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Souvenir Programme: Official Opening of 2ZB
On Wednesday, 28th of April, 1937 the Hon. F. Jones, M.P., Postmaster-General and Acting Minister for Broadcasting, officially opened Station 2ZB in Wellington, New Zealand….
The Samoan Earthquakes and the Early Radio Scene in American Samoa
American Samoa is a small group of small islands in the exotic South Pacific with a total land area of only 76.8 square miles, a little more than the area of Washington DC. There are five main islands, and two coral atolls, with a population of 45,000, most of whom are bilingual in both Samoan and English.
ARAMCO Radio in Saudi Arabia and BFBS radio programming in Nepal
The earliest beginnings for ARAMCO Radio in Dhahran Saudi Arabia can be traced back to the late 1930s when the Arabian American Oil Company played music over a set of loud speakers that were installed at a company swimming pool. The Arabian American Oil Company was established in 1933 and with its exponential growth it has become the largest and most valuable commercial company in the world.
Nepal Earthquake: The Current Radio Scene in Nepal
The current radio scene in Nepal indicates that the most significant form of radio coverage in Nepal is achieved by more than 500 FM stations; government owned, commercial, and community stations. Programming is on the air in a multitude of local and regional languages, and also in English, Hindi and Urdu for wide area coverage. Off air relays in several languages from the BBC in London are also heard on some FM stations.
The Collection of Adinei Brochi PY2ADN
Martin Butera (PT2ZDX-LU9EFO), travels to the city of Americana, in the interior of Sao Paulo, to meet his colleague Adinei Brochi (PY2ADN), owner of one of the private collections of the most important radio transmitters in Brazil.
Long Lost Australian Radio Stars
4CA Cairns
4CA Cairns – “At the Top of Australia” The Cairns Station is the most northerly on the Australian Coast. It is owned and operated by…
AFRS Armed Forces Radio Memories
This is Radio Station VU2ZP in Bangalore
On JANUARY 20, 1945, Colonel Melville C. Robinson, then commanding officer of the Southern India Air Depot at Bangalore, conceived the idea of installing a…
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Samoa’s Radio 2AP Redevelopment Project
Enjoy this YouTube video from Australia’s ABC on the redevelopment project at 2AP: Samoa’s newly rebuilt Radio 2AP transmitter is already broadcasting essential information to…
Radio ZJV Suva
Foundations of Radio Fiji by Len Usher and Hugh Leonard The first Fiji Broadcasting Commission was appointed in June 1953, as assumed control of broadcasting…
Pacific Airwaves
Named after the British explorer James Cook, who is said to have “discovered” the islands in the 1700s, the Cook Islands is an archipelago scattered…
New Zealand Radio
Souvenir Programme: Official Opening of 2ZB
On Wednesday, 28th of April, 1937 the Hon. F. Jones, M.P., Postmaster-General and Acting Minister for Broadcasting, officially opened Station 2ZB in Wellington, New Zealand….
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CQ CQ CQ Seeking Information
Bahamas Radio Shows from the 60s or 70s
Lori in Brooklyn New York recently wrote to us: Hi, Do you know of any recordings of Bahamas radio shows from the 1960’s or early…
Lynne Lowan from FEN Sendai
Nobuo Sato recently wrote to us: I take the liberty of writing this e-mail in the hopes that you could help me find the ex-announcer…
Mark Slater aircheck
Mark Slater (formerly of 2CA) emailed us: I’m Mark Slater on air from 1974-77 and I’m looking for an aircheck of me…nothing. We valued tape…
The Latest from Our Friends at the AFRTS Archive
- Coffee Break 1977by Thom on September 20, 2023 at 19:58
Bruce Phillip Miller has more or your MOR favorites on "Coffee Break"Coffee Break 1977More Coffee Break
- Joe Allison 1963by Thom on September 20, 2023 at 19:54
Joe Allison was a songwriter, performer, record company executive and a DJ. Joe came along around the time of "Modern Country" and was responsible for modernizing "Hillbilly" radio. It was great. I just remastered this, enjoy.Joe Allison - 1963More Joe Allison
- Wolfman Jack 1983by Thom on September 19, 2023 at 20:50
Wolfman was the only one that we'd get complaints about. First thing I did at SCN when I could was get his airtime changed from 3am to 8pm. There was only one Wolfman, I'm proud we had him.Wolfman Jack 1983More Wolfman Jack