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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 003 - Woody Herman - First Song - It Must Be Jelly 10-27-45

31:17

AFRS 006 - Woody Herman - First Song - Put That Ring On My Finger 11-17-45

30:27

AFRS 020 - Angelus 11-06-49

30:45

AFRS 1093 - Personal Album - Connie Haymes - first song - It's All Over Now

15:29

AFRS 1094 - Personal Album - Marion Morgan - first song - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

15:29

AFRS 137 - Phonograph Album - Raymond Paige Orchestra - Musical Americana (III)…

15:12

AFRS 138 - Phonograph Album - Glenn Miller IV - first song - A String Of Pearls

15:10

AFRS 1564 - Americas Popular Music

29:32

AFRS 227 - Concert Hall - (Host) Lionel Barrymore - Lily Pons

30:30

AFRS 241 - Music For Sunday

30:32

AFRS 675 - One Night Stand - Cab Calloway 01-16-45

30:01

AFRS 731 - Words With Music - (with poetry) Paulie Connell 01-28-47

15:38

AFRS 732 - Words With Music - (without poetry) 04-29-47

15:38

AFRS 735 - Words With Music - (with poetry) Audrey Totter 05-01-47

15:29

AFRS 736 - Words With Music - (without poetry) 05-02-47

15:07

AFRS 925 - Words With Music - (with poetry) Tom McKee

15:42

AFRS 926 - Words With Music - (without poetry)

15:39

AFRS 951 - Words With Music - (with poetry) Margaret Kelly

15:38

AFRS 952 - Words With Music - (without poetry)

15:36

AFRS P-899 - Basic Music Library - Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden - Dizzy Gil…

12:38

AFRS P-900 - Basic Music Library - Louis Prima - Jesse Stone - first song - My …

11:09

AFRS SR-5 - Basic Music Library - Protestant Hymns - Bob Mitchell Chorus - firs…

14:52

AFRS SR-6 - Basic Music Library - Protestant Hymns - Bob Mitchell Chorus - firs…

17:00

AFRS W-181 - Basic Music Library - Spade Cooley - first song - Texas Steel Guit…

18:46

AFRS W-182 - Basic Music Library - Texas Jim Robertson - first song - Somebody …

17:52

AFRS W-189 - Basic Music Library - Texas Andy & The Texas Dandies - first song …

17:34

AFRS W-190 - Basic Music Library - Chet Atkins - first song - Don't Hand Me Tha…

16:41

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Afrs020-Angelus11-06-49 is a Mormon Tabernacle Broadcast. Frank W. Asper was a Tabernacle organist for more than 40 years. http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/frank-asper?lang=eng The excellent upload quality of the AFRS series is greatly appreciated!