Roots of Radio
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A De Forest Transmitter at KRE
This is a de Forest 100-watt “radiophone” transmitter.
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Edwin Howard Armstrong Plaque Proposed
Photo credit: Steve Klose The name Edwin Howard Armstrong is revered among radio engineers...
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WSM Open House Will Celebrate Its Tower
Classic Blaw-Knox structure will be the star on its 80th birthday
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N.Y. Broadcasters Announce 2012 HOF Class
Wallace, Berman, Hamburg and Shannon lead group
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Farber, Beasley Are Named ‘Giants’
Library of American Broadcasting announces its 10th class
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Time to Debunk a Myth From Radio’s Infancy
About Aimee Semple McPherson’s ‘Minions of Satan’ Telegram to Hoover
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National Recording Registry Adds 25 Notable Audio Efforts
Friendly/Murrow collaboration, 'Rapper's Delight' are among those honored
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Nostalgia Convention Features Radio Re-Creations
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention also promises a Partridge, a hornet and a menace
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Murrow Shortwave Site Rededicated
Ceremony includes Murrow’s son and shortwave dignitaries
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Shortwave Station 9XF in Chicago
The Windy City’s Blustery History of Shortwave Radio
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Georgia Radio HOF Recognizes Three Horsemen
Brown, Greene and Swain were pioneers of the ‘urban’ format
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My Little Studio Operation
This field of work has provided an honest way to make a living and...
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Museums Put VOA Bethany Site Back on Map
Unique facility provides visitors access to three broadcasting collections
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Arcadia Plugs Into Radio History
Publisher finds broadcast titles ‘an exciting area of growth’
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Oldest Station Visits Oldest Listener
The 106-year old was there for the first broadcast in 1920
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Happy 90th to WSB Atlanta
Anniversary recalls a bustling period of AM licensing activity
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AES Promotes Wax Cylinder Recording Session
Suzanne Vega performs ‘Tom’s Diner’ at the Edison Museum
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Robert Williams’ Odyssey in Cuba
Fifty year ago, ‘Radio Free Dixie’ targeted blacks in the south
Roots of Radio
KSFO Staff Photo, 1942
The identities of most of the people are not known (can you help?)
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Choice Chooses Cold War Broadcast Book
‘Cold War Broadcasting’ chosen by library association as outstanding academic title
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Listening to the Queen City’s Airwaves
Book covers Cincinnati radio dial before WKRP
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Clack-Clack-Clack-Clack-Clack
Buc fondly recalls the staccato tattoo of the radio teletype
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Inside a 1938 Remote Broadcast Van
Another gem from the photo collection of Radio World’s John Schneider
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Valuable Vinyl Collection Turns Up
Some 9,000 records discovered at Wake Island Airfield
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New Book Explores de Forest’s Contributions
He ‘supplied the missing voice to radio and film’
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The World’s First Factory-Built Transmitters
Crystal controlled oscillators were still in the future
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A Snapshot of a Snapshot of Radio History
Notables chatted about FM stereo’s birthday and sat for this photo
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Do You Remember ‘Talk to Me’?
Neither do we. Radio has had limited success as a TV show theme
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Panoramic Photos of KPH/KSM Are Spectacular
Maritime Radio Historical Society is preserving historic ex-RCA coast station
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KRLD’S Doherty Transmitter
Here’s the latest in John Schneider’s neat series of historical photos in Radio World