{"id":63076,"date":"2025-06-06T19:39:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=63076"},"modified":"2025-06-06T19:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:39:57","slug":"how-radio-carried-the-news-of-d-day-broadcasts-from-june-6-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/how-radio-carried-the-news-of-d-day-broadcasts-from-june-6-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"How Radio Carried the News of D-Day: Broadcasts from June 6, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_63077\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63077\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-1536x1262.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-2048x1683.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/media-dday-anniversary-lg05-624x513.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American GIs heading toward the shoreline of Omaha Beach around June 7, 1944. (Photo Courtesy of The National WWII Museum)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today marks the anniversary of <span class=\"s1\"><b>D-Day<\/b><\/span>\u2014<span class=\"s1\"><b>Operation Overlord<\/b><\/span>\u2014the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never listened to how the news broke here in the U.S., the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Internet Archive<\/b><\/span><\/a> hosts a remarkable collection of recordings from that historic day. It\u2019s fascinating to hear the unfolding coverage in real time\u2014an extraordinary window into the role of radio during one of the most pivotal moments in history.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day&amp;playlist=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Broadcast Day \u2013 D-Day (June 6, 1944)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the anniversary of D-Day\u2014Operation Overlord\u2014the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. If you\u2019ve never listened to how the news broke here in the U.S., the Internet Archive hosts a remarkable collection of recordings from that historic day. It\u2019s fascinating to hear the unfolding coverage in real time\u2014an extraordinary window into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288],"tags":[3000,3001,8398,676,1353],"class_list":["post-63076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-d-day","tag-d-day-news","tag-internet-archive","tag-wwii","tag-wwii-archives"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gpm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17248,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/1944-wwii-hallicrafters-shortwave-radio-promo\/","url_meta":{"origin":63076,"position":0},"title":"1944 WWII Hallicrafters Shortwave Radio Promo","author":"Robert Gulley","date":"February 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Interesting 15 min. video demonstrating the Army Signal Corps using an Hallicrafters SCR-299. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TURd_XVpwvk While certainly a promotional piece for Hallicrafters, this has great footage and captures a bit of the excitement of radio expanding into new frontiers. There is a discussion of how the radio was modified for military\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Boat Anchors&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Boat Anchors","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/boat-anchors-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"WWII-Hallicrafters","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37368,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/voa-museum-to-host-75th-anniversary-commemoration-of-d-day-on-june-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":63076,"position":1},"title":"VOA Museum to host 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day on June 6","author":"Thomas","date":"May 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) The\u00a0National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting\u00a0in West Chester will host a 75th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landing on Thursday, June 6 at 9 a.m. on the museum\u2019s front lawn. The event sponsored by Kehoe Financial Advisors of Cincinnati will honor the memory of WW II\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":62998,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/patrolling-the-ether-a-wwii-era-film-about\/","url_meta":{"origin":63076,"position":2},"title":"Patrolling The Ether: A 1944 Film About Tracking Down Nazis With Radio!","author":"Thomas","date":"May 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer, who tipped us off to Patrolling the Ether\u2014a 1944 short film produced by the U.S. Office of War Information. This wartime documentary highlights how amateur radio operators and federal agents collaborated to monitor the airwaves and track down enemy spies. A fascinating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/zaB_w-j6bvg\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":36610,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/wwii-machine-shop-supervision-film-includes-the-hammarlund-super-pro\/","url_meta":{"origin":63076,"position":3},"title":"WWII Machine Shop Supervision film includes the Hammarlund Super Pro","author":"Thomas","date":"March 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Colin Snow (KM6NTW), who notes that the following 1944 film \"Maintaining Workers' Interest\" from the US Office of Education, features the Hammarlund Super Pro. The video starts at the point in the film where the Super Pro is featured. 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This time a video that is part propaganda, part Hallicrafters ad, and part documentary. Pretty interesting how they adapted the radios to wartime conditions: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Jps0_2adUvo?si=YFrPkaVUloRHBrMT Click here to view on YouTube.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WWII-Hallicrafters.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59910,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/wwii-radio-history-d-day-broadcasting-and-communications\/","url_meta":{"origin":63076,"position":5},"title":"WWII Radio History: D-Day broadcasting and communications","author":"Thomas","date":"June 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kris Partridge, who writes: With the imminent approach, Thursday, June 6, 2024, of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, followed by operation Overlord. Being both a radio amateur and in the broadcast industry , I have done a little research and find the two items,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Operation-Overlord-D-Day.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63079,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63076\/revisions\/63079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}