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Welcome to the New CHRS Website

  • January 30, 2012
  • California Historical Radio Society
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This is the new, full featured CHRS / BARM Web Site. Click around and explore. Click on the main tabs above and on each of the pull down tabs. You can renew and donate on line and pay with PayPal.…

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International Radio Restoration Contest – Sponsored by the Quebec Antique Radio Society

  • January 2, 2012
  • California Historical Radio Society
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Gilles Vrignaud will be the CHRS Judge and contest liaison. Please contact Gilles for more information. Dear fellow CHRS members, We have been invited to participate in a worldwide restoration contest, sponsored by the Société Québécoise Collectioneurs de Radio Anciens (SQCRA) Based…

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Thank You Volunteers!

  • December 30, 2011
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Our Landlord, Mr. Harvey Stone, KBLX GM, visited KRE as part of the KRE Staff and Family Reunion in September. He hadn’t seen the building in 6 years and was truly amazed and very impressed at the transformation from a…

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CHRS / BARM Welcomes New Directors

  • November 30, 2011
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Our valued Treasurer and Director, Jaime Arbona, stepped down in 2011 due to work commitments. We wish to thank Jaime for an outstanding job he has done in the Treasurer and Membership Chairman positions, with help from Elizabeth Kline-Wong. We…

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CHRS / BARM Receives Major Donations

  • September 30, 2011
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We are pleased to report that CHRS / BARM is the proud recipient of a $75,000 donation from CHRS Life member Norman Leal. Thank You Norm! Your generosity is deeply appreciated by every member of this organization. This donation means…

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LIVE! at KRE 2011

  • July 16, 2011
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LIVE! at KRE continues to be a major source of our funding for the year. The 2011 event was dedicated to the memory of our good friend Carter B. Smith, who we lost in January 2011. With hundreds in attendance,…

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CHRS Merges with BARM

  • January 18, 2010
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We're excited to announce that we've merged with the Bay Area Radio Museum! We've always appreciated the work of the Bay Area Radio Museum (also known as BARM) and when we heard it was in trouble we got in touch…

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Facts about the CHRS Logo

  • May 18, 2004
  • California Historical Radio Society
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Did you know CHRS has used the dog logo for over three decades? It's true! Some cool facts about the CHRS logo: The radio in the lower right hand corner is a "Crosley Pup," a beginner's radio, a basic regenerative set…

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