FM Radio, anyone?
I was a kid in the 70s. I remember listening to Detroit Tiger baseball on WJR AM 760 on summer evenings - the voice was Ernie Harwell. And I remember listening to music on our local FM stations, and FM sounded so much better than AM (well, of course it did!).
I remember the glow of the dial on higher end FM tuners, or on receivers. We had a Pioneer that was nice. But a neighbor had a beautiful Marantz with the heavy horizontal tuning dial. Today I own a Model 19 and a 2215b.
So, today I also own a McIntosh MR87 and I plan to showcase it in a whole house audio rack, with a rooftop antenna for the best possible reception. I also have a Magnum Dynalab MD-108 and I’m not sure where to put it, but it sure is pretty!
Yeah, I know, the SQ is crap compared to just about anything else these days. And radio stations just aren’t as good as they used to be, or as I choose to remember them (the exception being WXRT in Chicago). But I cannot let go! Anyone else?
I'm sure some of you remember Casey Kasem's American Top 40? There are a couple of stations around me that currently rebroadcast his shows on Sundays. It brings back a flood of memories for me. I remember waiting in anticipation for his show every week to see who had the number 1 spot that week. I made sure I never missed his show. Found a lot of new, (back then) artists.
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@mofimadness +1 for Casey Kasem's American Top 40. It was a "must listen" in the 1970s and 80s. He had an excellent voice for radio, clear, crisp, intelligible, with a great tone. Very much missed. |
@joeycastillo I definitely had equipment envy for the neighbor's Marantz which fueled my adult obsession! And today I have a Realistic STA-78 currently serving as shelf art, but I may find a place for it in a guest bedroom - still looks cool with the black faceplate and amber glow to the dial. |
Without the radio in all our youths there would be no musically knowledgable public.For all the worthless garbage that has filled the airwaves since Marconis invention inspite of it all I can verify that all my initial interest in music and susequent musical training and the incalculable pleasure of discovery has come from that little crystal box under my pillow as a child and now as a tuner in a stereo system.I bow to the radio as gateway to a Universe FM and AM I sing your body electric. |
