World's Best Radio Show
Anyone reading this ever listen to Happy Station, broadcast on Sundays (early evenings here in the New World) by Radio Netherlands?
I used to listen to the medium wave and short wave versions, relayed from Hilversum "Olanda" via the Dutch Antillies. I recall this version as being called "Happy Station 70", which gets no hits on google.
I only vaguely recall Eddie Startz, but long admired his replacement Tom Meyer's personable trilingualism switching around between English, Spanish, and Dutch. A mix of current pop hits from Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean, (maybe a few US hits, but I don't recall much) would be mixed with vintage recordings like one of Josephine Baker's recordings in French or Spike Jones novelty songs.
I thought this was The World's Best Radio Show. Sometimes it would be loud and clear, sometimes less so, and occasionally i was bummed when atmospheric conditions or interference from closer stations made it unlistenable.
From this website, I learn that "Happy Station" predated the post-WWII formation of Radio Netherlands, debuting back in 1928. It lasted until 1995.
60th anniversary sticker, from Hugh's Awesome Shortwave Recordings, which unfortunately has none of this show in its RealAudio files.
I used to listen to the medium wave and short wave versions, relayed from Hilversum "Olanda" via the Dutch Antillies. I recall this version as being called "Happy Station 70", which gets no hits on google.
I only vaguely recall Eddie Startz, but long admired his replacement Tom Meyer's personable trilingualism switching around between English, Spanish, and Dutch. A mix of current pop hits from Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean, (maybe a few US hits, but I don't recall much) would be mixed with vintage recordings like one of Josephine Baker's recordings in French or Spike Jones novelty songs.
I thought this was The World's Best Radio Show. Sometimes it would be loud and clear, sometimes less so, and occasionally i was bummed when atmospheric conditions or interference from closer stations made it unlistenable.
From this website, I learn that "Happy Station" predated the post-WWII formation of Radio Netherlands, debuting back in 1928. It lasted until 1995.
60th anniversary sticker, from Hugh's Awesome Shortwave Recordings, which unfortunately has none of this show in its RealAudio files.