History

• Oldradio.com Broadcast Archive - Reputable and very comprehensive; includes a list of the first stations in the US and lenghty bios of radio pioneers.

• Television and Radio History - Good overview of radio history, including major breakthroughs; includes timeline.

• History of Communications - Radio - The FCC's page on the early development of radio, with links to detailed articles on the Tesla Coil and other major innovations.

• United States Early Radio History - Links on various sections take you to periodical articles from the appropriate time period.

• Radio Broadcasting History - Very comprehensive timeline.

• The Marconi Archives - Digitized archives of the radio pioneer; very comprehensive.

• Old-Time Radio: Commercials - Old-time.com's large archive of radio ads from the 1920s through the 50s. Click on the small red rectangle to hear ads in WMA format; surf to other components of their radio section.

• Library of American Broadcasting - Page for University of Maryland's broadcasting archive; includes many soundbites.

Encyclopedias/Almanacs/Glossaries

• Encylopedia.com - Encyclopedia.com main entry for radio.

• Radio Glossary - Prepared for a Mass Communications radio class at the University of Delaware.

• Satellite Radio Glossary - From the consumer information site, Crutchfield Advisor.

• On the Radio - Almanac including song searches and information on business advertised on the radio.

Online Publications

• Radio Magazine - Online trade journal specializing in equipment and technology for those in the field.

• Radio 411 - From the Radio Pro shop, a collection of news stories from print and electronic sources pertaining to radio.