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Patepluma Radio History Links to Radio history articles at Patepluma... Many of the articles here at Patepluma contain some tidbits of historical background on their topic. The articles listed below are either historical in their nature or contain significant amounts of radio history. CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN The Unique Story of TI4NRH. 1920s-1940s - A history of Latin America's first shortwave broadcaster, complete with a visit to the dusty archives! Check the Costa Rica Menu for reproductions of several pages from a May, 1933 radio magazine published by TI4NRH. The Last Days of Radio Impacto. 1980s - The story of a semi-clandestine anti-Sandinista radio station. Radio and the Rise of Fidel Castro. 1950s - Fidel Castro's clandestine broadcasting station. Clandestine Granddaddy of Central America. 1950s - The CIA's use of clandestine radio to overthrow the Guatemalan government.
SOUTH AMERICA Bolivia: Radio Under the Gun. 1950s+ - Bolivia is the only country in the world where trade unions own a significant number of radio stations. The story of the Bolivian miners' union and their radio network is one of adversity and courage. Don Holger and Radio Zaracay. 1950s+ - The story of an important regional radio station in Ecuador. The Day the Martians Landed - Or Stories They Never Tell on HCJB. 1948 - The Orson Welles story, with a south-of-the-equator twist! Folk Music Radio in Lima, Peru. 1950s+ - How folk music became a significant factor on radio in Lima. Argentina Menu. Radio Clube de Pernambuco. The history of Brazil's first radio station. 1920s+ - There are two articles on Argentine radio history plus a link to another one. Chile - DXing the Land of Crazy Geography. 1920s, 1970s - Article on Chilean radio with some historical background. Radio Sutatenza. 1940s+ - The story of this pioneering educational radio station.
UNITED STATES The Radio Election of 1924. 1924 - The first use of radio in a U.S. Presidential election. WBF - A Typical Ute. 1900 to 1975 -A fascinating look at radio and the United Fruit Company. Radio Free America. 1973 - All about a short-lived offshore clandestine station in the USA. The Smallest Radio Town - What was the smallest town in the US to have a radio station?
EUROPE Twenty-five Years Ago in Prague. 1968 - The use of clandestine radio broadcasting during the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. More Information on Czechoslovakia in 1968. The Story of Radio Slovakia. History of radio broadcasting in Slovakia. Seventy Years of Broadcasting in Belgium. Published in 1984.
AFRICA Reaching the Villages: Radio in Tanzania. 1950s+ - How radio has been used in social development in this East African nation. This is Radio Ghana 1960s & 1970s. Radio Clube de Mozambique - A 1968 article.
ASIA & PACIFIC World War II Radio Scene in Shanghai, China Memories of Fiji. Covers the 1930s to 1970s. Hawaii on Shortwave. Covers 1901 to present. Alan Roycroft and the Phantom Revolution. A very interesting but undated story. Probably from the 1960s or 1970s. Pacific War Stations - Precursors to AFRTS during World War II Emergency Broadcasts - New South Wales
MISCELLANEA Down Memory Lane #1 - Early broadcasts from ships and airplanes. Australian radio history. Down Memory Lane #2 - Early US & Australian radio. This website is maintained by Don Moore, Association of North American Radio Clubs DXer of the Year for 1995.