SPARC Museum Internet Radio

	SPARC Internet Radio Broadcast Requires Windows Media Player

We continue to broadcast our vintage radio programs over the Internet. You can hear music favourites from the hit decades of big bands, rock and roll, and pop favourites from the 30s to the 60s. Also, listen for historical programs, commercials, and old network radio shows - music, comedy, and drama.

Email us to comment on the sound or content, at sparcmuseum@telus.net

Current feature running:

Live from the SPARC Museum floor - another regular Sunday broadcast, recorded September 24th, 2000 (program #2). Peter and Jack are your hosts.

Our regular fare includes Jack's "Vintage Oldies", Dave McCormick's "Discumentary", programs from our transcriptions library, network replays, and selected music from our record shelves.

Features: (and relative start times - we try to have the minutes synchronized with real-time)
• 0:00 The show begins with recorded selections from the SPARC studio on the museum floor.
• 0:30 VINTAGE OLDIES, program 1-- Jack Watson, host
• 2:00 DISCUMENTARY "1951" -- Dave McCormick, host
• 3:00 NETWORK NOSTALGIA -- NBC -- THE SPIKE JONES SHOW (Chase & Sanborn) - Frances Langford, Adolph Menjou - From The U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, 2 Sept/1945. Adolph Menjou: 1890-1963 - was in 100+ movies. He was 55 here.
• 4:00 VINTAGE OLDIES, program 7 -- Jack Watson, host
• 5:15 SALUTE TO MUTUAL -- CKWX 1944, when it joined the Mutual Radio Network. (Very likely Vancouver musicians. Dal Richards remembers the girl singer.). CKWX was on 980 kHz at this time.

To follow along on Heritage Radio's station log, as you listen to this program, click on Program Log -- (Excel spreadsheet). Use your Back button to return.

This program is monophonic, as it originated in our 50s control room, which is not stereo-equipped. Well, most of the recordings are in mono anyway.

For the next while, the six-hour-long show will be playing. This show will be heard unless we're LIVE, or playing any scheduled Program SPECIALS.

- posted 13 February, 2012