Images of the Past
The WNAX Missouri Valley Barn Dance
Season 6 Episode 1 | 6m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
A Yankton radio show brought the fun of a barn dance to listeners all over the Midwest.
From the late 1940s until the mid-1950s, WNAX radio in Yankton brought the experience of a South Dakota barn dance to listeners all over the upper Midwest. WNAX engineers, announcers and entertainers traveled to small towns in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa presenting ‘The Missouri Valley Barn Dance’ broadcasts every Saturday night. The show could be heard from Kansas City to Fargo to Des Moines.
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Images of the Past
The WNAX Missouri Valley Barn Dance
Season 6 Episode 1 | 6m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
From the late 1940s until the mid-1950s, WNAX radio in Yankton brought the experience of a South Dakota barn dance to listeners all over the upper Midwest. WNAX engineers, announcers and entertainers traveled to small towns in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa presenting ‘The Missouri Valley Barn Dance’ broadcasts every Saturday night. The show could be heard from Kansas City to Fargo to Des Moines.
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