubtless, there were dozens more in other cities.
Jack French Editor: RADIO RECALL |
| ed carr | 8/21/2001 1 replies |
| well what do you know, i thought something sounded famiiar, i have a 16in disc with, local quiz kids program, as broadcast over wrak, williamsport pa a 250 watt station, pop: 44,355 it's funny how you overlook things like this when your looking for the most popular shows now i guess i have to find out if that station is still around. ed |
| Jim Hilliker | 8/26/2001 0 replies |
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Wow, Ed, that is interesting to a radio history buff like myself, who likes to look up the history of these broadcasting stations!!
My 1938 Radio Annual says WRAK-1370 kilocycles went on the air in 1929....In 1938, they had 250 watts of power daytime and at night, transmitted with only 100 watts of power, typical for the so-called 'local' class of radio stations that served a single small town and surrounding area. The local stations on 1370 moved to 1400 kilocycles on the AM Broadcast Band on March 29, 1941...This was part of a North American Radio Treaty with Mexico, Canada and other countries...The AM band had been 550-1500, and now was from 540-1600 kc, which still exists today...But today, the AM band has expanded from 1600-1700 in the last few years. Yes, WRAK is still on the air today in Williamsp |