
Tales of the absurd and bizarre made their way to the airwaves through this strange and eccentric old time radio series. Ripley's Believe It or Not starred non other than Robert Ripley himself as he shared his out-of-this-world discoveries and experiences while traveling around the globe. His standard practice was to take note of the unusual sights and practices he came across during his travels and chronicled them in his journal. It was not until 1930 that the program was made available to a public audience. Hear audio scripts from his journal while we play the best music for your morning!
closeFrom Jack Ellsworth in 1948 to now his grandson, Matt Taylor running the longest running radio show in history, Memories in Melody is on Racketeer Radio KFQX every Wednesday at 10 am PST.
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closeThe Make Believe Ballroom carries on the traditions of past hosts Martin Block, Al Jarvis, William B Williams, and Steve Allen by bringing you the greatest hits of the 1930s and 1940s. With the exception of brief periods, the program has been broadcast almost continuously since then. Now, Jeff Bressler is the current host of The Make Believe Ballroom and is on Racketeer Radio KFQX each Wednesday evening beginning at 4PM PST. No cover, no minimum, just sit back and enjoy.
closeNon-Stop Jive from Five to -well, to be honest, that changes based on the night now-a-days. When we first launched it was five to nine, but as we begin to load each weekday with more Radio Remote Broadcasts IRS becoming more like 7 or 8. Nevertheless tune into Racketeer Radio KFQX each weekday for the non stop jive of your favorite tunes and newest releases!
closePopular radio during the 1930s and throughout the 1940s included live coast-to-coast radio transmissions of “big bands”, or dance bands. These live remotes were held mostly in hotels, ballrooms, restaurants and clubs. During the war years, it was expanded to include military bases and defense plants. Racketeer Radio KFQX will continue the traditons of LIVE RADIO REMOTE BROADCASTS.
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closeThe Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran from 1932 to 1955 on radio. The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format, wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves. The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.
closeThe Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.
closeLux Radio Theatre, a classic radio anthology series. These hour-long radio programs that were adaptations of film and Broadway were performed live before studio audiences
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