American Forces Network
American broadcast radio and television network operated by the United States Armed Forces
Facts
12 propertiesIdentity
- Instance of
- broadcast network, military unit[5]
- Official website
- myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil[15]
Status and dates
Location
- Headquarters location
- Fort George G. Meade, Sembach Kaserne, Yokota Air Base, March Air Reserve Base[8][9][10][11]
- Country
- United States[4]
Industry and activity
- Product or material produced
- television, radio[16][17]
People
Relations
- Owned by
- Defense Media Activity[7]
- Parent organization or unit
- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[14]
More facts +1
- Award received
- Peabody Awards, Silver Anvil Award[2][3]
🏷️ Also known as
en Armed Forces Radio Service
en AFN 360
en AFN Go
en AFRS
en American Forces Network
en AFN
de AFN The Voice
de AFN
de AFRTS
de AFN The Eagle
fi AFRTS
fi AFN
fi AFRS
fi Armed Forces Network
fr AFN
he שירות הרדיו של הכוחות המזוינים של ארצות הברית
ja FEN
ja フェン放送
ja 米軍放送
ko 미군 방송망
🔖 Identifiers · 16
- ISNI
- 0000000106639065
- VIAF cluster ID
- 136005400
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n00037002
- GND ID
- 505712-7
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 14465445x
- FES digital collections entity ID
- 384425
- Fandom article ID
- logos:American_Forces_Network
- Freebase ID
- /m/01_zcp
- FürthWiki article ID
- 58664
- IdRef ID
- 189761857
- J9U entity ID
- 987007604674105171
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 505712-7
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- Museum-digital person/organization ID
- 7003
- Museum-digital tag ID
- 37621
- Topic's main category
- Category:American Forces Network
- Yale LUX ID
- group/4256c2cf-87c8-44cf-81df-7b292eb574b7
🔗 Connections
Headquarters location 3
Award received 2
Instance of 2
Product or material produced 2
Country 1
Employees / affiliates 1
Founder 1
Part of 1
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← Military unit 1
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Summary
American Forces Network is a broadcast network[1].
Body
Operations
Headquarters locations include Fort George G. Meade[8], a military base[19], in United States[20], founded in 1917[21]; Sembach Kaserne[9], a barracks[22], in Germany[23], founded in 1951[24]; Yokota Air Base[10], an air base[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1940[27]; and March Air Reserve Base[11], an airport[28], in United States[29], founded in 1917[30].
Recognition
Awards received include Peabody Awards[2], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1940[33] and Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1944[36].
FAQs
What awards did American Forces Network receive?
Honors received include Peabody Awards[2] and Silver Anvil Award[3].