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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...
Radio at 100
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KNX, Los Angeles — A Centennial Station
The station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sept. 10.
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They Set the Stage for the Birth of Radio
A look at the technology innovations that helped to launch radio broadcasting
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When Brute Force Transmitters Ruled the Air
The arc converter dominated a forgotten chapter in radio’s history
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Lee De Forest, Pioneer Broadcaster
Radio scientist was playing a key role years before KDKA’s historic broadcast
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Proof of Performance, 1970s Style
A look back at broadcast test and measurement gear from 50 years ago
Tech and Gear
Synchronous AM’s Long and Tortuous History
AM boosters repeatedly have been proven effective, but the FCC consistently has declined to...
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The 100th Anniversary of KJR Seattle, 1919 to 2019
Perhaps the first in the U.S. to achieve a century of continuous broadcast activity
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How D-C Cranked Out All Those Tapes
Looking back at the production of automation music programming media at Drake-Chenault
Tech and Gear
The Time Has Come to Talk of Many Things
Of reels and carts and carousels, of automation things!
Columns and Views
Meet the Mosquito Network
Inside the U.S. effort in a battle of the airwaves during the Pacific campaign...
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WTMA Celebrates 80 Years in Charleston
It hasn’t changed the call sign, but not much else is the same in...
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The Development of the Directional AM Broadcast Antenna
The advent of the directional antenna made it possible for co-channel stations to operate...
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The Ever-Evolving Role of Airchecks
They have become important historical records of the industry’s legendary deejays and broadcasts
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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
A Brief History of the 0.5 mV/m Protected Contour
A historical blanket fourfold power increase doubled the de facto protected contour for one...
Columns and Views
Eugene F. McDonald Jr.: Broadcasting Pioneer
NAB’s first president didn’t shy from controversy or experimentation
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WTMJ(FM): Milwaukee FM Pioneer
The Milwaukee Journal radio station was an innovator in new broadcasting technologies
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Remembering CBS Radio’s Beginnings
Media company’s 90-year history is full of ups and downs