Retro: Washington, DC Monday night October 26, 1953

[bpatrick]

From The Washington Post. Schedules run
7 PM-sign off.

WMAL 630 (ABC)

7 PM John W. Vandercook--News
7:15 Elmer Davis--News
7:30 Lone Ranger
7:55 News
8 PM Henry J. Taylor--News
8:15 Nation's Business
8:30 Sherman Butler Record Shop
9:30 Christian Youth Hour
10 PM Mayhugh's Moods
10:45 News
11 PM Sports
11:15 Night Watchman
11:45 Sherman Butler
12 M Midnight With Mayhugh
(doesn't give sign off time)

WRC 980 (NBC)

7 PM Symphonette
7:30 Morgan Beatty--News
7:45 One Man's Family
8 PM Railroad Hour
8:30 Voice Of Firestone (simulcast
on NBC-TV)
9 PM Bell Telephone Hour
9:30 Band Of America
10 PM Fibber McGee And Molly
10:15 Can You Top This?
10:30 Light Up Time
11 PM News
11:15 Music In The Night
(again, no sign off time given)

WWDC 1260 (Mutual)

7 PM Fulton Lewis Jr.--News
7:15 F. Joseph Donahue
7:30 Gabriel Heatter--News
7:45 Perry Como (simulcast on
CBS-TV)
8 PM Fred Fiske Show
8:30 News; 1260 Club
9:30 Reporters' Roundup
10 PM Frank Edwards--News
10:15 Your Rhythm Revue
10:30 News; $500 Massey (?)
(again, no sign off time given)

WTOP 1500 (CBS)

7 PM Family Skeleton
7:15 Lowell Thomas--News
7:30 Beulah
7:45 Edward R. Murrow
8 PM Suspense
8:30 Arthur Godfrey's Talent
Scouts (simulcast on CBS-TV)
9 PM Lux Radio Theater
10 PM Hour Of Stars
11 PM World Tonight
11:15 News And Sports
11:30 Moondial With Eddie Gallaher
12 M News; Music 'Til Dawn (to 5:30 AM)

Other stations on the air at night but
whose schedules are not listed:

AM: WGMS 570 sign off 8:30 PM
WPIK 730 sign off 8:30 PM
WARL 780 sign off 8:30 PM
WGAY 1050 sign off 8:30 PM
WFAX 1220 sign off 8:30 PM
WOOK 1340 sign off 1 AM
WEAM 1390 sign off 1 AM
WOL 1450 sign off 1 AM

FM: WRC-FM 93.9 sign off 1 AM
WTOP-FM 96.3 sign off 2 AM
WBUZ-FM 96.7 sign off 9 PM
WASH-FM 97.1 sign off 11:15 PM
WOL-FM 98.7 sign off 1 AM
WCFM 99.5 sign off 11 PM
WFAN 100.3 sign off 9 PM
WWDC-FM 101 (something) sign off 2 AM
WGMS-FM 103.5 sign off 12 Midnight
WARL-FM 105.1 sign off 2 AM
WUST-FM 106.3 sign off 9 PM

 

[oldiesfan]

> Other stations on the air at night but
> whose schedules are not listed:
>
> AM: WGMS 570 sign off 8:30 PM
> WPIK 730 sign off 8:30 PM
> WARL 780 sign off 8:30 PM
> WGAY 1050 sign off 8:30 PM
> WFAX 1220 sign off 8:30 PM

The time zone was EST--daylight time ended
the last Sunday in September--and sign off
for daytimers in October was 5:30pm (based
on the current FCC sunrise/sunset tables).

Everything above except 570 was a daytimer
in the 1984 Broadcasting Yearbook, so it's
probable they were also daytimers in 1953.

How could their sign-off have been 8:30?

 

[bpatrick]

> > Other stations on the air at night but
> > whose schedules are not listed:
> >
> > AM: WGMS 570 sign off 8:30 PM
> > WPIK 730 sign off 8:30 PM
> > WARL 780 sign off 8:30 PM
> > WGAY 1050 sign off 8:30 PM
> > WFAX 1220 sign off 8:30 PM
>
> The time zone was EST--daylight time ended
> the last Sunday in September--and sign off
> for daytimers in October was 5:30pm (based
> on the current FCC sunrise/sunset tables).
>
> Everything above except 570 was a daytimer
> in the 1984 Broadcasting Yearbook, so it's
> probable they were also daytimers in 1953.
>
> How could their sign-off have been 8:30?
>
The time would have been EST even if daylight
saving time had ended the last Sunday in October.
I have a feeling somebody at the Post hadn't bothered
to correct these listings. Arguably the Star was
the better paper in Washington in those days, so
I think you may be right and the Post is wrong on
this.