axel
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- Apr 21, 2011
Well, "wrong" is a bit strong maybe:Actually you're wrong , there were radio shows like Twen Club ; Club 16 ; Mittwochsparty ( wednesdayparty ) on german public radio before Beat Club and soon after Beat Club started Beat , Beat , Beat began airing on tv as well . But definitely the biggest thing for beat fans was Radio Luxemburg on medium wave radio . H-J Klitsch's book Shakin' All Over gives a good overview on the german beatscene and what it meant to be a teenager back then .
* "Club 16" started in 1967.
* "Twen Club" was a dance club in Bremen that opened in late 1963. It seems to have become a radio program later on. But I can't find any reference to that before 1966.
* "Mittwochsparty" started in 1959, but I can't find anything about its content. It seems that groups of teenagers decided on the playlists, which is interesting. But, as the name says, it was only on Wednesdays.
AND those were regional stations. And probably the only ones nation-wide.
Moreover until 1968 the "Beat Club" was broadcasted only once a month for half an hour (!). So it really can't be said there was a lot going on, and definitely nothing compared to Top 40 radio stations.
Every account of people who grew up during that time says that the mass media matched the demand in no way.
H.-J. Klitsch's work is one amazing book and a must-have for anybody interested in the subject. The German TBM, so to speak. Sadly it's only in German.