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Retro: Pittsfield, Mass., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1952

Two 250-watt "graveyard" frequency competitors battle it out...
(Source: Berkshire Evening Eagle)

WBRK 1340
AM
6:40 Sacred Heart Program
6:55 Early Edition News
7 Yankee Weatherman
7:05 Berkshire Farm Journal
7:25 News, World And Local
7:35 Morning Melodies
7:45 The Korean Story
7:50 World Digest, News
8 Network News
8:10 Calendar About Town
8:15 Breakfast with Bob Youse
9 Morning Devotions: The Rev. Lloyd Yeagle
9:15 News, World And Local
9:30 1340 Club with Bob Youse
10:15 Lanny Ross Show
10:25 Frank Singiser, News
10:30 Adventures In Research
10:45 Fight Inflation Interview
10:55 Ken Carson Show
11 Ladies’ Fair, Tom Moore
11:25 Les Nichols, News
11:30 Queen For A Day, Jack Bailey
PM
12 Curt Massey Time
12:15 Capital Commentary with H.R. Baukhage
12:25 Top Tune Time
12:30 News, World And Local
12:45 Musical Round-Up Time
1 Network News
1:10 Sam’s Song
1:15 Yankee Hometown Food Show
1:45 Cedric Foster, News
2 Dixieland Matinee
2:25 Sam Hayes, News
2:30 Say It With Music
3 Mister Plus Presents
3:25 World News
3:30 Mister Plus
4 Pittsfield On Parade
4:30 Mert’s Record Adventure
5 Sgt. Preston of The Yukon
5:30 Sky King
5:55 Cecil Brown, News
6 Network News
6:10 Local News
6:15 Sports With Dan Healy
6:30 Melody Magic
7 Fulton Lewis Jr., News
7:15 The Stars Sing
7:30 Gabriel Heatter, News
7:45 Mutual Newsreel
7:55 World News Roundup
8 The Black Museum with Orson Welles
8:30 Prince Charming, Snow White Auditions Of The Air
9 Bill Henry, News
9:05 Official Detective
9:30 The Mysterious Traveler
10 Frank Edwards, News
10:15 I Love A Mystery
10:30 Jack Mina’s Orchestra
11 Network News
11:10 Local News
11:15 Sleepytime Express with Ted Holmes
11:55 News

WBEC-FM 94.3
WBEC 1490
(The FM was listed first…wonder how many listeners it had?)
AM
6:45 Your Community Chapel
6:55 News and Weather
7 Sunny Side Of The Street
7:30 News, Local, National and World
7:45 Children’s Corner
8 Martin Agronsky, Comment
8:15 Sunny Side Of The Street
8:55 John Conte Show
9 Don McNeil’s Breakfast Club
10 Front Row Center
10:30 News: Local, National and World
10:45 Dana Jones’ Scrapbook
11 Lone Journey
11:15 When A Girl Marries
11:30 Break The Bank
PM
12 Jack Berch Show
12:15 Songs By Bing Crosby
12:30 News: Local, National and World
12:45 Magic Of Music
1 Paul Harvey
1:15 A Girl, A Boy and a Band
2 Mary Margaret McBride
2:30 Rhythm at Random
2:55 News and Weather
3 Marriage For Two
3:15 Mary Marlin
3:30 Joyce Jorden
3:45 Evelyn Winters
4 Valient Lady
4:15 Thy Neighbor’s Voice
4:30 Rhythm At Random
4:55 News and Weather
5 Berkshire Bandstand with Bob Henabery
5:55 World Flight Reporter
6 News, Local, National and World
6:15 Roger O’Gara, Sports
6:30 Melodie Moods
6:55 News
7 Family Rosary
7:15 Elmer Davis
7:30 Silver Eagle
8 Newsstand Theatre
8:30 Metropolitan Opera Auditions
9 America’s Town Meeting
9:45 Erwin D. Canham, News
10 Concert of Europe
10:30 News, Local, National and World
10:45 Treasury Of Great Performances
12M News and Weather
 
>
Note that one is a Mutual affiliate; the other, ABC.
That was the curse of those two networks at the time:
an abundance of stations on "graveyard" frequencies.

