> Does anyone have an old radio schedule they can post for
> Raleigh NC during the years 1941/1945? Thanks
>
Here's one for Saturday, June 12, 1943 from the Durham Morning
Sun. Unfortunately it doesn't include WRAL, Raleigh's other
major station even then.
WDNC Durham 1490 KC (today it's on 620)
6:30 News
6:35 Good Morning Melodies
7 AM Hillbilly Jamboree
7:30 Sunny Side Up
7:45 United Press News
7:52 WDNC Presents
7:55 Hum A Tune
8 AM News Of The World (WDNC was, and is,
a CBS affiliate)
8:15 Dancing Strings
8:30 Coffee Club
8:45 Boys Birthday Roundup
8:50 A Tune Or Two
8:55 Food Hints
9 AM Press Radio News
9:15 Red Cross Program
9:30 The Garden Gate (CBS)
10 AM Youth On Parade (CBS)
10:30 U.S. Navy Band (CBS)
10:45 What We Are Fighting For (CBS)
11 AM Warren Sweeney, News (CBS)
11:05 Let's Pretend (CBS)
11:30 Todd Grant Gets The Story
11:45 Jungle Jim
12 N Theater Of Today (CBS)
12:30 United Press News
12:35 Headlines From The Durham Sun
12:45 Ramblings
1 PM Country Journal (CBS)
1:30 Adventures In Science (CBS)
1:45 Highways To Health (CBS)
2 PM News (CBS)
2:05 Serenade From Buffalo (CBS)
2:30 Spirit Of '43 (CBS)
3 PM Of Men And Books (CBS)
3:30 F.O.B. Detroit (CBS)
4 PM Report From London (CBS)
4:15 Lucky Millinder Orchestra And
The Ink Spots (CBS)
4:30 Calling Pan America (CBS)
5 PM Clarinet And Piano Concert
(not sure if this is network)
5:30 TBA
6 PM United Press News
6:07 Supper Serenade
6:15 People's Platform (CBS)
6:45 The World Today (CBS)
6:55 Sports Review
7 PM Guy Lombardo
7:30 Thanks To The Yanks (game show on
which servicepeople competed for
cartons of Camel cigarettes--CBS)
8 PM Academy Award
8:30 YMCA Sunday School Hour
8:55 Eric Sevareid, News (CBS)
9 PM Your Hit Parade (Frank Sinatra is
the featured singer--CBS)
9:45 Jam Session
10:15 Blue Ribbon Town (Groucho Marx's last
series before You Bet Your Life--CBS)
10:45 United Press News
10:50 Durham Herald Reporter
11 PM News And Analysis (probably CBS)
11:15 Stan Kenton Orchestra (CBS)
11:30 Harry James Orchestra (CBS)
12 M News
12:05 Sign Off
WPTF Raleigh 680 KC
6 AM On The Farm Front
6:25 News
6:30 Sunrise Serenade
7:15 Daily Devotional
7:30 Musical Clock
7:50 The Safe Way
7:55 News
8 AM World News Roundup (WPTF was an NBC
affiliate, and it was just NBC by then;
NBC-Blue had been sold to Ed Noble of
Life Savers candy.)
8:15 Richard Leibert (NBC)
8:45 Top O' The Morning
9 AM News
9:15 Everything Goes (NBC)
10 AM String Quartet
10:30 China Speaks To America
10:45 Your Health And You
11 AM The Needle Of Death
11:30 Soldiers Of The Press (I believe this
is NBC.)
11:45 4-H Club
12 N Hour Of Prayer
12:05 Midday Melodies
12:15 News
12:20 Crazy Gang
12:25 Coming Attractions
12:30 Mirth And Madness (NBC)
1 PM Beverly Mahr
1:15 Tomorrow's Sunday School Lesson
1:30 Lone Star Quartet
1:55 War Telescope (NBC)
2 PM Roy Shield And Company (NBC)
2:45 The People's War (NBC)
3 PM Air Force Band (NBC)
3:30 News
3:35 Lyrics By Liza (not Minnelli, but
I believe it's NBC)
4 PM Matinee In Rhythm
4:15 Dick Todd
4:30 Minstrel Melodies (again, possibly
NBC)
5 PM Doctors At War (NBC)
5:30 Three Suns Trio (NBC)
5:45 Alex Dreier (NBC)
6 PM Music By Shrednik
6:20 Sports Review
6:25 News
6:30 Art Of Living (Dr. Norman Vincent
Peale--NBC)
6:45 Future Flying Cadets
7 PM For This We Fight (I believe NBC)
7:30 Victory Quiz
8 PM Abie's Irish Rose (if you remember
Bridget Loves Bernie, you get the
idea of this show--NBC)
8:30 Truth Or Consequences (Ralph Edwards
is host--NBC)
9 PM Grand Ole Opry
9:30 Can You Top This? (NBC)
10 PM Million Dollar Band (NBC)
10:30 Grand Ole Opry (NBC)
11 PM News
11:05 Sports
11:15 Story Drama
11:30 Mr. Smith Goes To Town
12 M News
12:05 Charles Dant's Orchestra (NBC)
12:30 Ted Streater's Orchestra (NBC)
12:55 News
1 AM Night Owl Jamboree
2 AM Sign Off
