Complete Broadcast Day - WJSV 9/21/39
 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day On September 21, 1939,
radio station WJSV in Washington, D.C. transcribed
an entire day of broadcasting the same month Germany
invaded Poland. The itinerary of the broadcast gives
an intriguing look at to what a day of broadcast was
like:
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6:30
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Sundial
with Arthur Godfrey
(music) |
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8:30
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Certified
Magic Carpet (quiz show) |
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8:45
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Bachelor's
Children (soap) |
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9:00
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Pretty
Kitty Kelly (soap) |
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9:15
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The
Story of Myrt & Marge (soap) |
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9:30
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Hilltop
House (soap) |
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9:45
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Stepmother
(soap) |
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10:00
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Mary
Lee Taylor (soap) |
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10:15
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Brenda
Curtis (soap, featuring Agnes Moorehead) |
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10:30
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Big
Sister (soap) |
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10:45
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Aunt
Jenny's Real Life Stories (soap that Bob
& Ray loved to parody) |
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11:00
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Jean
Abbey (news for women) |
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11:15
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When
a Girl Marries (soap) |
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11:30
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The
Romance of Helen Trent (soap) |
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11:45
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Our
Gal Sunday (soap) |
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12:00
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The
Goldbergs (comedy) |
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12:15
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Life
Can Be Beautiful (soap) |
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12:30
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Road
of Life (soap) |
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12:45
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This
Day Is Ours (soap) |
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1:00
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Sunshine
Report (news) |
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1:15
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The
Life & Love of Dr. Susan (soap) |
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1:30
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Your
Family and Mine (soap) |
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1:45
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News
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2:00
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President
Roosevelt's Address to Congress (speech) |
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2:40
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Premier
Edouard Daladier |
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3:00
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Address
Commentary (news) |
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3:15
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The
Career of Alice Blair (soap) |
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3:30
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News
(news) |
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3:42
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Rhythm
& Romance |
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3:45
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Scattergood
Baines |
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4:00
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Baseball:
Cleveland Indians at Washington Senators (sports) |
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5:15
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The
World Dances (music) |
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5:30
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News
(news) |
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5:45
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Sports
News (news) |
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6:00
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Amos
and Andy (comedy) |
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6:15
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The
Parker Family (comedy) |
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6:30
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Joe
E. Brown (comedy) |
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7:00
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Ask-It
Basket (quiz) |
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7:30
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Strange
as it Seems (true stories) |
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8:00
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Major
Bowes' Original Amateur Hour (variety) |
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9:00
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The
Columbia Workshop - "Now It's Summer"
(drama) |
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9:30
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Americans
at Work (true stories) |
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10:00
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News
(news) |
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10:15
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Music
(music) |
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10:30
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Albert
Warner (news) |
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11:30
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Teddy
Powell Band (music) |
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12:00
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Louis
Prima Orchestra (music) |
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12:30
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Bob
Chester Orchestra (music) |
 Also on this day, in Europe, Sept 21, 1939, Heydrich
issued instructions to SS Einsatzgruppen stating the
Jewish Poles are to be gathered into ghettos near
railroads for the future "final goal." He
also ordered a census and the establishment of Jewish
administrative councils within the ghettos to implement
Nazi policies and decrees.
See also: Complete Broadcast, 1944 .
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