Transmission
28 April
No. 50
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
American POWs interviews
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
11 min
Broadcast 1945-04-28. Mutual Broadcasting System.
← The Radio War
8 May 1945
VE Day
Germany's surrender was signed at Reims on 7 May and ratified in Berlin on the 8th. Churchill spoke at three, the King at nine, and the crowds outside were louder than either.
79 recordings · 9 broadcasters · 18 days
Who carried it
28 April 1945
Transmission
28 April
No. 165
1945
29 April 1945
Transmission
29 April
No. 309
1945
CBS World News
I Was There The Story of Ernie Pyle
Network
CBS World News
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1945-04-29. CBS World News.
Transmission
29 April
No. 166
1945
NBC News
Jergens Journal Walter Winchell
Network
NBC News
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1945-04-29. NBC News.
30 April 1945
Transmission
30 April
No. 53
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Gnral Vannier Tmoigne De Lhorreur Des Camps De Concentration
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Broadcast 1945-04-30. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
30 April
No. 33
1945
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Final Drunken Broadcast
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
9 min
Broadcast 1945-04-30. Germany Calling.
Transmission
30 April
No. 506
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Scanning The Radio Dial
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1945-04-30. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
1 May 1945
Transmission
1 May
No. 272
1945
BBC Home Service
Robert Reid On Siegenheim Prison Camp
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-04-31. BBC Home Service.
1 May 1945
Transmission
1 May
No. 507
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
434 V Disc A Mildred Bailey with Paul Baron his Orchestra Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
1 May
No. 508
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
434 V Disc B Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey his Orchestra Lamplighters Serenade The Sunshine Of Your Smile
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
1 May
No. 54
1945
CBC Wartime Service
A Toast At Torgau Matthew Halton
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
1 May
No. 273
1945
BBC Home Service
Adolf Hitler Is Dead
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
1 May
No. 167
1945
NBC News
Bulletin Adolph Hitler Is Dead
Network
NBC News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. NBC News.
Transmission
1 May
No. 51
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
News Reports Hitler Is Dead
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
1 May
No. 52
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
Special Marine Broadcast
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
1 May
No. 274
1945
BBC Home Service
Stuart Hibberd Announces Hitler Is Dead
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
1 May
No. 25
1945
AFRS Wartime Miscellany
VE Broadcast Generals and Fleet Admirals
Network
AFRS Wartime Miscellany
Running time
56 min
Broadcast 1945-05-01. AFRS Wartime Miscellany.
2 May 1945
Transmission
2 May
No. 275
1945
BBC Home Service
Stuart Hibberd Announces The Fall Of Berlin
Network
BBC Home Service
Broadcast 1945-05-02. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
2 May
No. 39
1945
The National Archives Collection
The Surrender Of German Forces In Italy
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
15 min
National Archives Identifier: 2353538
3 May 1945
Transmission
3 May
No. 310
1945
CBS World News
The World Today Thousands Surrender
Network
CBS World News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-03. CBS World News.
Transmission
3 May
No. 276
1945
BBC Home Service
W V Thomas On Wehrmacht Surrender In Lauenberg
Network
BBC Home Service
Broadcast 1945-05-03. BBC Home Service.
4 May 1945
Transmission
4 May
No. 509
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
AMGH W V Thomas Mock Germany Calling Broadcast
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
4 May
No. 277
1945
BBC Home Service
Chester Wilmot Awaits Surrender At Mongomerys HQ
Network
BBC Home Service
Broadcast 1945-05-04. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
4 May
No. 278
1945
BBC Home Service
European Service Interval Signal ID
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
4 May
No. 279
1945
BBC Home Service
Field Marshall Montgomery Reads The Surrender Terms
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
4 May
No. 311
1945
CBS World News
German Cease Fire
Network
CBS World News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. CBS World News.
Transmission
4 May
No. 510
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
War Bond Matinee George Olson
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
5 May 1945
Transmission
5 May
No. 55
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Can It Really Be Over Marcel Ouimet
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1945-05-05. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
5 May
No. 511
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Kentucky Derby Ted Huesing
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-05-05. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
5 May
No. 56
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Major CF Hoey Wins The Victoria Cross
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-05-05. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
5 May
No. 53
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
Paul Manning
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-05-05. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
5 May
No. 280
1945
BBC Home Service
Radio Newsreel From Belsen Concentration Camp
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1945-05-05. BBC Home Service.
6 May 1945
7 May 1945
Transmission
7 May
No. 281
1945
BBC Home Service
Berlin Has Fallen
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
7 May
No. 57
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Canada Celebrates Victory In Europe
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
25 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
7 May
No. 512
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Fred Van Deventer
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
7 May
No. 58
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Germans Sign Unconditional Surrender Gerald Clark
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
6 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
7 May
No. 312
1945
CBS World News
Germans Surrender Howard K Smith
Network
CBS World News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. CBS World News.
