Broadcast service operated by the United States Armed Forces
"Armed Forces Radio" redirects here. For the Nigerian radio station, see Armed Forces Radio (Nigeria).
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American Forces Network
Formerly
Armed Forces Radio Service (1942-1954)
Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (1954-2009)
Founded
26 May 1942; 81 years ago (1942-05-26)
Founder
United States War Department
Headquarters
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (HQ AFN) Sembach Kaserne, Germany (AFN Europe) Yokota Air Base, Japan (AFN Pacific) March ARB, California (AFN Broadcast Center)
Number of locations
28 manned locations worldwide
Key people
CAPT Brook DeWalt, USN (Commander, AFN) LTC Adam Hallmark, USA (Commander, AFN Europe) Lt Col Michael Hertzog, USAF (Commander, AFN Pacific) Mr. James Alexander (Director, AFN Broadcast Center)
Products
Radio, Television
Owner
Defense Media Activity (2009–Present)
Parent
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (1980–present)
Website
myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas, and is headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. AFN comprises two subordinate overseas commands and one directorate in the continental United States. Overseas, AFN Europe is headquartered at Sembach Kaserne, Germany and consists of 15 subordinate stations in the countries of Bahrain, Belgium, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. AFN Pacific is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan and consists of nine stations in the countries of Diego Garcia, Japan, and South Korea. Stations under AFN Europe and AFN Pacific conduct live local radio shows 12 hours a day Monday through Friday, with the exception of U.S. federal holidays. Stateside, AFN's broadcast operations, which include global radio and television satellite feeds, emanate from the AFN Broadcast Center/Defense Media Center in Riverside, California.[1]
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