If you’re in the Upper Midwest, you’re no doubt familiar with Holiday Stationstores. If you’re over the age of 50 and grew up in Minnesota, you will also remember Holiday Village. Long before Walmart or even Kmart, Holiday Village was Minnesota’s original superstore! If Holiday didn’t sell it, you didn’t need it. One of the… Read More »
Apparently, Sarah’s Transistor Radios has been discontinued. Transistor.org was a fantastic resource. I’ll leave the link up, hoping that it will return soon. I just stumbled across this EXCELLENT site yesterday and wanted to share it with my fellow Radio Geeks. Sarah’s Transistor Radios offers high resolution photos of over 1,000 transistor radios from the… Read More »
Wow! I guess I’m not the only one who loves vintage radio clock signs! Since posting the rare KYNT memorabilia yesterday, I have already received several e-mails. Want to see another? Of course you do! This clock sign is for KCON-AM 1230, a now defunct station in Conway, Arkansas. Conway is unique in that it… Read More »
Check out this beauty! My good friend Wayne came across this while visiting Kilroys, a slot machine, jukebox, and antique store in downtown Minneapolis. This clock sign was custom manufactured for KYNT-AM 1450 in Yankton, South Dakota. Yes, Yankton actually had TWO radio stations in the old days. Most people are familiar with the mighty… Read More »
What in all of Radio Geekdom is THIS? If you are a child of the 1970s, you may remember the Action Jackson Walkie Talkie Helmet. These were manufactured by the Mego Corporation and sold at Radio Shack stores during 1973-74. This is a rare instance of Radio Shack selling an item produced by another manufacturer.… Read More »
We all knew it was coming. We just didn’t know when it would become official. Radio Shack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after suffering through 11 straight quarterly losses. Much has been made about the causes of Radio Shack’s demise. This has been covered extensively in other forums. Here, I’d like to focus… Read More »