Antique Radio Websites

Here's a sampler of the terabytes of information now available to radio lovers across the planet. When I launched this site in 1995, there was only one other antique radio website in the world. I don't have time to count them now, but I suspect there are hundreds. If you know about a choice radio website that should be added to this list, send me some email. Enjoy!

History & Museums

100 Years of Radio
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marconi's invention

American Museum of Radio
Radio & electricity museum in Bellingham, WA

Early Television Museum
Amazing collection of early TVs, in Ohio

Hammond Museum of Radio
Radio museum in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Historical Electronics Museum
Located near Baltimore, Maryland

Loewe Opta Radiomuseum
History, gallery, and technical info about Loewe Opta

Museum of Radio and Technology
Located in Huntington, West Virginia

MZTV Museum of Television
Located in Toronto. Don't miss the 3D interactive gallery!

Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Radio/TV museum located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Radio Museum Rottenberg
Located in Rottenberg, Germany

Regency TR-1 History
The world's first transistor radio

Regency TR-1 Worship Page
More than you'd ever want to know

Rolf Bergendorff Radio Museum
Radio museum in Strombergshyttan, Sweden

Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
Located near Asheville, North Carolina

Television History, the First 75 Years
Extensive gallery, historical info

Western Historic Radio Museum
Located in Virginia City, Nevada

Clubs

Here is a short list of international and Internet-based associations. There are many local collector clubs in the US and Canada. For a comprehensive list of those, see the ARC club list.

405 Alive Antique British Television
All about 405-line British TVs

British Vintage Wireless Society
British collector club

Collins Collectors Association
Everything a Collins collector needs

Collins Radio Association
All about Collins amateur radios

Hallicrafters Collectors International
Hallicrafters gallery, tech info, ads, more

International Society of Atwater Kent Collectors
Online Atwater Kent club

Norwegian Historical Radio Society
Extensive resources, including schematics for European radios

Radiofil
French association with magazine and collector guide

Collections

75 Years of Radio Design
European radios (German language)

Atwater Kent Radios
Atwater Kent gallery, advertising, schematics

Boatanchor Pix
Vintage shortwave and ham radios, plus related links

Cape Old Radio
Collection, some technical info

Chris's Old Radios
Collection of radios and some test equipment

Classic Radio Gallery
Large radio gallery, some radios for sale

Crosley Radio Page
All about Crosley radios

Czechoslovakia radiomuseum
Radios and TVs from Czechoslovakia

Don Adamson's Antique Radio Page
Cool gallery, collector info, for-sale area

Elwin's Radio Pages
Philips radios, recorders, more

Eric's Vintage Televisions
Gallery of 1940s/1950s televisions

FM-only Radio Gallery
Gallery and info about FM-only radios

George's Antique Radios
Gallery, including some interesting French sets

Gerard's Radio Collection
European radios; the original WWW radio gallery

Gollum's Crystal Receiver World
Extensive information about crystal radios

Heathkit Virtual Museum
Heathkit radios and other electronics

Heathkits.Com
Extensive Heathkit gallery and information

Jan Thogersen's Bang & Olufsen Collection
B & O radios 1929-1965

Jeremy's Antique Radios
Personal collection of US radios

Johan's Old Radios
Swedish radios, TVs, audio, more. Wonderful!

John Jenkins Sparkmuseum
World-class collection: wireless and early electrical gear

John Pelham's Radiophile.com
Gorgeous collection of radios of all types

M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios
Gallery of transistors & other shirtpocket sets

Mark's Vintage Radio & TV Stuff
Radios, TV boosters and UHF converters

OldRadioZone
Excellent gallery with emphasis on Zenith

Packard Bell
Small collection of Packard Bells

Padgett's TransOceanic Page
Much info about Zenith TransOceanics

Paul's Radio Museum
Small gallery, UK radio resources

Paul's Radiolette Gallery
From Australia, some unusual and beautiful radios

Radiolaguy's Showcase
Personal collection of Sonny Clutter

Radiomuseum
Large gallery, schematics, articles (mostly German language)

