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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.
http://www.sterlingtimes.org/radio_sponsorship.htm |
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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.
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio |
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ASD Decision Documents (FCC) - Links to early US radio documents from the Department of Commerce, Federal Radio Commission, and Federal Communications Commission.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/engrser.html |
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Airheads Radio Survey Archive - An historical archive of pop music radio surveys from the 50s through the 80s. The searchable singles & albums chart data are cross-referenced and include many local or regional hits.
http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/ |
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Amos 'n' Andy In Person - Analysis and history of the US show that ran from 1928 to 1943, written by Elizabeth McLeod.
http://www.midcoast.com/~lizmcl/aa.html |
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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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1204729.stm |
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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.
http://www.bayarearadio.org |
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Boss Radio Forever - The history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station KHJ.
http://www.bossradioforever.com |
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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.
http://www.BuffaloBroadcasting.com |
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Central Florida Radio - History of Radio Stations in Central Florida form Orlando to Deland
http://www.cflradio.net |
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DCNYRadio Memory Bank - Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston and New York radio and TV memories.
http://www.dcnyradio.8m.net/ |
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DRAGNET OLD TIME RADIO - Radio programs of yesteryear on CD for trade.
http://www.darrylhawkins.com/dragnet.html |
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Dave's Vintage Broadcasting - An interesting site with a lot of audio and some history of stations in the UK.
http://www.vintagebroadcasting.org.uk/ |
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Dr. Lee De Forest Radio History - Chronicles the history of De Forest radios.
http://www.geocities.com/deforestradio/ |
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George "Hound dog" Lorenz - History of Buffalo, New York's "Father of Rock and Roll Radio." Features pictures, sounds and articles on George "Hound dog" Lorenz.
http://www.GeorgeLorenz.com |
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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.
http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/children.htm |
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History of American Broadcasting - AM and FM station lists from the 1920s through 1950s. Articles mostly on early history of radio and TV.
http://members.aol.com/jeff560/jeff.html |
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History of WDRC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut - Presents a visual and audio history of WDRC, Connecticut's oldest radio station.
http://www.wdrcobg.com/ |
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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).
http://johnallen.com/radio.html |
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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.
http://members.tripod.com/~djkuba/index-14.html |
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MDS975 Radio Memorabilia section - A look at radio history in the UK from 1920 until today, paying tribute to the BBC, BBC Local Radio and Independent Local Radio.
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pi...dsl/r/arar93/mds975/Content/radmem.html |
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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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/index.shtml |
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Marconi Calling - On-line museum dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and based on the Marconi companies early history.
http://www.marconicalling.com |
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National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum - Notes on the members
http://www.radiohof.org/ |
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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.
http://www.ggninfo.com/ |
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Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories - Pictures of old BBC radio equipment and memories from the people who used it.
http://www.roger.beckwith.btinternet.co.uk/bh/menu.htm |
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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.
http://www.otrhobbyist.com |
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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.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/radio_service_bulletins.html |
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Radio of Yesteryear - Old time US radio programs available on CD or for trade.
http://www.darrylhawkins.com |
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Stephen Potter at the BBC - A new insight into radio in the second world war. Stephen Potter, author of Gamesmanship and One-Upmanship, was a key writer/producer of Feature programmes for BBC radio in the 1940s.
http://www.orfordbooks.co.uk |
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StlRadio - A comprehensive site which presents the history of St. Louis Broadcast Radio.
http://www.stlradio.com |
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The Broadcast Archive - Resources, documents, history, and trivia relating to US radio stations from 1913 onward.
http://www.oldradio.com/ |
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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.
http://www.radiorewind.co.uk |
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The Marconi Company - A history of the Marconi Company, founded by Guglielmo Marconi.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/marconi.htm |
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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.
http://www.radiolicence.org.uk |
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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.
http://www.VeteransVOA.com |
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WKBW Radio History - History of Buffalo Radio Station WKBW. Focuses on its 1958 switch to Top 40.
http://www.buffalobroadcasting.com/history/kb-history1.htm |
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West Virginia Broadcasting History - Lists and histories of individual stations
http://members.aol.com/jeff99500/ |
