- AAAB6553
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- 1959
SUMMARY: "Around the Town" was a CKNW radio series that ran every Saturday night for six months. It employed a portable FM unit, plus the FM transmitter in the CKNW news wagon, to broadcast live from locations; around Vancouver. In this episode, Jack Cullen and his crew visit all sorts of nighttime establishments in the city, including nightclubs, restaurants, bistros, etc.. The program begins and ends at t;he front door of Cullen's home. This recording contains one complete four-hour live broadcast, including music, commercials, and newscasts. According to Cullen, "Around the Town" was "the first mobile; FM program in Vancouver".;