Radio Muzeum, Hungary
Hungarian gallery (Hungarian language)

Radios Antigos
Brazilian gallery (Portugese language)

Radios Brasileiros
Brazilian gallery and radios for sale

Red Star Russian Old Radios
Gallery of Soviet radios and gramophones

Rod's Vintage Radios & Phonos
Gallery of New Zealand radios, phonos, more

Sarah's Transistor Radios
Large transistor gallery, informative articles

H.H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive
Authoritative info about H.H. Scott audio products

Scott's Crystal Radios
Crystal radios and headphones

Sirois Vintage Television
Choice TV collection including the gorgeous Teleavia

Sparkbench
Many case studies by a master of radio restoration

Stereo Consoles of the 1960s
European stereo consoles

Stone Vintage Radio
Gallery, a few articles

Syl's Old Radios
Gallery, free schematics, technical articles, more

TSF Radio
Large gallery, repair info (French language)

Udo's Old Radio Homepage
Interesting sets from Switzerland

J.C. Verdier Radio Museum
Gallery of amazing French radios and related items

J.L. Villabona Radios a valvulas
Spanish and European radio gallery

Vintage Broadcast Microphones
Microphone gallery and technical information

Vintage Radio and TV
Gallery of many TVs, a few Electrola radios

Vintage Radio Cellar
Consumer radios, boatanchors, homebrew

Walter's Radio Flier
European radios and recorders

World of Wireless Radio Museum
Netherlands radio history, gallery, tech info

WUMPUS Old Radio World
Very extensive European radio site

Repairs & Building

A.G. Tannenbaum
Extensive source for manuals, service data, parts, more

Antique Car Radio
Restoration and retrofitting of old car radios.

Antique Radio Grille Cloth
Reproduction grille cloth for old radios

Antique Radio Knobs
Reproduction knobs and other plastic parts

Audiotools
Info about vintage tape recorders, phonos, and hi-fi

Boatanchor Manual Archives
Thousands of schematics for communications radios

Broadcasting from the home
Plans for building AM transmitters

Constantine's Wood Center
Supplies & products for refinishing wooden cabinets

CT-100 Restoration
Restoration of a vintage RCA CT-100 color TV

Duncan Amps Tube Database
Online reference data for hundreds of tubes

Fisher Radio Corporation
Restoration of vintage Fisher audio equipment

For Your Listening Pleasure
Restoration services for radios and phonos

JustRadios
Antique radio schematics and capacitors for sale

Miniature Lamp Data
Technical info about pilot lamps

Nostalgia Air
Free online schematics, much other technical information

Ocean State Electronics
Source for variable capacitors and many other parts

Philcoradio.com
Philco technical articles, schematics, gallery, more

Philco Repair Bench
Comprehensive repair information for Philco radios

Play Things of Past
Loads of radio parts and literature

Radiodaze
Repair supplies and products

Radiotechniek en restauratie
Schematics and info for Netherlands radios

Radio Era Archives
Radio publications on CD-ROM, schematics, more

Radio Netherlands Supplier List
Radio websites and resources

The Hammarlund Historian
Hammarlund radio info

Vintage Electronics
Repair of phonos, tape machines, hi-fi equipment

Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration
UK radios, schematics; great technical info

Vintage Radios UK
Repairs, parts, and info for UK and European radios

W7FG Vintage Manuals
Manuals for communications radios and test equipment

Watkins Restorations
Restoration advice, radios for sale

West-Tech Services
Restoration of phonographs and wire recorders

The Xtal Set Society
Crystal radio projects, books, more

Zenith Oracle
Identify a Zenith radio by model, serial, or chassis number

Magazines

Antique Radio Classified
My favorite radio magazine online!

Old-Time Radio

The Antique Radio Collector
Buy and download old-time radio programs

Dad's Old-Time Radio
Thousands of old-time radio programs for sale

Old Time Radio WWW Page
Very extensive old-time radio site

Radio Days
Sounds and history of old-time radio broadcasts

Radio Spirits
Leading seller of old-time radio recordings. Also many online sound bites.

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