[IRCA] Fwd: Australian Radio Anniversaries Celebrated

[Lynn Hollerman <lynn@xxxxxxxxx>]

For those interested, from the web site:
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>Australian Radio Anniversaries Celebrated
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>
>October 2005 sees a number of important Australian radio station
>anniversaries being celebrated.
>
>The oldest is 2KY Sydney, which has been on air for 80 years. You can
>read more about 2KY's early days, and see photos of its personalities
>from the 1940's in the article '2KY Sydney' at www.radioheritage.net.
>
>Celebrating 70 years of broadcasting are 2GZ Orange NSW [now on FM],
>ABC regional 3GI Sale in Victoria, and 7BU Burnie in Tasmania.
>
>In 1935, AWA also began broadcasting from 4PM Port Moresby in the
>Territory of Papua. This station closed down in 1941 with the
>beginning of the Pacific war. You can read more about 4PM in
>'Broadcasting in Papua New Guinea' by Ian K Mackay, available now
>from The Emporium Radio Heritage Store at www.radioheritage.net.
>
>It's also the 55th anniversary of ABC regional 5LN Port Lincoln,
>South Australia, and the 35th anniversary of a very shortlived 3DR in
>Melbourne, Victoria. This was a 'draft resistance' pirate station
>established by students at Melbourne University in 1970.
>
>A growing number of stories about early Australian radio stations are
>now on-line at www.radioheritage.net, including a detailed guide to
>over 100 stations from the 1919-1929 period.
>
>Warm regards
>David Ricquish
>Radio Heritage Foundation
>www.radioheritage.net

Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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