Radio JAFA Auckland
All I hear is Radio JAFA Edward Rooney Auckland has more radio stations than any other city – and we’re intensely loyal to our favourites….
Whitford Broadcasting Network: 6PM Perth, 6AM Northam, 6KG Kalgoorlie, 6GE Geraldton
DIRECTORS: Frank Whitford, Perth (Managing), Archer Whitford, Sydney. SECRETARY: Dave Muir. SALES MANAGER: Jack Tozer. Office and Studios, St. George’s House, 115 St George’s Terrace,…
3BA Ballarat Sunshine Singers
Australian radio station 3BA Ballarat supported the Sunshine Singers. Here they are pictured at Lorne in Victoria on January 24, 1938. At the time, 3BA…
KHBC Hilo 1936
We recently ran a competition celebrating 50 years of Hawaiian statehood. Readers were asked a number of questions about KHBC Hilo as featuring in our…
2BH Broken Hill – “The Voice of the Western Darling”
2BH, “The Barrier Miner” Broadcasting Service is the only station giving coverage to Broken Hill and West Darling districts under all transmitting conditions. Associated with…
2LF Young “The Voice of the South West”
Ideally situated in the heart of one of the Commonwealth’s wealthiest districts, Station 2LF, from Young, dominates an area of over 11,000,000 acres containing a…
4MK Mackay, Queensland “We Strive to Excel”
Mackay Broadcasting Service Pty. Ltd., is a 100 per cent. Mackay organisation established firmly in a very prosperous district which boasts seven sugar mills, a…
Shortwave Radio Trilogy, by Jerry Berg
Nearly 1200 combined pages and extensive notes make the ‘Shortwave Radio Trilogy’ of U.S. radio listener and historian Jerry Berg a virtual encyclopedia of the…
7DY Derby, North-East Tasmania
Playing an important part in Tasmanian country broadcasting since February, 1938, Station 7DY, situated near Derby, operates on 1450 kc/s. (107 metres) , with a…
Wavescan: American Radio Stations in Australia – 4QR
American Radio Stations in Australia – 4QR by Adrian Peterson Here you’ll find a very interesting entry regarding the American usage of a radio broadcasting…
Wavescan: Radio Balikpapan Kalimantan
Radio Balikpapan Kalimantan by Adrian Peterson Now, in assessing the available information, we would suggest that the Dutch colonial authorities took over both of the…
Wavescan: Australian Radio Balikpapan
Australian Radio Balikpapan by Adrian Peterson As soon as things settled down in Balikpapan, the Australian army personnel got themselves busy in the area of…
Wavescan: Balikpapan’s Oldest Continuous Radio Station
Balikpapan’s Oldest Continuous Radio Station by Adrian Peterson The Dutch authorities at The Hague in their homeland over in Europe began an interest in the…
Reminiscing with a Radio: Voice of America Hicksville, Long Island, New York
Voice of America Hicksville, Long Island, New York by Adrian Peterson Back in those days, we were surprised, and literally amazed, at the rapid increase…
Reminiscing with a Radio: Visiting Radio Stations – World War 2 Era
Visiting Radio Stations – World War 2 Era by Adrian Peterson During the era of World War 2, many restrictions were placed upon us as…
9PA Port Moresby WWII ABC – AFRS Radio
By Adrian Peterson For a period of around two years during the Pacific War, there was no radio broadcasting station on the air in Port…
4VL Charleville – “The Voice of the Far West”
Station 4VL is owned and controlled by the Charleville Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Alfred Street, Charleville. Studios and transmitter are situated at that address. Since commencing…
Kiwi Radio Hall of Fame: Paddy O’Donnell
Renowned radio veteran Paddy O’Donnell dies KAY BLUNDELL One of New Zealand’s best-known broadcasters and colourful radio personalities has died. Paddy O’Donnell, 65, had a…
Starting Radio Sangley, US Naval Station Sangley Point
By Louis McClure Snr I was sent TDY to the Naval Air Station, at Sangley Point, across the bay from Manila. I was teaching technicians…
KTLG Radio, US Naval Station Sangley
By Matt McGuigan Before enlisting in the Army in 1952 I had done some commercial broadcasting at a local radio station here at home, so,…