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    • Jul 2, 1950
    Western-swing musicians Tex Williams, Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers launch a show on the NBC Radio Network
    Sep 1, 1950
    Merle Travis becomes the regular host of WRVA Radio's "Old Dominion Barn Dance" in Richmond, Virginia
    Sep 23, 1950
    "The Eddy Arnold Show" debuts on NBC Radio, using "Cattle Call" as the theme song
    Nov 15, 1950
    Patsy Montana begins hosting her own radio show on WQAM in Miami, Florida
    Jan 27, 1951
    More than two years after "The Louisiana Hayride" turned him down, Lefty Frizzell debuts on the "Hayride" when it airs from Beaumont's City Auditorium
    Sep 30, 1951
    Porter Wagoner makes his debut on KWTO Radio in Springfield, Missouri, where his instant popularity earns him a raise from $35 weekly to $70
    Nov 20, 1952
    Gene Autry buys Los Angeles radio station KMPC for a reported $800,000
    Nov 23, 1952
    "Town Hall Party" debuts on radio station KFI in Compton, California. It becomes a staple of radio and TV in the Los Angeles market for the next nine years, providing exposure for Merle Travis, Tex Ritter, Freddie Hart and Joe Maphis, among others
    Mar 31, 1953
    Numerous radio stations across the country observe Hank Williams Day, paying homage to the legendary singer who died three months earlier
    Apr 11, 1953
    Patsy Cline, visiting from Winchester, Virginia, sings two songs on Ernest Tubb's Nashville radio show "The Midnite Jamboree"



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