Two 250-watt "graveyard" frequency competitors battle it
> out...
> (Source: Berkshire Evening Eagle)
>
> WBRK 1340
> AM
> 6:40 Sacred Heart Program
> 6:55 Early Edition News
> 7 Yankee Weatherman
> 7:05 Berkshire Farm Journal
> 7:25 News, World And Local
> 7:35 Morning Melodies
> 7:45 The Korean Story
> 7:50 World Digest, News
> 8 Network News
> 8:10 Calendar About Town
> 8:15 Breakfast with Bob Youse
> 9 Morning Devotions: The Rev. Lloyd Yeagle
> 9:15 News, World And Local
> 9:30 1340 Club with Bob Youse
> 10:15 Lanny Ross Show
> 10:25 Frank Singiser, News
> 10:30 Adventures In Research
> 10:45 Fight Inflation Interview
> 10:55 Ken Carson Show
> 11 Ladies’ Fair, Tom Moore
> 11:25 Les Nichols, News
> 11:30 Queen For A Day, Jack Bailey
> PM
> 12 Curt Massey Time
> 12:15 Capital Commentary with H.R. Baukhage
> 12:25 Top Tune Time
> 12:30 News, World And Local
> 12:45 Musical Round-Up Time
> 1 Network News
> 1:10 Sam’s Song
> 1:15 Yankee Hometown Food Show
> 1:45 Cedric Foster, News
> 2 Dixieland Matinee
> 2:25 Sam Hayes, News
> 2:30 Say It With Music
> 3 Mister Plus Presents
> 3:25 World News
> 3:30 Mister Plus
> 4 Pittsfield On Parade
> 4:30 Mert’s Record Adventure
> 5 Sgt. Preston of The Yukon
> 5:30 Sky King
> 5:55 Cecil Brown, News
> 6 Network News
> 6:10 Local News
> 6:15 Sports With Dan Healy
> 6:30 Melody Magic
> 7 Fulton Lewis Jr., News
> 7:15 The Stars Sing
> 7:30 Gabriel Heatter, News
> 7:45 Mutual Newsreel
> 7:55 World News Roundup
> 8 The Black Museum with Orson Welles
> 8:30 Prince Charming, Snow White Auditions Of The Air
> 9 Bill Henry, News
> 9:05 Official Detective
> 9:30 The Mysterious Traveler
> 10 Frank Edwards, News
> 10:15 I Love A Mystery
> 10:30 Jack Mina’s Orchestra
> 11 Network News
> 11:10 Local News
> 11:15 Sleepytime Express with Ted Holmes
> 11:55 News
>
> WBEC-FM 94.3
> WBEC 1490
> (The FM was listed first…wonder how many listeners it had?)
> AM
> 6:45 Your Community Chapel
> 6:55 News and Weather
> 7 Sunny Side Of The Street
> 7:30 News, Local, National and World
> 7:45 Children’s Corner
> 8 Martin Agronsky, Comment
> 8:15 Sunny Side Of The Street
> 8:55 John Conte Show
> 9 Don McNeil’s Breakfast Club
> 10 Front Row Center
> 10:30 News: Local, National and World
> 10:45 Dana Jones’ Scrapbook
> 11 Lone Journey
> 11:15 When A Girl Marries
> 11:30 Break The Bank
> PM
> 12 Jack Berch Show
> 12:15 Songs By Bing Crosby
> 12:30 News: Local, National and World
> 12:45 Magic Of Music
> 1 Paul Harvey
> 1:15 A Girl, A Boy and a Band
> 2 Mary Margaret McBride
> 2:30 Rhythm at Random
> 2:55 News and Weather
> 3 Marriage For Two
> 3:15 Mary Marlin
> 3:30 Joyce Jorden
> 3:45 Evelyn Winters
> 4 Valient Lady
> 4:15 Thy Neighbor’s Voice
> 4:30 Rhythm At Random
> 4:55 News and Weather
> 5 Berkshire Bandstand with Bob Henabery
> 5:55 World Flight Reporter
> 6 News, Local, National and World
> 6:15 Roger O’Gara, Sports
> 6:30 Melodie Moods
> 6:55 News
> 7 Family Rosary
> 7:15 Elmer Davis
> 7:30 Silver Eagle
> 8 Newsstand Theatre
> 8:30 Metropolitan Opera Auditions
> 9 America’s Town Meeting
> 9:45 Erwin D. Canham, News
> 10 Concert of Europe
> 10:30 News, Local, National and World
> 10:45 Treasury Of Great Performances
> 12M News and Weather
>
 
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