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= '''WJBC Radio Connection''' == | = '''WJBC Radio Connection''' == | ||
[[Image:CBC3-1947.jpg| | '''Live On-Air Performances''' | ||
WJBC Radio began operating in Bloomington in 1925. The Bloomington Barbershop Chapter formed 17 years later. No one is certain when the first live airing of barber shop occurred on WJBC, but a photo of a live Christmas season performance in 1952 on the steps of the McLean County Courthouse (now the McLean County Museum of History) is one of the earliest. The WJBC microphone is clearly visible. | |||
[[Image:CBC3-1947.jpg|900px|left]] | |||
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Likewise, some of the early barbershop shows were broadcast on the Bloomington station. Photos of The Corn Belt Chorus singing at the Scottish Rite Temple (now the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts) in 1947 show a WJBC microphone at center stage. | Likewise, some of the early barbershop shows were broadcast on the Bloomington station. Photos of The Corn Belt Chorus singing at the Scottish Rite Temple (now the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts) in 1947 show a WJBC microphone at center stage. | ||
[[Image:Caroling 1952.jpg|1000px|left]] | |||
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Photo of Fibber and Molly is from a Victory Loan rally in New York during W.W.II. | Photo of Fibber and Molly is from a Victory Loan rally in New York during W.W.II. | ||