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1926 | 1928 | 1932 | 1934 | 1939 | 1946 | 1947 |
Top Radio Shows in 1932*
(*Cooperative Analysis of Broadcasting (CAB) ratings service)
1. Chase & Sanborn Hour
2. Lucky Strike Hour
3. Texaco Fire Chief Program
4. Maxwell House Show Boat
5. Fleischmann Hour
6. Blue Ribbon Malt Pgm.
7. Rob't Burns Pgm.
8. Amos 'n' Andy
9. Myrt and Marge
10. Cities Service Concert
(*The C.A.B. rated radio program popularity from 1929 through 1935)
A Typical Tuesday Evening on the Radio in 1932
B 5:15 Dr. Doolittle (Children)
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B 5:30 Singing Lady (Children)
C 5:30 Skippy (Comedy)
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B 5:45 Little Orphan Anny (Drama)
R5:45 Safety Soldiers (Children)
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B 6:15 Russ Columbo Orchestra (M/V)
C 6:15 Reis & Dunn; Songs & Patter
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C 6:30 Vaughn DeLeath; Songs
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C 6:45 Just Plain Bill (Serial)
R 6:45 William S. Hard (News/Commentary)
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B 7:00 Amos & Andy (Comedy)
C 7:00 Myrt & Marge (Serial)
R 7:00 Mid Week Hymn Sing (Musical)
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B 7:15 Congress; Talks by members of Congress
C 7:15 Buck Rogers (Drama)
R 7:15 Wheatenaville Sketches (Comedy)
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C 7:45 Boake Carter (News/Commentary)
R 7:45 The Goldbergs (Serial)
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B 8:00 Eno Crime Club (Drama)
C 8:00 Whispering Jack Smith; Songs
R 8:00 Blackstone Plantation (Musical/Variety)
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C 8:15 Magic Voice (Light Drama)
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B 8:30 Jack Fulton, Songs (Light Music)
R 8:30 Wayne King Orchestra (M/V)
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B 8:45 Howard Thurston, the Magician (Drama)
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B 9:00 Musical Memories (Musical)
C 9:00 Bing Crosby; Songs (M/V)
R 9:00 Ben Bernie Orchestra (M/V)
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C 9:15 Threads of Happiness (Musical)
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C 9:30 California Melodies (M/V)
R 9:30 Ed Wynn Fire Chief (Comedy/Variety)
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B 10:00 D. W. Griffiths Hollywood (Gossip)
C 10:00 Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
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B= NBC Blue, C= CBS, R= NBC Red
Disclaimer:
These listing are presented only to give a 'flavor' of what people may have been listening
to on the radios depicted on the page.
I did not do exhaustive research and used only 1 source: "A Thirty-Year History of
Radio Programs" by Harrison B. Summers
Note that Summers book lists only network, not local, programs