Georgia Radio Is On the Mind as the Peach State Celebrates #Radio100
A series of radio spots and digital elements honor the state’s diverse population, lifestyles and culture By Susan Ashworth, RadioWorldSeptember 21, 2020 From the strains…
WLTL Is Named Best High School Station
John Drury Awards recognize excellence in high school radio By RW StaffDecember 7, 2020 Illinois’ WLTL Radio has been named Best High School Radio Station…
Blue Hawaii, Elvis and Hawaiian Radio in 1961
In 1961, Hawaii was into its second year as the 50th state of the union, the state wide population was estimated at around 642,000 from…
California Radio Dial 1928
by David Ricquish It’s hard to imagine that within living memory, California once had only a little over 50 radio stations on the air. There…
Art of Radio Hawaii ©
Just the word ‘Hawaii’ conjures up every possible classic tropical image. It’s not surprising therefore, that a variety of Hawaiiana images have been used by Hawaiian radio stations in their commercial letterhead and logo designs.
KRHO Honolulu 1944
KRHO was a powerful shortwave radio station broadcasting in English and Japanese languages to the Far Eastern Pacific region in the closing stages of WWII….
KFSG LA 4 Square Gospel
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker In August 2002, I wrote a history of KFSG radio that appeared…
KFSG Los Angeles – Setting the Record Straight
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker SETTING HISTORY STRAIGHT I’d like to share with you what I believe…
KFSG Los Angeles – Radio Regulator Troubles
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker AIMEE’S TROUBLE WITH THE RADIO REGULATORS Besides the thousands of radio fans…
KFSG Los Angeles – Kidnapping Heard Around the World
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker THE KIDNAPPING STORY HEARD ROUND THE WORLD On May 18, 1926, Aimee…
KFSG Los Angeles – Depression, War and The Legacy
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker THE DEPRESSION YEARS The hard times of the Great Depression years put…
KFSG Los Angeles – The Aimee Semple McPherson Station
Pioneer L. A. Christian Station Stops Broadcasting After 79 Years by Jim Hilliker ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW LOS ANGELES RADIO STATION Aimee knew in 1922…
KELW Burbank
by Jim Hilliker and David Ricquish Early Tejano Music heard in New Zealand Beautiful Downtown Burbank You’re probably familiar with the expression ‘Beautiful Downtown Burbank’…
Los Angeles Changes Calls KFVD-KPOP-KGBS-KTNQ
Happy 80th KTNQ LA After VD for 30 years, 1020-AM Turns 80 Speaking Spanish?by Jim Hilliker (June 15, 2005) The license for KTNQ, 1020-AM in…
King Kong Radio Kauai – KQNG and KUAI AM Radio
KUAI 720 The Kaumuali’i Highway traverses the western side of the island of Kaua’i, leading to historic Waimea where Captain Cook landed in 1778, and…