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General Interest Articles

On this page, those articles about radio that can be called "General Interest," that is, those with technical/historic topics that don't fit into other traditional categories: Norm Berge, CHRS Founder Norm, and several others founded the California Historical Radio Society as a…

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WHAT’S NEW WITH CHRS?

Happy Holidays from CHRS Our Holiday Social Was a Big Success We had a great time at our Holiday Social and General Meeting December 12th. Attendance was good, the food was tasty and the company was fine. Thanks to all…

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BIG AWARDS FOR CHRS!

The Rex Foundation Awards CHRS With A $5,000 Grant! "Furthering a Tradition of Grassroots Giving" Good things continue to happpen for CHRS. Recently we were awarded the prestigeous Houck Award by the Antique Wireless Association. (See below). And now, the…

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AWA Houck Award

The Antique Wireless Association presents its annual Houck Award to an individual or organization that excels in historic preservation, research and publication. It is their most prestigious award, given yearly for "Preservation" or "Documentation." In 2015, The California Historical Radio Society,…

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CHRS UPCOMING EVENTS

GOLDEN GATE RADIO ORCHESTRA CONCERT JUNE 20th -  Our pals at the GGRO are performing their 7th "The Music That Moved America" concert. Please try to attend this fine concert of music from the American Song Book. Then see the GGRO…

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CHRS LATEST & KPEN LUNCHEON

RADIO CENTRAL UPDATES - The James A. Maxwell Communications Research Library is filling up with material as our volunteers continue the process of re-shelving ourextensive library. There are over 500 boxes of material that needs to be filed! Work has begun on…

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