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Should cars still have AM radios? Congress might require them.

by Henry Epp
Nov 4, 2024
AM radio's popularity has declined, leading some carmakers to drop the equipment. Broadcasters say their stations are crucial in emergencies.
Ginny McGehee hosts "The Breakfast Table" on WJOY, an AM station that broadcasts in Vermont.
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The Transistor at 75

Taking the transistor mainstream with music on the go

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Dec 14, 2022
The transistor starts to shine when Texas Instruments asks Regency to make a radio for more mobile listening.
The Regency TR-1 was the first commercially manufactured transistor radio.
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How did Top 40 radio become a hit?

by Janet Nguyen
Apr 1, 2022
The label refers to both a broadcast format and a category of music.
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China COVID-19 shut-in tunes in to the world via radio

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 9, 2020
Our Shanghai correspondent, forced to stay home like so many others, shares what she's hearing about the virus on the airwaves.
Although it's hard to breathe while wearing a face mask for an extended period of time, they're now required in all public spaces in Shanghai.
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In this Texas Hill Country town, "tradio" is vital for commerce

by Andy Uhler
Dec 13, 2018
It's entertainment, gossip and a window into rural American life.
KNEL 95.3 FM is a local radio station in Brady, Texas.
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Time may be up for timekeeping radio stations

by Renata Sago
Sep 11, 2018
Trump administration wants to eliminate broadcasts of U.S. "master clock."
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Norway waves goodbye to FM broadcasting

by Sally Herships
Jan 11, 2017
Norway starts turning off its FM radio today. It’s going fully digital. The change will begin in the north of the country. The government says the country’s aging broadcast network means it’s time for new technology. National radio and big commercial stations will have 12 months to switch over, and community and local stations will […]
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TV and radio stations love this presidential election

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 3, 2016
Thanks to a tightening race and down-ballot battles, they're raking in the cash.
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence speaks with the CNN broadcast crew prior to the start of the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.   
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A battle for the airwaves that ruined a friendship

by Kai Ryssdal
May 27, 2016
A conversation with Scott Woolley, author of "The Network."
 David Sarnoff (1891 - 1971), general manager of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
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Task force aims to preserve radio history

by Amy Scott
Feb 26, 2016
Massive effort unites librarians, academics and audio enthusiasts.
A massive effort to save radio archives unites librarians, academics and audio enthusiasts.
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