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KYA Radio’s First Studio Circa 1926
KYA went on the air on December 18, 1926, from this studio on the fifth floor of the Clift Hotel. It was operated by the Pacific Broadcasting Company, owned by Vincent Kraft, the operator KJR […]
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Meredith Willson & Estelle Caen 1936
Meredith Willson & Estelle Caen 1936 Meredith Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa, in 1902. He studied piano and flute at the Damrosch Institute of Musical Art, and by age 19 had become a […]
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Doc Herrold and Ray Newby 1909
Charles D. “Doc” Herrold (right) and his student Ray Newby (left) are shown operating a small spark transmitter at the Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless in San Jose, 1909. The voice radio station they […]
Harrison Holliway
Harrison Holliway Operating Amateur Radio Station 6BN
As a boy, before he started station KFRC, Harrison Holliway displayed an early interest in radio. Here he is shown operating his amateur radio station, 6BN. At a time when most amateurs operated spark transmitters […]
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KPO Radio, Belmont Motor Generator Room 1933
The motor generator room was located on the first floor of the KPO transmitter building. The generators in this room provided all filament and bias power for the 50 KW transmitter. All generators were duplicated […]
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KFRC Radio, San Francisco Blue Monday Jamboree Artists and Staff 1927
Left to Right, Seated: Dorothy Gillespie, Hostess; Merle Matthews, Production Manager; Mary Pasmore, violin; Thelma Brown, vocalist; Eleanor Allen, organ; Edna O’Keefe, vocalist and “O-woe-is-me” girl; Edna Fischer, piano; Ruth Clarke and Lila Clarke of the […]