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In the 1950s, radio broadcasting in Hong Kong experienced subtle shifts. Radio Hong Kong, born in 1928, was set up by the colonial government, yet chose a soft-spoken way to approach the common people, broadcasting music and drama in the main. In 1949, Rediffusion saw light. In 1959, Commercial Radio followed suit. The two commercial stations, together with the government-run Radio Hong Kong, burst through the doom and gloom of the Cold War to lay a fertile ground for the burgeoning of popular culture. Wong Jum-sum grew up on this ground, tasted the simple pleasures, and never looked back.
In the 1950s, radio broadcasting in Hong Kong experienced subtle shifts. Radio Hong Kong, born in 1928, was set up by the colonial government, yet chose a soft-spoken way to approach the common people, broadcasting music and drama in the main. In 1949, Rediffusion saw light. In 1959, Commercial Radio followed suit. The two commercial stations, together with the government-run Radio Hong Kong, burst through the doom and gloom of the Cold War to lay a fertile ground for the burgeoning of popular culture. Wong Jum-sum grew up on this ground, tasted the simple pleasures, and never looked back.
In the 1950s, radio broadcasting in Hong Kong experienced subtle shifts. Radio Hong Kong, born in 1928, was set up by the colonial government, yet chose a soft-spoken way to approach the common people, broadcasting music and drama in the main. In 1949, Rediffusion saw light. In 1959, Commercial Radio followed suit. The two commercial stations, together with the government-run Radio Hong Kong, burst through the doom and gloom of the Cold War to lay a fertile ground for the burgeoning of popular culture. Wong Jum-sum grew up on this ground, tasted the simple pleasures, and never looked back.
