• “All You Can Eat Radio Buffet” & Swap Meet

    Mark your calendar to bring your items for a parking lot swap meet 8/17/24. Also, CHRS will host the "All You Can Eat Radio Buffet."  One price gets you in the gate and then take all you can haul! Saturday, August 17- 9:00-1:00 PM Swap meet 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM All You Can Eat…

  • SFAF hosts Michael Fremer at CHRS

    The San Francisco Audiophile Foundation will be hosting speaker Michael Fremer at CHRS for two sessions, 10-1 and 2-5.  Come be entertained by the most famous name in the vinyl and turntable review world.  There will be a fee associated with this event. From SFAF: Michael Fremer is back and he’s Mad!  Saturday, September 14,…

  • Cracking the Enigma: The Secret Battlefield of WW2

    Description of talk: WW1 was the first war to use radio, which was an enormous advantage on the battlefield. But the weakness of existing manual ciphers meant every country now had their secret messages broken by the enemy! This vulnerability was the driving force for the invention of more advanced machine ciphers and was the beginning of crypto…

  • CHRS at West Is Best

    CHRS will be at the West is Best Alameda event.  Contact Kim Brickman to volunteer. [email protected] https://www.westalamedabusiness.com/west-is-best

  • CHRS at Alameda Pride

    Join CHRS as a booth vendor for the Alameda Pride event.

  • From Palace Hotel to the Pacific: The Rise of Maritime Coastal Radio Station KPH

    Join us at Radio Central, 2152 Central Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 on October 11, 2024 from 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM to learn about the Rise of KPH. The history of Maritime Coastal Radio Station KPH is also the history of the development of radio communications. KPH started as station “PH” at the Palace Hotel in…

  • Stan Bunger Book Signing Event

    Join us at Radio Central, 2152 Central Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 on October 25, 2024 from 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM. Meet Stan Bunger and be the first to get a signed copy of his newly released book, "Mornings with Madden." Mornings with Madden: My Radio Life with an American Legend- by Stan Bunger An intimate…

    Free event, book paid for separately
  • Radio Repair Workshop

    We are offering a basic radio repair workshop.  If you are interested in participating please email Denny Monticelli to be added to the waitlist. [email protected]

    Free for members- membership required.
  • War of the Worlds Listening Event

    Join us on October 26, 2024 from 3:00-4:15 PM at the California Historical Radio Society for a special Halloween event! Step back in time and experience Orson Welles' legendary 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds just as listeners did more than 80 years ago. Gather around an authentic vintage console radio and be transported…

    Free!
  • 1 on 1 Interview with Brian Copeland

    Join us at Radio Central, 2152 Central Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 on November 8, 2024 from 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM to hear from Brian Copeland. We are excited to continue our 1 on 1 interview series with actor, comedian, radio talk show host, playwright, and author, Brian Copeland.  He will be interviewed by award winning…

    $10