5-487: American Farmer was an American public affairs radio program featuring farm news and information of value to listeners in rural America. It was heard on the ABC radio network from 1945 to 1963, airing on Saturdays and heard in a variety of timeslots on different ABC affiliates throughout the day. One of the contributors was Layne R. Beaty, as noted in his obituary by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb. A typical American Farmer program
10-659: Is a segment of content intended for broadcast on radio . It may be a one-time production, or part of a periodically recurring series. A single program in a series is called an episode . A Radio Network is a complex system designed for the transmission of data, information, or signals via radio waves. These networks are an integral part of modern telecommunications, enabling communication between various devices and services over varying distances. Radio networks have evolved significantly since their inception, with numerous types and technologies emerging to cater to diverse needs and applications. There are different types of networks: In
15-515: The 1950s, a small but growing cohort of rock and pop music fans, dissatisfied with the BBC's output, would listen to Radio Luxembourg – but only to some extent and probably not enough to have any impact on the BBC's monopoly; and invariably only at night, when the signal from Luxembourg could be received more easily. During the post-1964 period, offshore radio broadcasting from ships at anchor or abandoned forts (such as Radio Caroline ) helped to supply
20-692: The demand in western Europe for pop and rock music. The BBC launched its own pop music station, BBC Radio 1 , in 1967. International broadcasts became highly popular in major world languages. Of particular impact were programs by the BBC World Service , Voice of America , Radio Moscow , China Radio International , Radio France Internationale , Deutsche Welle , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , Vatican Radio and Trans World Radio . Interest in old-time radio has increased in recent years with programs traded and collected on reel-to-reel tapes , cassettes and CDs and Internet downloads, as well as
25-702: Was described in the Portsmouth Times of Portsmouth, Ohio when it covered Saturday programming in its Friday "Tuning in the Airwaves" highlights for July 13, 1947. The column noted that "government experts will report on the status of the nation's corn crop" during the next day's broadcast of American Farmer . This article about a radio show or program in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Radio program A radio program , radio programme , or radio show
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