ARMED FORCES RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICE (AFRTS).
On the 26th day of May 1942 the War Department in the USA established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS).
In 1954 a television service was introduced with a pilot station at Limestone Air Force Base in Maine.
In 1954 the television mission of AFRS was officially recognised and AFRS was re-named Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
On the 1st day of January 1998 all of the Armed Forces broadcasting affiliates worldwide merged under the AFN banner.
On the 21st day of November 2000, the American Forces Information Service directed a change of the AFRTS organisational title from Armed Forces Radio and Television Service back to American Forces Radio and Television Service.
In 1954 a television service was introduced with a pilot station at Limestone Air Force Base in Maine.
In 1954 the television mission of AFRS was officially recognised and AFRS was re-named Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).
On the 1st day of January 1998 all of the Armed Forces broadcasting affiliates worldwide merged under the AFN banner.
On the 21st day of November 2000, the American Forces Information Service directed a change of the AFRTS organisational title from Armed Forces Radio and Television Service back to American Forces Radio and Television Service.
YOU TUBE VIDEOS.
QSL CARDS RECEIVED.
QSL card from the 1980s.
References.
- Wikipedia, 2022, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network>, viewed 26th December 2022.