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The ABC Drama Company

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The ABC Drama Company

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	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro (1863-1933) - in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.		By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro (1863-1933) - in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.
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 == The  first commercial broadcaster ==
+The country's first radio station, 'JB Calling', began broadcasting in Johannesburg on the 1st of July 1924, followed by a second Cape Town-based station in 1924 and another in Durban in the same year. These three stations later combined to form the African Broadcasting Corporation on the 1st of April 1927 when [[I.W. Schlesinger]] obtained permission from the South African government to establish a commercial organisation, the [[African Broadcasting Company]] ([[ABC]]). [[ABC]]  offered a number of novel services, including time signals, reports on market prices,  news, sports reports, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Music was also provided by a live studio orchestra. The [[ABC]] was active till 1936, when the [[African Broadcasting Company]] was dissolved and the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[SABC]]) was established by an Act of Parliament as the new public service broadcaster.
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−	In 1927 [[I.W. Schlesinger]] obtained permission from the South African government to establish a commercial organisation, the '''African Broadcasting Company''' (ABC). ABC offered a number of novel services, including time signals, reports on market prices, news, sports reports, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Music was also provided by a live studio orchestra. ABC was active till 1936, when it was taken over by the newly founded national broadcaster, the [[SABC]]. ~~(EC/PF)~~	+	In 1927 [[I.W. Schlesinger]] obtained permission from the South African government to establish a commercial organisation, the '''African Broadcasting Company''' ([[ABC]]). [[ABC]] offered a number of novel services, including time signals, reports on market prices, news, sports reports, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Music was also provided by a live studio orchestra. The [[ABC]] was active till 1936, when it was taken over by the newly founded national broadcaster, the [[SABC]].

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	== The [[ABC Drama Company]] ==		== The [[ABC Drama Company]] ==

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−	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... ~~Will Not Take Place...~~]]'' by Alfred Sutro, in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.	+	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro (1863-1933) - in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.

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−	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... ~~will not~~ Take Place...]]'' by Alfred Sutro, in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.	+	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The Marriage ... Will Not Take Place...]]'' by Alfred Sutro, in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.

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−	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The marriage will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro, in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.	+	By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The marriage will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro, in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.
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-In 1927 [[I.W. Schlesinger]] obtained permission from the South African government to establish a commercial organisation, the '''African Broadcasting Company''' (ABC). ABC  offered a number of novel services, including time signals, reports on market prices,  news, sports reports, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Music was also provided by a live studio orchestra. ABC was active till 1936, when it was taken over by the newly founded national broadcaster, the SABC.  (EC/PF)
+In 1927 [[I.W. Schlesinger]] obtained permission from the South African government to establish a commercial organisation, the '''African Broadcasting Company''' (ABC). ABC  offered a number of novel services, including time signals, reports on market prices,  news, sports reports, weather forecasts, and advertisements. Music was also provided by a live studio orchestra. ABC was active till 1936, when it was taken over by the newly founded national broadcaster, the [[SABC]].  (EC/PF)
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+== The [[ABC Drama Company]] ==
-By 1928 an ABC Drama Company had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The marriage will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro,  in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.
+By 1928 an [[ABC Drama Company]] had also been formed and it broadcast its first production - ''[[The marriage will not take place]]'' by Alfred Sutro,  in the same year. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium.
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