The Zenith Z-1000 Stratosphere was Zeniths top of the line and marketed as a rich man’s radio. It sold for $750, which was higher than the average price of a new car in the mid 1930s. The Stratosphere ...

After years of disappointing flicker, the color-television industry at last shows signs of firming up. Besides RCA, which has been the only major manufacturer in the field since 1956, General Electric ...

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing proves this more than the story of how the iconic Zenith Trans-Oceanic portable radio receiver came into existence. Commander Eugene McDonald ...

Carl G. Eilers, an electrical engineer who helped develop production of high-fidelity stereo sound over the airwaves, died Friday at his home in River Forest, Ill., apparently of a heart attack. He ...

In 1935, Zenith Radio produced a radio receiver called the Stratosphere model 1000Z. The set used 25 tubes and three loudspeakers, more than any other radio to date. A then-amazing 50W drove its three ...

For this ongoing Fall 2024 Fund Drive, we are proudly featuring two rare antique radios, kindly provided and restored by the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS). These lovely finds are ...

The valuable bedlam of commercial broadcasting originated in 1920 when a Pittsburgh department store plucked a Westinghouse experimenter from his garage, where he was sending out an occasional ...

Check out this watercooled case mod which was built from scratch by Richard Swinburne and inspired by the art deco stylings of the 1920’s and 1930’s Zenith radios. The Art Deco style was captured ...