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.

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1 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0559-0630 Sign On and Sundial - Recorded Music - 30:05

2 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0630-0700 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey - 31:38

3 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0700-0730 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey - 31:07

4 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0730-0800 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey - 32:17

5 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0800-0805 Arrow News - 05:06

6 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0805-0830 Sundial - Arthur Godfrey - 25:56

7 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0830-0845 Certified Magic Carpet - 15:41

8 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-0845-0900_Bachelor's_Children - 15:24

9 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0900-0915 Pretty Kitty Kelly - 15:26

10 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0915-0930 Myrt And Marge - 15:13

11 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -0930-0945 Hilltop House - 16:11

12 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-0945-1000_Kay_Fairchild,_Stepmother - 15:41

13 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1000-1015 CBS News and Mary Lee Taylor Program - 14:59

14 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1015-1030 Brenda Curtis - 15:36

15 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1030-1045 Big Sister - 15:30

16 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1045-1100_Aunt_Jenny's_Real_Life_Stories - 15:23

17 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1100-1115 Jean Abbey - 15:31

18 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1115-1130 When A Girl Marries - 15:33

19 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1130-1145 The Romance Of Helen Trent - 15:52

20 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1145-1200 Our Gal Sunday - 15:19

21 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1200-1215 The Goldbergs - 14:50

22 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1215-1230 Life Can Be Beautiful - 15:55

23 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1230-1245 Road Of Life - 15:33

24 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1245-1300 This Day Is Ours - 15:41

25 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1300-1315 Sunshine Report - 12:57

26 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1315-1330 The Life And Love Of Dr. Susan - 15:02

27 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1330-1345 Your Family And Mine - 14:51

28 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1345-1400 News Followed By Albert Warner - 15:38

29 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1400-1500_President's_Address_followed_by_Premier_Daladier - 01:00:44

30 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1500-1510_Commentary_&_Analysis_On_The_President's_Address - 10:10

31 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1510-1525 The Career Of Alice Blair - 15:07

32 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1525-1530 Arrow News - 04:54

33 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1530-1545_Rhythm_&_Romance - 14:52

34 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1545-1600 Scattergood Baines - 15:15

35 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1600-1717 Baseball - Cleveland at Washington - 01:18:52

36 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1717-1730 The World Dances - 13:05

37 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1730-1745 Arrow News followed by Time Out - 15:13

38 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1745-1800 Sports With Harry McTigue - 14:53

39 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-1800-1815_Amos_'n'_Andy - 14:47

40 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1815-1830 The Parker Family - 15:13

41 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1830-1900 Joe E. Brown - 30:08

42 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1900-1930 Ask-It Basket - 31:00

43 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1930-1955 Strange As It Seems - 25:26

44 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -1955-2000 Elmer Davis And The News - 04:54

45 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2000-2100 Major Bowes and his Original Amateur Hour - 01:00:32

46 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2100-2130 The Columbia Workshop - 30:49

47 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2130-2200 Americans At Work - 30:45

48 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-2200-2215_Arrow_News_&_Edwin_C._Hill_Commentary - 15:43

49 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2215-2230 Streamline Interlude - 14:29

50 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2230-2245 The Midweek Review With Albert Warner - 15:39

51 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2245-2321 Repeat of FDR Speech - 36:43

52 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-21_-2321-2330_Jerry_Livingstone_&_His_Orchestra - 09:07

53 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-21 -2330-2400 Teddy Powell Orchestra - 30:32

54 WJSV Complete Broadcast Day 39-09-22 -0000-0030 Louis Prima Orchestra - 30:20

55 WJSV_Complete_Broadcast_Day_39-09-22_-0030-0102_Bob_Chester_Orchestra,_News_&_Signoff - 32:37