Retro Radio Dial: 1953 South East Asia Radio
Burma, Indo-China, Indonesia, Malaya, Netherlands New Guinea, North Borneo [Philippines: see separate entry]
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| kc | Station | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediumwave | |||
| 630 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Singapore |
| 660 | Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Penang |
| 695 | Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Kuala Lumpur |
| 790 | Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Singapore |
| 820 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Penang |
| 825 | HSK Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 838 | La Voix du Vietnam | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 875 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Kuala Lumpur |
| 955 | Burma Broadcasting Service | Burma | Rangoon |
| 998 | HSIPN | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 1010 | Radio Malaya | Malaya | Malacca |
| 1030 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 1230 | La Voix du Vietnam | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 1360 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 1370 | Radio Malaya Green | Malaya | Singapore |
| 1433 | Radio Cambodia | Indo-China | Pnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 1440 | Radio Dalat | Indo-China | Dalat, Vietnam |
| Shortwave | |||
| 2330 | YDI6 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Djember, Java |
| 2350 | YDW RRI | Indonesia | Pontianak, Borneo |
| 2390 | YDN RRI | Indonesia | Kotaradja, Sumatra |
| YDA4 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Tjirebon, Java | |
| 2420 | YDA2 RRI | Indonesia | Bandung, W Java |
| 2430 | YDK2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Palembang, S Sumatra |
| 2440 | YDG2 RRI | Indonesia | Surakarta, Java |
| 2446 | YDR2 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Ternate, Muluccas |
| 2450 | JDJ3 RRI | Indonesia | Jogjakarta, Java |
| 2460 | YDB Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 2467 | YDI3 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Surabaja, E Java |
| 2480 | YDL2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Padang, Central Sumatra |
| 2490 | YDH RRI Regional | Indonesia | Semerang, Central Java |
| 3205 | YDA RRI | Indonesia | Bandung, W Java |
| 3214 | YDS RRI | Indonesia | Menado, Celebes |
| 3250 | YDO RRI Regional | Indonesia | Bandjarmasin, Borneo |
| 3270 | YDM1 RRI | Indonesia | Bukittingi, Sumatra |
| 3277 | YDD Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| YDD Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java | |
| 3286 | YDG6 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Madiun, Java |
| 3305 | YDG RRI | Indonesia | Surakarta, Java |
| 3355 | YDI1 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Surabaja, E Java |
| 3365 | YDK RRI Regional | Indonesia | Makassar, Celebes |
| 3377 | YDB4 Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 3395 | YDP2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Medan, W Java |
| 3945 | YDH2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Semerang, Central Java |
| 3960 | YDL RRI Regional | Indonesia | Padang, Central Sumatra |
| 3980 | YDI2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Surabaja, E Java |
| 4774 | Burma Broadcasting Service | Burma | Rangoon |
| 4403 | Radio Hirondelle | Indo-China | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 4820 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Singapore |
| 4840 | YDU RRI | Indonesia | Denpassar, Bali |
| 4855 | YDK1 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Palembang, S Sumatra |
| 4875 | HSIJS Thai Army Radio | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 4897 | La Voix du Vietnam | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 4910 | YDB2 Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 4930 | YDP1 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Tjirebon, Java |
| 4945 | YDA3 RRI | Indonesia | Bandung, W Java |
| YDN2 RRI | Indonesia | Kotaradja, Sumatra | |
| 4965 | YDR RRI | Indonesia | Ambon, Muluccas |
| 5010 | Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Singapore |
| British Forces Broadcasting Service | Malaya | Singapore | |
| 5030 | YDM2 RRI | Indonesia | Bukittingi, Sumatra |
| 5045 | R.O.N.G | Netherlands New Guinea | Hollandia |
| 5060 | YDJ RRI | Indonesia | Jogjakarta, Java |
| 6025 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Kuala Lumpur |
| Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 6034 | Burma Broadcasting Service | Burma | Rangoon |
| 6045 | YDF Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 6090 | Radio Cambodia | Indo-China | Phnom-Penh, Cambodia |
| 6110 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 6116 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 6135 | Radio Malaya Red | Malaya | Singapore |
| 6175 | Radio Malaya Green | Malaya | Singapore |
| 6240 | HSK3 Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 7100 | YDJ2 RRI | Indonesia | Jogjakarta, Java |
| 7120 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 7140 | HSK6 Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 7200 | Radio Malaya Blue | Malaya | Singapore |
| 7205 | Radio Hue | Indo-China | Hue, Vietnam |
| 7215 | Radio Lao | Indo-China | Vientiane, Laos |
| 7220 | YDF5 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 7230 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 7237 | VS4S Radio Sabah | North Borneo | Jesselton |
| 7240 | YDP3 RRI Relay | Indonesia | Tjirebon, Java |
| 7250 | YDG3 RRI | Indonesia | Surakarta, Java |
| 7260 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 7265 | Radio Dalat | Indo-China | Dalat, Vietnam |
| 7270 | YDB3 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| YDB3 Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java | |
| 7288 | La Voix du Vietnam | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 7408 | Radio Hirondelle | Indo-China | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 7295 | YDQ3 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Makassar, Celebes |
| 9543 | Burma Broadcasting Service | Burma | Rangoon |
| 9550 | YDQ2 RRI Regional | Indonesia | Makassar, Celebes |
| 9585 | YDF6 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 9620 | La Voix du Vietnam | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 9670 | Radio Hanoi | Indo-China | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 9690 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 9710 | YDF6 Java Central Station RRI | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java | |
| 9750 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 11670 | HSK9 Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 11770 | YDF2 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| YDF6 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java | |
| YDE RRI Regional | Indonesia | Medan, W Java | |
| 11795 | YDF3 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 11820 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 11910 | HSK7 Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 11935 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 11940 | Radio Angkatan Udara | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 11955 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 15150 | YDC Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Medan, W Java |
| YDC RRI Regional | Indonesia | Medan, W Java | |
| 15300 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 15310 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 15430 | Radio France-Asie | Indo-China | Saigon, Vietnam |
| 15435 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 15640 | HSK8 Radio Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok |
| 17755 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 17810 | YDF4 Voice of Indonesia | Indonesia | Djakarta, Java |
| 17890 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
| 21720 | BBC/BFEBS | Malaya | Singapore |
Stations in bold are the most powerful in the region at the time with 50kW or more transmitter power providing the best reception for music, news, entertainment and information.
