Retro Radio Dial: 1953 Free Europe FM
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Republic of Eire, France, West Germany [including West Berlin], Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Monaco, Portugal, Saar, Spain, Switzerland, Trieste Free Territory [for Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway,
Sweden see Nordic Europe 1953].
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| FM |
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Station |
Country |
Location |
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| 87.6 | BFN British Forces Network | West Germany | Berlin |
| | Hessischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Biedenkopf II |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Geislingen-Oberbohringen |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Witthoh I |
| 87.9 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Lubeck |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Heidelberg-Konigstuhl I |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Blauen II |
| 88.2 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Munchen
Ochsenkopf |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Reichberg II |
| | Radio Saarbrucken | Saar | Saarbrucken II |
| 88.5 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Innsbruck |
| | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Gelbelsee |
| | Hessischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Feldberg I |
| 88.8 | Bayerischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Burgstall |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Belin |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Gottingen |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Bonn |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Muhlacker |
| 88.85 | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Bad Mergentheim-Loffelstelzen |
| 89.1 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Traunstein-Hochberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Aachen |
| | Radio Bremen | West Germany | Bremen |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Aalen I |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Hochreinsender I
Mainz II |
| 89.4 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Rothbul |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Flensburg |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Betsdorf II
Hornisgrinde II |
| 89.6 | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Stuttgart-Funkhaus |
| 89.7 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Bregrenz |
| | Bayerische undfunk | West Germany | Berchtesgaden |
| | Hessischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Hardberg II
Meissner |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Koln |
| 89.9 | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Baden-Baden I |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Monte Penice II |
| 90.0 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Coburg
Wendelstein |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Berlin
Heide |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Haardtkopf II |
| 90.3 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Bad Reichenhall |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Weinbiet II |
| 90.6 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Grunten
Tegernsee |
| 90.9 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Bamberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Braunschweig |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Stuttgart-Degerloch I |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Koblenz II |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Bologna III |
| 91.2 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Graz |
| | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Wurzburg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Oldenburg |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Potzberg II
Witthoh II |
| 91.4 | BBC Third Programme | Great Britain | Wrotham |
| 91.5 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Brotjacklriegel
Nurnberg [Schweinau] |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Ulm-Wilhelmsburg
Heidelberg-Konigstuhl II |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Blauen I |
| 91.7 | AFN American Forces Network | West Germany | Hoechst |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Monte Penice III |
| 91.8 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Landshut
Lindau
Munchen-Freimann |
| | Hessischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Wurzburg II |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Siegen |
| | Radio Bremen | West Germany | Bremerhaven |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Reichberg I |
| 92.1 | Hessischer Rundfunk | West Germany | Feldberg II |
| 92.4 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Lingen |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Waldburg II |
| 92.5 | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Baden-Baden II |
| 92.7 | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Aalen II |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Hochrheinsender II |
| 92.9 | RAI Radio Italiana | Trieste Free Territory | Trieste III |
| 93.0 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Klagenfurt |
| | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Kreuzberg
Kreuzeck
Passau |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Hannover |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Betsdorf I
Hornisgrinde I |
| 93.3 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Koln |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Osterloog |
| 93.6 | RIAS Radio in American Sector | West Germany | West Berlin |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Osnabruck |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Waldenburg |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Haardtkopf I |
| 93.7 | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Milano II |
| 93.8 | BBC Third Programme | Great Britain | Wrotham |
| 93.9 | AFN American Forces Network | West Germany | Heidelberg |
| | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Moritzberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Nordhelle |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Firenze III |
| 94.2 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Pfaffenberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Kiel |
| 94.5 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Hohe Linie |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Munster |
| | Suddeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Stuttgart-Degerloch II |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Koblenz I |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Napoli III |
| 94.8 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Salzburg |
| | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation | Switzerland | St.Anton |
| 94.9 | AFN American Forces Network | West Germany | Frankfurt |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Genova II
Venezia III |
| 95.1 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Hamburg |
| 95.4 | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Potzberg I |
| 95.7 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk NORD | West Germany | Bungsberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Langenberg |
| 95.9 | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Torino II |
| 96.0 | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Linz am Rhine II |
| 96.3 | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Hamburg |
| 96.6 | BFN British Forces Network | West Germany | Herford |
| | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Buttelberg |
| 96.9 | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Genova III |
| 97.8 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Hohenpeissenberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk | West Germany | Hannover |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Linz-am-Rhine I |
| 98.4 | Bayerische Rundfunk | West Germany | Huhnerberg |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Monschau |
| 98.9 | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Roma III
Torino III |
| 99.0 | RTF Culture Francaise/Club d’Essai | France | Romainville |
| | Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk WEST | West Germany | Teutoburger Wald |
| 99.3 | Radio Osterreich | Austria | Linz |
| | BFN British Forces Network | West Germany | Drachenberg |
| | Sudwestfunk | West Germany | Wolfsheim II |
| 99.9 | Radio Osterrreich | Austria | Wien |
| | RAI Radio Italiana | Italy | Milano III |
No FM station at the time is known to have used more than 10kW transmitter power,
and coverage was designed to be local or regional only. In Austria and West Germany, the
rapid development of local FM coverage is very noticeable within a decade of the end of World War II.
