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Radio program that re-enacted current events in a newsreel format. The march of time broadcast with various frequencies, formats, and sponsors, from 1931 until 1945.
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Chronological listing.
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The March of time (Radio program), Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library
Originally created by the editors of Time magazine, the March of time radio program was broadcast with various frequency and sponsors from 1931 until 1945. The first broadcast was in March, 1931, and was a half-hour program which aired on Friday evenings at 8:30 p.m. From March 1935 on, the program was cut to 15 minutes, and was broadcast five times a week. Radio program that re-enacted current events in a newsreel format.
Radio program that re-enacted current events in a newsreel format. The march of time broadcast with various frequencies, formats, and sponsors, from 1931 until 1945.
Chronological listing.
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