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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Lulu Belle, Scotty, the National Barn Dance, and the Oneida County Fair
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:37
	Publish Date:		2019-07-31 05:00:00
	Description:		With the Oneida County Fair kicking off tomorrow, we thought we’d remember a special moment at the Oneida County Fair back in 1938. Gary Entz continues our series A Northwoods Moment in History with the story, starting with the history of the National Barn Dance radio program. In the 1930s The National Barn Dance was one of the most popular programs on broadcast radio, and it was a great favorite in the Northwoods. Two stars in particular were beloved in the Northwoods, and that was the singing duo of Lulu Belle and Skyland Scottie. The National Barn Dance radio program began broadcasting out of Chicago’s WLS-AM in 1924. WLS was owned by Sears, the call letters stood for “World’s Largest Store,” and it was founded in order to encourage farm families in rural communities to purchase radio receivers. The station broadcast at 50,000 watts and covered a huge swath of the Midwest, including the Northwoods. In 1928 the station was sold to the Agricultural Broadcasting Company, otherwise
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