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Station logo of AFN Berlin
This transmitter at Clayallee was also used to broadcast AFN TV Berlin, 1986.
AFN Berlin was a US military broadcast station located at Podbielskiallee 23 in Berlin-Dahlem. It started
broadcasting at noon on August 4, 1945, with the Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. The TV studio
was located on Saargemünder Strasse, across from the Berlin Brigade Headquarters compound.
During the Berlin Blockade AFN Berlin started broadcasting around the clock. After the building of the
Berlin Wall AFN Berlin radio then stayed on the air 24 hours until July 1994. TV programming was
normally from 15:00 to 01:00 weekdays and 12:00 to 01:00 on weekends during the mid 1970s.
AFN Berlin had three stations:
a medium-wave AM station at 1107 kHz
an FM station at 87.85 MHz (adjusted to 87.9 MHz at a later stage, called 88FM)
a TV station on UHF channel E29 (US channel 25) broadcasting in NTSC (thus requiring a multistandard
set for German viewers) with a low-power transmitter limited to southwestern Berlin
Until November 23, 1978, the AM frequency was 935 kHz. Due to the agreements in the Geneva
Frequency Plan the frequency was changed to 1107 kHz.
On July 15, 1994, AFN Berlin broadcast a 3-hour special broadcast on both radio frequencies, which was
transmitted live into 54 countries. Afterwards, seconds before 14:00, AFN Berlin ceased transmitting
after playing a rendition of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed by William Rivelli.
Contents
1 Productions
1.1 Radio (88FM)
1.2 Television
2 People of AFN Berlin
2.1 Radio
2.2 TV
3 See also
4 External links
Productions
Radio (88FM)
Musical programs:
An early morning show, host unknown, in late 1950s, (Mon–Fri - 7 am–8 am); theme song: an
abbreviated version of: "s'Wonderful" by Ray Conniff.
Before noon show, hosted by Mark Marcus, in late 1950s, (Mon–Fri 11am-noon), popular music
Early afternoon: host unknown, weekdays 1 pm–2 pm, country & western music.
Frolic at Five, host Georg Hudak early to mid 1950s and later unknown host, mid 1950s, (Mon-Fri - 5
pm–6 pm); theme song: "9:20 Special" recorded May 30, 1945 by Harry James.
Music in the Air, host unknown, late 1950s, (weekdays 7 pm–8 pm), light music.
Frolic at Jazz, host unknown, (Saturdays 6 pm–7 pm); Theme tune: "Skinned & Skinned Again" by Woody
Herman.
The Juice
Disco
Special live broadcasts from the German-American Volksfest at the Hüttenweg in Berlin-Dahlem and
from the Day of Open House at the Tempelhof Central Airport (TCA)
An Afternoon Show (Mon-Fri)
Television
The evening TV news set at AFN Berlin in 1982 with (L-R) David Sullivan (sports), Loretta Nosworthy
(weather), Cambria Pendleton (co-anchor) and Kyle King (main anchor). Photo slides from the AP and
UPI news agencies were keyed electronically on the blue background.
Berlin Tonight (daily news)
Berlin PM (interview show)
Berlin Tonight Late Edition (late news)
Discover Berlin (trailers of Berlin sights)
The Berlin Ramblers (30-minute live country music show, 1968 one Saturday afternoon monthly)
Berlin Midday
Snowball Satellite (Christmas)
P.L.P.'s Workshop (children's show Saturday mornings)
Forum (news magazine)
Get it Together (TV quiz show)
People of AFN Berlin
Radio
Maj. Phillip R. Pierce OIC AFN Berlin 1986–1989
David MacDonald
Jacques Bannamon
Jay Juliano
Fred Cochran
Rik DeLisle
Jo Eager
Eric Engbretson
Rebecca Easley
Lee Heft
Maj. Jack Maloney (station commander)
Mark White (programming)
Dick Rosse (news)
George Hudak (Frolic At Five)
Bob Lewis
Mitch Farrell
Ken McGyver
Jim Stutzman
Ralph Stinson
Jean Vavrin (cooking show)
Joey Welzant (engineer)
Mike Marshall
Jan Wood
Ted Shrady
Steve Kostelac
Magnificent Magoo (Jim McCauley)
Bob Selleck
Dan Simmons
Tom Tucker
Hank Minitrez
Bill Gaylord
Paul Dandridge (until Sept. 1968)
Terence Rousseau
Bob Woodley
Paul Ramirez
Brian Hart (news)
Patrick McGuire
Vicki Washington
Keya Newman
Christina Leaird
Gage Mace
Jim Cyr
Danette Rodesky
Jerry Cormier
Jeanine Kabrich
Mike Niederer
Larry Sem
Joel O'Brien
Jay Brady
Mike Piper (news)
Denis Sloan
Rick Himot
John Proffitt
Ed Tooma
Jim Kane
Ed Poston (news)
Edward Theodore Faircloth
Gail Anderson
Art Mehring
Henry Michael (Ogrodzinski)
Paul Markey (intern)
TV
David MacDonald
Jacques Bannamon
Rebecca Easley
Hank Minitrez
Dan Quakkelaar
Bob Selleck
Bill Gaylord
Terence Rousseau
Brian Hart
Patrick McGuire
Vicki Washington
Keya Newman
Christina Leaird
Jim Cyr
Bob Woodley
Paul Ramirez
Peter Dolle
Kyle King
Danette Rodesky
Jerry Cormier
Dave Shepard
Jeanine Kabrich
Dave Sullivan
Tom Hoban
Bill Bright
Vince Turella
Debbie Frantz
Joel O'Brien
Susan Ward
Mike Nussbaumer
Dave Dudding
Dave Jimanez
Mike Pernatozzi
John Rees
Bruce Dortin
Rick Saltzman
Ron Grabert
Jim Mauzy
Jim Wright
Kip Rummel
John Orton
John O'Conner
Dennis Hannon
Don Browers
Wayne Boyles
Danny Gates
Al Scully
Mike Niederer
Peggy Foster
Barry Cantor
Gail Anderson
Barbara Beimly
Eldee McGill Jr
Paul Markey (Intern)
Chris Dancey (Intern)
Al Cunningham (NCOIC Studio Operation)
Russell Reed
Larry Wilson
Ralph Bremer
Jack Arnold
Linda Arnold
Lionel Cantu
Will Pratt
Rick Mack
Jinny Peek
Douglas Mitchell
Helga Lehmann
Rodney Copfer
Dexter Marquez
Raymond Cooley
Willie Green
Russ Clark
Fernando DeCosta
See also
American Forces Network
AFN Bremerhaven
AFN Munich
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to AFN Berlin.
unofficial website about AFN Berlin (mirror site)
Page of the 6941st Gd Bn Kameradschaftsbund about AFN Berlin (de)
