AFRS-3

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The biggest names in Hollywood and Broadway recorded for AFRS during the war years. The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to May 26, 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS).

The U.S. Army began broadcasting from London during World War II, using equipment and studio facilities borrowed from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The first transmission to U.S. troops began at 5:45 p.m. on July 4, 1943, and included less than five hours of recorded shows, a BBC news and sports broadcast.

AFN programmes were widely enjoyed by British civilian listeners, and once operations transferred to continental Europe shortly after D-Day, broadcasts were available to civilian audiences across most of Europe after dark.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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