Mary Day Lee, Radio Pioneer
Could she have been America’s first woman at the radio microphone?
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Could she have been America’s first woman at the radio microphone?
The more things change … but the microphone stays the same
Company plans to note its history throughout 2021
Memories of reporting and the tools we used to do it
His contributions had a major impact on the technology of FM broadcasting.
KDKA gets the attention but it had contemporaries that didn’t make the “cut”
Meet Gianni Bettini — the father of recording technology
Terry Harvey offers his defense of why Nov. 2, 1920, should be celebrated
An award-winning documentary is honoring the role that radio plays in fighting for justice...
Here’s how KDKA became the medium’s standard bearer 100 years ago
Two of our experts take on the question as we approach the centennial
A series of radio spots and digital elements honor the state’s diverse population, lifestyles...
Iconic AM station just celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first broadcast
They'd be joined by their partners in the Military Auxiliary Radio System
Local broadcaster honors its late owner with a stunning on-site radio gallery
Here are some of the women who excelled in U.S. radio in the first...
The station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sept. 10.
Site near the Washington Beltway is slated for new home development
A look at the technology innovations that helped to launch radio broadcasting
The arc converter dominated a forgotten chapter in radio’s history
Radio scientist was playing a key role years before KDKA’s historic broadcast
A look back at broadcast test and measurement gear from 50 years ago
Government shuttered the big broadcast industry event 75 years ago
AM boosters repeatedly have been proven effective, but the FCC consistently has declined to...
Perhaps the first in the U.S. to achieve a century of continuous broadcast activity
Looking back at the production of automation music programming media at Drake-Chenault
2020 edition of The Radio Historian’s Calendar is on the market
Of reels and carts and carousels, of automation things!
Help celebrate the 75th anniversary of Voice of America – Bethany Relay Station
Transmitters and processors may get the attention, but remote controls have long played a...
Inside the U.S. effort in a battle of the airwaves during the Pacific campaign...
Here’s a story about something you might call “The Wireless Internet of 1978”
It hasn’t changed the call sign, but not much else is the same in...
The advent of the directional antenna made it possible for co-channel stations to operate...
They have become important historical records of the industry’s legendary deejays and broadcasts
He was a jack of all trades who pioneered sportscasting and live political coverage...
Take a look at some of radio’s less-remembered provocateurs
California Historical Radio Society considers how to protect the past while appealing to new...