AFN

From You’re Probably a Military Brat If..’s Facebook:

AFN TV expands to 3 channels - in November 1996. Today, there are 10 TV channels and 11+ radio stations available via a decoder box that people can buy or rent.

^ Back in my day AFN was only 1 Channel. We had British Sky TV for a short time (until the Brits shut it down) and Cartoon Network where you could watch some shows in English depending on the time. Now they have AFN Sports 1, AFN Prime Atlantic, AFN Spectrum, AFN Prime Pacific, AFN News, AFN Sports 2, AFN Program Guide, DOD News, AFN Family and AFN Sports HD.

It was always annoying to me (when I was a kid) when I heard Adults in the States complain that they only had 3 TV Channels when they were younger. I would tell them I only had 1 and they didn’t believe me.

I do miss all the Public Service Announcements  - since they weren’t allowed to have Commercials. How else am I supposed to know not to wear a Cowboy hat, big belt buckle and not to speak with a thick Southern accent screaming at the top of my lungs  when walking down a crowded European Street – like Yosemite Sam? (The PSA was to blend in and be an “Ambassador for the United States.”)

It was interesting to learn the different acts of valor from the different Wars and which Heritage Month it currently was. ^