Roots of Radio
Lee De Forest, Pioneer Broadcaster
Radio scientist was playing a key role years before KDKA’s historic broadcast
John Schneider
Tech and Gear
Synchronous AM’s Long and Tortuous History
AM boosters repeatedly have been proven effective, but the FCC consistently has declined to...
Roots of Radio
The 100th Anniversary of KJR Seattle, 1919 to 2019
Perhaps the first in the U.S. to achieve a century of continuous broadcast activity
Roots of Radio
The Development of the Directional AM Broadcast Antenna
The advent of the directional antenna made it possible for co-channel stations to operate...
Roots of Radio
Graham McNamee: Radio’s First Superstar Announcer
He was a jack of all trades who pioneered sportscasting and live political coverage...
Roots of Radio
The Rabble-Rousers of Early Radio Broadcasting
Take a look at some of radio’s less-remembered provocateurs
Roots of Radio
Remembering Maj. James Andrew White, Radio Pioneer
An important announcer, sportscaster and executive you’ve never heard of
Roots of Radio
Eugene F. McDonald Jr.: Broadcasting Pioneer
NAB’s first president didn’t shy from controversy or experimentation
Headlines
Blue Lake Public Radio Broadcasts Live From Italy
Memorial concert gets transatlantic audience
Headlines
The Peculiar Story of WCBA and WSAN
These stations knew how to share just about everything
Roots of Radio
This Boycott Changed American Music
Radio’s 1941 ASCAP boycott had long-lasting effects on the industry
Roots of Radio
A Look Back at the Radio Newspaper of the Air
Radio facsimile technology never fully caught on, but what if it had?
Headlines
When CBS Got Serious About Shortwave
Art Deco movement brought style to shortwave broadcast equipment
Headlines
A Detroit Apex Station in 1936
A two-element crossed dipole antenna was mounted on the decorative ball that capped the...
Roots of Radio
A 1960s Remote Broadcast
This is one in a series of photo features from the author’s collection. See...
Roots of Radio
A Western Electric 25B Console at KGY
If an audio console can be a work of art, the Western Electric 25B...
Roots of Radio
Remembering the Gates Radio Company: Photo Essay
The new owner of Harris Broadcast inherits a rich 90-year history
Roots of Radio
Preparing for the Hoover Inaugural
This console was set up underneath the Capitol steps in 1929
Roots of Radio
A De Forest Transmitter at KRE
This is a de Forest 100-watt “radiophone” transmitter.
Roots of Radio
Inside a 1938 Remote Broadcast Van
Another gem from the photo collection of Radio World’s John Schneider
Roots of Radio
The World’s First Factory-Built Transmitters
Crystal controlled oscillators were still in the future
Roots of Radio
KRLD’S Doherty Transmitter
Here’s the latest in John Schneider’s neat series of historical photos in Radio World
Roots of Radio
A Fabulous Home for KOA
This is the beautiful home that General Electric built for KOA in Aurora, Colo.,...
Roots of Radio
W6XBE at the Golden Gate Exposition, 1939
Station broadcast to Europe and South America from the Electricity and Communications Building in...