…world’s first commercial radio station, KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh in 1920.
Broadcast History: Sept 25th, 1933 - December 16th, 1951Theme Tune: When The Bloom Is On The Sage
In early 1933, a survey of local school children determined their top western hero was Tom Mix, and from there, Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters was created as a new juvenile western radio adventure series.
Tom Mix and his Ralston Straight Shooters was the major rival of Jack Armstrong - The All American Boy, and began airing on NBC on September 25th 1933, for 15 minutes three times a week.
Although he never appeared in it, the series was based on Tom Mix - a real cowboy and Hollywood screen star whose life had been so glorified through Hollywood publicity that he had become the ideal hero - along with his wonder horse, Tony, who was already famous from the movies.
All of the stories were set around Tom's ranch, the TM-Bar in the Texas country, where Tom lived with his elderly sidekick - the Old Wrangler - and his two young wards, Jimmy and Jane.
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