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- 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.
www.sterlingtimes.org/radio_sponsorship.htm
- 1950's British Radio Nostalgia - From Mrs. Dale's Diary to Take It From Here. A comprehensive collection of BBC Radio programmes in the 1950's are reviewed here. Some with audio clips.
www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio
- 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.
home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radio/museum.html
- Amos 'n' Andy In Person - Analysis and history of the show that ran from 1928 to 1943, written by Elizabeth McLeod.
www.midcoast.com/~lizmcl/aa.html
- ASD Decision Documents (FCC) - Links to early US radio documents from the Department of Commerce, Federal Radio Commission, and Federal Communications Commission.
www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/engrser.html
- 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.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/tv_and_radio/newsid_1204000/1204729.stm
- Boss Radio Forever - The history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station KHJ.
www.bossradioforever.com
- Broadcasting 101 - Radio and television history, and fun facts about US broadcasting stations.
www.broadcasting101.net
- Buffalo Broadcasting Pioneers - History of Buffalo radio & television including WKBW, WGR, WBEN, WEBR & WBNY. Learn more about Buffalo Bob Smith, George "Hound dog" Lorenz and Irv Weinstein.
www.BuffaloBroadcasting.com
- Dave's Vintage Broadcasting - An interesting site with a lot of audio and some history of stations in the UK.
www.vintagebroadcasting.org.uk
- DRAGNET OLD TIME RADIO - Radio programs of yesteryear on CD for trade.
www.darrylhawkins.com/dragnet.html
- German Radio History - The history of vintage radios from Germany, with a free service stock-exchange around the old radio
classic-radios.bn-online.net/radios/en_index.html
- Grimeton Radio Station - The story of Sweden's 1920's long wave station and its preservation as one of Sweden's ten most important historical industrial sites.
www.telemuseum.se/grimeton/defaulte.html
- Hello Children Everywhere - A celebration of the BBC Light Programme's Saturday morning "Children's Favourites" with Uncle Mac, with record listings and some audio.
www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/children.htm
- History of American Broadcasting - AM and FM station lists from the 1920s through 1950s. Articles mostly on early history of radio and TV.
members.aol.com/jeff560/jeff.html
- History of WDRC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut - Presents a visual and audio history of WDRC, Connecticut's oldest radio station.
www.wdrcobg.com
- 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).
johnallen.com/radio.html
- Larry Matthews' Minor Career In Radio - Larry's erratic history of being a disc jockey starting in California in 1967. Also the technological changes that have occurred to change the industry.
members.tripod.com/~djkuba/index-14.html
- 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.
www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/index.shtml
- Nathan Stubblefield - Kentucky farmer invents wireless telephone in 1892! But was it radio? Facts and folklore about Nathan Stubblefield by Bob Lochte.
www.nathanstubblefield.com
- 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.
www.ggninfo.com
- Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories - Pictures of old BBC radio equipment and memories from the people who used it.
www.roger.beckwith.btinternet.co.uk/bh/menu.htm
- 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.
www.otr.com
- Radio of Yesteryear - Old time US radio programs available on CD or for trade.
www.darrylhawkins.com
- 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.
www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/radio_service_bulletins.html
- RUSC Old Time Radio Show Downloads in MP3 - Pay site with thousands of old time radio shows in MP3 for downloading. Old time radio show categories include thrillers, westerns, comedy, drama, science fiction, etc.
www.rusc.com
- StlRadio - A comprehensive site which presents the history of St. Louis Broadcast Radio.
www.stlradio.com
- Television History Museum - Virtual gallery about the history of radio and television in Europe, especially in the Netherlands.
levend.nl
- The History of BBC Radio 1 - Unofficial look back over the years of Britain's BBC Radio One. Includes sound files, jingles, listings, disc jockey profiles and photographs.
www.radiorewind.co.uk
- The Marconi Company - A history of the Marconi Company, founded by Guglielmo Marconi.
homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/marconi.htm
- This is ILR - History and audio from early British independent radio stations.
www.thisisilr.co.uk
- United States Early Radio History - Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United States in the period from 1900 to 1927.
www.ipass.net/~whitetho/index.html
- 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.
www.VeteransVOA.com
- West Virginia Broadcasting History - Lists and histories of individual stations
www.geocities.com/wvbroadcasting
- WKBW Radio History - History of Buffalo Radio Station WKBW. Focuses on its 1958 switch to Top 40.
www.buffalobroadcasting.com/history/kb-history1.htm
- WQMR/WGAY Memories - WQMR-WGAY, a Washington, DC institution for many years, is discussed here with articles, pictures, sound clips, radio worth remembering!
mywebpages.comcast.net/billh333
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