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Tales of the Diamond K
Tales of the Diamond K
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Tales of the Diamond K

Syndicated

Syndicated · 1940–1950

Broadcasts

38

Cadence

Seasonal

Rated

PG

Since

1940

The run

Network
Syndicated
Years active
1940–1950
Surviving broadcasts
38
Genre
kids

TALES OF THE DIAMOND K There is not much information available about Tales of the Diamond K, despite extensive research done both on the internet and in the newspaper logs. It was a 15 minute syndicated show aimed at a juvenile audience and appeared to have been aired on a daily basis, during the mid 50's. Some sources indicate that as many as a thousand shows were produced, but there are only 39 known to be in existence. The series starred Ken Maynard as the host who introduced and told a different story each day. Most of the stories took place in the Old West. From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" Section below for more information on the OTRR. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “OTRR_Tales_From_The_Diamond_K_Singles”; these recordings are in the public domain.

Source collection

Old Time Radio Researchers Group

Rights

Public domain — no renewed US copyright

Cataloguing

Air dates and notes from the Archive item record

Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: OTRR_Tales_From_The_Diamond_K_Singles

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

0 dated broadcasts across 11 years on the air, with 11 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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1950
Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

Episodes

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Listen to the run in order

Restored broadcasts from NaN, in original transmission order.

  1. 1. Rusty Bill · Date unknown
  2. 2. Thunder Valley · Date unknown
  3. 3. Cattle Rustling, Texas Style · Date unknown
  • 01

    Rusty Bill

    Date unknown · 14 min

  • 02

    Thunder Valley

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 03

    Cattle Rustling, Texas Style

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 04

    Devil's Kitchen

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 05

    The Gold of Fort Ramirez

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 06

    Posthole Bank

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 07

    The Unburied Treasure

    Date unknown · 13 min

  • 08

    Golden Spiders

    Date unknown · 13 min

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