Who would have thought that Winnipeg’s most popular radio station broadcast from a basement alongside the city’s busiest street. Such was life at 930 Portage Avenue for 48 years. Read more
Category: Radio Broadcasting
Legendary Radio Announcer Air Checks
Legendary radio announcer air checks capture the history of broadcast personalities, particularly the rock jocks of the sixties and seventies. Listening to these brings back many memories. Read more
Radio News History – Frank’s Garage
Radio news history started in Frank Conrad’s garage in 1919. Oh, to be experimenters again and start something new in your garage. Read more
RFTT 1967 – Reach for the Top Winnipeg
RFTT 1967? Reach for the Top was my only time to appear on a television game show, way back in Elmwood High School. Read more
Medium Wave Split Channels – DX Helpers
Local AM broadcasters operate on different channels in the Americas than in the rest of the world. These Medium Wave split channels are a boon for serious DX’ers. Read more
Modulation Dependent Carrier Level Methods
Today’s AM broadcasters reduce carrier level to save money on their power bills. Here is a summary of the modulation dependent carrier level methods. Read more
Modulation Dependent Carrier Level – Saving Energy
Although you don’t know it, most AM broadcasters rapidly adjust their power up and down to save energy costs. The technique is called Modulation Dependent Carrier Level. Read more
World Radio Day 2018 – Think Sports
Today is World Radio Day 2018. This year’s event celebrates sports broadcasting on the radio, something that continues to be very popular over 100 years. Read more
Hawaii Missile Alert – Fully Integrated Screwup
Don’t blame the employee for the recent false Hawaii Missile Alert. Sounds like a bad implementation of a decent system that caught everyone with their pants down. Read more
Early Soviet Radio Broadcasting – Wires Galore
While the wonders of wireless entertainment swept over the world during the 1930’s, early Soviet radio broadcasting took a much different path. Read more