A guy found a 75-year-old radio in a barn. Can he make it work again?
This is a Spilsbury & Tindall broadcast and marine radio that’s been sitting neglected in a barn since WWII. Will
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50 years ago today, Casey Kasem debuted his American Top 40 countdown
It was fifty years ago today when Casey Kasem hosted the first American Top 40 countdown. It quickly grew into
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What’s the future of alt-rock radio in the age of streaming?
Technology has been tried to kill off radio for decades, but the oldest of all media is still here and
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Rush has a new animated video for “The Spirit of Radio” that honours Neil Peart and gives a nod to radio stations that helped the band
I’ve told the story many times before. One January day in 1980, some friends came over to my house to
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How accurately have radio stations been portrayed in movies and TV? Let’s rate a few of them.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] Over the last century, radio stations have been the subject and the
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10 songs about real-life DJs and radio stations
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The roots of today’s modern radio broadcasting can be traced to
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100 years ago today, Canada made radio broadcasting history
Americans would have us believe that the US was the big pioneer in the establishment of commercial radio broadcasting. Maybe,
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Commercial radio turns 100 this month. Here’s how Canada helped invent the whole medium.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One of the most robust creatures on the planet is the
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 886: 100 years of radio, part 1
This episode begins shortly after 9 am on the Saturday I turned six. For reasons that will forever remain mysterious,
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Producer of a CFNY/Martin Streek documentary could use your help (UPDATED WITH MORE VIDEO)
For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off
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This is a fantastic survey of the AM radio band in North America
After my grandmother gave me a transistor radio for my sixth birthday–something I did not ask for nor knew I
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