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Description
Turn back the clock and spend an afternoon and evening watching television as it might have appeared on an American local station between 1955 and 1959.
The Local Station is a carefully arranged 40-program viewing experience inspired by the schedules of independent and network-affiliated television stations during the 1950s. Programs are presented in broadcast-day order with vintage commercials, station identifications, public-service announcements and station breaks placed throughout the schedule.
Begin with afternoon news and after-school entertainment, continue through early-evening family programming and prime-time television, and finish with a late-night feature before station sign-off.
This is more than a group of unrelated shows—it is a recreation of an evening spent watching your local television station during television’s Golden Age.
Programming ScheduleStation Opening
After-School Television
Late-Afternoon Programming
Early Evening
Newsreel or public-information presentation
Family situation comedy
Western or frontier adventure
Detective program
Household and automobile commercials
Prime-Time Television
Late-Night Television
Late-night mystery, science-fiction or horror presentation
Vintage commercial break
Station closing announcement
Traditional television sign-off
Collection Features
40 scheduled program selections
Inspired by American local television from broadcast arrangement
Vintage commercials and sponsor messages
Station identifications and family, western and adventure programming
Comedy, drama, crime, mystery and musical variety
Physical multi-disc DVD collection
Custom collector artwork
Bonus feature insert images
No streaming or download required
DVD Specifications
Format: DVD
Edition: Collector Edition
Programs: 40
Presentation: Afternoon to station sign-off
Video: Primarily English
Television Era: 1955–1959
Aspect Ratio: Original television presentation
Rating: Not Rated
Region: Region Free
Product Type: Physical multi-disc DVD collection
Archival picture and sound quality will vary. Film grain, scratches, broadcast noise and other age-related imperfections may be present.
This is a physical product shipped by mail. Processing and shipping take approximately 5–7 business days.
Public Domain Statement
Public Domain Statement: All films included in this collection have been thoroughly researched and verified as public domain under applicable United States copyright law. This product complies fully with policy regarding the sale of public domain media.