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AFRS-10

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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. That day, Corporal Syl Binkin became the first U.S. Military broadcaster heard over the air. The signal was sent from London via telephone lines to five regional transmitters to reach U.S. troops in the United Kingdom as they made preparations for the inevitable invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Fearing competition for civilian audiences the BBC initially tried to impose restrictions on AFN broadcasts within Britain (transmissions were only allowed from American Bases outside London and were limited to 50 watts of transmission power) and a minimum quota of British produced programming had to be carried. Nevertheless AFN programmes were widely enjoyed by the British civilian listeners who could receive them and once AFN operations transferred to continental Europe (shortly after D-Day) AFN were able to broadcast with little restriction with programmes available to civilian audiences across most of Europe (including Britain) after dark. As D-Day approached, the network joined with the BBC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to develop programs especially for the Allied Expeditionary Forces. Mobile stations, complete with personnel, broadcasting equipment, and a record library were deployed to broadcast music and news to troops in the field. The mobile stations reported on front line activities and fed the news reports back to studio locations in London.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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AFRS 001 - Date With The Duke - first song The Mood To Be Wooed 04-21-45

30:21

AFRS 001 - Spike Jones - Frances Langford - Charlie Ruggles 06-03-45

31:38

AFRS 049 - Here's To Romance - Jim Ameche - Robert Ripley - Marion Hutton 05-10…

30:13

AFRS 097 - Duffys Tavern - Guest Jinx Falkenburg 06-08-45

30:32

AFRS 101 - At Ease - Martha Mears

15:19

AFRS 102 - At Ease - Martha Mears

15:19

AFRS 102 - Comedy Caravan 06-08-45

30:15

AFRS 107 - Bob Hope - Washington DC 05-15-45

30:16

AFRS 107 - Charlie McCarthy - Edward Everett Horton - Murock Army Airfield - Mu…

29:47

AFRS 108 - Bob Hope - Sampson Naval Training Center - New York 05-22-45

29:59

AFRS 136 - Kollege Of Musical Knowledge -Aerial Gunner School Las Vegas Army Ai…

30:13

AFRS 146 - Mail Call - Dinah Shore - Victor Borge - Johnny Mercer 05-23-45

30:16

AFRS 154 - Raymond Scott Show - Dorothy Collins - What A Difference A Day Made …

15:25

AFRS 155 - Raymond Scott Show - Dorothy Collins - GI Jive 10-16-44

15:24

AFRS 418 - Fred Waring - first song - I Hear Music 05-24-45

30:41

AFRS 605 - One Night Stand - Billy Bishop - first song - Song Of India 02-25-45

30:14

AFRS 619 - Melody Roundup - Bill Boyd - The Shady Valley Folks

15:21

AFRS 620 - Melody Roundup - Lum and Abner - Jimmy Wakely

15:16

AFRS 620 - One Night Stand - George Sterney Hotel Cleveland 02-27-45

30:44

AFRS 643 - Spotlight Bands - Les Brown - Doris Day 05-24-45

15:05

AFRS 644 - Spotlight Bands - Ted Straeter - first song - Sunny Side Of The Stre…

14:58

AFRS 677 - Spotlight Bands - Frankie Masters - first song - My Baby Said Yes 05…

15:22

AFRS 678 - Spotlight Bands - Bobby Sherwood - first song - T'aint Me 03-18-45

15:18

Armed Forces Radio Service presents...

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CUT 9 CORRECTION

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On cut 9, the place recorded was Muroc Army Airfield. This later became Edwards Air Force Base in California.