Roots of Radio
Radio and the Roots of Country Music
The histories of the medium and the music are intertwined
John Schneider has spent his career in broadcast technology development and sales, and is a lifelong radio history researcher. Email him at [email protected].
Facilities
Art Deco WWJ Studio Building Becomes Cambria Hotel
The Cambria cherishes its roots as a broadcasting icon in Detroit
News Makers
Delilah revels in rediscovering her roots
Legendary radio host believes local content will be the key to KDUN’s success
Columns and Views
A Look Back at the Radio Newspaper of the Air
Radio facsimile technology never fully caught on, but what if it had?
Reader's Forum
Letter to the Editor: KDKA Does Not Stand Alone
John Schneider says we can’t focus on just one station as the “first”
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WWJ in Detroit: A 2020 Centennial Station
Iconic AM station just celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first broadcast
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The Women Who Overcame Radio’s Earliest Glass Ceilings
Here are some of the women who excelled in U.S. radio in the first...
Roots of Radio
KNX, Los Angeles — A Centennial Station
The station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sept. 10.
Columns and Views
Lee De Forest, Pioneer Broadcaster
Radio scientist was playing a key role years before KDKA’s historic broadcast
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Synchronous AM’s Long and Tortuous History
AM boosters repeatedly have been proven effective, but the FCC consistently has declined to...
Columns and Views
The 100th Anniversary of KJR Seattle, 1919 to 2019
Perhaps the first in the U.S. to achieve a century of continuous broadcast activity
Columns and Views
The Development of the Directional AM Broadcast Antenna
The advent of the directional antenna made it possible for co-channel stations to operate...
Columns and Views
Graham McNamee: Radio’s First Superstar Announcer
He was a jack of all trades who pioneered sportscasting and live political coverage...
Columns and Views
The Rabble-Rousers of Early Radio Broadcasting
Take a look at some of radio’s less-remembered provocateurs
Columns and Views
Remembering Maj. James Andrew White, Radio Pioneer
An important announcer, sportscaster and executive you’ve never heard of
Columns and Views
Eugene F. McDonald Jr.: Broadcasting Pioneer
NAB’s first president didn’t shy from controversy or experimentation
News and Business
Blue Lake Public Radio Broadcasts Live From Italy
Memorial concert gets transatlantic audience
Columns and Views
The Peculiar Story of WCBA and WSAN
These stations knew how to share just about everything
Columns and Views
This Boycott Changed American Music
Radio’s 1941 ASCAP boycott had long-lasting effects on the industry
Columns and Views
When CBS Got Serious About Shortwave
Art Deco movement brought style to shortwave broadcast equipment
Columns and Views
A Detroit Apex Station in 1936
A two-element crossed dipole antenna was mounted on the decorative ball that capped the...
Columns and Views
The Ampex Cue-Matic Disk Recorder
Follow the evolution of spot playback technology.
Columns and Views
A 1960s Remote Broadcast
This is one in a series of photo features from the author’s collection. See...
Columns and Views
A Western Electric 25B Console at KGY
If an audio console can be a work of art, the Western Electric 25B...
Columns and Views
Remembering the Gates Radio Company: Photo Essay
The new owner of Harris Broadcast inherits a rich 90-year history
Columns and Views
Preparing for the Hoover Inaugural
This console was set up underneath the Capitol steps in 1929
Columns and Views
A De Forest Transmitter at KRE
This is a de Forest 100-watt “radiophone” transmitter.
Columns and Views
Inside a 1938 Remote Broadcast Van
Another gem from the photo collection of Radio World’s John Schneider
Columns and Views
The World’s First Factory-Built Transmitters
Crystal controlled oscillators were still in the future
Columns and Views
KRLD’S Doherty Transmitter
Here’s the latest in John Schneider’s neat series of historical photos in Radio World
Columns and Views
A Fabulous Home for KOA
This is the beautiful home that General Electric built for KOA in Aurora, Colo.,...
Columns and Views
W6XBE at the Golden Gate Exposition, 1939
Station broadcast to Europe and South America from the Electricity and Communications Building in...