Are you interested in the oldtime south african radio show lux radio theater. The wobbler a mystery radio signal investigation of the socalled cuban wobblers by w. I was archiving some old cassettes to my pc when i discovered a whole bunch of old adverts from radio port natal now east coast radio. It was the first commercial radio station of the sabc, and existed from 1 may. Although produced in south africa, the actors were english and the dialogue was in english, so inspector carr can be considered as an english radio detective. Based on the springbok radio playlists for the period 19691989 when the chart ceased to be compiled. Jet jungle is the name of a midsixties scifi adventure hero, who appeared in a hit radio play. Download our free jingles instantly as mp3 files ready for use. Listen over 100 south africa fm radio stations live online. My names adam kane written by dale cutts and produced by margaret heale. This time around a third bonus disc has been added to the set which contains selected soundbites and snippets from springbok radio. Various springbok radio top 40 best of volume 1 discogs. Im impressed that springbok radio managed to create a series.
Also in the show was myrtle, the girlfriend of chuck. Sabcs decision in december 1945 to develop a commercial service was constrained by postwar financial issues 726 after almost five years of investigation and after consulting lord reith of the bbc. Music radio creative uses the very best voice overs, audio producers, jingle singers. Locate the alt and the print screen keys on your keyboard. Pub charity it hardware software funder top 25 popular stories. It should be noted that springbok radio was viewed as a white radio station and therefore probably does not take into account many nonwhite local artists who may have been popular in south african townships during apartheid. Springbok radio was a south african radio station that operated from 1950 to 1985.
It all started with frans erasmus, from the springbok radio preservation society, whose passion for springbok radio never ceised. One of the most popular programmes in sa radio history. Each episode presented the life of chuck and red as taxi drivers their adventures. Springbok radio was the first commercial radio station of the sabc, and existed from 1 may 1950 to 31 december 1985, when it was closed mainly because it was not seen as financially viable any longer due to the arrival of television in 1976. This is a creation of the springbok radio preservation society of south africa with assistance from the sabc, in which certain of the societys restored programmes are streamed.
Springbok radio was one of the most beloved and successful commercial radio stations in south african history. Jingle from the chappie chipmunk show on springbok radio in south africa back in the 70s. Enjoy live stream of south africa music 24 by 7 online. Springbook radio is a commercial radio station broadcasting from johannesburg, south africa. Jet jungle is the name of a midsixties scifi adventure superhero, who appeared in a hit radio play. Springbok radio south africa listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. Springbok internet radio south african popular music station with real live djs. Dx clip joint dx audio files, examples of long distance am broadcast reception. Taxi 19691972 19751978 the trials and tribulations of a new york taxi driver. Listen to south african latest music, latest news, talk shows etc. A tribute to south african treasuresrex garner, peter.
Eric egans wake up song the get up song 1950s1960s bc springbok radio radio jingle ex artransa australia issued by. This news article focuses on the playing your favourite radio jingles and assigning them to hot keys on your computer with radio jingle software. Neither of these shows were great successes, the masses still preferred to listen to the original on radio. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl. Springbok internet radio free internet radio tunein. Rely on radio lux africa for this preeminent drama in the golden age of radio. If you can remember what a wireless is, you probably remember springbok radio. I grew up with springbok radio and had just finished school about to do national service when it. Press play button to start listening fm in android and ios devices. This is an outstanding police procedural otr program from south africa. Pimp your station start an internet radio station spacial. Springbok internet radio johannesburg listen online. This followed almost 5 years of intense investigation by the south african broadcasting corporation sabc and after consultations with both lord reith of the bbc and the south african government it was decided to introduce commercial radio in south africa to supplement the sabcs existing public service english and afrikaans networks. Springbok hit parade did not feature original artists.
