{"product_id":"the-local-station-1950s-tv-afternoon-evening-40-program-dvd-collection","title":"The Local Station 1950s TV Afternoon Evening 40 Program DVD Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurn back the clock and spend an afternoon and evening watching television as it might have appeared on an American local station between \u003cstrong\u003e1955 and 1959\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Local Station\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBegin 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProgramming Schedule\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStation Opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage station sign-on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStation identification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfternoon news 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