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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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Reader's Forum
Letters: Happy Memories of Cart Machines
Radio World readers enjoyed Criss Onan’s look back fondly
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November Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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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
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These Were the Carts of Our Lives
Feel free to read this article at 7.5 inches per second
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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
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August Highlights of Radio Tech History
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Guest Commentaries
Ensuring a More Inclusive Account of Country Music History
"Early music recording and radio were marred by racial gatekeeping," writes Rima Dael
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Cervon Led With Zeal and Innovation
His vision and leadership lead to development of high-tech broadcast equipment
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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
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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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In Illinois, a Blast From Radio’s Golden Past
Old-Time Radio Antioch is an online network celebrating radio’s Golden Age
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April Highlights of Radio Tech History
What were radio people talking about 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago this...
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March Highlights of Radio Tech History
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February Highlights of Radio Tech History
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January Highlights of Radio Tech History
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Facilities
Art Deco WWJ Studio Building Becomes Cambria Hotel
The Cambria cherishes its roots as a broadcasting icon in Detroit
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Woofferton Shortwave Station Turns 80
Here are photos and a link to the archived broadcast
News and Business
Plans Announced for North Carolina Broadcast History Museum
The museum needs your help collecting artifacts, photographs and recordings that chronicle the state's...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Alabama Radio Station Featured in Parade 90 Years After Premiere
WNRA shares some radio history in wake of Labor Day
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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?
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Mellon Money Helps Preserve Public Media Content
A major grant boosts the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Facilities
History Above the Treetops: The Alpine Tower
Check out these great pix of Major Armstrong’s legacy structure
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When Hank and Greg Built a Broadcast Console
How the Gregg Laboratories Series 2000 board came to be
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Library of Congress Acquires Entirety of Jim Metzner’s Work
Includes approx. 28,000 mixed material items from the radio producer and sound recordist
Guest Commentaries
Reginald Fessenden: Father of Modern Radio
2022 inductee to the National Inventors Hall of Fame is known for his work...
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Gordon Smith Is Among the New Broadcasting “Giants”
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation announces its latest honorees
Columns and Views
A Look Back at the Radio Newspaper of the Air
Radio facsimile technology never fully caught on, but what if it had?
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Remembering the Early Days of KWTX
Long-serving Waco, Texas, AM station recently turned 75
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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?
Reader's Forum
Letter: Gianni Bettini vs. Donald Little
Remember the Italian army lieutenant who patented electrical recording in 1902
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Beasley Highlights Its Upcoming 60th
Company plans to note its history throughout 2021
