- StlRadio - http://www.stlradio.com
A comprehensive site which presents the history of St. Louis Broadcast Radio.
- Radio Days: A Soundbite History - http://www.otr.com/
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.
- 1930s sponsored English language radio in Europe. - http://www.sterlingtimes.org/radio_sponsorship.htm
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.
- The Marconi Company - http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/marconi.htm
A history of the Marconi Company, founded by Guglielmo Marconi.
- History of American Broadcasting - http://members.aol.com/jeff560/jeff.html
AM and FM station lists from the 1920s through 1950s. Articles mostly on early history of radio and TV.
- A World of Wireless, virtual radiomuseum - http://home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radio/museum.html
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.
- Dave's Vintage Broadcasting - http://www.vintagebroadcasting.org.uk/
An interesting site with a lot of audio and some history of stations in the UK.
- 1950's British Radio Nostalgia - http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio
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.
- John Allen's Radio Pages - http://johnallen.com/radio.html
Pictures and audio from the UK's BBC Radio London, LBC Newstalk (commercial speech station) and Imperial College Radio (student station).
- Boss Radio Forever - http://www.bossradioforever.com
The history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station KHJ.
- Buffalo Broadcasting Pioneers - http://www.BuffaloBroadcasting.com
History of Buffalo radio & television including WKBW, WGR, WBEN, WEBR & WBNY. Learn more about Buffalo Bob Smith, George "Hound dog" Lorenz and Irv Weinstein.
- New England FM/TV History - http://www.ggninfo.com/
Articles on early history of TV and FM radio mostly in the New Hampshire area of the US, by Norm Gagnon.
- Larry Matthews' Minor Career In Radio - http://members.tripod.com/~djkuba/index-14.html
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.
- Nathan Stubblefield - http://www.nathanstubblefield.com/
Kentucky farmer invents wireless telephone in 1892! But was it radio? Facts and folklore about Nathan Stubblefield by Bob Lochte.
- Hello Children Everywhere - http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/children.htm
A celebration of the BBC Light Programme's Saturday morning "Children's Favourites" with Uncle Mac, with record listings and some audio.
- Marconi 100 - Marking a century of radio - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/index.shtml
The BBC's story of Marconi's first trans-Atlantic broadcast in 1901 from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland.
- ASD Decision Documents (FCC) - http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/engrser.html
Links to early US radio documents from the Department of Commerce, Federal Radio Commission, and Federal Communications Commission.
- Radio Service Bulletins (1921-1927) - http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/radio_service_bulletins.html
These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
- Radio of Yesteryear - http://www.darrylhawkins.com
Old time US radio programs available on CD or for trade.
- Veterans' Voice of America - http://www.VeteransVOA.com
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.
- DRAGNET OLD TIME RADIO - http://www.darrylhawkins.com/dragnet.html
Radio programs of yesteryear on CD for trade.
- The History of BBC Radio 1 - http://www.radiorewind.co.uk
Unofficial look back over the years of Britain's BBC Radio One. Includes sound files, jingles, listings, disc jockey profiles and photographs.
- Amos 'n' Andy In Person - http://www.midcoast.com/~lizmcl/aa.html
Analysis and history of the US show that ran from 1928 to 1943, written by Elizabeth McLeod.
- WKBW Radio History - http://www.buffalobroadcasting.com/history/kb-history1.htm
History of Buffalo Radio Station WKBW. Focuses on its 1958 switch to Top 40.
- BBC Radio classics: 1922-46 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1204729.stm
BBC site with historic recordings from the first daily radio service in 1922 until the end of World War 2.
- Marconi Calling - http://www.marconicalling.com
On-line museum dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and based on the Marconi companies early history.
- Old Time Radio Hobbyist - http://www.otrhobbyist.com
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.
- South Florida Radio History - http://www.univox.com/radio/radioh.html
A collection of articles about the history of radio broadcasting in South Florida -- from 1923 to present. Part of the South Florida Radio Pages.
- United States Early Radio History - http://earlyradiohistory.us/
Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, in the United States from 1897 to 1927. By Thomas H. White.
- The Broadcast Archive - http://www.oldradio.com/
Resources, documents, history, and trivia relating to US radio stations from 1913 onward.
- Central Florida Radio - http://www.cflradio.net
History of Radio Stations in Central Florida form Orlando to Deland
- MDS975 Radio Memorabilia section - http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/r/arar93/mds975/Content/radmem.html
A look at radio history in the UK from 1920 until today, paying tribute to the BBC, BBC Local Radio and Independent Local Radio.
- DCNYRadio Memory Bank - http://www.dcnyradio.8m.net/
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston and New York radio and TV memories.
- George "Hound dog" Lorenz - http://www.GeorgeLorenz.com
History of Buffalo, New York's "Father of Rock and Roll Radio." Features pictures, sounds and articles on George "Hound dog" Lorenz.
- Stephen Potter at the BBC - http://www.orfordbooks.co.uk
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.
- Airheads Radio Survey Archive - http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/
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.
- WQMR/WGAY Memories - http://www.wqmrwgaymemories.org
WQMR-WGAY, a Washington, DC institution for many years, is discussed here with articles, pictures, sound clips, radio worth remembering!
- The history of the UK radio licence - http://www.radiolicence.org.uk
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.
- Bay Area Radio Museum - http://www.bayarearadio.org
The history of radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area, including streaming audio, photographs and memorabilia dating back to the early 20th Century.
- This is ILR - http://www.thisisilr.org.uk/
History and audio from early British independent radio stations.
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