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Francis McCarty
Francis McCarty Transmits From The Cliff House 1905
Young Francis McCarty was one of the first to experiment with the transmission of the voice by wireless. Here he is shown transmitting from the Cliff House in San Francisco. This public demonstration of his […]
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Early Broadcasting In The San Francisco Bay Area – Radio History
Early Broadcasting In The San Francisco Bay Area Stations That Didn’t Survive: 1920-1925 By John F. Schneider Radio broadcasting as an experimental concept had an early start in the San Francisco Bay Area with the […]
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The History of Pacific Coast Radio Station KGO
Pacific Coast Station KGO By R.C. Koernig, Engineer, KGO March 1924 This is a complete description of the most modern and most powerful broadcast station yet on the air. Full details are given of the […]
History
The NBC Pacific Coast Network
The NBC Pacific Coast Network By John F. Schneider INTRODUCTION The period of the 1930s and 40s has been appropriately called “Radio’s Golden Age.” During these years, the nation was entertained and informed by a host […]
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A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City (Part 1)
A Backstage Visit to NBC Radio City San Francisco in the 1950s Part 1 by Fred Krock The Radio Industry in the Early 1950s The Golden Age of radio ended gradually in the […]