WJSV Complete Day: “0730-0800 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey”, first broadcast on September 21, 1939. Old-time radio music and variety.

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This is a short morning broadcast from WJSV in Washington, part of the station's Complete Day series, recorded in 1939. The station signs on at six o'clock with the program Sundial, which is a stretch of recorded music. Partway through, the station goes briefly off the air to make technical adjustments, then returns on its assigned frequency of 1,460 kilocycles. The transcript covers only the opening minutes of the program, and it does not name any performers or features.

Listen for: The station's sign-on announcement and the brief technical break, after which the broadcast returns to the air.

First aired on September 21, 1939.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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The Sundial program on WJSV in Washington, D.C., runs its early morning broadcast on September 21, 1939. The host opens with the weather and the date, then reads a series of local notices and paid announcements. He describes a boat named the Lolita for sale, offers a Pepsi-Cola message, promotes a fashion picture at Loew's Palace Theatre, and gives birthday greetings to local listeners. He also reports on a Leesburg Pike highway improvement campaign and a lost gold baby's locket. Near the end, he mentions rising fur prices and a furrier's sale. The transcript covers only the first part of the broadcast.

With Harold Pory, Dick Hall, Robert William Hyde, Harry Rainesburger Jr..

Listen for: The host's weather report and the description of the Lolita boat for sale

First aired on September 21, 1939.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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The Sundial program on WJSV in Washington, D.C., runs through its early-morning hour, mixing music with local announcements. Arthur Godfrey hosts, and the broadcast moves from a cereal advertisement and a birthday greeting to a Pontiac used-car sale and a French mobilization bulletin. Later, Samuel Sim, chairman of the trophy committee for the President's Cup Regatta, describes the trophies awarded in the upcoming motorboat races. Three young women who drive midget outboard boats are introduced, along with a father who races a larger boat. The broadcast closes with a sung segment about a motorcar and wedding bells.

With Arthur Godfrey, Samuel Sim, Francis D'Efalfour, Betty D'Efalfour, Irene D'Efalfour.

Listen for: Samuel Sim describing the President's Cup Regatta trophies and introducing the three young women midget outboard drivers

First aired on September 21, 1939.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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