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We've come a long way in radio's first century. The history of radio and radio technology is interesting, sometimes controversial, and always makes good reading. "Larger than life" personalities, legal battles and other fascinating situations existed throughout the development of radio. The links below can help explore this history -- good luck and enjoy finding out more about this varied and interesting subject by clicking on some of the links below! Also, check out our selection of radio history books below.

Radio History Links

The Broadcast Archive -- Radio History on the Web - Barry Mishkind's professional broadcasting history site
Infoage.org - science/history learning center at the former Marconi Wireless Station, Camp Evans, Belmar, NJ
Interesting Dutch Radio History site - lots of original articles on the history of radio technology
California Historical Radio Society:100 Years of Radio -- includes decade-by-decade milestones, pictures, and links
The Invention of Radio
Australian Radio Technical Officers history
The Radio History Society and the Radio-Television Museum
Nathan Stubblefield - Kentucky farmer invents wireless telephone! But was it radio? Facts and folklore about Nathan Stubblefield by Bob Lochte.
A History of Radio Broadcasting
The Museum of Radio and Technology - Antique Radios
Classic CKLW - memories about one of the top radio stations in the world in the 1960's and 1970's.
Jeff Miller's Radio History Collection - lists of early radio & TV stations, broadcasting history articles
Wikipedia's A History of Radio
Broadcasting History - a timeline of radio history back to the 1600s.
United States Early Radio History - collection of articles on the AM and mediumwave bands.
Old Time Radio Shows Downloads - a web site that categorizes over 2,700 freely downloadable old time radio shows online.

Radio History Books

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*On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio*, by John Dunning. Hardcover, 840 pages (May 1998).	Image not available	*Crystal Radio: History, Fundamentals, and Design*, by P. A. Kinzie. Hardcover - 121 pages (January 1996).
*The Early History of Radio: From Faraday to Marconi (Iee History of Technology, No 20)* , by G. R. M. Garratt. Hardcover, 96 pages (December 1994).		*A History of Telegraphy: Its History and Technology*, by Ken Beauchamp. PHardcover - 408 pages (June 15, 2001).
*Inventing American Broadcasting 1899-1922 (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)* , by Susan J. Douglas. Paperback: 400 pages (January 1997).		*Wireless : From Marconi's Black-Box to the Audion*, by Sungook Hong. Hardcover: 272 pages (October 1, 2001).
*70 Years of Radio Tubes and Valves: A Guide for Electronic Engineers, Historians and Collectors*, by John W. Stokes. Paperback: 263 pages (July 1997).	Image not available	*History of Telecommunications Technology*, by Christopher H. Sterling, George Shiers. Hardcover: 336 pages (May 24, 2000).

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