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	National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum - http://www.museum.tv/rhofsection.php Notes on the members
	Marconi Calling - http://www.marconicalling.com On-line museum dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and based on the Marconi companies early history.
	United States Early Radio History - http://earlyradiohistory.us/ Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, in the United States from 1897 to 1927. By Thomas H. White.
	History of American Broadcasting - http://jeff560.tripod.com/broadcasting.html AM and FM station lists from the 1920s through 1950s. Articles mostly on early history of radio and TV.
	ASD Decision Documents (FCC) - http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/engrser.html Links to early US radio documents from the Department of Commerce, Federal Radio Commission, and Federal Communications Commission.

	Radio Service Bulletins (1921-1927) - http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/radio_service_bulletins.html These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
	1950's British Radio Nostalgia - http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio From Mrs. Dale's Diary to Take It From Here. A collection of BBC Radio programmes in the 1950's are reviewed here. Some with audio clips.
	Radio Days: A Soundbite History - http://www.otr.com/ Experience the history of broadcast radio including both news and entertainment. Plus a monthly updated timeline of broadcast radio and many links to other radio-related material.
	The Broadcast Archive - http://www.oldradio.com/ Resources, documents, history, and trivia relating to US radio stations from 1913 onward.
	History of Central Florida Radio Stations. WPLA, WLAK, WONN - http://www.radioyears.com History of Central Florida Radio Stations. Biographies, Memorabilia, and Audio clips of Central Florida radio stations and personalities.

	The Marconi Company - http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/marconi/marconi.htm A history of the Marconi Company, founded by Guglielmo Marconi.
	Bay Area Radio Museum - http://www.bayarearadio.org The history of radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area, including streaming audio, photographs and memorabilia dating back to the early 20th Century.
	Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories - http://www.roger.beckwith.btinternet.co.uk/bh/menu.htm Pictures of old BBC radio equipment and memories from the people who used it.
	Radio Rewind - 40 years of Radio 1 & 2 - http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/ Unofficial look back over the years of Britain's BBC Radio One and Two. Includes sound files, jingles, listings, disc jockey profiles and photographs.
	Marconi 100 - Marking a century of radio - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/marconi/index.shtml The BBC's story of Marconi's first trans-Atlantic broadcast in 1901 from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland.

	Nathan Stubblefield - http://www.nathanstubblefield.com/ Kentucky farmer invents wireless telephone in 1892! But was it radio? Facts and folklore about Nathan Stubblefield by Bob Lochte.
	StlRadio - http://www.stlradio.com A site which presents the history of St. Louis Broadcast Radio.
	Amos 'n' Andy In Person - http://www.midcoast.com/~lizmcl/aa.html Analysis and history of the US show that ran from 1928 to 1943, written by Elizabeth McLeod.
	Boss Radio Forever - http://www.bossradioforever.com The history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station KHJ.
	Hello Children Everywhere - http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk/children.htm A celebration of the BBC Light Programme's Saturday morning "Children's Favourites" with Uncle Mac, with record listings and some audio.

	Veterans' Voice of America - http://www.VeteransVOA.com The not-for-profit organization for the preservation of the first global reach Voice of America facility, the Bethany Station, located in West Chester, Ohio.
	BBC Radio classics: 1922-46 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1204729.stm BBC site with historic recordings from the first daily radio service in 1922 until the end of World War 2.
	Dr. Lee De Forest Radio History - http://www.deforestradio.com Chronicles the history of De Forest radios.
	South Florida Radio History - http://www.radiopages.net/radio/ A collection of articles about the history of radio broadcasting in South Florida -- from 1923 to present. Part of the South Florida Radio Pages.
	1930s sponsored English language radio in Europe. - http://www.sterlingtimes.org/radio_sponsorship.htm These pages record some of the history of the early English-language sponsored or commercial stations that transmitted to the United Kingdom during the 1930s.

	New England FM/TV History - http://www.ggninfo.com/ Articles on early history of TV and FM radio mostly in the New Hampshire area of the US, by Norm Gagnon.
	George "Hound dog" Lorenz - http://www.hounddoglorenz.com History of Buffalo, New York's "Father of Rock and Roll Radio." Features pictures, sounds and articles on George "Hound dog" Lorenz.
	Central Florida Radio - http://www.cflradio.net History of Radio Stations in Central Florida form Orlando to Deland
	WQMR/WGAY Memories - http://www.wqmrwgaymemories.org WQMR-WGAY, a Washington, DC institution for many years, is discussed here with articles, pictures, sound clips, radio worth remembering!
	BBC Radio London photographs - http://clarkphotos.spaces.live.com/ Roger Clark's photographs of the station and staff, taken in the 1970's and 1980's. A unique record of a radio station of the era. There are over 700 photos on display.

	Broadcasting Scrapbook - http://racampbell.tripod.com/blog/ Memories of radio stations and broadcasters of the 20th century. Contributions welcome.
	Airheads Radio Survey Archive - http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/ An historical archive of pop music radio surveys from the 50s through the 80s. The searchable singles and albums chart data are cross-referenced and include many local or regional hits.
	John Allen's Radio Pages - http://johnallen.com/radio.html Pictures and audio from the UK's BBC Radio London, LBC Newstalk (commercial speech station) and Imperial College Radio (student station).
	RADIOZONE - http://ndaeuro.online.fr/gargot/index.htm The radio, mostly French,nits history, its stories, the radio and internet.
	Jeff's Radio Gold - http://www.community-net.co.uk/radiogold/ Personal site of a pop music radio fan in the UK details the history of Radio Caroline, 207, 208, RNL and other stations of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. With photos of studios, towers, and disc jockeys.

	Dave's Vintage Broadcasting - http://www.zen77094.zen.co.uk/vintagebroadcasting/ An interesting site with a lot of audio and some history of stations in the UK.
	The history of the UK radio licence - http://www.radiolicence.org.uk In the United Kingdom you were required - from 1922 until 1971 - to pay for a radio licence in order to legally listen to the wireless. Illustrated history.
	Radio of Yesteryear - http://www.otrstreet.com/ Radio programs on CD for trade.
	Old Time Radio Hobbyist - http://www.otrhobbyist.com A collection of radio shows for sale or (preferred) trade. Offers two radio shows a month (in downloadable RealAudio), OTR trivia, radio museum and history of radio.
	MDS975 Radio Memorabilia section - http://www.arar93.dsl.pipex.com/mds975/ A look at radio history in the UK from 1920 until today, paying tribute to the BBC, BBC Local Radio and Independent Local Radio.

	Larry Matthews' Minor Career In Radio - http://members.tripod.com/~djkuba/index-21.html Larry's erratic history of being a disc jockey starting in California in 1967. Also the technological changes that have occurred to change the industry.
	History of WDRC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut - http://www.wdrcobg.com/ Presents a visual and audio history of WDRC, Connecticut's oldest radio station.
	Radio Heritage Foundation - sharing the stories of Pacific radio - http://www.radioheritage.net/RHF_NEWS_RSS2.XML Radio Heritage Foundation provides an online archive collection of stories about pacific radio and a broad range of advocacy, research, education, publishing and other programs.
	A World of Wireless, virtual radiomuseum - http://home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radio/museum.html A virtual radiomuseum of the early history of radio from a Dutch perspective. Learn about the early history, enjoy the nostalgia or browse the database which contains 150 free downloadable Philips diagrams.

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