“Times have changed... ⏰️”

👋 Welcome - and welcome back! – to the following CHRS members: ➡️ Caroline Anderson/KD6KQW – Alameda, CA ➡️ Catherine Lund - Henderson, NV ➡️ David Noel - San Jose, CA ➡️ Kevin McWilliams - Berkeley, CA ➡️ Jennifer Waits - SF, CA ➡️ James K. Sylves - Pittsburg, PA ➡️ Joseph Anderson - Santa Cruz, CA

Save the Date: Radio Day by the Bay is happening July 18 at Radio Central in Alameda! 📆 californiahistoricalradio.com/event/radio-... RSVP today for this FREE event via our official website! ✅

Radio Central has #AI (as-is)! californiahistoricalradio.com/2025/01/as-i... Shop surplus radios, test equipment, and more at special prices. As-is (hence the name), cash only, no reserves. New items coming, check back often! Contact Rachel Lee at [email protected] for pickup.

“Of course it costs the Earth - it's the most advanced portable in the country!”

“Start your summer fun now with a new RCA Victor portable radio!”

The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰 californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/ Highlights: ➡️ Radio Central Closed May 30 for Election Polling Place ✅ ➡️ Radio Day by the Bay July 18 📆 ➡️ Don Sainte-Johnn Guest Speaker June 20! 💬

Thank you to everyone who came out for our CHRS Television Day! 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MJP... Appreciate Tom Albrecht’s help producing and hosted another successful television event at the California Historical Society's Radio Central in Alameda.

Congratulations to our very own Violet Becerra for earning her MA degree in Public History at Cal State University East Bay! 👏

SF Chinatown Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Restoration Update! 📰 After five weeks of hard work, our project is practically complete! No rust, no dents, new paint, new transformers, new wiring, and new neon tubes – thank you all for your help! 👏

What’s going on inside Radio Central in Alameda? 🤔 From Walt and Simon sorting and grading phono cartridges and needles to Padma, Jimmy, Jack, and Wendy working in the shop, to even Joe's work on our Evans 245 Juke Box, catch up with our photos 📸

"Start Your Day With Music...by Arvin!"

“With Auto-Magic FM Tuning!”

“New Admiral Color...Only $249.95!”

“Who Says You Can't Buy Hi-Fi Stereo for Under 100?”

Voting for the Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year 2026 is still open! ✅ bayarearadio.org/featured/aud... Presented by the Bay Area Radio Museum & Hall of Fame, we’ve shortlisted 16 finalists for our favorite “Made in the Bay” audio performer.

Featuring four engineers from your favorite Bay Area radio stations, we recently hosted a panel filled with stories about our favorite stations and on-air personalities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiUh...

“Introducing the Delco GM 8-Track Stereo You Can Talk On!”

“Here is the Most Powerful Little Radio!”

The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰 californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/ Highlights: ➡️ FREE Sound Bites Event for Kids Sat, May 16! 📆 ➡️ CHRS Television Day May 23! 📺 ➡️ Bart Lee's Radio History! 📕

Join us for our California Historical Radio Society TV Day in Alameda on May 23! 📺 Included are presentations on videodiscs, the truly unique Kuba Komet, and the challenges of TV camera collecting.

Happening this Saturday, May 16 at Radio Central in Alameda! californiahistoricalradio.com/event/sound-... We'll see you there! 😁

"Treat Your Family to the Everything Stereo Music System!"

Radio Central has #AI (as-is)! californiahistoricalradio.com/2025/01/as-i... Shop surplus radios, test equipment, and more at special prices. As-is (hence the name), cash only, no reserves. New items coming, check back often! Contact Rachel Lee at [email protected] for pickup.

SF Chinatown Golden Star Radio Neon Sign Restoration Update! 📢 Our very own Sky Terrier now adorns SF's Clay Street as part of a new banner on our project scaffolding. Thank you to both Rachel Lee and Maria Piper for their help designing the banner! 👏

👋 Welcome - and welcome back! – to the following CHRS members: ➡️ Brian Fisher – Alameda, CA ➡️ Ginny Prior – Oakland, CA ➡️ Terry Layman - Lexington, KY

“Two-Way Radio That's Lean, Clean, and Mean!”

