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The Peculiar Story of WCBA and WSAN
These stations knew how to share just about everything
Roots of Radio
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The Ocean Is Cruel to Broadcasters
One businessman recounts his experiences working with Radio Nord and Radio Caroline
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AAPB Digitizes 60 Years of Public Broadcasting
Organization’s mission is to preserve and organize AV history
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This Boycott Changed American Music
Radio’s 1941 ASCAP boycott had long-lasting effects on the industry
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Remember the Vanguard?
Krazy Glue once helped this transmitter live up to its name
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Teslathon Isn’t About Expensive Cars
Ozone, noise and manmade lightning continue to woo Tesla followers
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Los Angeles Tower Site Is Full of History
John H. Poole’s descendants put a Mount Wilson tower site up for sale
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A Most Unusual Transmitter Plant
An adventure in early AM broadcast antenna design and lighting
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AWA Saves a Piece of Delano Station
“The Heathkit from hell:” Groups pool resources to rescue historic Collins rig
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The Transmitter on the Wall
The perfect Christmas gift — 2015 historical transmitter calendar available
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Wendell Morrison and the “Antennalyzer”
Remembering a pioneer in joining computers and broadcasting
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Pavek Museum Celebrates Broadcast Legends
Head to Minnesota to see radio history come alive
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One Didn’t Make You the Other
Was he a first-class engineer, or was he an engineer with a First Class?
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Radio’s Star-Spangled Controversy
How radio has shaped the conversation around America’s national anthem
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Massive Shortwave Site Gets a New Lease on Life
As a broadcast engineer and shortwave listener, I enjoy not only the efficiency of...
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National Radio Hall of Fame Unveils Crosley Exhibit
Importance of radio broadcast and manufacturing pioneer explored
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Humm Signs Contract Extension With Beasley Las Vegas
He will continue with the market for five more years
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A 73-Year-Old Listens to a 93-Year-Old
Jim’s antique Philco radio spurs some reflections about AM
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EKKO Stamps Recall “The Miracle”
Verified reception stamps helped early broadcasters connect with audiences
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FM Inventor Recognized in Yonkers
Six decades after death, Major Armstrong has his plaque
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VOA Delano Station Goes on the Block
Historic wartime transmitting facility likely to convey to real estate developers
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When CBS Got Serious About Shortwave
Art Deco movement brought style to shortwave broadcast equipment
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R.J. Rockwell and His Cathanode Rig
The history of a most unusual radio transmitter
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Spy ‘Numbers Stations’ Still Baffle, Enthrall
Where Bulgarian Betty and the Lincolnshire Poacher hang out
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Armstrong Meets Sarnoff — Again
Demonstration project attempts to recreate formative radio broadcast event
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Confessions of a Retired Field Inspector
John Reiser recalls the days of knocking on station doors for Fox Charlie Charlie
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National VOA Museum of Broadcasting Names Executive Director
Retiring WCET VP and Station Manager Jack Dominic selected
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Autobiography Captures Era Gone By
Bruce Vaughan’s ‘Surviving Technology’ is a treasure trove of radio history
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A Detroit Apex Station in 1936
A two-element crossed dipole antenna was mounted on the decorative ball that capped the...
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Museum Spotlights Mics and More
One visitor to the Mic Museum lay down on the floor and said to...
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The Ampex Cue-Matic Disk Recorder
Follow the evolution of spot playback technology.
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Audio Preservation Gets a Boost
Donation to National Recording Preservation Foundation seen as “game-changer”
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A 1960s Remote Broadcast
This is one in a series of photo features from the author’s collection. See...
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Armstrong Honored With Plaque
Mayor and city council members acknowledge Yonkeer broadcast technology inventor