The British Forces Broadcasting service (BFBS) is a network of radio and television stations, which are operated by the services sound & vision corporation on behalf the Ministry OF Defence for the British troops.

The BFBS at the end of was created 1943 by an experimental Radiosender in Algiers. Today has BFBS of three radio and two television programs, which are sent by the center in Buckinghamshire close London out by satellite, supplemental by several local of Studios at places, where the British army is stationed. The BFBS reaches today approx. 13,000 army members and their families, mainly in Germany. Further it has to time of Studios among other things in Afghanistan and the Iraq.

BFBS in Germany

On 29 July 1945 the transmitter under the name British Forces network (BFN) took up its enterprise in that more Hamburg music-resounds. 1956 pulled BFN from Hamburg to Cologne Marienburg, called themselves now BFBS and changed on the UKW range. Into the 1990-er years the seat was shifted on a barracks area in Herford. Here and in five remote studios in Hohne, Moenchengladbach, and Paderborn the transmissions are produced.

In Germany BFBS (seat operates: Herford) two in the former British zone of occupation (in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony). The structure is ajar thereby meanwhile against those of the BBC programs BBC radio 1 and BBC radio 2:

BFBS radio 1, which has high performance UKW frequencies, addresses itself to a recent public and sends predominantly current Pop and skirt music, as well as information for the members of the British military. The hourly messages come from the commercial British message supplier IRN (Independent radio news). Partly in addition, in Germany messages for the troop are produced.

BFBS radio 2, which only in the cities with troop stationings as for example Paderborn or Moenchengladbach are sent, takes over many sport and information transmissions of the BBC and plays rather "“older"” music, about skirt of the 1950er and 1960er years.

The TV program of BFBS (BFBS 1) has likewise only smaller transmitters. To the receipt a special clay/tone adapter is necessary.

The programs of BFBS, produced in England, are receiptable European-wide also over satellite (Eutelsat W3A on 7.0"° east). All variations of BFBS radio 1 send unencrypted. For the TV program a special Dekoder is necessary.

After the end of the cold war there were controversies over whether British in the Federal Republic was to be continued or not. The Ministry OF Defence decided however due to the stationing of British soldiers in the context of NATO for a continuation of the radiant emittance and the supply of editorial contents. The BFBS Studio in Berlin was concluded however 1994 with the departure of the allied ones from the city, the citizens of Berlin frequencies of BFBS radio and SSVC-TV were released.

Some BFBS moderators acquired themselves also among the German "“fence guests"” of the transmitter popularity and used these for a second career, partially with own transmissions with German Radiosendern. To the most well-known examples Chris Howland, Alan Bangs, Steve Mason, David Rodigan belong as well as up to his death John Peel.

One of the most well-known transmissions into the 1960-er years was the hit parade "“Top Twenty"”.

Literature

• The left with Home - and the Germans listened. Publication of the allying museum Berlin. (2001)
• Olive BFBS: "“Friend in the foreigner"”. British Forces Broadcasting service (Germany) - the British military broadcast in Germany. Goettingen (1996)
• Alan Grace: This is the British Forces network. The story OF Forces Broadcasting in Germany. Stroud (1996)

See also

• American Forces network (AFN)
• Radio Forces de Berlin (FFB)
• Radio Volga

Related links

• Homepage of the BFBS
• BFBS radio 1 Germany
• 60 years BFBS Germany - a Special of radio Bremen

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