Standard School Broadcast
Description
The Standard School Broadcast is a long-running educational radio program devoted to music appreciation and American history for students.
The Standard School Broadcast is a weekly educational radio program that went on the air in 1928 and promoted music appreciation for students in the western United States. It was the oldest educational radio program in America. Based in San Francisco, California, the series was carried on NBC radio stations and via syndication. The Standard School Broadcast was devoted to music and American history. Carmen Dragon was music director of the programs for many years. The program's sponsor, Standard Oil of California, was honored with a Peabody Award for the series in 1958. In 1975, the program received the Peabody Institutional Award "for 47 years of continuous educational radio service".
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Original schedule
- 192911:30 AM ETNBC Pacific Coast Network (Pacific time listing) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 192911:00 AM ETNBC Pacific Coast Network (Pacific time listing) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193011:00 AM ETNBC Pacific Coast Network (Pacific time listing) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193411:00 AM ETKPO & network (Pacific time listing) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 193511:00 AM ETKPO & network / NBC net (Pacific time listing) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 194210:00 AM ETNBC Pacific Coast Network (source states 10:00-10:30 a.m. PWT) · morningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
