[IRCA] New - Early Radio in China & Japan

[Geralyn Hollerman <lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone interested:
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Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com November 5 2011 _________________________________ Two New First-Hand Radio Stories
Opening a Radio Station in Peking
& a Mobile Truck Radio in Japan
_________________________________  The Radio Heritage Foundation releases two new features with
first-hand personal stories about early broadcasting in Asia at www.radioheritage.com. The first is 'Early Chinese Radio in Peking' and tells how Melvin Bok
left school early to begin building radio sets and eventually ended
up starting a radio station in Peking known as XOMO. Melvin later went on to work with radio in Shanghai, and his story
has remained untold ever since. It's based on a series of interviews
in Hong Kong shortly before his death.  Today we don't associate private commercial radio with broadcasting
in China, but before 1949, there was a vibrant radio scene in that
sprawling country.  This is documented in another recent feature 'Chinese Radio in the
1930's' also now available from the Radio Heritage Foundation website. In southern Japan in 1946, an Australian broadcasting truck provided
entertainment for British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. "This is Station WLKT Miho' is the personal story of Peter Knowlden,
a British RAF serviceman who ended up broadcasting from this small
station at a small airfield. Based on a series of recent interviews from Vancouver, Peter's story
of how he ended up spinning disks from an Australian station with an
American call-sign in Japan sheds light on the largely undocumented
history of the small number of non-US radio stations that broadcast
at the time.  Both features are well illustrated with rare images and form part of
an ongoing project to document radio heritage across the Asian region. The Radio Heritage Foundation is a non-profit foundation connecting
radio, popular culture and heritage. The global website is www.radioheritage.com.  To unsubscribe email 'No Asia' to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and allow
five working days for removal of your address. New sponsors receive a free World Radio TV Handbook 2012 shipped
worldwide [including details of Chinese and Japanese radio
broadcasting today] and can also choose a favorite feature to
publicly sponsor. Full details are at www.radioheritage.com.
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Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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