Prior to the advent of radio broadcasting, this was a common scene in U.S. cities and towns, with citizens flocking to newspaper offices for updates on breaking news events. The crowd in this ...

We conclude our series about the early days of broadcasting before and around the famous KDKA broadcast 100 years ago. See other recent articles in the Radio @100 series. In any important endeavor ...

In a new exhibition, Los Altos History Museum focuses on the Radio Revolution of the Roaring 20s, on display in the J. Gilbert Smith House March 3rd - May 1st, 2022. Visitors to the exhibition will ...

When you think high-tech, what comes to mind? Wi-Fi? Artificial intelligence? Smartphones with more computing horsepower than the Apollo moon missions? A century ago, radio was the technology of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only 100 people were listening, but the first broadcast from a licensed radio station occurred at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, 1920. It was ...

As you turn on that radio you may not think about how long radios have been listened to by the public. In the early 1920s radio stations were rare, and many had private receivers where they could ...

From the discovery of that strange phenomenon known as electromagnetism to the advent of Digital Audio Broadcasting, radio sure has come a long way.

Henry Ford (seated) asked to see WSB when he visited Atlanta in 1922. Henry Ford (seated) asked to see WSB when he visited Atlanta in 1922. At far right is Maj. John S. Cohen, editor and publisher of ...

No matter what the year (or decade) the onset of a new and different form of Christmas gift can become of interest for many. Almost everyone keeps eyes upon changes taking place in clothing, ...