Wavescan: American Radio Stations in Australia – VLC Shepparton
American Radio Stations in Australia – VLC Shepparton by Adrian Petersen As was stated on a previous occasion, almost one dozen American radio stations have…
Wavescan: Radio Broadcasting in Independent Borneo – Brunei
Radio Broadcasting in Independent Borneo – Brunei by Adrian Petersen The history of the independent enclave on the northwestern edge of the island of Borneo,…
Wavescan: CBS on the Air – Shortwave from Philadelphia
CBS on the Air – Shortwave from Philadelphia by Adrian Petersen During the radio era before World War 2, there was quite a movement here…
Silver Memories
From: UQ News Online University of Queensland researchers from the Australasian Centre on Ageing and 4MBS Classic FM are collaborating to develop a new radio…
Helping Rebuild Christchurch 3ZB Building 1937-2012
The original 3ZB transmitter and studio building has survived both the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes unharmed and is now ready to celebrate it’s 75th anniversary…
WVTW Peleliu is ‘ON THE AIR’
Donald B Dunwoody of San Francsico, CA at the piano as the ‘GIverines’ go live on air in the studios of Armed Forces Radio Station…
Kiwi Radio Legend – Ambrose Reeves Harris
Kiwi Radio Legend – Ambrose Reeves Harris I recently met with Winstone Harris in Christchurch and we spent several hours chatting about his fathers pioneering…
From David’s Desk: Issue 19
Christmas 2007 Gift Catalog Make a donation to help our fund raising and we’ll send you the items of your choice from our Christmas 2007…
88.1 FM Mangere Town Centre Live
Mangere views go on air It’s time to wake up in your own neighbourhood, Mangere, with the first radio station exclusively about the suburb. The…
4ZR Roma – The Maranoa Broadcasting Company
4ZR Roma, owned by the Maranoa Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and situated in the wealthy Maranoa District provides both extensive entertainment and an excellent information service….
New Zealand Radio Dial 1978 Commentary
Celebrating over 75 Years of Popular Kiwi RadioThe NZ Radio Dial 1978‘Generation X born to the sound of Popular Kiwi Radio’ As the first Generation…
Art of Radio New Zealand 1978 ©
At the end of the 1970’s, almost 40 separate radio stations with different programs broadcast in New Zealand. We’ve chosen some examples of artwork from half of these to give you an idea of how the early private stations and the state broadcaster chose to portray themselves to their increasingly youthful audience.
KSBK 880AM Radio, Naha, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands
By Bill Conine During the first decade of the American occupation of the Ryukyu Islands, the English speaking population listened to the familiar sounds of…
2ZB Wellington 1120 AM
In April 1937, 2ZB began broadcasting to Wellington using a modern 1kW transmitter on 1120kc. To celebrate, here are some images from deep in our…
Vietnam Village Radio
By Dennis List I first visited Vietnam in early 1997, working for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on an aid project to help modernize radio there….
Nelson’s Radio Fifeshire
Nelson’s Radio Fifeshire Back in 1982 two people by the names of Kevin Ihaia and Digby Lawley lodged an application with the Broadcasting Tribunal to…
Bits and Pieces By Gran of 1ZB Auckland
Nancy M Donne, better known to thousands of 1ZB listeners as ‘Gran’ – The ZB Radio Personality – released a book in the late 1930’s…
AFRS Jungle Net News
A reprint of: Jungle Network NewsArmed Forces Radio SectionInformation & Education SectionUnited States Army Forces In The Far East Vol. I, 29 November 1944, No.5…
3BO – The Bendigo Station
Station 3BO Bendigo commenced operation on 4th June, 1931, and transmits on a wave length of 309 Metres, 970 K/C ‘s. Serving a wealthy area…
Short Term Kiwi Radio Memories
Short Term Kiwi Radio Memories No, it’s not what happens to people who over indulge during the holiday season! Rather, the New Zealand broadcasting regulations…