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| − | [[Radio Week]] was a bilingual, weekly magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the radio highlights of the week | + | [[Radio Week]] was a bilingual, weekly magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the radio highlights of the week, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d). |
| − | Vol 1, No 1,was launched on Friday, 26th October, 1945. | + | 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. The Germans occupied Norway, the world's major supplier of wood pulp, and it was not till the end of the war when supplies slowly started returning to normal. |
Revision as of 21:31, 4 September 2024
Radio Week was a bilingual, weekly magazine produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Cape Town to advertise the radio highlights of the week, was registered at the GPO as a newspaper and sold for 3 pennies (also called a "tickey," thruppence or written as 3d).
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. The Germans occupied Norway, the world's major supplier of wood pulp, and it was not till the end of the war when supplies slowly started returning to normal.
