[IRCA] 217 Years of Australian Radio Heritage - Radio Heritage Media Release

[Geralyn Hollerman <lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net 

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217 Years of Australian Radio Heritage
2BH - 2LT - 2MG - AM Heritage Stations
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Some 217 years of Australian radio heritage is now celebrated on-line
at www.radioheritage.net with the release of three new station
profiles in the popular Long Lost Australian Radio Stars series.

2BH Broken Hill, 2LT Lithgow and 2MG Mudgee have served their local
communities for an accumulated 217 years, with 2BH celebrating 75
years on the air on June 30 2009.

The Radio Heritage Foundation continues with its roll-out of heritage
profiles by adding these three New South Wales AM stations to the
growing number already on-line at www.radioheritage.net.

2BH 'The Voice of the Western Darling' includes Aunt Ruby from the
2BH Smiler's Club [with close to 3000 members], manager John W Prider
[migrated from 5DN Adelaide] and 'has a line up of nearly half a
hundred features'.

Lithgow's 'Sunshine Station' 2LT 'has won the confidence of listener
and advertiser alike', with personalities such as Janet Miles [2LT
Younger Set] and F. Harper [well known to many Sydney audiences, a
very fine tenor voice], and the 2LT Sunbeamer's Club with a
membership of over 2000.

Station 2MG 'takes three news broadcasts a day from the ABC' and
features programs such as Jackaroo Joy, Youth Speaks and Library of
the Air, whilst 'very well liked and highly successful in radio is
2MG's youngest announcer Frank Yates. Frank is just 19 years old.'

You'll enjoy reading more about the personalities, programs and
heritage of these three heritage AM stations - still broadcasting in
2009 with their original calls - and on-line today at
www.radioheritage.net.

Whilst there, check out our many other Australian heritage
broadcasters in our Long Lost Australian Radio Stars series and our
list of pioneer broadcasters from the 1920's in 'Early Australian
Radio'.

Congratulations to 2BH Broken Hill, 2LT Lithgow and 2MG Mudgee 'still
going after all this time' with over 70 years of local community
service each.

If you have any stories, photos, memorabilia, memories or recordings
of any of these heritage AM stations that you'd like to share with us
and the world, write to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and we'll be glad to
hear from you.

For now, help celebrate 217 years of radio service to New South Wales
by visiting 2BH, 2LT and 2MG at www.radioheritage.net today.

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Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting popular culture and radio heritage across the Pacific. Our
global website is www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, articles,
competitions and much more about Pacific radio. Donations to support
our radio heritage projects are always welcome using the donation
button at any page on the website. Join our newsletter mailing list
whilst visiting www.radioheritage.net as well.
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Lynn.
Lafayette, LA
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