tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post6446549182877347620..comments2024-03-20T17:21:09.119-07:00Comments on Tattered and Lost EPHEMERA: The voice of PHILCO RADIOTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-71535219116437620012013-02-04T21:31:16.352-08:002013-02-04T21:31:16.352-08:00That's interesting to know because I always th...That's interesting to know because I always think of broadcasting and recordings from then to be of such poor quality. And I was surprised to see that FM existed so long ago. I only remember being aware of it really taking off in the '60s, specifically with underground FM stations out of San Francisco. Thanks for the info!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3586104591124883214.post-2082630698695729572013-02-04T19:44:12.336-08:002013-02-04T19:44:12.336-08:00High Fidelity was very big in radio in 1936-37. Wh...High Fidelity was very big in radio in 1936-37. Why those standards weren't maintained thereafter is a bit of a mystery---until one realizes there was no way to network broadcast high fidelity at the time. A high fidelity broadcast could only originate from the station studio it was created in---simultaneous rebroadcast to other network stations required the use of telephone lines---or, very rarely, short wave transmission, greatly impairing the audio quality. The demands of television after the war would improve the telephone network with coaxial cable, but television would eclipse any drive for nationwide high fidelity for years to come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18134402714736077231noreply@blogger.com