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The history of radio broadcasting. Resources, documents, history, and trivia relating to US radio stations.
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1. StlRadio




A site which presents the history of St. Louis Broadcast Radio.
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2. History of WDRC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut




Presents a visual and audio history of WDRC, Connecticut's oldest radio station.
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3. Radio Days: A Soundbite History




Experience the history of broadcast radio including both news and entertainment. Plus a monthly updated timeline of broadcast radio and many links to other radio-related material.
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4. 1930s sponsored English language radio in Europe.




These pages record some of the history of the early English-language sponsored or commercial stations that transmitted to the United Kingdom during the 1930s.
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5. The Marconi Company




A history of the Marconi Company, founded by Guglielmo Marconi.
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6. History of American Broadcasting




AM and FM station lists from the 1920s through 1950s. Articles mostly on early history of radio and TV.
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7. A World of Wireless, virtual radiomuseum




A virtual radiomuseum of the early history of radio from a Dutch perspective. Learn about the early history, enjoy the nostalgia or browse the database which contains 150 free downloadable Philips diagrams.
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8. 1950's British Radio Nostalgia




From Mrs. Dale's Diary to Take It From Here. A collection of BBC Radio programmes in the 1950's are reviewed here. Some with audio clips.
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9. John Allen's Radio Pages




Pictures and audio from the UK's BBC Radio London, LBC Newstalk (commercial speech station) and Imperial College Radio (student station).
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10. Boss Radio Forever




The history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station KHJ.
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11. New England FM/TV History




Articles on early history of TV and FM radio mostly in the New Hampshire area of the US, by Norm Gagnon.
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12. Nathan Stubblefield




Kentucky farmer invents wireless telephone in 1892! But was it radio? Facts and folklore about Nathan Stubblefield by Bob Lochte.
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13. Hello Children Everywhere




with Uncle Mac, with record listings and some audio.
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14. Marconi 100 - Marking a century of radio




The BBC's story of Marconi's first trans-Atlantic broadcast in 1901 from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland.
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15. ASD Decision Documents (FCC)




Links to early US radio documents from the Department of Commerce, Federal Radio Commission, and Federal Communications Commission.
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16. Radio Service Bulletins (1921-1927)




These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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17. Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories




Pictures of old BBC radio equipment and memories from the people who used it.
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18. Veterans' Voice of America




The not-for-profit organization for the preservation of the first global reach Voice of America facility, the Bethany Station, located in West Chester, Ohio.
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19. 2




Unofficial look back over the years of Britain's BBC Radio One and Two. Includes sound files, jingles, listings, disc jockey profiles and photographs.
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20. Amos 'n' Andy In Person




Analysis and history of the US show that ran from 1928 to 1943, written by Elizabeth McLeod.
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21. BBC Radio classics: 1922-46




BBC site with historic recordings from the first daily radio service in 1922 until the end of World War 2.
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22. Marconi Calling




On-line museum dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and based on the Marconi companies early history.
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23. Old Time Radio Hobbyist




A collection of radio shows for sale or (preferred) trade. Offers two radio shows a month (in downloadable RealAudio), OTR trivia, radio museum and history of radio.
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24. United States Early Radio History




Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, in the United States from 1897 to 1927. By Thomas H. White.
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25. The Broadcast Archive




Resources, documents, history, and trivia relating to US radio stations from 1913 onward.
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26. Central Florida Radio




History of Radio Stations in Central Florida form Orlando to Deland
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27. DCNYRadio Memory Bank




Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston and New York radio and TV memories.
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28. Airheads Radio Survey Archive




An historical archive of pop music radio surveys from the 50s through the 80s. The searchable singles and albums chart data are cross-referenced and include many local or regional hits.
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29. WQMR/WGAY Memories




WQMR-WGAY, a Washington, DC institution for many years, is discussed here with articles, pictures, sound clips, radio worth remembering!
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30. West Virginia Broadcasting History




Lists and histories of individual stations
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31. The history of the UK radio licence




In the United Kingdom you were required - from 1922 until 1971 - to pay for a radio licence in order to legally listen to the wireless. Illustrated history.
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32. Bay Area Radio Museum




The history of radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area, including streaming audio, photographs and memorabilia dating back to the early 20th Century.
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33. Radio Heritage Foundation - sharing the stories of Pacific radio




Radio Heritage Foundation provides an online archive collection of stories about pacific radio and a broad range of advocacy, research, education, publishing and other programs.
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34. Broadcasting Scrapbook




Memories of radio stations and broadcasters of the 20th century. Contributions welcome.
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35. RADIOZONE




The radio, mostly French,nits history, its stories, the radio and internet.
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36. Jeff's Radio Gold




Personal site of a pop music radio fan in the UK details the history of Radio Caroline, 207, 208, RNL and other stations of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. With photos of studios, towers, and disc jockeys.
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37. History of Central Florida Radio Stations. WPLA, WLAK, WONN




History of Central Florida Radio Stations. Biographies, Memorabilia, and Audio clips of Central Florida radio stations and personalities.
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38. Old Time Radio Catalog