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[[Radio Week]] was a bilingual, weekly, 32-page magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the week's radio highlights, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d). A yearly subscription to [[Radio Week]] could be had for 6/- (six shillings) if you were a "licensed listener" (1½d per copy). Non-licensed listeners could purchase a subscription at the regular price of 12/6 per annum. | [[Radio Week]] was a bilingual, weekly, 32-page magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the week's radio highlights, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d). A yearly subscription to [[Radio Week]] could be had for 6/- (six shillings) if you were a "licensed listener" (1½d per copy). Non-licensed listeners could purchase a subscription at the regular price of 12/6 per annum. | ||
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| + | Each week [[Radio Week]] carried detailed schedules for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]'s (SABC) radio stations: Cape Town "A" (English), Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans), Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English), Durban and Pietermartizburg "B" (Afrikaans), Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English), and Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "B" (Afrikaans). | ||
Vol 1, No 1,was launched on Friday, 26th October, 1945, just eight weeks after World War 2 ended on September 2. This was quite remarkable when considering the worldwide shortage of paper since South Africa was totally dependent on Britain for her paper supply. After the Germans occupied Norway, the world's major supplier of wood pulp, Britain's supply was drastically curtailed and it was not till the end of the war when supplies slowly started returning to normal. | Vol 1, No 1,was launched on Friday, 26th October, 1945, just eight weeks after World War 2 ended on September 2. This was quite remarkable when considering the worldwide shortage of paper since South Africa was totally dependent on Britain for her paper supply. After the Germans occupied Norway, the world's major supplier of wood pulp, Britain's supply was drastically curtailed and it was not till the end of the war when supplies slowly started returning to normal. | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 6 September 2024
Radio Week was a bilingual, weekly magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town.
History
Radio Week was a bilingual, weekly, 32-page magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the week's radio highlights, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d). A yearly subscription to Radio Week could be had for 6/- (six shillings) if you were a "licensed listener" (1½d per copy). Non-licensed listeners could purchase a subscription at the regular price of 12/6 per annum.
Each week Radio Week carried detailed schedules for the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) radio stations: Cape Town "A" (English), Cape Town "B" (Afrikaans), Durban and Pietermartizburg "A" (English), Durban and Pietermartizburg "B" (Afrikaans), Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English), and Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "B" (Afrikaans).
Vol 1, No 1,was launched on Friday, 26th October, 1945, just eight weeks after World War 2 ended on September 2. This was quite remarkable when considering the worldwide shortage of paper since South Africa was totally dependent on Britain for her paper supply. After the Germans occupied Norway, the world's major supplier of wood pulp, Britain's supply was drastically curtailed and it was not till the end of the war when supplies slowly started returning to normal.
Personalities and their programmes
"Fish with Leonard Flemming"
"Nuwejaarskets" with Freda Linde.
Yoland d'Hotman entertained Durban hospital patients.
Sources
Various editions of Radio Week.
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