[HCDX] Retro Radio Dial Japan 1953

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January 23 2014
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Retro Radio Dial Japan 1953
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Japan is in just its first year of independence following the end of
the Allied Occupation, its Bonin, Volcano and Ryukyu Islands to the
south remain under American control, and yet a comprehensive web of
radio networks is in operation and newly established private
commercial radio stations are rapidly spreading.

It's 1953. The FEN Far East Network from Tokyo is one of the
strongest signals on the AM dial and the NHK Overseas Service is
using powerful shortwave transmitters to carry the vision of a new
Japan to the world.

The area is full of tension. Soviet troops gaze across a narrow sea
lane into Northern Japan and American forces stare back in return as
the cold War between the USSR and the West intensifies. On the nearby
Korean peninsula, a long war ends in armistice, but not peace.

In this time, Japanese listeners were entertained and informed by the
rapidly growing number of radio stations, and Japanese inventors were
about to unleash the transistor radio, small and cheap radio sets
that let millions of Japanese take their music, news, information and
entertainment on the road, in their coats, on their bicycles, into
schools, factories, and all over Japan.

Retro Radio Dial Japan is the latest in this fascinating series
that takes a look back at the world's radio dials 60 years ago.

Recent additions include Brazil, South Asia and South East Asia whilst
the feature on North Asia has been revised.

Enjoy all of them at www.radioheritage.com.

Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
The Global Radio Memories Project
Connecting today's people with yesterday's radio

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