Retro Radio Dial: 1953 Free Europe AM – Longwave & Mediumwave

April 27, 2014

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Republic of Eire, France, West Germany [including West Berlin], Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Saar, Spain, Switzerland, Trieste Free Territory [for Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden see Nordic Europe 1953].

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kc	Station	Country	Location
Longwave
151	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Hamburg
164	Paris Inter Network	France	Allouis
173	VOA Voice of America	West Germany	Munich-C
200	BBC Light Programme	Great Britain	Droitwich
233	Radio Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg I
Mediumwave
kc	Station	Country	Location
511	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Hermagor
519	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Reutte
520	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Innsbruck II Landeck
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Graz II
	Bayerischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Bayreuth Nurnberg
529	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation	Switzerland	Beromunster
548	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Munich
557	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation	Switzerland	Monte Ceneri
565	British Forces Network	Austria	Graz Klagenfurt
566	Landessender Vorarlberg	Austria	Bludenz
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Schonbrunn
	Radio Eireann	Republic of Eire	Athlone
	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Berlin
	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Caltinisetta I
575	Suddeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Muhlacker
584	Radio Wien I	Austria	Wien I
	RT Francaise Paris Inter Network	France	Paris Grenelle
593	Hessischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Frankfurt Meissner
	SER: EAJ7 Radio Madrid	Spain	Madrid
602	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Lyon I
611	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Nurnberg
615	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Eisenerz Murau
616	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Bad Ausee
624	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Radentheim
629	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Innsbruck I Kitzbuhel
	Landessender Vorarlberg	Austria	Dornbirn
	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Greifenburg
630	Belgian National Broadcasting Service French Network	Belgium	Brussels
638	Radio Nacional de Espana National	Spain	Sevilla
647	BBC Third Programme	Great Britain	Daventry Edinburgh Glasgow Newcastle Redmoss
	BBC European Service	Great Britain	Daventry
656	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Bolzano I Firenze I Napoli I Torino I Venezia I
665	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Graz I
	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Bayreuth Kaiserlautern
	National Broadcastin Institute	Greece	Athens II
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Lisboa I
674	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	Salzburg
	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Rennes I
692	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Villach
	Radio Wien II	Austria	Zwettl
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Admont
710	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Marseille I
714	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Obervillach
719	Radio Free Europe	West Germany	Holzkirchen
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Lisboa II
728	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Klagenfurt 1
	National Broadcasting Institute	Greece	Athens 1
732	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Kotschach
737	RIAS Radio in American Sector	West Germany	Hof [West Berlin]
	Radio Nacional de Espana National	Spain	Madrid
746	Stichtung Nederlandsche Radio Unie	Holland	Lopik I
755	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Wien
	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Flensburg Siegen
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Porto I
764	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation	Switzerland	Sottens
773	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Linz
	SER: EAJ5 Radio Sevilla	Spain	Sevilla
	HV2 Radio Vatican	Vatican City	Vatican City
791	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Limoges I
	Greek American Radio Station	Greece	Salonika
	VOA Voice Of America	Greece	Salonika
800	Bayerischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Munich
	SER: EAJ1 Radio Barcelona	Spain	Barcelona
809	BBC Scottish	Great Britain	Burghead Dumfries Redmoss Westerglen
818	Radio Trieste	Trieste Free Territory	Trieste I, Zone A
827	Sudwestfunk	West Germany	Baden-Baden Freiburg Kaiserlautern Koblenz Sigmaringen Trier
836	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Nancy I
845	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Roma II
854	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Berlin Fulda
	EAJ2 Radio Espana	Spain	Madrid
863	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Paris I
866	Radio Andorra	Andorra	Andorra la Vieja
868	British Forces Network	Austria	Wien Zeltweg
872	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Frankfurt