Transmission
7 May
No. 170
1945
NBC News
HV Kaltenborn Comments On End Of The War In Europe
Network
NBC News
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. NBC News.
Transmission
7 May
No. 282
1945
BBC Home Service
John Snagge Announces VE Day
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
7 May
No. 513
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
KOIN News
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
7 May
No. 514
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
News and Jimmie Fidlers Hollywood
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
7 May
No. 313
1945
CBS World News
Noon Hour News
Network
CBS World News
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. CBS World News.
Transmission
7 May
No. 171
1945
Transmission
7 May
No. 283
1945
BBC Home Service
Thomas Cadett Witnesses Nazi surrender
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
7 May
No. 172
1945
NBC News
VE Day 350 United Jewish Appeal
Network
NBC News
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. NBC News.
Transmission
7 May
No. 26
1945
AFRS Wartime Miscellany
VE Day Special Victory Program Many Stars
Network
AFRS Wartime Miscellany
Running time
30 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. AFRS Wartime Miscellany.
Transmission
7 May
No. 54
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
Worldwide News
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-07. Mutual Broadcasting System.
8 May 1945
Transmission
8 May
No. 515
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1100 CBS News
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
55 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
8 May
No. 284
1945
BBC Home Service
Churchill Speaks At Victory Party Ministry Of Health
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 55
1945
Mutual Broadcasting System
Gabriel Heatter News Of The World
Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Running time
15 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. Mutual Broadcasting System.
Transmission
8 May
No. 314
1945
CBS World News
George S Patton
Network
CBS World News
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. CBS World News.
Transmission
8 May
No. 285
1945
BBC Home Service
God Save The King
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 286
1945
BBC Home Service
H Marshall Reports As Crowds Celebrate VE Day
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 516
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Harry Truman Announces German Surrender
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Broadcast 1945-05-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
8 May
No. 287
1945
BBC Home Service
King George VI On Victory
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 173
1945
NBC News
King George VI On Victory In Europe
Network
NBC News
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. NBC News.
Transmission
8 May
No. 315
1945
CBS World News
London Picadilly Circus Celebrations Edward R Murrow
Network
CBS World News
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. CBS World News.
Transmission
8 May
No. 59
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Mackenzie King Addresses The Nation
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 288
1945
BBC Home Service
Montgomery Remember Those Who Gave Their Lives
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 60
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Paul Triquets Victoria Cross
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
7 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. CBC Wartime Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 174
1945
NBC News
President Truman Proclaims Victory in Europe
Network
NBC News
Running time
19 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. NBC News.
Transmission
8 May
No. 289
1945
BBC Home Service
Royal Family Greets VE Day Crowds
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 175
1945
NBC News
VE Day Proclamations And Commentary
Network
NBC News
Running time
51 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. NBC News.
Transmission
8 May
No. 176
1945
Transmission
8 May
No. 290
1945
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Announces Nazi Surrender
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 291
1945
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill Germanys Unconditional Surrender
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
6 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
8 May
No. 292
1945
BBC Home Service
Winston Churchill VE Day Celebrations Ministry of Health Building
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-05-08. BBC Home Service.
9 May 1945
Transmission
9 May
No. 517
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Howard K Smith Reports On Berlins Destruction
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
10 min
Broadcast 1945-05-09. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
9 May
No. 293
1945
BBC Home Service
Thomas Cadett Describes The Devastation Of Berlin
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-09. BBC Home Service.
Transmission
9 May
No. 294
1945
BBC Home Service
Thomas Cadett Reports From Hitlers Bunker
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-09. BBC Home Service.
10 May 1945
Transmission
10 May
No. 295
1945
BBC Home Service
ITMA Victory in Europe edition
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
26 min
Broadcast 1945-05-10. BBC Home Service.
13 May 1945
Transmission
13 May
No. 316
1945
CBS World News
Columbia Presents Corwin A Note of Triumph
Network
CBS World News
Running time
59 min
Broadcast 1945-05-13. CBS World News.
Transmission
13 May
No. 317
1945
CBS World News
World News Today
Network
CBS World News
Running time
25 min
Broadcast 1945-05-13. CBS World News.
16 May 1945
Transmission
16 May
No. 177
1945
NBC News
Story Behind The Headlines The Landing Of The Marines On Iwo Jima
Network
NBC News
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-05-16. NBC News.
19 May 1945
Transmission
19 May
No. 61
1945
CBC Wartime Service
Matthew Halton Recounts Winter Struggle In Holland
Network
CBC Wartime Service
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-05-19. CBC Wartime Service.
20 May 1945
Transmission
20 May
No. 518
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
New World a Coming 48 The Meaning of VE Day to Negroes
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
24 min
Broadcast 1945-05-20. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
20 May
No. 318
1945
CBS World News
World News Today
Network
CBS World News
Running time
24 min
Broadcast 1945-05-20. CBS World News.