AFN Berlin
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AFN Berlin was a US-American military broadcast station located at Saargemünder Str 28 in Berlin-Dahlem
. It started broadcasting at noon on August 4, 1945, with the Rhapsody in Blue
from George Gershwin
.
During the Berlin Blockade
AFN Berlin started broadcasting around the clock. After the building of the Berlin Wall
AFN Berlin then stayed on the air 24 hours until July 1994.
AFN Berlin had three stations:
Until November 23, 1978, the AM frequency was 935 kHz. Due to the agreements in the Geneva Frequency Plan the frequency was changed to 1107 kHz.
On July 15, 1994, AFN Berlin broadcasted a 3-hour special broadcast on both radio frequencies, which was transmitted live into 54 countries. Afterwards, seconds before 2pm, AFN Berlin ceased transmitting after playing the national anthem of the United States of America
.
& Discover Berlin (trailers of Berlin sights)
52.450°N 13.275°E Last location of AFN Berlin
Dahlem (Berlin)
Dahlem is a locality of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough in southwestern Berlin. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a part of the former borough of Zehlendorf. Dahlem is one of the most affluent parts of the city and home to the main campus of the Free University of Berlin with the...
. It started broadcasting at noon on August 4, 1945, with the Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects....
from George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
.
During the Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War and the first resulting in casualties. During the multinational occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway and road access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied...
AFN Berlin started broadcasting around the clock. After the building of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
AFN Berlin then stayed on the air 24 hours until July 1994.
AFN Berlin had three stations:
- an AM station at 1107 kHz
- an FM station at 87.85 MHz (adjusted to 87.9 MHz at a later stage, called 88FM)
- a TV station on channel 29 (US channel 25, only receivable with an audio converter and an NTSCNTSCNTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
color decoder in the southwest of Berlin.
Until November 23, 1978, the AM frequency was 935 kHz. Due to the agreements in the Geneva Frequency Plan the frequency was changed to 1107 kHz.
On July 15, 1994, AFN Berlin broadcasted a 3-hour special broadcast on both radio frequencies, which was transmitted live into 54 countries. Afterwards, seconds before 2pm, AFN Berlin ceased transmitting after playing the national anthem of the United States of America
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
.
Radio (88FM)
- A Morning Show (Mon - Fri)
- An Afternoon Show (Mon - Fri)
- The Juice
- Disco
- Frolic at Five
- Special live broadcasts from the German-American VolksfestVolksfestA Volksfest is a large event in Germany which combines a festival and a carnival. Admission to a Volksfest is free however you have to pay for each ride separately....
at the Hüttenweg in Berlin-DahlemDahlemDahlem can refer to:*Dahlem , a district of Berlin, part of the borough Steglitz-Zehlendorf.*Dahlem, North Rhine-Westphalia, a municipality in western Germany.*Dahlem, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in south-western Germany....
and
from the Day of Open House at the Tempelhof Central Airport (TCA)
Television
- Berlin Tonight (Daily News)
- Berlin PM (interview show)
- Berlin Tonight late edition (late news)
& Discover Berlin (trailers of Berlin sights)
Radio
- Jacques Bannamon
- Fred Cochran
- Rik DeLisle
- Jo Eager
- Rebecca Easley
- Lee Heft
- George Hudack
- Steve Kostelac
- Magnificent Magoo (Jim McCauley)
- Bob Selleck
- Dan Simmons
- Tom Tucker
- Mark White
- Hank Minitrez
- Bill Gaylord
- Paul Dandridge (until Sept. 1968)
- Terence Rousseau
- Brian Hart (news)
- Patrick McGuire
- Vicki Washington
- Keya Newman
- Christina Leaird
TV
- Jacques Bannamon
- Rebecca Easley
- Hank Minitrez
- Dan Quakkelaar
- Bob Selleck
- Bill Gaylord
- Terence Rousseau
- Brian Hart
- Patrick McGuire
- Vicki Washington
- Keya Newman
- Christina Leaird
External links
- unofficial website about AFN Berlin (mirror site)
- Page of the 6941st Gd Bn Kameradschaftsbund about AFN Berlin (de)
- AFN Berlin.com private website about AFN Berlin
52.450°N 13.275°E Last location of AFN Berlin