America Song was a live television

Live television

Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...

 series which aired on the NBC Television Network during primetime, premiering on 21 April 1948 and running to 1949. The series was hosted by Paul Arnold and featured performances of United States folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

. Each episode was 15 or 20 minutes long.

America Song aired on NBC at 7:30pm ET, followed by Camel Newsreel Theatre at either 7:45 or 7:50pm.

Preservation status

America Song is one of many TV series aired during the late 1940s for which little information is known, and it is unclear if any episodes survive of the program. Music TV programs were common during the 1940s and 1950s.