In my post entitled How 0ld is Grandma below, there’s a reference that someone born in 1947 would not have heard of FM radio and in my 70s post below, there is reference to not having FM radio in the 70s. That just didn’t seem correct to me so I went in search of the history of FM radio. It appears that there were several radio stations broadcasting through frequency modulation (FM) in 1939. Now, that was well before the year of my birth and several decades before the 70s rolled in. Maybe the references were more about FM stereo but stereo is about the sound equipment used to play the captured radio frequency, not the type of frequency radio stations used to send a broadcast through.
Now I will have to look for stereo history but I’m thinking that by the 70s we had stereo sound technology.
If you want to read the history of US broadcasting, click HERE.
In reading your post all that came to mind was you sound like my hubby. research–find a new fact –then research that– a wonderful way to learn new things and more important–to share them!
Ha! I’ve been found out. Yes, I do love to research and one thing always leads to another. My curious nature is often in control of my actions. I think my curious nature is what drives me and the reason I love the Internet. It boggles the mind, all the information that can be found on the Internet.
Thanks for commenting. I will take the time to comment on your blog. I love that someone your age is using this technology and wish more would embrace it and believe in their ability to learn how to use it. As long as your mind is active and in a constant state of learning, then there is more life to live. It’s what gives live meaning.
In the greater Boston area in the mid sixties Boston University had an underground FM station, WBUR, that was extremely popular, currently an arm of NPR.
Which led to the formation of WBCN playing album rock of the day.
WBCN still lives today though it’s only a shadow of it’s former self since it was purchased by Clear Channel Communications.
So I’ve been listening to rock music on FM for close to 40 years.
FWIW I was born in 1948.
Hey, Paul, good to see your name on a comment. I actually found information on WBUR while researching FM radio history - http://www.bostonradio.org/stations/68241.html. I’m not a music buff but my brother is. Music is his love and his album and now CD collection is very impressive. Though He did not know about the history of FM, probably because of where we grew up. We lived (I still live here) in a desert valley, surround by mountains. TV reception was poor and would have been non-existent had it not been for the Navy base receivers sitting on a high mountain peak. Tuning in to an FM station outside of my little city is still difficult unless you have cable or satellite. Well … I guess FM antennas can pick up more stations if it’s on the roof of a house. I’m not sure since I don’t have one.
Anyway, nice to see you and thanks for commenting.