- The Adventures of Frank Race16 The Adventure of The Talking Bullet (2)
- WhistlerBest Friend
- Inner Sanctum MysteriesDead Heat
- Let George Do ItThe Problem of Joe Martin
- The Lone RangerWhite Man's Magic
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- The Lone RangerGrubstake to Murder
- DragnetProduction 11 aka Sixteen Jewel Thieves
- EscapeSnake Doctor (Ira Grossel)
- The Lone RangerBob Dayton's Secret
- Frontier Town31 Sundown Valley
- Philip Marlowe, The Adventures ofThe Lady Killer
- Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveThe Jean Cooper Murder Case
Radio Calendar
Wednesday, August 17, 1949
1 episode on the air
This week in history
Week of 08/14–08/20/1949
- 1949 — Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge.
- 1949 — The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead.
- 1949 — 1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland.
- 1949 — Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic.
- 1949 — The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
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About this night
On Wednesday, August 17, 1949, Goldie’s Radio Calendar lists 1 playable old time radio episode that shares this broadcast date. Highlights include The Lone Ranger. Jump week to week, read “this week in history,” and play that episode free in your browser — sponsor breaks included.
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FAQ
- What old time radio shows aired on Wednesday, August 17, 1949?
- Goldie lists 1 episode for Wednesday, August 17, 1949, including The Lone Ranger. Open the title to stream free.
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- Tonight maps today’s month and day onto a dense year of the Golden Age of Radio (default 1946). You land on that historical date’s lineup so you can hear what was on the air “this day in radio” without memorizing obscure air dates.
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