1931–1945
1931–1945
25
Surviving broadcasts
1931–1945
Years on the air
15
Seasons represented
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection: AFRS_OTR
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
8 dated broadcasts across 15 years on the air, with 12 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
25 of 25 shown
21 August
No. 1
1931
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
4 October
No. 2
1944
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
3 January
No. 3
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
5 January
No. 4
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
10 January
No. 5
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
17 January
No. 6
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
20 January
No. 7
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
15 February
No. 8
1945
56 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
18 February
No. 9
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
28 March
No. 10
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
6 April
No. 11
1945
29 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
6 April
No. 12
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
12 April
No. 13
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
11 May
No. 14
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
23 September
No. 15
1945
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 16
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 17
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 18
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 19
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 20
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 21
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 22
15 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 23
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 24
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
1945 · year only
No. 25
30 min
A mixed run of surviving Armed Forces Radio Service transcription discs held at the Internet Archive as “AFRS_OTR”. AFRS pressed programmes onto sixteen-inch discs and shipped them to outlets from Alaska to the South Pacific, stripping commercial sponsorship out of network shows in the process. As US Government work the recordings are in the
