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Monday, December 02, 2013

Early radio in Carroll County [Eagle Archives] By Kevin Dayhoff

Early radio in Carroll County [Eagle Archives]


Early radio in Carroll County [Eagle Archives] By Kevin Dayhoff, 6:15 a.m. EST, December 2, 2013


Having grown up in Carroll County, I can tell you that, as late as the 1950s, radio was always a big deal in Carroll County. I remember our first television. It was a nice novelty. We still listened to the radio.

On Nov. 18, 1932, according to the Baltimore Evening Sun, "An unlicensed radio station was shut down in Westminster by the Federal Radio Commission… The station broadcast music on Sunday afternoons. The signal was picked up in Pennsylvania, where residents complained that the music was interrupting the reception of other programs.

"Investigators traced the signal to a farmhouse in Westminster. Homemade equipment was found at the home. Investigators made no arrest but reminded the unidentified youthful equipment owner that unlicensed broadcasts carried a penalty of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine."



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