It Happened 1953
| Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
| North Sea Floods kill almost 2,500 people in Holland, Great Britain and in the Irish Sea |
| Large earthquake causes major damage to Greek Ionian Islands |
| EEC holds first meeting in Strasbourg |
| USA and USSR both announce they have the H-bomb |
| Josef Stalin dies |
| Dwight D Eisenhower becomes U.S. president |
| First James Bond novel ‘Casino Royale’ published in Great Britain |
| Arrivals: |
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| Playboy magazine |
| Pat Benetar |
| Pierce Brosnan |
| Alex Van Halen |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| Kim Bassinger |
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| Departures: |
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| Hank Williams |
| Joseph Stalin |
| Alice Prin ‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ |
| Django Reinhardt |
| Rene Fonck |
| Dylan Thomas |
| Population 1953: |
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| 50.958m | West Germany |
| 50.593m | Great Britain |
| 47.957m | Italy |
| 43.495m | France |
| 28.804m | Spain |
| 10.500m | Holland |
| 8.777m | Belgium |
| 8.579m | Portugal |
| 7.817m | Greece |
| 6.932m | Austria |
| 4.878m | Switzerland |
| 2.947m | Republic of Eire |
| 0.955m | Saar |
| 0.330m | Trieste Free Territory |
| 0.301m | Luxembourg |
| 0.018m | Monaco |
| 0.006m | Andorra |
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| Radio Receivers 1953: |
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| 10.873m | West Germany |
| 10.518m | Great Britain |
| 7.926m | France |
| 4.500m | Italy |
| 2.216m | Holland |
| 1.750m | Belgium |
| 1.596m | Austria |
| 1.135m | Switzerland |
| 0.605m | Spain |
| 0.394m | Republic of Eire |
| 0.354m | Portugal |
| 0.212m | Saar |
| 0.071m | Luxembourg |
| 0.061m | Trieste Free Territory |
| 0.003m | Monaco |
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Favorite Movies of 1953: Your Personal Collection
Top 20 Singles
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| 1 | Percy Faith | The Song from Moulin Rouge |
| 2 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | Vaya Con Dios |
| 3 | Patti Page | [How Much is] That Doggie in the Window |
| 4 | Eddie Fisher | I’m Walking Behind You |
| 5 | Ames Brothers | You, You, You |
| 6 | Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again with You |
| 7 | Les Baxter | April in Portugal |
| 8 | Perry Como | No Other Love |
| 9 | Perry Como | Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes |
| 10 | Frankie Lane | I Believe |
| 11 | Pee Wee Hunt | Oh |
| 12 | Frank Chacksfield | Ebb Tide |
| 13 | Nat King Cole | Pretend |
| 14 | Richard Hayman | Ruby |
| 15 | Stan Freberg | St George and the Dragonet |
| 16 | The Hilltoppers | PS I Love You |
| 17 | The Gaylords | Tell Me You’re Mine |
| 18 | Julias La Rosa | Eh Cumpari! |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | Rags to Riches |
| 20 | Doris Day | Anna |
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Top 5 Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
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