Here’s what was on the radio 75 years ago today, from the Saturday, October 5, 1946, issue of the Washington Evening Star.  (For a larger view, click the image above.)

Highlights included the Philadelphia Orchestra on WTOP (now WFED) under the direction of Eugene Ormandy. On the 7:00 “Americana Quiz” program on WMAL (now WSBN), high school students answered questions on American history. At 9:00 on WRC, the “Saturday Roundup” program starred Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, and the Sons of the Pioneers.

A few smaller stations didn’t warrant listings in the main grid, but had their separate listings, such as WPIK (now WTNT) .  The station had just signed on the previous December at 730 kHz.  The daytimer signed off at 5:30 PM. Two FM stations also had listings. W3LX operated on 98.9 MHz from 11:30 to 9:00 PM. WINX-FM was on the air from 9 AM to 11:15 PM, and simulcast the programs of the AM station. It was operating on two frequencies–43.2 MHz on the old prewar band, and at 92.9 MHz on the new FM band.

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