Far East Network (FEN) Armed Forces Network (AFRTS) Philippines
Production music used in 1980-1981


December 2011 / updated July 2021 to fix broken links and add a few more identified songs

Following is a partial list of songs that the Far East Network (FEN) station used in their programming in 1980.

FEN Philippines was a detachment of the 6204th Broadcasting Squadron of Yokota AB, Japan. Frequencies as of 1980 were as follows: for television (all NTSC), Channel 8 at Clark (changed to Channel 17 in 1981), Channel 74 at Subic Bay, Channel 40 in the Binictican Housing Area, Channel 34 at the Kalayan Housing Area, Channel 28 at Cubi Point NAS, and Channel 34 at San Miguel. For radio, 1512 AM at Clark and San Miguel, 1300 AM at Subic and Cubi, 1314 AM wallace and Camp John Hay, and 95.1 FM at Clark (easy listening on FM, general programming on AM).

If you have video or audio tapes of AFRTS you'd like me to archive, drop me a note; I have special equipment for transfers.

Here is the list of songs used on the network. Some songs were proprietary AFRTS material and are not listed here.




RADIO

Time Is Tight Booker T. and the MGs Opening for the weekday morning show with Mike Knowles Whammer Jammer J. Geils Band Closing interstitial for the Mary Turner Show It's My Time Maynard Ferguson Used for incidental music A.M. - New York Gershon Kingsley Interstitial music Snake Eyes Grover Washington Jr Station identification music at top of hour Rock Island Rocket Tom Scott and the L.A. Express Used as bumper before time check Space Dust/Sherlock Deodato Closing interstitial for the Charlie Tuna Show

TELEVISION

I Can't Help It Grover Washington Jr I believe this was the end-of-day closing theme; was used for other programming. Black Frost Grover Washington Jr Top of the hour interstitial (mostly in 1979) Sunburst Lonnie Liston Smith Local programming music Amazon Earl Klugh Late Night Movie c. 1979