2014年8月29日 · By 1942, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) sent 16-inch, 33 rpm vinyl transcription discs to the troops from eight sources: special recording sessions, concerts, recitals, radio broadcasts, film sound tracks and commercial records.

2014年4月2日 · The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943. specially recorded for troops overseas. Soldiers fighting a far-flung. war welcomed these musical snapshots of life back home.

The Armed Forces Radio Service collection of broadcast recordings consists of electrical transcription discs that the AFRS distributed for broadcast. The substantial portion of the collection consists of concert recordings of the Boston Symphony, NBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and other groups, from 1943 through 1945.

2015年4月30日 · The biggest names in Hollywood and Broadway recorded for AFRS during the war years, The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to May 26, 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). The U.S. Army began broadcasting from London during World War II, using equipment and studio facilities borrowed ...

The Armed Forces Radio Service collection of broadcast recordings consists of electrical transcription discs that the AFRS distributed for broadcast -- The substantial portion of the collection consists of concert recordings of the Boston Symphony, NBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and other groups, from 1943 through 1945.

The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings.

By 1942, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) sent 16-inch, 33 rpm vinyl transcription discs to the troops, mostly radio shows with the commercials edited out.

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25,000 different transcription discs; a major producer of transcription records. the United States War Department created a Morale Service Division. It became the Special Service Division (SSD) July 20, 1942. then into the Armed Forces Radio & Television Services (AFRTS) in 1949.

The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) was an agency created in 1942 by the United States government to produceradio shows for broadcast to troops fighting overseas in World War II. Created mainly by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, the AFRS produced and aired a wide variety of programs - comedy, informational, and dramatic programs, among others.