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Amateur Radio War
Airdate: Tuesday - January 8, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

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First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

All right, gang, let's go. . .

Show Description

Shep plays the CHOAS record about station KOS Over 45 radio stations in New York all playing the same thing. Hard to tell the difference between radio stations and TV stations, as well as cars today Shep talks about his early days on amateur radio How WWII actually got started on ham radio

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WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 08:35	Speaking of shell games, this is WOR AM and FM New York. . .

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

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• 08:50	Show Magazine

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 01:32; 4:33	Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• 02:34; 05:31	Chaos
• 07:57	Stars and Stripes

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•	None Mentioned

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Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 19:25 ]	General Topics		Ham Radio / Amateur Radio

Record: 3399 / ID: 19630108W3399

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	Date	Title
	January 8, 1963 Recno: 3399	Amateur Radio War	Original Airing

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Database ID #:	19630108W3399	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	01-01-2008	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	06-22-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
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	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
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Gary Hines

Running Time: 34:17

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Inventory Name: 1963 01 08_W3399_097_mod Amateur Radio War.mp3
Source filename: 63-01-08_mod Amateur Radio War.mp3
Source description: 1-8-63 gh Amateur Radio War
Station: WOR

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Inventory Name: 1963 01 08_W3399_097_orig Amateur Radio War.mp3
Source filename: 63-01-08_orig Amateur Radio War.mp3
Station: WOR

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975