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David Ricquish Signs Off
It is with great sadness that we report that David Ricquish passed away at his home in Wellington, New Zealand, on September 23, 2024, after…
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KSKO’s One Man, Full-Time Operation Connects Interior Alaska
Paul Walker, the self-professed “Alaska Radio Nerd” is the sole full-time employee of a station that provides news, music, and emergency services across a wide swath of central Alaska.
The World of Cassiano Mendonça PY3CSM
Welcome to the story of the Brazilian radio amateur who recovers old AM transmitters, welcome to the world of Cassiano Mendonça (PY3CSM)
RNZ marks 75 years of broadcasting shortwave into the Pacific
It has been 75 years since Radio New Zealand commenced broadcasting on shortwave frequencies into the Pacific region.
RNZ goes live with new Pacific shortwave transmitter
Shortwave transmission to the Pacific is “more important now” than in 1990 when RNZ Pacific first broadcast into the region, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister says. RNZ went live on Thursday with its new Pacific shortwave transmitter, replacing its old one that dates to 1989.
Wakkanai Air Station, 1966 -1967
One of the most interesting assignments during my USAF years was to a small ELINT (ELectronic INTelligence) gathering post, Wakkanai Air Station. Located at the northern end of Japan’s most northerly island, Hokkaido, Wakkanai AS was blessed with a climate that, coupled with it’s distance from any major population centers, made it pretty much the end of the earth in the minds of most Japanese, and to the GI’s stationed there.
Long Lost Australian Radio Stars
2CH Sydney
AWA Station 2CH Who’s Who at 2CH in 1946 Travelling by fast elevator to the top of the AWA building at 47 York Street, Sydney,…
AFRS Armed Forces Radio Memories
AFRS Japan
When Japan formally surrendered in 1945, several mobile units of the AFRS were reportedly already on Kyushu. These were the same mobile units that had…
Island Radio Pacific Style
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 in Samoa
5ZA-ZMAP-2AP in Apia by Dr Adrian Peterson It was very early in the wireless era that a spark gap Morse Code station was established at…
Palau Wave Radio
Located in a remote corner of Micronesia, deep in the western Pacific, Palau is an archipelago of more than 300 coral and volcanic rock islands, and a nation teeming with culture and history. “It’s a pristine paradise,” says Salvador “Sadoi” Tellames, who owns and manages radio station Palau Wave Radio.
New Zealand Radio
MediaWorks expands the Breeze with Breeze Classic
MediaWorks has announced a new extension of the Breeze, Breeze Classic, which will move onto FM frequencies currently occupied by Magic on 1 November. Read…
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The Old Timers
Raymond Conder writes to us from Perth, Western Australia: I started out in radio announcing in 1962 I think it was 6VA Albany and then…
ABC Transcription Tapes for Latin America?
Enrique Klapp, from Los Angeles, writes to us: Dear Sirs, When I was a youngster in Chile, in the Seventies, radio stations in Latin America…
Alan Sanders on 5DN Adelaide?
Anne Larkins writes to us: Alan Sanders was my grandfather. I would be very interested to actually hear his voice as he passed away before…
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- Wolfman Jack 1979
by Thom on November 10, 2025 at 14:55Let's revisit 1979. I was 22, in Korea and don't remember most of the year. I met Wolfman at LAX when I came Stateside. Only time I was ever totally speechless at meeting a celebrity. Play it loud!Wolfman Jack - 1979More Wolfman JackHear Wolfman Jack every day at 3am on www.mybestsounds.com
- Mary Turner 1992
by Thom on November 10, 2025 at 14:53It was a scandal. In the early 80s when the network started the Mary Turner show. Loud Rock and Roll. What will the generals say? We'll find out. Mary brought her KMET show to the world and it was a very good thing.Mary Turner 1992More Mary Turner
- Chris Noel 1969
by Thom on November 10, 2025 at 14:52A life of service. In 1969 that service was with AFRTS. Thank you Chris.Hear Chris Noel every day at 11pm Central on www.mybestsounds.comDate With Chris - 1969More Memories with Chris Noel