“You Don't Know What You're Missing 'til You Get New RCA Victor Color TV!”

Don’t miss our swap meet at Radio Central in Alameda tomorrow, May 9 at 9 AM! 🛒 californiahistoricalradio.com/event/swap-m... See you there! 😁

The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰 californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/ Highlights: ▶️ Swap Meet at Radio Central May 9 at 9 AM (Saturday)! 🛒 ▶️ Radio Engineers Speak at Radio Central May 9 at 3 PM (Saturday)! 💬 ▶️ Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year 2026 Voting Live! ✅

“Scan the Action Air Waves Automatically!”

“The President Base Station - In the Manner to Which You've Been Accustomed!”

👋 Welcome - and welcome back! – to the following CHRS members: ▶️ Ryker Flint – Sacramento, CA ▶️ Annette Lai - San Francisco, CA ▶️ Jon Barrilleaux - New Orleans, LA ▶️ Andrea Hashimoto – Alameda, CA ▶️ Tom Yates/KOZT-FM - Fort Bragg, CA ▶️ Michelle Dong – Alameda, CA ▶️ Gary Appel/W6ZET – Vallejo, CA

Be a part of Radio Central history - adopt a brick! 🧱 californiahistoricalradio.com/support/ Show your support by purchasing a personalized brick – featured right at the front of Central Avenue in Alameda!

"The Sparkomatic Sound!"

Become a technology detective with our FREE May 16 Sound Bites event in Alameda! 🔎 californiahistoricalradio.com/event/sound-... From vintage radios to iPhones, kids can take a look inside our favorite communication devices.

“Come See the RCA Victor Feature 5!”

Voting for the Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year 2026 is open! ✅ bayarearadio.org/featured/aud... Presented by the Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame, we’ve shortlisted 16 finalists for our favorite “Made in the Bay” audio performer.

The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰 californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/ Highlights: ➡️ Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year 2026 Voting Starts May 1! ✅ ➡️ Swap Meet at Radio Central in Alameda May 9! 🛒 ➡️ CHRS Television Day May 23! 📺

“The Sony Action-Corder!”

Save the Date: We will host our Vintage Radio Swap Meet in Alameda on May 9 at 9 AM! 📆 californiahistoricalradio.com/event/swap-m... Hope to see you there! ☺️

Our recent "KPFA on the Air" documentary screening at the Alameda Theatre was a success! 🎉 More than 150 visitors joined in our 77th Anniversary celebration of @KPFAradio.org and after-party at Radio Central. Thank you to all who attended! 👏

Be sure to tune into ABC 7 Eyewitness News with Dan Ashley TODAY at both 4 PM and 6 PM to see our Golden Star Radio sign restoration project!

“The First Big-Screen All-Transistor Portable You Don't Have to Plug In!”

“The Fire Started on the First Floor...”

The latest CHRS “Listening In” newsletter is live! 📰 californiahistoricalradio.com/news/latest/ Highlights: ➡️ Bay Area Audiocaster of the Year Award Voting Starting May 1! ✅ ➡️ @kpfa.org Radio 77th Anniversary Documentary Event Recap! 🎥 ➡️ News from Our Executive Director Rachel Lee! 💬

We have begun our Golden Star Radio neon sign restoration project in SF's Chinatown! 🧰 californiahistoricalradio.com/2026/03/gold... Located at 846 Clay St., we will spend approximately six weeks de-rusting, painting, and repairing neon tubes, and running new power to the sign.

"The Window Chest That Thinks it's a Stereo Hi-Fi (And It Is!)"

👋 Welcome - and welcome back! – to the following CHRS members: ➡️ Doug Mosher/KI6DOG – Oakland, CA ➡️ Peter Martin – Alameda, CA ➡️ Stan Bunger/BARHOF – Alameda, CA ➡️ Bill Holloway – Alameda, CA ➡️ Robert Vergara - San Francisco, CA ➡️ Tom McMahon/KN6PTQ - San Jose, CA

"Sorry, No Turntable."