WJSV Complete Day - Single Episodes


(4.4 stars; 5 reviews)

WJSV COMPLETE DAY

Thursday, September 21st, 1939, radio station WJSV in Washington, D.C., recorded their entire broadcast day -- from sign on, to sign off. This was before the advent of magnetic recording tape, so transcription disks were used. The overall quality of these disk recordings is good to excellent, except for a few spots of noticeable distortion. These transcriptions were transferred to tape in their entirety, except for the ommission of the evening re-broadcast of FDR's address to Congress. You will hear everything as it was the day it was recorded -- that includes the pops and crackles, the station breaks, and the technical difficulties, along with all the music, comedy, drama, news, and advertisements that were aired on September 21st, 1939. Let this be your guide, and your MP3 player be your time machine, as you sit back, relax, and take a trip back to those days when 15 cents would buy a hamburger, a six-pack of Coke costs a quarter, and the future was on display at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Broadcast Schedule WJSV Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 21st, 1939 From: 05:59-06:30 -- Sign On and Sundial - Recorded Music From: 06:30-07:00 -- Sundial - Arthur Godfrey From: 07:00-07:30 -- Sundial - Arthur Godfrey From: 07:30-08:00 -- Sundial - Arthur Godfrey From: 08:00-08:05 -- Arrow News From: 08:05-08:30 -- Sundial - Arthur Godfrey From: 08:30-08:45 -- Certified Magic Carpet From: 08:45-09:00 -- Bachelor's Children From: 09:00-09:15 -- Pretty Kitty Kelly From: 09:15-09:30 -- Myrt And Marge From: 09:30-09:45 -- Hilltop House From: 09:45-10:00 -- Kay Fairchild, Stepmother From: 10:00-10:15 -- CBS News and Mary Lee Taylor Program From: 10:15-10:30 -- Brenda Curtis From: 10:30-10:45 -- Big Sister From: 10:45-11:00 -- Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories From: 11:00-11:15 -- Jean Abbey From: 11:15-11:30 -- When A Girl Marries From: 11:30-11:45 -- The Romance Of Helen Trent From: 11:45-12:00 -- Our Gal Sunday From: 12:00-12:15 -- The Goldbergs From: 12:15-12:30 -- Life Can Be Beautiful From: 12:30-12:45 -- Road Of Life From: 12:45-13:00 -- This Day Is Ours From: 13:00-13:15 -- Sunshine Report From: 13:15-13:30 -- The Life And Love Of Dr. Susan From: 13:30-13:45 -- Your Family And Mine From: 13:45-14:00 -- News Followed By Albert Warner From: 14:00-15:00 -- President's Address followed by Premier Daladier From: 15:00-15:10 -- Commentary & Analysis On The President's Address From: 15:10-15:25 -- The Career Of Alice Blair From: 15:25-15:30 -- Arrow News From: 15:30-15:45 -- Rhythm & Romance From: 15:45-16:00 -- Scattergood Baines From: 16:00-17:17 -- Baseball - Cleveland at Washington From: 17:17-17:30 -- The World Dances From: 17:30-17:45 -- Arrow News followed by Time Out From: 17:45-18:00 -- Sports With Harry McTigue From: 18:00-18:15 -- Amos 'n' Andy From: 18:15-18:30 -- The Parker Family From: 18:30-19:00 -- Joe E. Brown From: 19:00-19:30 -- Ask-It Basket From: 19:30-19:55 -- Strange As It Seems From: 19:55-20:00 -- Elmer Davis And The News From: 20:00-21:00 -- Major Bowes and his Original Amateur Hour From: 21:00-21:30 -- The Columbia Workshop From: 21:30-22:00 -- Americans At Work From: 22:00-22:15 -- Arrow News & Edwin C. Hill Commentary From: 22:15-22:30 -- Streamline Interlude From: 22:30-22:45 -- The Midweek Review With Albert Warner From: 22:45-23:21 -- Repeat of FDR Speech From: 23:21-23:30 -- Jerry Livingstone & His Orchestra From: 23:30-24:00 -- Teddy Powell Orchestra From: 00:00-00:30 -- Louis Prima Orchestra From: 00:30-01:02 -- Bob Chester Orchestra, News & Signoff

