Radio Free America

Radio Free America is the fictional station in Red Dawn.

Its host calls himself Uncle Sam and signs on at 11:59.

The name also belongs to other broadcasts and projects, and this page covers the one in the film.

1944

Radio Londres is on the air.

What The Station Does

The broadcast reaches the occupied zone with music and the truth until dawn.

It speaks to brothers and sisters behind the line.

It closes the message with a promise that victory is another day closer.

Two Phrases

The Chair Is Against The Wall

The phrase the film never explains.

Read The Quote

John Has A Long Mustache

A real Radio Londres message, reused with a wink.

Read The Signal

Free America

The film calls the unoccupied part of the country Free America.

It is the place the survivors are trying to reach.

A voice on the radio is how the occupied zone knows it still exists.

Where To Go Next

Radio Londres, the real station that inspired it

The Wolverines, on the sister site

Sources

Radio Free America, Wikipedia
Red Dawn, Wikipedia

Two Halves Of One Code

John has a long mustache.

The chair is against the wall.

Hear the other half at The Chair Is Against The Wall.com