''Radio Call'' was a weekly magazine in
South Australia
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published by ''
The News'', devoted to radio programs and associated artists, personalities, technology, gossip and news.
This was at a time when radio was the country's prime source of entertainment, and information and a great variety of content was being produced for the medium both "live" and on
transcription discs.
The magazine also contained articles of more general interest and serial stories.
History
The first issue appeared on the newsstands 15 July 1937, price 2 pence. Its editor was
Donald Leslie Stevens (died 27 March 1953), who became editor of ''The News'' in 1949. He was succeeded by Robert "Bob" Paton.
Its only competition in the State was the ''
ABC Weekly
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'' with a circulation of 2,000 in 1949 compared with ''Radio Calls 24,000. (Victoria's ''
Listener In
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Literature
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* ''New Zealand Listener'', a 1939–2020 weekly magazine covering politics and culture
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'' had a similar advantage, at 75,000 against that State's ''ABC Weekly'' with 7,000).
[ This situation would be echoed ten years later with '']TV Week
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Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, partic ...
'' up against the ABC's ''TV Times
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''
References
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External links
"Find My Past" genealogy servicehas searchable .pdf copies of every ''Radio Call'' from 1937 to 1956. Access to the service is by paid subscription.
1937 establishments in Australia
Defunct magazines published in Australia
Weekly magazines published in Australia