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This combined station, called the Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme was fully operated by the BBC on behalf of the Allied forces, began broadcasting on 7 June 1944 (shortly after 'D-Day') with 514 metres (583 kHz) providing a service dominated by cabaret and swing music.
On the outbreak of World War II, the British Admiralty took over control from the GPO, and the embryo merchant ship broadcast system, called GBMS came into force. Ships listened at routine times to the Rugby Radio Station and to area stations, otherwise keeping watch on the international distress frequency at 500 kHz. After the fall of France ...
This is a list of pre-World War II television stations of the 1920s and 1930s. Most of these experimental stations were located in Europe (notably in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, and Russia), Australia, Canada, and the United States. Some present-day broadcasters trace their origins to these early stations.
The last big media shift came with coverage of the Gulf War, in 1990, when "we had the first real 24-hour war and CNN became the war channel — they basically covered that very short war [six ...
Initially, the station was on the air from 11.00 am until 11.00 pm. However from Sunday 16 June 1940, the station would commence its broadcasting day from 6.30 am and would continue until 11.00 pm. These broadcasting hours remained in place until the new BBC General Forces Programme began on Sunday 27 February 1944, with the service maintaining ...
Of the six national networks of American radio's classic era [b], Mutual had for decades the largest number of affiliates but the least certain financial position [2] (though it didn't prevent Mutual from expanding into television broadcasting after World War II, as NBC, CBS and ABC did, but it meant Mutual's attempt was short-lived at 11 months).
Hundreds of college basketball games are available on TV, radio and the web for the 2024-25 season. Check out the schedules for the major providers. College basketball: TV, radio, web schedules ...
October 10 – Reopening of French TV station RDF in 441-line standard. December 1 – US Army-Navy football game is transmitted 145 kilometers (90 mi) by coaxial cable from Philadelphia to New York City. December 15 – Moscow TV center reinstated regular TV broadcasting after World War II. December 17 – First weather programme on French ...