<P> On May 11 , 1951 , The Lawrence Welk Show began as a local program on KTLA in Los Angeles , the flagship station of the Paramount Television Network and the first television station in California . The original show was broadcast from the since - demolished Aragon Ballroom at Venice Beach . </P>
<P> On May 11 , 1951 , The Lawrence Welk Show began as a local program on KTLA in Los Angeles , the flagship station of the Paramount Television Network and the first television station in California . The original show was broadcast from the since - demolished Aragon Ballroom at Venice Beach . </P>
when did the lawrence welk show first air
when did the lawrence welk show first air
May 11 , 1951
May 11 , 1951