Happen to have an old FM Radio and a smartphone sitting around collecting dust? DIY electronics blog The Daily Life of a DIY Person shows how you can combine an HTC Hero phone with an old FM Radio for ...

Traditional AM / FM radio isn't as popular as it once was, but these apps are keeping the legacy alive and well. You don't ...

Something happened on the way to the future: the past got in the way. I’ve been spending time lately reading online forums and other pages dedicated to vintage electronics. This includes sites that ...

KRTH (101.1 FM) celebrated a birthday last month: the oldies station turned 82 in early August. It was in May of 1940 that the Federal Communications Commission issued the first construction permits ...

I inherited my grandpa’s old console radio because no one else wanted it. It hadn’t worked for decades. It was slightly beat-up, and somewhat large and heavy. Think NFL player. Well, that’s ...

Offices of WPTR 1240 AM and 97.1 FM. Randall Hogue Sr. Offices of WPTR 1240 AM and 97.1 FM. Randy Hogue makes his way through the studio. Offices of WPTR 1240 AM and 97.1 FM. From left, Jeff Clark, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In November 2014, the Leonid meteor shower will streak across the ...

An old — on second thought, make that “very old” — Sony AM/FM broadcast transistor, which I somehow acquired, finally got a little too cranky for me, Figure 1. The analog-dial tuning knob was sluggish ...

For yet more proof that nothing lasts forever in radio, the venerable 92.3 FM — once known as "Disco 92," then "K-Rock" (Howard Stern's terrestrial radio base for 20 years) and more recently "Alt 92.3 ...