Key years in the growth of Australian Radio
1901 Australian Federation
1905 Wireless Telegraph Act places 'Wireless' under control of the Postmaster General
1913 Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited
1923 2SB followed by 2FC
1923 Sealed Set System
1924 3AR and much later 3LO
1924 Sealed Set System replaced by Listener Licence
1932 U.S. Transcribed Shows start appearing
1933 A.E. Bennett visits TRANSCO and Grace Gibson enters the story
1934 Grace Gibson Arrives in Australia and ARTRANSA commences
1935 First Australian Transcribed shows
1935 George Edwards and Nell Stirling team up with EMI and 2UW
1935 Australian Networks commence
1936 Yes, What? commences
1937 Dad & Dave commences
1938 2KY removed from the 'Air'
1939 Importation of American Radio Transcriptions are Banned
1939 World War II
1941 Grace Gibson sets sail for U.S. and the day after, Pearl Harbor is Bombed. America enters WWII.
1944 Grace Gibson arrives back in Australia to marry and to set up Grace Gibson Productions
1956 Television arrives in the Capital Cities.
1905 Wireless Telegraph Act places 'Wireless' under control of the Postmaster General
1913 Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited
1923 2SB followed by 2FC
1923 Sealed Set System
1924 3AR and much later 3LO
1924 Sealed Set System replaced by Listener Licence
1932 U.S. Transcribed Shows start appearing
1933 A.E. Bennett visits TRANSCO and Grace Gibson enters the story
1934 Grace Gibson Arrives in Australia and ARTRANSA commences
1935 First Australian Transcribed shows
1935 George Edwards and Nell Stirling team up with EMI and 2UW
1935 Australian Networks commence
1936 Yes, What? commences
1937 Dad & Dave commences
1938 2KY removed from the 'Air'
1939 Importation of American Radio Transcriptions are Banned
1939 World War II
1941 Grace Gibson sets sail for U.S. and the day after, Pearl Harbor is Bombed. America enters WWII.
1944 Grace Gibson arrives back in Australia to marry and to set up Grace Gibson Productions
1956 Television arrives in the Capital Cities.