Broadcast
History
Most people think "Broadcasting" began with Guglielmo
Marconi in 1895. However, there were several antecedents to Marconi,
and, yes, even "broadcasts" before Marconi's
experiments.
The Rap
'n Tap FAQ
History of crystal radio, vocabulary, and troubleshooting tips.
Link to the discussion group, too, if you need help.
Dunkle
Unkin's For Kids
The site features original Real Audio stories and songs, including
a number of safety songs from The Love & Safety Club for
Children.
History and Politics Outloud
Significant recorded or broadcast speeches by famous personages,
from Winston Churchill through Bill Clinton, about 1930 - 1999.
Kids Corner
A daily radio program produced by WXPN-FM, a service of the University
of Pennsylvania. Its primary mission is to provide entertaining
and educational programming for kids.
Nathan Hale High School
Radio Station
C89.5 plays pop-hits music live from Seattle. You can also
listen to their CD collection.
Pulse
of the Planet
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners
with a two-minute sound portrait of Earth, tracking the rhythms
of nature and culture worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary
natural sound.
Radio Disney
The radio station just for kids 12 and under. Begins
broadcast immediately, so make sure your sound volume is how
you want it. Needs a fast connection. Have only your browser
application open.
Radiolovers.com -
Free Old Time Radio Shows
We offer hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to
online in mp3 format, all for free. Before the days of video
games, shopping malls, MTV, and the Internet, families used to
sit in their living room each night to listen to radio shows
such as Abbott and Costello, Superman, Groucho Marx, The Avenger,
Gunsmoke, Sherlock Homes, and many others.
Shoutcast
Top radio streaming website. Works with Winamp and iTunes. Listen
to music from all over the world! Or learn how to use their software
to create your own online radio station.
Teen
Age Diaries
Teenage Diaries takes a group of teenagers from around
the country and puts them to work as beat reporters for National
Public Radio. The beat is themselves. PG-13.
Teen Talk Radio
On WNYE 91.5 FM on both Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-5:00.
Starting in November 2001, we have a TV show which will air the
first Friday of each month on WNYE Channel 25 (in the NYC area)
at 5:00 PM.
Tell Us A Tale
My name is Peter Jones, and I am your host. For those of you
already familiar with the radio program and storytelling that
spawned this website, consider this your personal invitation
to find out more about the people and characters behind the voices
you hear each Sunday from noon to 2 pm on Charlottesville, Virginia
station WTJU 91.1 FM.
Zucchini
Brothers Radio Show
Modeled on oldtime radio, back before there was TV, "Live!
at the Clubhouse" is a great place for young listeners.
It's educational. It's got facts about science and nature. And,
it's always 100% healthy and 100% fun!
Build
Your Own Crystal Shortwave Receiver
The fidelity of tone and clarity of crystal rectification are
hard to beat. What's more, crystal sets are absolutely free!
A crystal receiver is powered solely by the radio waves that
it pulls from the air.
Building
a basic AM broadcast crystal set
I highly recommend that you build this set if you've never built
a set before. I've included a brief set of plans, a listing of
assembly steps, and a drawing for building the set shown below
(Figure 1). It's one of the easiest sets to build and it works
well if you have a strong, local AM station.
Foxhole
Radios
If you appreciate ingenuity, simplicity, and like instant gratification
from your radio projects, then you ought to spend a few minutes
building your own foxhole radio.
HomeSchoolers
Free Media
A progressive Internet radio station. Together, our growing team
of homeschooling families is developing internet radio programming
and a website dedicated to providing a place for liberal and
progressive homeschooled kids to sound off and speak out.
How
To Make A Streaming Audio File
How to create your own radio show for your website: the technical
details.
Youth Radio
Through hands-on practice, working relationships with industry
professionals, and production of award-winning programming, Youth
Radio students learn the basics of broadcasting. In the process,
they're exposed to a broad spectrum of media-related careers.