fjˈuːtʃɚ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi bˈɑːb bˈɑːɹkɚ hˈoʊstᵻd ɐn ˈɔːdiənspɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ʃˈoʊ ɔnðə stˈeɪʃən ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, wˌɛn pɹədˈuːsɚ ɹˈælf ˈɛdwɚdz hˈæpənd təbi lˈɪsənɪŋ tə ðə stˈeɪʃən ɪn hɪz kˈɑːɹ ænd ˈæskt bˈɑːɹkɚ tʊ ɔːdˈɪʃən tə hˈoʊst hɪz ʃˈoʊ tɹˈuːθ ɔːɹ kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz, lˈɑːntʃɪŋ ɐ fˈɪftijˈɪɹ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən kɚɹˈɪɹ.
Future television personality Bob Barker hosted an audience-participation show on the station until 1956, when producer Ralph Edwards happened to be listening to the station in his car and asked Barker to audition to host his show Truth or Consequences, launching a 50-year television career.