In this chapter it again becomes clear how wrong it would be to assume an automatic and ready radio audience to German stations. A ban on listening to foreign and enemy stations came into force on the outbreak of war. The roles played by the BBC, Radio Moscow, Radio Beromünster and Vatican Radio are described. The dramatic increase in “black listening” in winter 1942–3 meant that Stalingrad was not only a turn of the tide in a military sense but also in trust of the Nazi media. In 1943 the ease in picking up Allied stations purporting to be German stations, such as Soldatensender Calais, only compounded the problems faced by Nazi broadcasters. A “ghost voice” from the USSR repeatedly interrupted domestic programmes. There was a notable resort to Radio Moscow when it transmitted the names of German POWs. The countermeasures taken to end “black listening” are described in detail. Finally, the role of soldiers’ letters and their accounts when on leave constituted a further restriction in the effect of Nazi media.

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Perilous Competition

  • Gerald Kirwin

摘要

In this chapter it again becomes clear how wrong it would be to assume an automatic and ready radio audience to German stations. A ban on listening to foreign and enemy stations came into force on the outbreak of war. The roles played by the BBC, Radio Moscow, Radio Beromünster and Vatican Radio are described. The dramatic increase in “black listening” in winter 1942–3 meant that Stalingrad was not only a turn of the tide in a military sense but also in trust of the Nazi media. In 1943 the ease in picking up Allied stations purporting to be German stations, such as Soldatensender Calais, only compounded the problems faced by Nazi broadcasters. A “ghost voice” from the USSR repeatedly interrupted domestic programmes. There was a notable resort to Radio Moscow when it transmitted the names of German POWs. The countermeasures taken to end “black listening” are described in detail. Finally, the role of soldiers’ letters and their accounts when on leave constituted a further restriction in the effect of Nazi media.