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Texas Broadcast Museum Launches Email Magazine
The free email magazine showcases impressive exhibits at the East Texas radio and TV...
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December Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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November Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Columns and Views
Decades Later, I Still Dream of Radio
Marc Yablonka shares his lifelong journey with the broadcast medium
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The Radio Historian’s Calendar Is Now Shipping
The 2025 edition celebrates the Golden Age of Radio
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The Whimsical World of Novelty Radios
“They’re colorful, small and often quite clever”
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October Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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Jon Wolfert on 50 Years of JAM Jingles
Melodies from seven-voice vocal groups remain a staple
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September Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Radio (and My Radio Collection) Is Timeless
We asked for pictures, Charles Dubé answered our call
Reader's Forum
Letter: My Radio Collection Stands the Test of Time
We asked for pictures, Steve Hemphill answered our call
Columns and Views
Hey Radio World, How Are You Tuning In?
The RW team shares what tech they use to listen at home
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August Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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July Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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June Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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Radio and the Roots of Country Music
The histories of the medium and the music are intertwined
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May Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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April Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Reader's Forum
Remember Having a First Phone License? Those Were the Days
"The First Phone License placed you in an elite club which even to this...
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February Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Remembering the FCC’s First Class Radiotelephone License
A reader reminisces on his short radio stint in college
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January Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
Workbench
Share Your Interesting Piece of Tech History
What’s that thing you’ve been keeping in the corner?
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Preserving Radio Broadcast History: What’s In Your Treasure Trove?
NAB webinar examines whys and hows of documenting and preserving materials
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CBS Board Game From the 1930s Highlights Golden Age of Radio
What can you tell us about this little nugget of radio history?
News and Business
Radio in 2023: We Look Back to Look Ahead
A four-day conference will explore the history-making events that define the last 100 years...
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WCBS: A Radio Island in the Stream
How a powerhouse AM station ended up with a distinctive tower on a little...
Columns and Views
Mary Day Lee, Radio Pioneer
Could she have been America’s first woman at the radio microphone?
Headlines
Book Takes Scholarly Look at Radio
“Radio’s Second Century” offers views of historical and contemporary issues
Reader's Forum
Filling in a Gap in Radio Tech History
Meet Gianni Bettini — the father of recording technology
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Constructing the First “Real” Radio Station
A look at the technical side of 1920 KDKA
Guest Commentaries
Westinghouse Began the “Business” of Broadcast
Terry Harvey offers his defense of why Nov. 2, 1920, should be celebrated
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Honoring the Rollicking Radio Revolution Led by WBCN
An award-winning documentary is honoring the role that radio plays in fighting for justice...
Headlines
KNX Celebrates 100 Years With Trip Down Audio Lane
Station’s official anniversary is Sept. 10
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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...
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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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Radio History Calendar Available
2020 edition of The Radio Historian’s Calendar is on the market