California Historical Radio Society

RADIO CENTRAL UPDATES For the latest news (and current photos) on our building remodel, click here For fund raising progress and needs, click here For projects needing volunteers and sponsors, click here THE CHRS 'RADIO CENTRAL' ERA BEGINS Photos Below, the…

Here is the latest video update on CHRS progress on our new building: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaF464-c8gE

Also see the video below about our final radio collector meet at KRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdAwHrS9w3k

On this page, interviews by Cheryl Jennings, KGO Anchor, video production by David Billeci. These will be on the CHRS YouTube Page and embedded here as they are completed. Some of this group was taped at KRE in Berkeley at…

Learn all about the CHRS 2013 Restoration Contest. 2013 announce 2013 announce_flyer 2013_Restoration_Contest_Entries-1 Contact John Staples for more details

The 5-part PBS series from 1985, "Radio Collector" was nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy for Best Informational Series. All five parts appear below. For more information contact series producer Mike Adams. What is Radio Collector? Read the story in…

Author Mike Adams talks about his research and his book, "Lee de Forest, King of Radio, Television, and Film" (Springer Science 2012). He presented this before the California Historical Radio Society of which he is the Board Chair. The nice…

Welcome to the page for CHRS vintage radio collectors and their unique collections. Do you have a vast collection of vintage radios, televisions, or test equipment?  Ham radios, military gear, or transistor radios?  How about unusual vacuum tubes?  Share photos…