AFRTS Archive

We did a lot of classical music.  During WWII, Lionel Barrymore started doing "Concert Hall" with live performances.   The pr...

. In the 1940s and 50s AFRTS did some nice Command Information shows.  They were in Los Angeles.  Hollywood's finest were availab...

This is fun.  Vicente recorded a bunch of excerpts from the Torrejon station in 1976.  An extended visit with Wolfman Jack.  We also hea...

We had quite a network in 1977, this tape features Don Tracy, Kris Erik Stevens, Roger Carroll and a bunch more.  Recorded from the Tor...

Check out new podcast...AFNer Rich Halten and I produce... http://traffic.libsyn.com/dontactyourage/DAYA_Crash_Landing-L.mp3 N...

Earl Freudenberg 1970 with Minnie Pearl I originally had orders to Viet Nam in 1972..  Got to Oakland, CA.  It was worth it because a...

Earl Freudenberg shared a neat recording.  In every country, somewhere very early in the morning we would do a sign on.  Generally the s...

Been to Mecca. In Minnesota there's a museum that has one of Jack Mullin's  AEG 'Magnetophon' tape recorders. The Nazis...

Here's Chris Noel with memories of Christmas Eve 1969. Date With Chris - Xmas Eve 1969 More Christmas on AFRTS

If Freedom Failed is back with Program 11 of the series.  This time starring Raymond Burr and Mala Powers.  Years later Mala showed up ...

Jim Ameche played the most beautiful music.  The voice of the Longenes Symphonette was the first to successfully syndicate a DJ show.  ...

Richard Amaral  was at AFN Frankfurt in 1960-62.  He wrote "AFN-On the Scene--Santa Claus Interview". (produced either D...

Every year we'd get a shipment of these... Along with the Christmas DJ shows a bunch of library stuff for the DJ shows.... ...

Frank Bresee is back with hour two of his 1982 Christmas show.  Many classic stars performing live for Christmas. Golden Days Of Ra...

Is it even allowed to be Christmas without Bing Crosby?  Here's Bing in a 1973 show for the US Army. Bing Crosby - Merry Christ...

William Wintersole, a soldiers story Actor William Wintersole checked in and shared his memories of AFRTS: I was assigned to the ...

LTC Tennant was the well respected commander of AFKN in 1968-69.  Tony Booth believes he may have returned to the network in the 1970s....

Our 1951 look at communism continues with show 10 of "If Freedom Failed". It's the "Monkey's Cage" with Wal...

It's Christmas 1967 and Chris Noel brings the holiday sprit on a Date With Chris. Date With Chris - Christmas 1967 More Chr...

From Saigon, Jumpin' Jim Huntley plays your favorites in a 1970 memory.  Thanks again Doug!! AFVN Jim Huntley 1970 More f...

There was always Christmas.  It was a time of year that AFRTS really brought home to the world.  In 1982 Frank Bresee did a special two...

There was one state that did a real outreach and was a perfect match for AFRTS.  Hawaii tourism and businesses funded "Hawaii Call...

In 1961 Dick Crawford and "Continental Varieties" took a look at English artists performing Latin songs and Latin artists per...

When the war wound down AFRS had a lot more of the new stars getting it out there for the troops.  In 1949 Steve Allen was starting his...

Chris Noel's life is a movie that really needs to be made. Model, movie star she found her muse with Date With Chris on AFRTS durin...

Linda Darnell hosts a special anniversary show for GI Journal.  GI Journal was one of the big variety shows where the stars came out fo...

Billy in Danang Sept. 4, 1972 Saigon/Network Orient Express I recovered the aircheck from an old cassette.It was recorded off the air...

The world has lost a wonderful person. Dick Sinclair passed away on October 14, 2016 at the age of 91. He lived polkas and for 6 decade...

One Night Stand had a 20 year run.  Radio had broadcasts from the big bands from all over the country, sometimes aired locally, sometim...