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Radio (Belgium)

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Radio
EditorJuliaan Vandepitte (1923–1928)
CategoriesRadio magazine
FrequencyMonthly
FounderJuliaan Vandepitte
Founded1923
First issueJuly 1923
Final issueMay 1940
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

Radio was a monthly amateur radio magazine which was published in Flanders, Belgium, from 1923 to 1940. Its subtitle was Algemeen maandschrift voor radio, telegrafie en telefonie (Dutch: General monthly magazine for radio, telegraphy and telephony).[1]

History and profile

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Radio was first published in July 1923.[2] Its founder was Juliaan Vandepitte who also edited and published articles in the magazine until his death in May 1928.[3] The stated aim of the magazine was to expand the knowledge about the radio science in Flanders.[2] It came out monthly. The contributors of the magazine were mostly radio amateurs. Father Leopold Vandepitte published articles in the magazine.[4]

Radio folded in May 1940.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pieter Jan Verstraete. "Vandepitte, Juliaan". De digitale Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse beweging (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Wim Vanobberghen (2010). "'The marvel of our time': Visions surrounding the introduction of radio broadcasting in Belgium in the radio magazine Radio (1923–28)". Media History. 16 (2): 200. doi:10.1080/13688801003656215.
  3. ^ Marleen Bergen. "Radio met lichtbeelden". Omroepmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "In memoriam Pater Leopold Vandepitte o.c.d." Vlaanderen. Kunsttijdschrift (in Dutch). 19: 472.