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EventDate
Radio station Contact 94 went off the air 29th November
Island FM brings commercial radio to Guernsey 15th October
Guernsey Post Office was established 1st October
Spotlight was broadcast for the first time 30th September
Channel Television took to the air 1st September
The BBC broadcasts from Sark for the first time 25th July
Alderney to Guernsey radio connection established 23rd July
The Star received some “grave” news 17th July
BBC made its first ever Channel Islands broadcast 16th July
A Guernsey man posted himself to Sark 12th July
The Star was published for the first time 29th June
States Telephone Department was established 17th June
Occupying forces confiscated Guernsey’s radios 8th June
GUNS writer Joseph John Gillingham was deported 4th June
Guernsey’s telephone wars broke out 13th May
The States of Guernsey registers the gov.gg domain 24th April
Guernsey Post Office is established 28th March
Guernsey to UK telephone connection inaugurated 26th March
First ever broadcast of Puffin’s Pla(i)ce 3rd March
The Channel Islands were cut off from the outside world 21st February
The last issue of GUNS was distributed 11th February
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