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Antique Radio/TV Websites
Here's a sampler of the terabytes of information now available
to radio and TV lovers across the planet. When I launched this site in 1995,
there was only one other antique radio website in the world. Now, there are
almost too many to keep track of. If you know about a choice radio or TV website
that should be added to this list, send me an email.
Consult our Parts page for suppliers of
radio/TV parts, schematics, and restoration materials.
History & Museums
100 Years of Radio
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marconi's invention
Air Chief Radios
Exhaustive info about Air Chief radios
Early Television Foundation
Ohio museum and extensive information about early TV
Hammond Museum of Radio
Radio museum in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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!
National Capitol Radio & Television Museum
Located near Baltimore, Maryland
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Radio/TV museum located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Radio Museum Rottenberg
Located in Rottenberg, Germany
Regency TR-1 History
All about the world's first transistor radio
Rolf Bergendorff Radio Museum
Radio museum in Strombergshyttan, Sweden
Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
Located near Asheville, North Carolina
Spark Museum of Electrical Invention
Radio & electricity museum in Bellingham, WA
Television History, the First 75 Years
Extensive reference to TV models and manufacturers
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
Asian radios
Discussion with examples of little-seen sets from Asia
British Vintage Wireless Society
British collector club
Collins Collectors Association
Everything a Collins collector needs
Collins Radio Association
All about Collins amateur radios
Jeremy's Antique Radios
Radio and test equipment collection
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)
Antiques Boedo Radio
Radios from Argentina
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
Classic Radio Gallery
Large radio gallery, some radios for sale
Crosley Radio Page
All about Crosley radios
Czechoslovakia radiomuseum
Radios and TVs from Czechoslovakia
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
Halligan's Hallicrafters International
Lots of info about Hallicrafters radios
The Hammarlund Historian
Hammarlund radio info
Heathkit Virtual Museum
Heathkit radios and other electronics
Jan Thogersen's Bang & Olufsen Collection
B & O radios 1929-1965
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
Kevin's Vintage TV Collection
Choice collection of prewar and 1940s TVs
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
Padgett's TransOceanic Page
Much info about Zenith TransOceanics
Perneky Sándor Collection
Hungarian and European radios (Hungarian language)
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)
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 and articles (archived at archive.org)
H.H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive
Authoritative info about H.H. Scott audio products
Scott's Crystal Radios
Crystal radios and headphones
Sparkbench
Many case studies by a master of radio restoration
Stone Vintage Radio
Gallery, a few articles
Supreme Instruments
All about Supreme test equipment
Technisch Museum
Some vintage radios, TVs and computers (Dutch language)
Thijs Bouma Radios
Impressive European radios (Dutch language)
TSF Radio
Large gallery, repair info (French language)
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 Radio and TV
World-class TV collection, plus phonos, test gear, docs, and more
Vintage Radio Components UK
Kits, transmitters, tech tips, and more
Vintage Radio World UK
Books, schematics, building projects, more
WUMPUS Old Radio World
Very extensive European radio site
Magazines
Antique Radio Classified
My favorite radio magazine is online!
Collectors Weekly
Online magazine with many collecting categories, including radios
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 Catalog
Many thousand old-time programs in MP3 or audio CD format
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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