<sod>Another program named ''Army Hour'' existed before the one heard on NBC. That 30-minute variety show was broadcast on [[WRCG|WRBL]] in Columbus, Ga., by personnel from [[Fort Benning]]. Its first broadcast was March 16, 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=In the Army Now|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-BC-IDX/40-OCR/1940-04-01-BC-OCR-Page-0074.pdf#search=%22army hour%22|accessdate=20 August 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=April 1, 1940}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Another program named ''Army Hour'' existed before the one heard on NBC. That 30-minute variety show was broadcast on [[WRCG|WRBL]] in Columbus, Ga., by personnel from [[Fort Benning]]. Its first broadcast was March 16, 1940.<ref>{{cite news|title=In the Army Now|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/Archive-BC-IDX/40-OCR/1940-04-01-BC-OCR-Page-0074.pdf|accessdate=20 August 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=April 1, 1940}}</ref><eod>