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The Radio Tower

The Radio Tower is the podcast of the Long Island Radio and Television Historical Society (LIRTVHS). We bring stories of the men and women that work in the field as well as the myths and the machines that made Long Island an early cradle of radio history.

You can learn more about LIRTVHS at our homepage.

Dec 31, 2018

John Vuolo has been collecting and restoring radios since he was a teenager. On this episode he recounts how he got interested in old radios and some highlights of his collecting career.

Music on this Episode:

  • Music For Podcasts by Lee Rosevere from Free Music Archive
    • "Let's Start at the Beginning"
    • "Curiousity"
    • "Tech...


Nov 13, 2018

We were at the Sayville Public Library on Nov. 10th commemorating World War I and its effect on radio history. You'll hear from documentary film maker Joe Sikorski on his latest project chronicling the Telefunken site in Sayville. Built, owned and operated as a German radio station, Telefunken played a pivitol role in...


Oct 15, 2018

We were invited to the Sayville Library for a community breakfast to help kick off The Great Give Back 2018. It was a great opportunity to share what LIRTVHS but also to get to know and appreciate all the other organizations doing so much for Sayville and the community.

So we did some on-the-spot recording with some of...


Jun 25, 2018

Daniell Campbell shares a look back at how she got started in the business - from behind the scenes at WGSM's FM station to WNBC during the Howard Stern era to 1010 WINS, Channel 55 and more.

This is a special cross-over episode with the Long Island History Project #75. Hear Danielle and Margo Arceri of Tri-Spy Tours on...


Jun 3, 2018

Dive in to the wild world of ham radio operators with John Smale, one of the founders of the Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club. He's at call sign K2IZ.