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Modesto Radio Museum
Modesto Area Radio Broadcasting History 1933-2006
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WELCOME PAGE
COMING SOON
CONTACT US
RADIO STATIONS
KMOD/KFIV
Have You Ever Called a Radio Station?
“I Honestly Love You,”
Letters, We Get Letters
Be Careful Out There
Jocks Who Box
Merrily, We Rolls Along
KDJK, A Dream Come True
The story of Bill Bates and KTRB
KTRB’s First Superstars: Arkie and His Hillbillies
KTRB Bill Bates on the air in 1967
KTRB ham radio weather reports
KTRB -Cal Purviance announces death of Bill Bates
KTRB Studios demolished
RADIO HISTORY
Erle Stanley Gardner’s Favorite Radio Personality
KTRB’s First Superstars: Arkie and His Hillbillies
KDHS, Modesto’s First High School Radio Station
Remembering KDHS – Ron Underwood, Speech Instructor/Advisor
Remembering KDHS – Jeff Cree, Student
Remembering KDHS – Angie Decker Allen
Remembering KDHS – Les Simar, Student
Remembering KDHS – Mike Green, Student
Remembering KDHS – Ross Rumsey, Student
The MacKenzie Endless Loop Repeaters
GOOD OLD DAYS
James Broeffle, KTRB listener to Oregon Broadcaster
KRJC Modesto Jr. College Radio
KOQ, KXD – First Non Commercial Radio Stations in Modesto, CA
Stanislaus Amateur Radio Assoc. – Mt. Oso Access Story
AMERICAN GRAFFITI, Then & And Now
RADIO DJ’S PLAYED HITS
PAYOLA
MEMORIES
KFIV and KTRB Personality, Derek Waring
KTRB, The Friendly Voice
KDJK Beaver Brown Remembers
Fast Lane Clark remembers Central Valley Rock & Roll
The Radio of My Youth–KYA
KFIV Personality, Bob Malik
KFIV Personality Ron Richards
KFIV Personality Tom Romano
Tammy Lynn (Veil-Drew) Remembers KTRB-KHOP
AIRCHECKS
Bob Lang – Aircheck
Mike Novak – Aircheck
Tammy Lynn – Aircheck
Ron Richards “Rockin Ron” – Aircheck
Bob De Leon – Aircheck
Rick Myers – Aircheck
Gary Avey (G. Martin Avey) – Aircheck
Bob Malik – Aircheck
Derek Waring – Aircheck
Mike Green – Aircheck
John Chappell – Aircheck
Terry Nelson – Aircheck
RADIO JINGLES
KFIV Jingles
KTRB Jingles
KFRC Jingles
TRIBUTES
Bob De Leon, 78
Introduction of Bob at the MAMA Awards
KTRB Owner Bill Bates, 68
Merle “Lee” Mackenzie, 73
Bob Mohr, KBEE, KESP, KFIV, Sports and Sales, 82
Dave Holmes – Mr. Wonderful
Dwight Case, 90
Glenn Fox, 73
John Chappell Obituary
John Chappell, 71 – Mourning The Passing of The Museum’s President
John Chappell, June 20, 2020
Mel Freedman, 92
Mel Williams, Jazz Disc Jockey, 69
Robert Chituras, 73
Russell Pope, KYOS Engineer, 95
Tim St. Martin, 74, remembered by friends
Cal Purviance, 90
CECIL LYNCH- Pioneer Broadcaster, Chief Engineer to the 1960 Winter Olympics, 102
Chester R. Smith, 78
Chester Smith, My Last Visit
Fred Greene, 68
Gene D’Accardo, 82
George Stevans, 91
Jim West, 81
Joe Gross, KDJK Owner, 66
Mel Williams, Jazz Disc Jockey, 69
The F.A.M.E. of Radio
Wonder Woman’s First Boyfriend
BOB DE LEON Receives MAMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Introduction of Bob at the MAMA Awards
“Now You’re Talkin’”
Quite a Ride, When You Ride Shotgun
What a journey, Modesto to Liverpool
OGDEN’S Radio School
OGDEN’S -Guestbook
OGDEN’S MEMORIES
OGDEN’S- Class Photos
OGDEN’s -Actor Richard Kiel taught math at Ogden’s in ’63
Ogden’s- Bob Lang Remembers
OGDEN’S- Neil Ross Remembers
OGDEN’S RADIO SCHOOL- Shot Gun Tom Kelly remembers
Microphone Man-Index
Microphone Man-1
Microphone Man-2
Microphone Man-3
Microphone Man-4
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Microphone Man-7
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Microphone Man-9
Microphone Man-11
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Microphone Man-22
Microphone Man-26
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Microphone man-29
Microphone man-30
Microphone Man-Index
KTRB ham radio weather reports
