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    • Oct 7, 1957
    "The Jim Reeves Show" debuts on the ABC Radio Network. The one-hour show airs on weekdays for three weeks. His first guests: Marty Robbins and The Jordanaires
    Nov 25, 1957
    Ralph Emery begins working as the all-night disc jockey on Nashville's WSM Radio
    Dec 12, 1957
    A disc jockey for KEX radio in Portland, Oregon, is fired for playing Elvis Presley's version of "White Christmas"
    May 1, 1958
    KLLL signs on the air in Lubbock, Texas. Among its disc jockeys in its first year of operation: Waylon Jennings
    Jun 19, 1958
    Salt Lake City radio station KLUB begins playing The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley." Eleven months later, the folk recording wins Best Country & Western Performance during the inaugural Grammy Awards
    Aug 1, 1958
    KSIR signs on the air in Wichita, Kansas, becoming the city's first country station. The ownership group includes Webb Pierce
    May 22, 1959
    Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys Seattle radio station KVI
    Nov 21, 1959
    WABC radio in New York fires Alan Freed after the disc jockey refused to sign an affidavit saying he never received payola. Thus begins the undoing of a rock & roll legend, credited as a co-writer of the future Forester Sisters hit "Sincerely"
    Apr 30, 1960
    "The WLS Barn Dance" ends a 36-year run
    May 1, 1960
    Chicago radio station WLS adopts a rock & roll format, a day after "The WLS Barn Dance" had its final broadcast



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