Listening to radio was a new experience in the early 1920s, and boys were ardent enthusiasts of the emerging technology. Bettmann/Corbis __1920: __The Joseph Horne department store in Pittsburgh ...

The word 'broadcasting' dates back centuries, and originally described a method of sowing seeds. But it took on a new meaning ...

September 15, 1921: WBZ was the first station licensed as a "commercial" radio station, located in East Springfield, MA. September 19, 1921: WBZ s first broadcast from the Eastern States Exposition in ...

As I noted last week, the term “wireless telephone” in the early 1920s didn’t necessarily mean a device that could both transmit and receive messages. In fact, most radio devices during this time were ...

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 ...

The 1920s era in the United States was full of ups and downs. That time period, and the many events that occurred within it, was explored at Overland Trail Museum’s History Café on Wednesday. “It ...

More than five million programme records, scanned from Radio Times magazines, form the backbone of the BBC Genome website. Now, members of the public will be able to view the 1920s listings in ...

In the past we’ve mentioned how there are different schools of thought in terms of how to bring a vintage piece of hardware into the 21st century. You can go down the preservationist’s route, ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. 1920: The Joseph Horne department store in Pittsburgh advertises ready-made radio receivers that can pick up a local broadcast station. Commercial radio is just ...