[HCDX] Retro Radio Dial Africa 1953

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Radio Heritage Foundation
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May 10 2013
Media Release

Retro Radio Dial 1953
Africa
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A fascinating look back 60 years ago to 1953 and the radio stations
that could be heard from Africa has just been released
by the Radio Heritage Foundation at www.radioheritage.com.

You'll find a complete list of stations along the dial from the  
African continent from Algeria and the Tangier International Zone in
the north to the Union of Africa and Mozambique in the south, and
other places in between. 

Most of these pre-independence radio stations and even countries no 
longer exist.

This was a period less than 10 years after the end of WWII when
broadcasting was in its early days in the region. The dominance of
South Africa on medium wave [AM] is pronounced, along with the major
use of shortwave. But, most countries simply did not have a local
radio station of any kind.

Former Portuguese territories such as Angola and Mozambique had
growing numbers of stations, Nigeria had just two, Southern Rhodesia
had a well developed network on mediumwave, and British forces and
American AFRS stations could be found in places like Libya, Eritrea
and Kenya.

North Africa had emerging networks, but French Equatorial Africa and
French West Africa were largely lacking in stations, relying on Radio
Brazzaville from the Congo for service.
  
Retro Radio Dial Africa 1953 is the latest of a new series
exploring the global radio dials at important times during the last
century.

This is the first of a new series looking at radio broadcasting in
1953; others to come include the Philippines and the Middle East.

You'll also find popular movies of 1953, the top 20 songs of the
year, and recommended reading about the Africa of this era as well
as useful facts which all help contribute to understanding the
context of the 1953 radio dial in Africa.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is an independent non-profit
organization with no connections to the broadcasting industry or any
government agency, and is supported by people worldwide who think
it's important to protect radio memories for the future. Content at
www.radioheritage.com is free.

Come along and visit the African radio dial in 1953
with us. There's even a place for you to share your own radio
memories or thoughts of those times. 

We welcome your feedback on this new Retro Radio Dial series.

Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
The Global Radio Memories Project
'where today's people connect with yesterdays radio'















































































































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