06-06-2018, 11:33 AM
The change from wavelength to frequency in the UK started in 1962 when the first imports of 6-transistor 'vest pocket radios' built in Japan for the US market started arriving in Britain with dials marked in hundreds of kilocycles, including the triangle and square symbols denoting the US ConelRad frequencies.
Hong Kong copies duplicated these designs, right down to the US dial markings.
As Far Eastern imports started to dominate the UK market, the trend of frequency marking increased. Also, as there is no Long Wave in the US, they were virtually all MW only - what the Americans used to refer to as the Broadcast band (BC). When the VHF band was added, this became the FM band in the US and the Broadcast band was renamed the AM band. Almost overnight, traditional UK traditions were wiped out by these imports!
Hong Kong copies duplicated these designs, right down to the US dial markings.
As Far Eastern imports started to dominate the UK market, the trend of frequency marking increased. Also, as there is no Long Wave in the US, they were virtually all MW only - what the Americans used to refer to as the Broadcast band (BC). When the VHF band was added, this became the FM band in the US and the Broadcast band was renamed the AM band. Almost overnight, traditional UK traditions were wiped out by these imports!
