Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands Group, WXLE Radio 1385
…the future control of the Canton and Enderbury Islands came into question. In the event, the United States gave up its claim to both islands, and they became part of…
Canton Island: From WXLF to the Hermit Crab Network
By David Ricquish The Phoenix Group of Islands International signpost, Canton Island. 1954. Photo Howell Walker © National Geographic Society. (Radio Heritage Foundation Collection) ‘The eight islands of the Phoenix…
Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands Group, WXLE Radio 1385
…equipment if it could stay on the island. The station address was noted as showing continued involvement by Global Associates, but the address had changed to Canton Island, Phoenix Islands…
Gary Cooper on KIBS Canton Island 1953
…grew up on Canton Island. Early South Pacific route of Pan Am Clipper flying boats. Initially flights stopped at Kingman Reef, but this was later changed to Canton Island in…
Radio Station KIBS Canton Island Studio Building
…power AM radio stations have broadcast from Canton since the original AFRS station in WWII. Search ‘Canton Island‘ on our site to learn much more about radio on the island….
AFRS “Stateside USA” on KIBS Canton Island
…Highlights”, broadcast on KIBS Canton Island in the early 1950s. There were a couple of gaps in this recording, so it is in fact only 13m 29s in duration. Digital…
Radio Station KIBS Canton Island 1952
Glenn Carpenter, who grew up on Canton Island in the 1950’s where his father was also announcer on KIBS Radio, has shared this earlier photo of the station building shortly…
In the Heart of Beautiful Downtown Kanton WXLE Radio 1385
…to track down some more fascinating facts about this AFRTS broadcaster on Canton (or Kanton) Island in the early 1970’s. The famous Joyce Haas (Photo credit: Bruce Portzer) WXLF Canton…
WXLE Memories
…on Canton Island in 1971. Everything from Eniwetok was shipped to Canton. Everything. A story even appeared in a Honolulu newspaper shortly after the airfield operation at Canton was established….
Retro Radio Dial: 1953 Australia, New Zealand & Pacific
…New Caledonia Grande Terre Noumea FEN Far East Network Bonin Islands Volcano Islands Iwo Jima 1510 KIBS Anglo-American Condominium of Canton & Enderbury Islands Phoenix Islands Canton Island 1520…
Kiribati on Shortwave
…is made up of the following islands and island groups:- Gilbert Islands 16 islands Phoenix Islands 8 including Canton Island Line Islands 8 including Christmas Island & Fanning Island Ocean…
Rare Kiwi MW/AM DX Audio Clips from the 1970s
…catches donated by New Zealand DXer (and Radio Heritage Foundation Chairman) David Ricquish. WXLE 1385 kHz Canton Island External view of WXLE studio building, Canton Island. c.1973 © Radio Heritage…
Forces Radio In The Pacific & Asia
…20 900 WXLB Adak Alaska 50 950 WXLF Canton Island Phoenix Is 5 960 9AF Labuan Malaya 200 975 WVUS Tontouta New Caledonia 1,000 980 9AJ Wewak Papua New Guinea…
From David’s Desk: Issue 19
…Herbert (DJ Jessmon) and aims to unite the already established DJ scene in the city. > read more ZK1ZA Cook Islands Educational Radio By Arthur Cushen Broadcasting to the islands of…
The Project
…the world. Some of the stations written about have attracted more memories from those involved with them, such as WXLE Canton Island and KMTH Midway Island, and new nuggets of…
The Story of Radio Eniwetok
…Letter from Franklin S Follmer, WXLE Eniwetok © Ken Kirkby Collection, Radio Heritage Foundation. The AFRS station on Eniwetok relocated to Canton Island in the late 1960’s. The original Radio…
Wartime Radio in the Pacific and Asia
…the Pacific Ocean Network, another loose collection of AFRS stations primarily under US Navy control. These comprised a small group in the Central Pacific on Christmas Island, Canton Island, and…
Jim Collins WXLE
…was station manager. I brought country western music to Canton Island! I don’t know how they did it, but American Airlines Flight 1 would call down requests for us to…
Superock – KYOI
…Zeder (25%), then the Ambassador for Micronesia political status negotiations, and Adrian Perry (25%) the former President of Kentron Hawaii Limited (operators of WXLE Canton Island in the early 1970s)….
From David’s Desk: Issue 29
…island, near Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands, then part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands… > see more https://www.radioheritage.com/story275 https://www.radioheritage.com/story274 https://www.radioheritage.com/story273 https://www.radioheritage.com/story272 https://www.radioheritage.com/story271 https://www.radioheritage.com/story270 https://www.radioheritage.com/story269 https://www.radioheritage.com/story268 https://www.radioheritage.com/story267 https://www.radioheritage.com/story266…