Abbreviations:
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BFEBS British Far East Broadcasting Service
R.O.N.G. Radio Omroep Nieuw Guinea to Hollandia
RRI Radio Republik Indonesia
It Happened in 1953
| Asian Socialist Conference, Rangoon, Burma |
| Death of Joseph Stalin [USSR] |
| Dag Hammarskjold becomes Secretary-General of United Nations |
| Independence of Cambodia |
| Civil war in Laos |
| French military take Dien Bien Phu [Vietnam] as Vietnamese independence fighting continues |
| Korean War ends with armistice |
| 1000+ people die in cyclone that hits region |
| Arrivals: |
| Playboy magazine |
| Pat Benetar |
| Pierce Brosnan |
| Alex Van Halen |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| Kim Bassinger |
| Departures: |
| Hank Williams |
| Joseph Stalin |
| Alice Prin ‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ |
| Django Reinhardt |
| Rene Fonck |
| Dylan Thomas |
| Population: | |
| Indonesia | 86.891m |
| Vietnam [Indo-China] | 26.724m |
| Thailand | 21.964m |
| Burma | 20.403m |
| Malaya | 6.929m |
| Cambodia [Indo-China] | 4.809m |
| Laos [Indo-China] | 1.995m |
| Singapore [Malaya] | 1.192m |
| Netherlands New Guinea | 0.700m |
| North Borneo | 0.334m |
| Registered Broadcast Receivers: | |
| Indonesia | 350,000 |
| Thailand | 100,000 |
| Singapore [Malaya] | 54,619 |
| Vietnam [Indo-China] | 40,000 |
| Burma | 13,130 |
| Cambodia [Indo-China] | 3,500 |
| Sarawak [Malaya] | 1,334 |
| North Borneo | 2,060 |
| Laos [Indo-China] | 328 |
Favorite Movies of 1953: Your Personal Collection
 From Here to Eternity |  Roman Holiday |  The War of the Worlds |  Peter Pan |  The Big Heat |
 Stalag 17 |  House of Wax |  Little Fugitive |  Julius Caesar |  The Band Wagon |
Top 20 Singles
| Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Faith | The Song from Moulin Rouge |
| 2 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | Vaya Con Dios |
| 3 | Patti Page | [How Much is] That Doggie in the Window |
| 4 | Eddie Fisher | I’m Walking Behind You |
| 5 | Ames Brothers | You, You, You |
| 6 | Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again with You |
| 7 | Les Baxter | April in Portugal |
| 8 | Perry Como | No Other Love |
| 9 | Perry Como | Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes |
| 10 | Frankie Lane | I Believe |
| 11 | Pee Wee Hunt | Oh |
| 12 | Frank Chacksfield | Ebb Tide |
| 13 | Nat King Cole | Pretend |
| 14 | Richard Hayman | Ruby |
| 15 | Stan Freberg | St George and the Dragonet |
| 16 | The Hilltoppers | PS I Love You |
| 17 | The Gaylords | Tell Me You’re Mine |
| 18 | Julias La Rosa | Eh Cumpari! |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | Rags to Riches |
| 20 | Doris Day | Anna |
Top 5 Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
 Classic Sinatra – His Great Performances 1953-1960 |  The Best Years of Our Lives 1953 |  Your Hit Parade: 1953 |  Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox 1953 |  Hits of 1953 – Coronation Party |
Reflecting on South East Asia
Top 10 Recommended Reading available right now:
 Lonely Planet Indonesia |  Malaysia – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture |  Lonely Planet Singapore |  Vietnamese Street Food |  Thailand – Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture |
 Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know® |  War of the Running Dogs: Malaya, 1948-1960 |  A History of Modern Indonesia |  Footprint Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos |  Singapore A Pictorial History |
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