2 thoughts on “1938 (Vancouver B.C.) radio listings”
With the limited number of stations in the 40s, there were often listing for stations along the US coast and further east, usually the high-power stations. With that a broadcast in Central time could very well have been heard by west coast listeners twice that evening. Even into the 1960s we could compile a long list of far away stations at night.
This is interesting reading, Jason. Canadians listened to American radio programs over the air: no need for satellite dishes or cable tv. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBR) carried some American programs as a lead in to the Canadian programs. For example, Big Town, with Edward G Robinson, was broadcast at 5:00p, local time. This was probably direct from CBS in New York because I notice that the program was broadcast over CBS stations in the west at 9:30p/12:30a Eastern as a live repeat to the west from New York because recordings were not permitted at the time.
I wonder if any listeners were able to receive the shortwave broadcasts?
With the limited number of stations in the 40s, there were often listing for stations along the US coast and further east, usually the high-power stations. With that a broadcast in Central time could very well have been heard by west coast listeners twice that evening. Even into the 1960s we could compile a long list of far away stations at night.
This is interesting reading, Jason. Canadians listened to American radio programs over the air: no need for satellite dishes or cable tv. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBR) carried some American programs as a lead in to the Canadian programs. For example, Big Town, with Edward G Robinson, was broadcast at 5:00p, local time. This was probably direct from CBS in New York because I notice that the program was broadcast over CBS stations in the west at 9:30p/12:30a Eastern as a live repeat to the west from New York because recordings were not permitted at the time.
I wonder if any listeners were able to receive the shortwave broadcasts?