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The National Capital Radio & Television Museum isn’t free (admission is $7 for most, $5 for seniors, students, and Bowie residents) and is open only on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays. But it ...
This is exactly why [Ken’s Lab] took on the restoration of a Philco 52-664, a portable AC/DC radio originally sold for $45 in 1953 (a small fortune back then!).
This is exactly why [Ken’s Lab] took on the restoration of a Philco 52-664, a portable AC/DC radio originally sold for $45 in 1953 (a small fortune back then!).
With his Philco career thus launched with a splash, the rubicund seer of Greenwich Time rolled back to his placid office in the Connecticut hills, got out Saturday’s paper (circulation: 3,297).
The radio industry has been fighting back, lobbying for legislation that would force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest.
The radio industry has been fighting back, lobbying for legislation that would force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest.
A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress. Several automakers, most notably Tesla and Ford, have decided to stop putting AM radios in their electric vehicles ...
Corporate-controlled, political infotainment makes up the bulk of AM radio programming. But there was a time when these stations were more attuned to the needs of the community.
¶ The Philco Corp. liked its five-year-old Philco Television Playhouse well enough to sponsor a new radio show, the Philco Radio Playhouse (debut: Sept. 30, ABC), which will take the easy way out ...
Object Details maker Philco Description America embraced a new technology in the wake of World War One: radio. The wide availability of affordable receivers allowed people across the country to access ...