Traditional AM / FM radio isn't as popular as it once was, but these apps are keeping the legacy alive and well. You don't need a bedside radio clock or a transistor radio to enjoy local music, sports ...

The recent death of Robert C. Allen III, the AM-radio personality born Robert Alianiello, was a reminder of the power of broadcast stations in the transistor radio era. Figures such as Galen Fromme, ...

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Q: I would like a battery-powered FM transistor radio for my bathroom counter. I had one with decent sound but it quit working, and the ones I have tried since all have sounded tinny. It doesn't need ...

With the advent of the 9V battery-powered transistor radio in the 1950s, the “Emergency Radio” was born. Unlike vacuum tube receivers with heavy batteries or unpowered crystal radios, these handheld ...

To so many people in Southern California, Vin Scully was a voice on a transistor radio tucked under a pillow or drifting through the air from seemingly every car or home on warm summer nights. He also ...

The author is with the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Although today’s listening experience tends to be dominated by streaming services, radio remains a critical foundation for disseminating sound.