Sponsored by Wrigley's Gum and carried over the CBS radio network from January 7, 1940 to August 1, 1943.  The series was off the air when Gene Autry joined the Army Air Corps.  After his return, the program was heard again from September 23, 1945 to May 13, 1956.  Autry was popular with personal appearances, in motion pictures, as well as on radio and later on television.