American Forces Network

American broadcast radio and television network operated by the United States Armed Forces
Organization broadcast_network Q464570
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American Forces Network

Summary

American Forces Network is a broadcast network[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • American Forces Network received the Peabody Awards[3].
  • American Forces Network received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • American Forces Network is in the country of United States[5].
  • American Forces Network's instance of is recorded as broadcast network[6].
  • American Forces Network's instance of is recorded as military unit[7].
  • American Forces Network's founder is recorded as United States Armed Forces[8].
  • American Forces Network is owned by Defense Media Activity[9].
  • American Forces Network's headquarters location is recorded as Fort George G. Meade[10].
  • American Forces Network's headquarters location is recorded as Sembach Kaserne[11].
  • American Forces Network's headquarters location is recorded as Yokota Air Base[12].
  • American Forces Network's headquarters location is recorded as March Air Reserve Base[13].
  • American Forces Network is part of United States Department of War[14].
  • American Forces Network's Commons category is recorded as American Forces Network[15].
  • May 26, 1942 marks the founding of American Forces Network[16].
  • American Forces Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[17].
  • American Forces Network's official website is recorded as https://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/[18].
  • American Forces Network's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Forces Network[19].
  • American Forces Network's product or material produced is recorded as television[20].
  • American Forces Network's product or material produced is recorded as radio[21].
  • American Forces Network's owner of is recorded as KEAD[22].

Body

Founding

American Forces Network's founder is recorded as United States Armed Forces[8]. May 26, 1942 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

American Forces Network is part of United States Department of War[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Fort George G. Meade[10], a military base[23], in United States[24], founded in 1917[25]; Sembach Kaserne[11], a barracks[26], in Germany[27], founded in 1951[28]; Yokota Air Base[12], an air base[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1940[31]; and March Air Reserve Base[13], an airport[32], in United States[33], founded in 1917[34]. American Forces Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[17].

Ownership

American Forces Network is owned by Defense Media Activity[9]. Products include television[20] and radio[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Peabody Awards[3], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1940[37] and Silver Anvil Award[4], an award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1944[40].

Why It Matters

American Forces Network has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did American Forces Network receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[3] and Silver Anvil Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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