Radios make great gifts, especially for someone who is dedicated listener. Whether your favorite listener is into all-news, NPR, talk, college, community, music or even shortwave, a nice radio can really enhance the listening experience. I own and use all of the radios I’m recommending here, so my comments on each one come from actual […]
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2010 Holiday Gift Guide for Radio Fans
Happy Cyber Monday! If you’re starting your holiday shopping, don’t forget radio-related gifts. Last year I wrote a handy guide outlining the most perfect radio-themed gifts for the different types of people on your list. That list is still a great starting point, so this time around I’m just going to add a few new […]
It’s official, Randy’s gone
As anticipated, today Randy Michaels, CEO of Tribune Company, formerly of Clear Channel, one of the grand architects behind the current state of commercial radio, resigned from his post at Tribune. This is how his former company’s flagship paper put it: Having lost the support of many employees, his board and the creditors who will […]
Classic Super Radio is available again
Having a nice radio with sensitive tuning and pleasing sound can really make the radio listening experience that much more enjoyable. Thanks to Herculodge I’ve learned that the classic RCA Super Radio III is available again at Amazon for a reasonable price of just under $50. This model is the last one in a line […]
For best vinyl playback avoid the plastic
Earlier this week my fellow Radio Survivor Matthew posted about this cute-looking little Crosley record player with a oblong clamshell design far more compact than a typical turntable. Unfortunately, I have to put a damper on Matthew’s excitement, since my opinion is that the Crosley CR6002A is nothing more than an expensive plastic toy. Retro […]
Make Your Own Radio Kits and DIY Projects
As I get more and more interested in radio and its history, I’m thinking it’s about time that I try my hand at building my own radio. As I began researching this, I found that there are many simple ways to create a radio using household objects. Make Magazine has a great video in which […]
Is this the coolest turntable ever, or what?
Oh man, somebody buy me one of these for my birthday. It’s Crosley’s newest turntable and it’s totally portable, battery powered, comes with a USB connection to link to a PC or Mac, includes a software suite for ripping the audio, plays 33-1/3 and 45 RPM records, has an FM transmitter, and full range stereo […]
Radio at CES: Pandora and tagging rolling out for your car
The biggest news at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show might be Google’s new Nexus smartphone, but that doesn’t mean there’s no space for radio in all the gadget frenzy. Your resident RadioSurvivors don’t yet have the travel budget to jet off to Vegas to roam the show floor in person. Instead, I’m picking through the […]
Which is better for Internet radio, a dedicated receiver or a Netbook?
Amazon.com Widgets Reading Jennifer Waits’ excellent history of Internet radio, I’m pondering the same question everyone else is these days: How am I going to listen to it? Just go to Amazon.com and you can choose from an amazing assortment of streaming audio receivers. But before we look at some of them, I’ve got an […]