Do you remember AFN???
Sep 16, 2013 08:51:19 #
ManRay 1 recently posted a thread about C & W music and the Blues, and I mentioned that in England in the 60s the only C & W music we got was via AFN, "American Forces Network", on our transistor radios tuned into Germany on a Saturday night for the Grand Old Opry.
I got to thinking id there are any Hoggres out there who remember AFN?????
Geoff
I got to thinking id there are any Hoggres out there who remember AFN?????
Geoff
Sep 16, 2013 09:06:08 #
Sep 17, 2013 08:53:44 #
Sep 17, 2013 16:03:20 #
I'm pretty sure it was the AFN that brought Casey Casem's America's Top 40 to our home every weekend- in Germany. As a kid in the 70's, it was my "link" to USA.
Sep 17, 2013 16:30:36 #
Yes and sometimes depending on the day of the week we called it ALL FOR NOTHING!
Sep 17, 2013 16:46:58 #
GWR100 wrote:
ManRay 1 recently posted a thread about C & W music and the Blues, and I mentioned that in England in the 60s the only C & W music we got was via AFN, "American Forces Network", on our transistor radios tuned into Germany on a Saturday night for the Grand Old Opry.
I got to thinking id there are any Hoggres out there who remember AFN?????
Geoff
I got to thinking id there are any Hoggres out there who remember AFN?????
Geoff
U.S.A.F., Berlin Germany, Tempelhof Air Base, Dec. 1955, Oct. 1959. We used AFN as cover sound in our classified work area, to foil any spike mikes that the other side might have been able to get into the wall or roof. At midnight, AFN went off the air, and we had Moscow Molly until 6:00 Ack Emma.
Never got tired of the music, sure a lot better than listening to the sounds of soviet electronic signals. ha.
Sep 17, 2013 20:44:11 #
Sep 18, 2013 00:35:50 #
AFN was a great sound to us in th late 60's. Being in England at that time we also had the "pirate ship" radio Caroline. Anyone else remember????
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