[3] The network previously broadcast a pop music television program, TV Disc Jockey, from June 1957 to February 1958.

[2][4] Its host was John Godson, with each episode filmed in front of about 40 teenagers, who "listen to the records, rock-'n-roll, drink vast quantities of Coke, and generally have fun under the eye of the TV camera.

"[4] In March 1958 TV Disc Jockey was replaced by Accent on Youth,[2] with Henderson as its host, and by May 1958 he was the most popular local identity with the station's viewers.

[1] Over the years they included Col Joye, Little Pattie, Warren Williams, Lucky Starr, Sandy Scott, Bryan Davies, Dinah Lee, Johnny Devlin, Laurel Lea, Judy Stone,[7] the De Kroo Brothers, Digby Richards, Robyn Alvarez, the Bee Gees, the Allen Brothers (a duo of the unrelated, Peter Allen and Chris Bell), Helen Reddy, Lana Cantrell, Cathy Wayne, The Delltones,[7] Pat Carroll and Olivia Newton-John.

[1] The musical director was Bob Young; all the band tracks and vocal performances were pre-recorded at Natec Sound Studios in Bligh Street Sydney.

Brian C. Morelli took over in 1969 he returned the programme to live vocals and successfully produced the program on location including the Australiana Pioneer Village, Wilberforce NSW and in Singapore and Malaya, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne for the King of the Pops Award night.

[8] Umbrella Entertainment has released, in conjunction with Nine Network, a series of "The Best of Bandstand" DVD packs, each with selections from two years' programs.