When
Challenge of the Yukon premiered in January of 1939, the program aired "live" over the Michigan Radio Network, originating from the flagship station WXYZ in Detroit. It was not until the spring of 1943 that the series was transcribed with the intent of syndication. In the summer of 1951, the name of the program was changed to
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.
The following list is being provided in the hopes some collectors out there have copies of the following so we can remove them from the list. If a transcription disc appears for sale on eBay, the value can be determined by whether the recording is "lost," which has more value.
A year ago I posted a similar list for "lost" Lone Ranger episodes that helped lead us to finding a dozen episodes. It is my hope this list will provide the same service. If you believe you have any of these episodes, please contact me.
Date Episode Title
10/14/44 # 349 A Wrong Righted *
08/08/46 # 443 Blind Wolf
09/05/46 # 447 The Man Who Couldn't Remember
10/10/46 # 452 One-Man Cat *
10/17/46 # 453 False Alarm *
10/24/46 # 454 The Deer Head *
10/31/46 # 455 The Timber-Wolf *
05/21/47 # 483 The Maniac
04/03/48 # 525 The Scent Of Murder *
04/10/48 # 526 The Lesson *
04/24/48 # 527 Rusty *
05/01/48 # 528 False Alibi
05/08/48 # 529 The Mail Robbery
05/15/48 # 530 The Million Dollar Case
05/22/48 # 531 Murder At The El Dorado
05/29/48 # 532 The Rainbow Claims *
06/05/48 # 533 Starvation Camp
06/19/48 # 534 The Sweetwater Fire
06/26/48 # 535 Breakup
07/03/48 # 536 King Of The Castle
07/10/48 # 537 The Wolf Dog
07/24/48 # 538 Pit Of Disaster *
07/31/48 # 539 Canyon Trap *
08/07/48 # 540 The Tattooed Star
08/14/48 # 541 King's Revenge
08/21/48 # 542 Vindication
08/28/48 # 543 Rusky
09/04/48 # 544 The Champion
09/10/48 # 547 King's Feud *
04/07/50 # 766 Showdown On Shotgun Creek
04/10/50 # 767 Rusty Wins A Home *
04/12/50 # 768 Den Of Thieves *
04/14/50 # 769 The Yukon Pirates *
04/17/50 # 770 A Slight Case Of Poison *
04/19/50 # 771 The Gullible Grubstaker *
04/21/50 # 772 A Job For Jim *
04/24/50 # 773 The Three Black Dots
04/26/50 # 774 The Blackwood Treasure *
04/28/50 # 775 Blacky Does His Bit *
05/01/50 # 776 The Runaway Princess *
05/03/50 # 777 The Young One
05/05/50 # 778 The Servants Of The Queen *
05/08/50 # 779 The Sleeping Man *
05/10/50 # 780 Convict's Son *
05/12/50 # 781 Madge And The Mounties
05/15/50 # 782 The Gold Convoy *
05/17/50 # 783 The Hangman's Noose *
05/19/50 # 784 Miaku's Vow *
05/22/50 # 785 Pursuit By Night *
05/24/50 # 786 Trouble With Running Dog *
09/01/51 # 915 Redcoated Crook *
09/02/51 # 916 Boy Alone *
09/06/51 # 917 The Grudge *
09/08/51 # 918 Junior Partner
09/09/51 # 919 Dividend On Murder
09/13/51 # 920 Gold Cache
09/15/51 # 921 The Landlady
09/16/51 # 922 The Killer Cree
09/18/51 # 923 Three Men In Black
09/20/51 # 924 Chance Meeting
06/29/52 #1020 Calumet Gold Robberies
02/18/54 #1150 The Pawnbroker
02/25/54 #1152 Dog Race
05/03/55 #1249 Chinook Gold *
05/10/55 #1251 Cornered Killer
05/12/55 #1252 Freight Robbery
05/17/55 #1253 A Store For The Trader
05/19/55 #1254 Guardian For Jane
05/24/55 #1255 White River Gang *
05/26/55 #1256 Glare Of The Sun
05/31/55 #1257 Lucky's Rabbit Foot *
06/02/55 #1258 Bait For The Trap
06/07/55 #1259 The Yellow Streak
06/09/55 #1260 The Long Trail
An asterisk (*) above indicates I read the radio script and summarized the plot. I will continue to add an asterisk next to episode entries as I have the free time to read them, thus filling in gaps in the episode guide that is still under construction.
