{"id":46615,"date":"2020-11-26T09:32:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=46615"},"modified":"2020-11-26T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T13:32:19","slug":"radio-waves-guardians-of-early-recordings-voa-firewall-new-drm-based-hf-station-and-breakfast-on-bbc-essex-features-amateur-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/radio-waves-guardians-of-early-recordings-voa-firewall-new-drm-based-hf-station-and-breakfast-on-bbc-essex-features-amateur-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Guardians of Early Recordings, VOA Firewall, New DRM-Based HF Station, and Breakfast on BBC Essex Features Amateur Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Kim Elliott, Benn Kobb, and the Southgate ARC for the following tips:<\/p>\n

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Meet the guardians of the world\u2019s earliest musical recordings (LA Times)<\/a><\/h3>\n

The voice seeps in as if from another dimension, hissy and distant, like an AM radio broadcaster transmitting through late-night static.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018The Ambassador March\u2019 by Brown\u2019s Orche-streee for the Los Angeles Phonograph Company of Los Angeles, California,\u201d a man announces with a gentlemanly accent. After a moment\u2019s scratchy pause, a violinist opens with a melody, and a small orchestra jumps in. Led by a Long Beach-based bandleader named E.R. Brown, the song dances along for two minutes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n