The Monitor Beacon - A sound from my childhood that I would hear on the radio in the 50s and 60s

A neat sound that was used as station breaks etc by NBC radio which disapeared from the air in 1975.
Such an unusual sound unlike the familiar NBC chimes still used on TV by NBC.
How many of you can remember hearing the variety shows on the radio on "The Monitor Beacon"?

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Entertainment

Tags:

• NBC
• radio
• Monitor
• Beacon
• 50s
• 70s

[wb5oxq]

In 1958 we moved to Jackson, MS and I don't remember hearing those programs anymore. Radio sure is not like that anymore. Now back in Waco, I like to listen to the old radio shows once more on my Sirius satellite radio though!

[wb5oxq]

I spent the first 11 years of my life in Waco, TX and until I was in the second grade there were no TV stations located here and my father would not buy a TV set until there were local stations so we spend most evenings listening to the radio. We had a Philco console in the family room and after the evening meal we would turn on the radio and listen to all kinds of variety , comedy shows and some scary mysterys too. Monitor was on weekends several times a day. I remember Don McNiel mornings .

[altfactor]

It's amazing that this sound is over 55 years old, but still sounds up-to-the-minute today!

[coopecb1]

@radiojunkie2006 It's on my cell phone, too. It's excellent at cutting through the background noise. It also helps that the sound was burned into my neurons at an early age.

[musicmandon1]

I remember the sound all right, leading into the news. I didn't much listen to the shows. after the news I'd go back to the local country station, which was an independent and a light bulb at that, but it played the country hits of the day, which was the late '60s and early '70s.

[rocksmeller99]

I remember hearing it on the road with my parents on weekends

[luviananna]

Yep, Winter weekend mornings on WNBC back in the 60's. Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen Miss Monitor. Better times.

[frastephen]

Monitor is a very happy memory from my childhood. I can remember listening to it especially during family vacations as we drove along. Radio was never the same ...

[Juliaflo]

Wa-Hoo. I grew up listening to the Monitor Beacon.

(Now, don't figure out my age, but have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year),.

[murgymark]

I totally understand this....and believe me i share the same feelings as you