Countrytime was a Canadian

Television in Canada

Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...

 country music television series which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 from 1970 to 1974.

Premise

This concert-style series was hosted by Myrna Lorrie

Myrna Lorrie

Myrna Lorrie is a Canadian country singer.Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records...

. It was produced by CBC Halifax

CBHT

CBHT is the flagship station of CBC Television in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax metro area...

 and recorded in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

, first at Dartmouth High School's auditorium, then from 1972 at Prince Arthur High School which had greater capacity. Vic Mullen and house band The Hickorys regularly appeared on the programme. Visiting artists included The Allan Sisters, Wilf Carter

Wilf Carter

Wilf Carter , also known as Montana Slim, was a Canadian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and yodeller...

, Blake Emmons

Blake Emmons

Blake Emmons is a Canadian country music singer and entertainer.Emmons is famous in Canada for his music, as well as his hosting of the 1974 CTV series Funny Farm, the Canadian answer to Hee Haw....

, Lynn Jones and The Mercey Brothers.

This series is distinct from CBC's Countrytime

Countrytime (1960s TV series)

Countrytime is a Canadian agricultural news and information television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1966.-Premise:This current affairs series was produced as separate regional versions in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver...

rural current affairs series which was produced during the 1960s.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was first broadcast on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. from 28 February 1970 to 28 July 1973, except for some mid-year breaks and repeat broadcasts. During the NHL season, it followed the Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada

Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...

broadcasts.

Countrytime was rescheduled to Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. from 4 October 1973 to 3 January 1974, then finally on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. from 30 January to 3 April 1974.