Standard Oil of California paid the orchestra's debts and in return was given broadcast rights to that year's concert series.
[5] "It was simple theme music, 45 seconds long," wrote John Dunning, "and listeners who loved it and requested 'the entire piece' were surprised when told there was no more.
Other conductors on the broadcasts included Alfred Hertz, Sir Thomas Beecham and Werner Janssen.
The autumn months were dedicated to the San Francisco Opera, with its stars singing under the baton of its founder and general director, Gaetano Merola.
[7] In 1952, NBC Radio received a Peabody Award for the contributions of The Standard Symphony: First, outstanding once-a-week symphonic broadcasts over 11 western states, since October 24, 1926, through which Standard Oil of California achieved a priceless public service; secondly, a radio series of highly effective educational features for school children; and, latterly, a schedule of brilliant television presentations over Pacific Coast and inter-mountain facilities, known as The Standard Hour, which also maintained the highest levels of production excellence.