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The original AFN - present day AFN Europe - began broadcasting from [[London]] during [[World War II]], using equipment and studio facilities borrowed from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC). | The original AFN - present day AFN Europe - began broadcasting from [[London]] during [[World War II]], using equipment and studio facilities borrowed from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC). | ||
The first transmission to [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. troops]] began at 5:45 p.m. 4 July 1943, and included less than five hours of recorded shows, including a [[BBC News]] and sports broadcast. That day, [[Technician fifth grade|T5]] Syl Binkin became the first [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] broadcaster heard over the air. The signal was sent from London via telephone lines to five regional [[transmitter]]s to reach [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. troops]] in the | The first transmission to [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. troops]] began at 5:45 p.m. 4 July 1943, and included less than five hours of recorded shows, including a [[BBC News]] and sports broadcast. That day, [[Technician fifth grade|T5]] Syl Binkin became the first [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] broadcaster heard over the air. The signal was sent from London via telephone lines to five regional [[transmitter]]s to reach [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. troops]] in the United Kingdom as they made preparations for the [[Operation Overlord|invasion]] of [[Nazi-occupied Europe]]. | ||
Fearing competition for civilian audiences, the [[BBC]] initially tried to impose restrictions on AFN broadcasts within [[United Kingdom|Britain]] (transmissions were allowed only from [[United States|American]] bases outside [[London]] and were limited to 50 watts of transmission power) and a minimum quota of British produced programming had to be carried. Nevertheless, AFN programs were widely enjoyed by the British civilian listeners who could receive them, and once AFN operations transferred to continental [[Europe]] (shortly after [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]) AFN was able to broadcast with little restriction with programs available to civilian audiences across most of [[Europe]], (including Britain), after dark. | Fearing competition for civilian audiences, the [[BBC]] initially tried to impose restrictions on AFN broadcasts within [[United Kingdom|Britain]] (transmissions were allowed only from [[United States|American]] bases outside [[London]] and were limited to 50 watts of transmission power) and a minimum quota of British produced programming had to be carried. Nevertheless, AFN programs were widely enjoyed by the British civilian listeners who could receive them, and once AFN operations transferred to continental [[Europe]] (shortly after [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]) AFN was able to broadcast with little restriction with programs available to civilian audiences across most of [[Europe]], (including Britain), after dark. | ||