Period 5 element other metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. The firstalloy, used in large scale since 3000 BC, was bronze, an alloy of tin and copper. After 600 BC pure metallic tin was produced. Pewter, which is an alloy of 85–90% tin with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead, was used for tableware from the Bronze Age until the 20th century. In modern times tin is used in many alloys, most notably tin/lead soft solders, typically containing 60% or more of tin. Another large application for tin is
Jim Pewter teen rating for his time slot. Pewter hosted an oldies rock show on KMET in Los Angeles, prior to becoming program director of K-EARTH in 1973 and P.D. of KRLA in 1983. He was voted Oldies Program Director of the Year in 1974 by the Billboard International Radio Programming Forum. In 1973, Pewter co-produced and co-hosted Dick Clark's 20 years of Rock 'N Roll Radio show, syndicated throughout 250 stations. He also wrote and co-produced a four-hour documentary, "The Beatles, Their Long and Winding Road", aired in California and later wrote, co-produced and hosted the six-hour radio special "Rock and