[IRCA] Radio Sangley, Philippines - Radio Heritage Media Release

[Geralyn Hollerman <lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested:
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"Welcome to KTLG Sangley Point"
AFRS Radio in the Philippines
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"Welcome to KTLG Sangley Point' - with these words a new member of
the Armed Forces Radio Service signed on to serve Sangley Point Naval
Station near Manila in the Philippines in the early 1950's.

The Radio Heritage Foundation has released two new features at its
global website www.radioheritage.net about this little known radio
station that began as a converted aircraft transmitter but grew to
become an essential part of Sangley Point daily life for many years.

Louis McClure remembers in 'Starting Radio Sangley' that 'we decided
to build a carrier current transmitter and to broadcast music and
news on the station' and that within a short time, reports of
reception 35 miles away at Subic Bay were becoming regular.

Known simply as 'Radio Sangley' the makeshift station cost only $14
to build, this money spent on a 45 RPM turntable to play the latest
hits from the USA. The station could not broadcast a stable signal,
and a common announcement from the DJ was 'Don't touch that dial!
Wait a minute and we'll drift back into you'!

In 'KTLG Radio Sangley', Matt McGuigan continues the story of the
station at  which when he arrived used a long wire antenna between
the tops of the quonset hut it was located in and a nearby water
tower.

In the feature at www.radioheritage.net you'll learn how AFRS Los
Angeles sent $45,000 worth of new equipment and the call letters KTLG
were approved locally in 1953, a far cry from just a few years
earlier when Louis built the original station with just $14.

As well as photos of the new station facilities, you'll also enjoy a
rare recording of the opening announcement of KTLG Sangley Point,
Armed Forces Radio Service, 1300 AM in the Philippines.

These memories are shared as part of the Radio Heritage Foundation
ongoing project to preserve, protect and remember radio heritage from
around the Pacific. At www.radioheritage.net you'll find a large
number of other features celebrating the Armed Forces Radio Service
contribution to broadcasting in the region.

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Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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