Having gone through the challenging year of 1935 when the Gates Radio Company almost closed, Parker Gates was now determined to move the company forward. On May 25, 1936, Barbara Ann Gates, the first ...

Here's a fine way to spend seven or so minutes. Via the wonderful SABR comes this Aug. 22, 1939 interview with Lou Gehrig on KROC 1340 AM in Rochester, Minn. Gehrig at the time was in Minnesota for an ...

After 58 years of new owners, formats and employees, not to mention two short spells of dead air, Ocala's oldest radio station remains on the air. At 1290 on the AM dial, WTMC's call letters still ...

For this ongoing Fall 2024 Fund Drive, we are proudly featuring two rare antique radios, kindly provided and restored by the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS). These lovely finds are ...

This secret decoder pin was a promotional item for the Little Orphan Annie radio program. Children who were members of the Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society used the pin to decrypt messages included ...

With so much talk of late about how old media outlets are dying, it may be time to look at past visions of the media future. Not that they worked. Don’t get any crazy ideas guys. The image above is ...

On September 23, 1939, German bombs fell in the vicinity of Polish Radio building interrupting what was the last live concert broadcast on Polish Radio. It was a Chopin recital performed by Władysław ...