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Sounds of the NBC Chimes | The NBC Chimes Museum

Sounds of the NBC Chimes | The NBC Chimes Museum History of the network's three-note signature with clips of its use over the years and its predecessors. The first clip on this page is of an announcer in 1924 reading...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 26, 2025 11:32 AM

Etherical Radio

Etherical Radio This is a listing for an antique radio that has already been sold. The Etherical Radio Company of Bristow, Oklahoma, was the owner of radio station KFRU, which moved to Tulsa to become KVOO. They also made radios....

Posted by Michael Bates on February 13, 2025 6:34 PM

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

BBC Radio 4 - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke A collection of nearly 1500 episodes of Alistair Cooke's weekly commentaries for the BBC on life in America. The series ran from 1946 to 2004, "the longest-running speech radio programme...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 13, 2025 11:22 AM

Rob's tips for uncovering radio station stream URLs | The SWLing Post

Rob's tips for uncovering radio station stream URLs | The SWLing Post Many radio-listening apps and some old-time internet radio appliances need a stream URL to find a station. This article describes how to use diagnostic tools in your desktop...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 9, 2023 9:13 AM

Table recording: KMOD Tulsa | September 1, 1977 - Airchexx

Table recording: KMOD Tulsa | September 1, 1977 - Airchexx An aircheck featuring DJ Mel Myers on "the Rainbow Station, KMOD, Ninety-Seven-and-a-Half." The aircheck begins with two ads for "the Rubicon Headshop, Tulsa's original headshop and boutique, with more pipes,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 18, 2019 5:31 PM

Gary Owens, 910 KEWB Oakland CA | July 7, 1959 - Airchexx

Gary Owens, 910 KEWB Oakland CA | July 7, 1959 - Airchexx Later famous as the announcer on "Laugh-In," here's Gary Owens as a DJ on a Bay Area pop-music station in the summer of '59, doing silly voices, ads,...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 18, 2019 5:20 PM

The Why (and Where) of U.S. Radio's K and W Call Signs - Big Think

The Why (and Where) of U.S. Radio's K and W Call Signs - Big Think "Quite early, the border between K Country and W Land had to be fixed geographically. But that dividing line lay further to the west than...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 23, 2019 12:04 PM

Top 40 Top 40 stations of all-time: KOMA, WLS and WABC top the list - National Oldies Pop Music | Examiner.com

Top 40 Top 40 stations of all-time: KOMA, WLS and WABC top the list - National Oldies Pop Music | Examiner.com Oklahoma City's clear-channel, 50,000-watt blowtorch, AM 1520 KOMA, topped the list. The station was still playing the greatest hits...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 19, 2015 12:28 PM

The KYW Newsradio Jingle « CBS Philly

The KYW Newsradio Jingle « CBS Philly "From Independence Mall in Philadelphia K-Y-W! Newsradio! Ten-sixty!" Got to love a catchy radio jingle and a station that sticks with it for decades....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 17, 2013 9:49 AM