	Radio Zaragoza	Spain	Zaragoza
881	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	Linz
	BBC Welsh	Great Britain	Penmon Towyn Washford Wresham
885	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Gmund
890	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	Zell am See
899	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Milano I
908	BBC London	Great Britain	Brookmans Park
917	Emisora Radio Intercontinental	Spain	Madrid
926	Belgian National Broadcasting Service Flemish Network	Belgium	Brussels
944	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Toulouse I
	RT Francaise Foreign Service	France	Toulouse I
962	RT Francaise Culture Francaise/Club d’Essai	France	Romainville
	Bayerischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Hof [West Berlin]
971	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Hamburg Langenberg Gottingen
980	Radio Trieste	Trieste Free Territory	Trieste II, Zone A
989	RIAS Radio in American Sector	West Germany	West Berlin
998	Suddeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Heidelberg-Dossenheim
1000	Radio Nacional de Espana	Spain	Malaga National
1002	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Kufstein
1006	Radio Thessalonika	Greece	Thessalonika
1007	Stichtung Nederlandsche Radio Unie	Holland	Lopik II
1016	Sudwestfunk	West Germany	Rheinsender
1022	Radio Nacional de Espana	Spain	Madrid II & III
1025	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Graz-Dobl
	BBC European Service	Great Britain	Daventry
	SER: EAJ8 Radio San Sebastian	Spain	San Sebastian
1034	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	Wien
	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Ansbach Bad Kissingen Kassel
	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Genova II Milano II Napoli II Pescara II Venezia II
	Radio Clube Portugues	Portugal	Parede
1038	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Mayerhof
1043	National Broadcasting Institute Regional	Greece	Salonika
1052	Radio Wien II	Austria	Krems Neuenkirch
	BBC West	Great Britain	Fremington Start Point
1061	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Cagliari
1070	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Volkermarkt
	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Paris II Marseille III
1079	Radio Bremen	West Germany	Bremerhaven
1088	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Friesach Oberdrauberg Wolsberg
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Kindberg Knittelfeld
	BBC Midland	Great Britain	Droitwich Norwich
1106	AFN American orces Network	West Germany	Stuttgart
1115	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Aosta II Bari II Bologna II Pisa II
1124	Landessender Tirol	Austria	Imst
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Murzzuschlag
	Belgian National Broadcasting Service French Network	Belgium	Brussels Regional
	EAJ15 Radio Espana	Spain	Barcelona
1133	SER: EAJ28 Radio Bilbao	Spain	Bilbao
1142	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Bremerhaven Coburg Fussen Hersfeld Wurzburg
1148	EAJ65 Radio Ciudad Real	Spain	Ciudad Real
1151	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Judenburg
	BBC Northern Ireland	Great Britain	Lisnagarvey Londonderry Scarborough Stagshaw
1160	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Strasbourg 1
1169	Suddeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Ulm-Jungingen Heilbroom-Oberreisesheim
	Radio Renascenca	Portugal	Porto
	Radio Trieste	Trieste Free Territory	Capodistria, Zone B
1186	–	Greece	Megara
1196	VOA Voice of America	West Germany	Munich-A
1200	Radio S.E.U: Radio Juventud de Almeria	Spain	Almeria
1205	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Bordeaux I
	Radio S.E.U: Radio Juventud de La Coruna	Spain	La Coruna
1214	BFN British Forces Network	West Germany	Berlin Hamburg Hannover Herford Langenberg
	BBC Light Programme	Great Britain	Brookmans Park Burghead Lisnagarvey Londonderry Moorside Edge Newcastle Plymouth Redmoss Redruth Westerglen
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao Atlantico Regional	Portugal	Azores
1223	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	Tullin
1233	Radio Nacional de Espana National	Spain	Barcelona
1241	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Lille II Lyon II Nancy II Nice III Pau Quimper I Rennes II
1250	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Salzburg Zell am See
	Radio Eireann	Republic of Eire	Cork Dublin
1255	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Bischofshofen
1259	VOA Voice Of America	Greece	U.S. CGC Courier Island of Rhodes
	SER: EAJ3 Radio Valencia	Spain	Valencia
1277	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Strasbourg II
	RT Francaise Foreign Service	France	Strasbourg II
1286	Radio Renascenca	Portugal	Lisbon
1295	BBC European Service	West Germany	Norden Osterloog
1300	Central Radio Station of the Greek Armed Forces	Greece	Athens
	Radio S.E.U: Radio Juventud de Cadiz	Spain	Cadiz
	Radio Juventud de Madrid	Spain	Madrid
	Radio Menorca	Spain	Mahon
	FET-1 Radio Falange de Valladolid	Spain	Valladolid
1304	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Bamberg Berchtesgaden Heidelberg Regensburg Sonthofen
	American Forces Radio Station	Trieste Free Territory	Trieste, Zone A
1313	Radio Klagenfurt	Austria	Klagenfurt II
	Sendergruppe Alpenland	Austria	Leoben Mariazell
