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Last Summary Update: 07-08-2009

Getting Ham License
Airdate: Thursday - January 24, 1963

WOR Show
Original Airing

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(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

All right, it's going to be zero tonight - (Theme missing - may not be true 1st line)
Opening of show is missing - these are first words of the available recording.

Show Description

Shep recounts studying for and testing for his Ham Radio License

[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 07-08-2009 ]   
  Very cold weather described 

Passing long winter nights in search of his white whale, Shep does a Melville      
  

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 05:46	Speaking of amateur radio, this is WOR AM & FM New York

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
•	No Music Used

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 20:40	Ed Scaterday

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 07:00 ]	General Topics		Ham Radio / Amateur Radio

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

This Show

		Date	Title
		January 24, 1963	Getting Ham License	Original Airing

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"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