However, an attempt will be made to list the originalknown artists as well and to match it with hit songs of that applicable year in south africa. Jingle from the chappie chipmunk show on springbok radio in south africa. A station dedicated to south african old time radio drama, serials, comedy and music. It is about the trials and tribulations of a new york taxi driver, with pals chuck edwards and red kowalski as the main characters. He collected a lot of programs throughout his life, and is still working at it to get material from all collectors out there. If you can recall the jet jungle or squad cars jingles, this is your lucky day. Springbok radio archives return to sabc screen africa. It starred don mccorkindale as adam kane until 1979 and then richard cox took over the role.
The radio archives has also initiated an oral history project. Enjoy listening over 70 south africa radio stations freely online. This magazine shows the early years of springbok radio. For a blonde whose claim to fame used to be jumping out of helicopters for a tv show called treasure hunt i got to meet and appreciate so many great men and women in this welltalented country of ours. During april 1985 the powers that be, namely the sabc.
The main character jet jungle created and voiced by brian oshaughnessy. It aired on saturday nights at 21h30 and in 1979 it was moved to the. All info generously supplied by john samson, septemberoctober 2000 with major input from chris kimberley and kevin farquharson. Live stream plus station schedule and song playlist. Literal idioms on behance afrikaans welcome my crafts afrikaans language, literacy programs. South africas rock legends the online archive for the history of south african rock. Mardon also has two springbok radio copper ashtrays, and 7020 recorded minutes of springbok radio id jingles, signature tunes, programme openings and closings. The project focuses on supplementing the radio archive catalogue by including interviews with personalities broadcast by the sabc. In addition, it has established a collection of natural and habitat sounds of southern africa. Cape dx springbok radio loggings, verifications, and audio from south africa including various coastal dxpeditions, by gary deacon.
Tuesday 8 may will mark the official handover of the archives of the springbok radio preservation society of south africa to the sabc. Jingle palette application was designed to be an instant jingle player for radio. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college football, ncaa basketball, and premier league matches. The incredible adventures of the most amazing man of our time broadcast on south africas springbok radio as well as a sunday comic of the same name.
Free radio jingles and sweepers from music radio creative. Music royalties, jingles, our partners have what you need to further improve your station. Stories from the police files of the south african police. Yes, the opportunity to hunt down treasures of the. Updated and corrected where necessary may 2016 with further input from peet van staaden and ian mclean. Springbok radio,created by the springbok radio preservation society of south. Springbok radio was the first commercial radio station in south africa, but sadly closed down in 1985. Feb 2, 2018 chappies bubble gum jingle from the 70s. Free radio jingles free jingles from music radio creative. Sabc springbok radio union of south africa east london 1475 sabc union of south africa kimberley 1484 radio algeria. The sabc was established in 1936 through an act of parliament, and replaced the previous statecontrolled african broadcasting corporation, formed in 1927, which was dissolved in the same year. Ones media south african old time radio shows collection otr2cdsouthafrican old time radio 2 cd 125 mp3 total playtime. Springbok radio live streaming johannesburg, south.
For those who remember springbok radio sound clips. Press and hold the alt key and then press the print screen key. Crc studios, south africa, and later springbok radio, from 1956 till the mid 1980s. Paste the screen shot into this window by rightclicking on your mouse and selecting the paste option. For all official information and updates regarding covid19, visit the south african department of healths website at za. After 6 months the program moved to its familiar friday night 7h30pm slot on springbok radio, where it remained until 1979. When springbok radio opened in 1950 it had only three medium wave transmitters, but by october 1951 it was broadcasted to all the densely populated areas of the then union of south africa on 11 transmitters. South african rock lists website sa charts 1965 1989. Taxi was a comedy radio program aired by springbok radio of south africa. Press below play button to start listening this radio station in all apple and android devices springbok radio south africa live streaming online. This second installment once again features 40 hits which hit the number one spot on the springbok radio hit parade. Radio jingles, dj drops, podcast intros and commercials. Open a microsoft word document or any other graphical software. Squad cars sa 680628 0 bird sanctuary murder pilot versiondate given to force to top of list.
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