▁Pan - American ▁out look , ▁reaching ▁out ▁to ▁Canadian ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁aud ien ces . ▁Program s ▁typically ▁dw elled ▁on ▁the ▁historical ▁and ▁cultural ▁her itage , ▁common ▁strugg les , ▁and ▁shared ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World . ▁With ▁support ▁from ▁Nelson ▁A . ▁Rock ef eller ’ s ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Inter - American ▁Affairs ▁( 1 9 4 0 – 4 6 ), ▁CBS ▁had ▁its ▁educational ▁programs ▁translated ▁into ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁broadcast ▁over ▁its ▁Pan - American ▁network ▁of ▁stations , ▁the ▁Cad ena ▁de ▁las ▁Amer icas . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁The ▁American ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁had ▁expanded ▁into ▁ 1 5 ▁countries . ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁the ▁war , ▁it ▁became ▁” the ▁official ▁channel ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁War ▁Information ▁will ▁convey ▁news , ▁information ▁and ▁instructions ▁for ▁civil ian ▁activities ▁to ▁children ▁and ▁young ▁people , ▁teachers ▁and ▁parents ▁of ▁America .” ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁program ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁late ▁afternoon ▁times lot , ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁p . m . ▁▁ ▁D ifferent ▁topics ▁were ▁featured ▁throughout ▁the ▁week ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁title . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 1 - 1 9 3 2 ▁schedule ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁below : ▁ ▁As ▁established ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁industry ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁were ▁the