Audio Page

Here are some samplings from the history of radio that I have used on 'Surfing the Aether'.

You will find many of these same sound bites elswhere within this site, but I thought I would locate them in one spot for audio fans.
I would like to add more historic audio to my site, if you care to contribute any you may have. There are plenty of other sites where radio drama can be found, and so I have little desire to archive those, unless you have something exceptional.

Enjoy!

1877

The first recording - "Mary had a little lamb." 134K Wav

Date Unknown

Marconi speaks about radio. I have no idea what he's saying :)
...something about telegraph and the Atlantic....

1920

November 2, 1920, Frank Conrad and Donald Little broadcast election returns ( 91 K Wav) not the actual broadcast, but an interesting re-creation)

Just a little radio song 250 K Wav

1936

3 out of 4 families have a radio in the home. As for the rest?? 97 K Wav

1937

The dirigible Hindenburg crashes in flames at Lakehurst, N.J. May 6th, 1937 - and the tragedy was captured in a live radio broadcast.185 K Wav

1938

The power of radio is demonstrated by Orson Wells, and the "Mercury Theater of the Air" - Panic is reported to be widespread as people believe the earth has been invaded by "Martians", 263K Wav W of the Wrlds

1941

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. 40 K Wav FDR

speaks to the nation.
That evening, Eleanor

uses radio to speak to the women of the nation.

1942

The Shadow knows... 142 K Wav

1944

Germany makes use of short-wave radio for propaganda broadcasts. Lord Haw-Haw (180 K) Wav
Axis Sally (178 K) Wav

1946

Lee Deforest grows increasingly unhappy with the state of broadcasting. To him, radio had become 'a stench in the nostril of the gods of the ionosphere.'
He addresses the National Association of Broadcasters at their annual meeting in Chicago. DeForest's 'Open Letter' 150 K Wav

1969

Astronauts send the first live pictures and audio(102k Wav) from the moon.

Date Unknown

A couple of Station Id's - Pretty cool
WPGC (136 K) Wav
WFAN (179 K) Wav

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