We often had the kazillion watt country music station from Del Rio Texas on radio if we finished farmwork in time for a little relaxed time before turning in.(This was in Minnesota.) But one of the earliest things I can pin down in memory was Gene Autry broadcasting from Melody Ranch. The first song I can remember as being a personal
favorite was Gene singing Strawberry Roan. So far as I've been able to find, that exists on record only as a small fragment on a box set I bought a few years back.