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0559-0630 Sign On and Sundial - Recorded … 30:04
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0630-0700 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey 31:38
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0700-0730 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey 31:06
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0730-0800 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey 32:17
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0800-0805 Arrow News 5:06
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0805-0830 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey 25:56
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0830-0845 Certified Magic Carpet 15:40
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-0845-0900_Bachelor's_Children 15:23
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0900-0915 Pretty Kitty Kelly 15:25
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0915-0930 Myrt And Marge 15:13
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0930-0945 Hilltop House 16:10
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-0945-1000_Kay_Fairchild,_Stepmother 15:40
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1000-1015 CBS News and Mary Lee Taylor Pr… 14:59
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1015-1030 Brenda Curtis 15:35
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1030-1045 Big Sister 15:30
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1045-1100_Aunt_Jenny's_Real_Life_Stories 15:22
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1100-1115 Jean Abbey 15:31
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1115-1130 When A Girl Marries 15:32
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1130-1145 The Romance Of Helen Trent 15:51
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1145-1200 Our Gal Sunday 15:18
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1200-1215 The Goldbergs 14:50
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1215-1230 Life Can Be Beautiful 15:54
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1230-1245 Road Of Life 15:32
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1245-1300 This Day Is Ours 15:40
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1300-1315 Sunshine Report 12:56
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1315-1330 The Life And Love Of Dr. Susan 15:01
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1330-1345 Your Family And Mine 14:50
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1345-1400 News Followed By Albert Warner 15:38
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1400-1500_President's_Address_followed_by… 1:00:44
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1500-1510_Commentary_&_Analysis_On_The_Pr… 10:09
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1510-1525 The Career Of Alice Blair 15:07
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1525-1530 Arrow News 4:54
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1530-1545_Rhythm_&_Romance 14:51
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1545-1600 Scattergood Baines 15:14
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1600-1717 Baseball - Cleveland at Washing… 1:18:51
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1717-1730 The World Dances 13:05
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1730-1745 Arrow News followed by Time Out 15:13
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1745-1800 Sports With Harry McTigue 14:52
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1800-1815_Amos_'n'_Andy 14:47
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1815-1830 The Parker Family 15:12
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1830-1900 Joe E. Brown 30:08
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1900-1930 Ask-It Basket 31:00
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1930-1955 Strange As It Seems 25:25
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1955-2000 Elmer Davis And The News 4:54
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2000-2100 Major Bowes and his Original Am… 1:00:31
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2100-2130 The Columbia Workshop 30:48
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2130-2200 Americans At Work 30:45
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-2200-2215_Arrow_News_&_Edwin_C._Hill_Comm… 15:43
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2215-2230 Streamline Interlude 14:29
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2230-2245 The Midweek Review With Albert … 15:39
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2245-2321 Repeat of FDR Speech 36:43
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-2321-2330_Jerry_Livingstone_&_His_Orchest… 9:06
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2330-2400 Teddy Powell Orchestra 30:31
WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-22 -0000-0030 Louis Prima Orchestra 30:19
WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-22_-0030-0102_Bob_Chester_Orchestra,_News_&_S… 32:36

Reviews

Intriguing document


(5 stars)

I only have praise for the OTR Reasearchers Group. Here they have made available an audio document that has been in cicularion for some time, but in much better quality than I have ever seen. Listening to this is like opening a time capsule. You get the feel of 1939 September a day shortly after the beginning of WWII. Some of it is business as usual, an attempt to retain the innocence of the decade, and there is even a baseball game!

History


(5 stars)

This collection is a part of America's history shortly before we entered World War II. Somehow the owner of WJSV must have known that America would soon become involved in the conflict taking place in Europe and wanted to record this day for future history. We owe a great deal of Thanks to stations like WJSV for giving us an audio sound of their current time.

Great job! Ten stars!


(5 stars)

Years ago I downloaded the Complete Day. The sound was not clear at all and it consisted of one hour files without any more info. This new upload is quite different. Clear sound, clear info. Now THIS is a time machine! My rating: ten stars (if possible).

New Source Available


(4 stars)

A real treasure trove. A new source has been uploaded which is more complete, much better quality and indexed much better with every single program titled and given it's own separate file. Find it here: http://archive.org/details/001WakeUpMusic