	EAJ56 Radio Salamanca	Spain	Salamanca
1322	Radio Ribatejo	Portugal	Santarem
1331	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Bari I Bologna I Catania I Genova I Messina I Palermo I Pescara I Roma I
1340	BBC European Service	Great Britain	Crowborough
1349	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Clermont Dijon Grenoble I Limoges II Nantes Toulouse II
1358	Radio Bremen	West Germany	Bremen
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Faro
1367	AFRS Blue Danube Network	Austria	St.Johann
	BFN British Forces Network	West Germany	Bonn
	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Bari III Bologna III Bolzano III Catania III Firenze III Genova III Milano III Napoli III Palermo III Roma III Torino III Venezia III Verona III
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Coimbra
	Swiss Broadcasting Corporation	Switzerland	Basel Chur Saviese Sool
1376	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Lille I
	RT Francaise Foreign Service	France	Lille I
	EAJ41 Radio Coruna	Spain	Coruna
1385	British Forces Radio Station	Trieste Free Territory	Trieste, Zone A
1394	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Straubing
1395	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Bad Ischl Radstadt Windishgarten
1403	RT Francaise Parisienne Network [Reseau Ferrie]	France	Bordeaux II Louvetot Montpellier I Nice II Quimper II
1412	Suddeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Bad Mergentheim Loffelstelzen
	EAJ23 Radio Gandia	Spain	Gandia
	EAJ61 Radio Jaen	Spain	Jaen
1421	Radio Saarbrucken	Saar	Saarbrucken I
1428	Radio Falange de Oviedo	Spain	Oviedo
1430	SER: EAJ11 Radio Reus	Spain	Reus
1432	EAJ 13 Radio Mallorca	Spain	Mallorca
1439	Radio Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg II
1447	SER: EAJ4 Radio Galacia	Spain	Santiago de Compostela
1448	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Ancona II Catania II Firenze II Palermo II San Remo II Sassari II Torino II
	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Guarda
	SER: EAJ31 Radio Alicante	Spain	Alicante
	EAJ27 Radio Castilla	Spain	Castilla
	EAJ16 Radio Granada	Spain	Granada
	EAJ47 Radio Valldolid	Spain	Valladolid
1457	Landseender Vorarlberg	Austria	Schruns
	Radio Wien II	Austria	Amstetten Gloggnitz St.Polten Wr.Neustadt
	BBC West	Great Britain	Bartley Brighton Folkestone Hastings
	EAJ62 Radio Vitoria	Spain	Vitoria
1460	Radio Polo Norte	Portugal	Coramulo
1466	Radio Monte Carlo	Monaco	Monte Carlo
1475	EAJ22 Radio Huesca	Spain	Huesca
1484	RT Francaise National Network [Reseau Branley]	France	Annemasse Caen Poitiers St.Brieux
	RT Francaise Paris Inter Network	France	Grenoble II Montpellier II
	Bayerischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Augsburg Coburg Kempten Landshut Passau Regensburg Weiden Wurzburg
	BBC London	Great Britain	Ramsgate
	BBC Northern	Great Britain	Barrow
	National Broadcasting Institute Regional	Greece	Volos
	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	La Spezia I Verona I Bolzano II Cagliari II Udine II
	EAJ52 Radio Extramadura	Spain	Extramadura
	RAI Radio Italiana	Trieste Free Territory	Trieste II, Zone A
	HV5 Radio Vatican	Vatican City	Vatican City
1492	EAJ72 Radio Zamora	Spain	Zamora
1493	Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot	Austria	Mittersill Saalfelden Schwarzach St.Michael
	RT Francaise Paris Inter Network	France	Marseilles III Nancy III Nantes II Strasbourg III Toulouse III
	EAJ44 Radio Albacete	Spain	Albacete
	EAJ40 Radio Pontevedra	Spain	Pontevedra
1495	Radio Altitude	Portugal	Guarda
1500	SER: EAJ54 Radio Alcira	Spain	Alcira
	EAJ 14 Radio Castellon	Spain	Castellon
	EAJ50 Radio Las Palmas	Spain	Las Palmas
1502	AFN American Forces Network	West Germany	Giessen Hof
1511	Belgian National Broadcasting Service Flemish Network	Belgium	Brussels Regional
	National Broadcasting Institute Regional	Greece	Chania Patras
	Radio S.E.U: Radio Soria	Spain	Soria
	EAJ 17 Radio Murcia	Spain	Murcia
1529	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Madeira
	HV100 Radio Vatican	Vatican City	Vatican City
1538	Sudwestfunk	West Germany	Bad Durheim Ravensburg Reutlingen
1546	BBC Third Programme	Great Britain	Belfast Bournemouth Brighton Dundee Exeter Fareham Leeds Liverpool Plymouth Preston Redruth Sheffield Stockton
	Radio Pendas de Saude	Portugal	Covilha
1554	RT Francaise Paris Inter Network	France	Nice I
1562	Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao	Portugal	Porto II
	Portuense Radio Clube	Portugal	Oporto
1570	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Lingen
1578	RAI Radio Italiana	Italy	Ancona I Brindisi I Catanzaro I Cosenza I Lecee I Perugia I Taranto I Terni I Allessandria II Aquila II Arezzo II Ascoli Piceno II Biella II Bressanone II Cuneo II Foggia II Merano II Potenza II Reggio-Calabria II Salerno II Savona II Siena II Trento II Verona II Vicenza II
1586	Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk	West Germany	Bonn Hannover Kiel Munster Oldenburg Osnabruck
1594	RT Francaise Paris Inter Network	France	Nimes Toulon
	Stichtung Nederlandsche Radio Unie	Holland	Hengelo Hoogezand Hulzberg
	Emissores Associados de Lisboa: Radio Peninsula Radio Graca Voz de Lisboa Club Radiofonico Radio Resturacao	Portugal	Lisbon
1602	Bayerischer Rundfunk	West Germany	Nurnberg Kirchheim Landau
	Emissora Reunidos do Norte	Portugal	Oporto

