Media Release Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com December 14 2011
________________________________ Long Lost Australian Radio Stars 2KM Kempsey, 2MW Murwillumbah, 2QN Deniliquin, 3BA Ballarat and 4IP Ipswich ________________________________ The final five additions to this popular series hosted by the Radio Heritage Foundation at www.radioheritage.com have now been published. The features take a nostalgic look back 65 years to the mid-1940s and the personalities, programs and station profiles of Australian Heritage AM Radio across the country before TV and FM arrived on the scene. Qwirky by today's standards, the first series has reached over 50 features of individual stations giving a wonderful insight into how radio entertained and informed Australians of the age. The new features cover three original NSW country radio stations 2KM Kempsey, 2MW Murwillumbah and 2QN Deniliquin, as well as 3BA Ballarat and 4IP Ipswich and all five are free to access at www.radioheritage.com. Old station publicity and photos have been found to illustrate the features along with original station logos. 2KM - The Voice of the Macleay' was the only radio station on the air between Newcastle and Grafton, and served 'one of the richest dairying and kindred industry districts in the Commonwealth'. Colgate-Palmolive sponsored five programs whilst Kelloggs Pty, Peters Ice Cream, Nestles, and Cadbury were just some of the other station sponsors. Further north was 2MW Murwillumbah 'The Voice of the Far North Coast' which was an independent station 'owing allegiance to no network'. In the south-west of the state, 2QN Deniliquin 'The Riverina Station' was headed by John Pearce who 'always seemed to be organizing something, even, we believe, smoke parties'. Further south is 3BA Ballarat 'Voice of the Garden City' with a wonderful original letterhead showing it was truly a station 'Built on Gold' and serving 'a city of over 40,000 inhabitants and over 400 factories'. The final station in this series is 4IP Ipswich, whose 'children's sessions are eagerly awaited by thousands of young people' and whose listeners 'subscribed generously to appeals for Red Cross, Bundles for Britain, Salvage Drives etc'. If you have your own memories, memorabilia and more you'd like to share about any of these stations, or any of the more than 50 stations featured in this series, the Radio Heritage Foundation wants to hear from you. It may be some old photos, booklets, newspaper or magazine articles or even some recordings. Memories of listening to the radio over the years are also important and wanted because they help people understand the important community role played by radio over several generations. Coming in 2012, a new series honoring hundreds of Australia's Radio Pioneers, part of our continuing commitment to preserving and recording Australia's radio heritage for future generations to enjoy. ________________________________________________________ Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio, popular culture, history and heritage. Its global website is www.radioheritage.com. Have you become a sponsor yet? New sponsors get a FREE World Radio TV Handbook 2012 shipped worldwide, can choose to sponsor any Long Lost Australian Radio Stars online feature and also be recognized online on the Current Supporters Roll. Full details now online at www.radioheritage.com. _______________________________________________________ ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html