The 1945 Christmas Hit Parade from Radio 9AC Torokina, Bougainville
Scheduled for broadcast in the Mailbox session of Radio New Zealand
International from December 20, is the fourth in the current series of radio
heritage documentaries being produced in association with the Radio Heritage
Foundation (www.radioheritage.net).
In 1944, Jungle Network station WVTI broadcast from the island of
Bougainville, and was replaced in mid-1945 by Australian Army Amenities Service
radio station 9AC who took over the WVTI record library.
You'll hear the Christmas week 1945 countdown as broadcast by 9AC, and
enjoy old favorites such as Johnny Mercer with 'Accentuate the Positive', the
Andrews Sisters with 'Rum & Coca Cola' and the number one favorite singer on
the island in 1945 -Bing Crosby - as you listen to the same songs that filled
the airwaves over the island almost 60 years ago.
The documentary introduces listeners to the Australian radio personalities
who broadcast over 9AC, some of the locally produced shows, as well as details
about the broadcasting conditions at the Torokina Airfield. The program is
dedicated to all those who served on Bougainville during WW2, and to modern day
peacekeepers from Australia and New Zealand who still serve on the island today.
Mark your diaries now to listen to this special Christmas week radio
heritage documentary on the usual Radio New Zealand International shortwave
frequencies and available at the on-demand audio site at www.rnzi.com from
December 20.
Warm regards
David Ricquish
Wellington, New Zealand
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