Stations in bold are the most powerful stations [50kw or more] on the air at the time and provided the best reception over a wider area for their music, news, information and entertainment programs.

It Happened in 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

North Sea Floods kill almost 2,500 people in Holland, Great Britain and in the Irish Sea

Large earthquake causes major damage to Greek Ionian Islands

EEC holds first meeting in Strasbourg

USA and USSR both announce they have the H-bomb

Josef Stalin dies

Dwight D Eisenhower becomes U.S. president

First James Bond novel ‘Casino Royale’ published in Great Britain

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 1953:

50.958m	West Germany
50.593m	Great Britain
47.957m	Italy
43.495m	France
28.804m	Spain
10.500m	Holland
8.777m	Belgium
8.579m	Portugal
7.817m	Greece
6.932m	Austria
4.878m	Switzerland
2.947m	Republic of Eire
0.955m	Saar
0.330m	Trieste Free Territory
0.301m	Luxembourg
0.018m	Monaco
0.006m	Andorra

Radio Receivers 1953:

10.873m	West Germany
10.518m	Great Britain
7.926m	France
4.500m	Italy
2.216m	Holland
1.750m	Belgium
1.596m	Austria
1.135m	Switzerland
0.605m	Spain
0.394m	Republic of Eire
0.354m	Portugal
0.212m	Saar
0.071m	Luxembourg
0.061m	Trieste Free Territory
0.003m	Monaco

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 Free Europe

Top 10 Recommended Reading available right now:

Cold War Radio: The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950–198	Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond	Radio Free Europe and the Pursuit of Democracy: My War Within the Cold War	London Calling: Britain, the BBC World Service and the Cold War	Discovering the Hidden Listener: An Empirical Assessment of Radio Liberty and Western Broadcasting to the USSR during the Cold War
Broadcasting Empire: The BBC and the British World, 1922-1970	Sparks of Liberty: An Insider’s Memoir of Radio Liberty	The Voice of America and the Domestic Propaganda Battles, 1945-1953 (Volume 1)	Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945	Trieste Crisis 1953: The First Cold War Confrontation in Europe

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Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Republic of Eire, France, West Germany [including West Berlin], Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Saar, Spain, Switzerland, Trieste Free Territory [for Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden see Nordic Europe 1953].

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