I enjoy radio! And I enjoy looking at it's history. That’s pretty obvious, with me holding a Amateur Radio Extra Class License - W6ALM. Started as a kid; and earned my Extra ticket in 1975.
Amateur Radio Relay League -
Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup
Amateur Radio EchoLink
ARRL Santa Barbara Section - What better way to stay on top of things regarding ham radio on the Gold Coast? Browse all of the information-packed pages on the ARRL Santa Barbara Section Web site. The Santa Barbara Section covers the tri-counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.
Local Clubs - Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Amateur Radio Emergency Service -
Satellite Amateur Radio Club -
Santa Ynez Valley Amateur Radio -
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club -
One of my all time favorite stations has been HCJB “The Voice of the Andes.” HCJB aired its first program from Quito, Ecuador on Dec 25th, 1931. Radio Station HCJB was the first missionary radio station in the world, as well as the first radio station in Ecuador with daily programs. My hobby , Amateur Radio Operator, owes HCJB’s founder, Clarence Jones , a huge round of applause, because of innovative development of antennas that could handle high power and high altitudes.
In the 1950s, television drew audiences away from radio. To combat a waning audience, NBC radio created The Monitor--a magazine for radio. Between 1955-1975, the radio show broadcast just about anything and everything. At one point in time it aired over 40 continuous hours live. That's amazing!
You can still hear some of the memorable broadcasts, the signature sound of The Beacon and more at today's site. There are also some great photos.
To visit this site, go here: http://www.monitorbeacon.com/
CleanFilms - a company who takes popular Hollywood movies titles and professionally edits out the offensive content. You no longer need to worry about unpleasant surprises while watching movies together as a family. CleanFilms has a large selection of DVDs to choose from and the entire inventory is free of profanity, nudity, graphic violence, and sexual situations. Thanks to CleanFilms there is no longer an excuse to subject yourself or your children to such vulgarity. NOTE: CleanFilms was sued by the Media Industry, and by court order was forced to close it’s operations.
Johnny Cash
Near the end of his life, Johnny Cash made an inspirational video, performing 'Hurt', a song originally written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The images, lyrics and Cash's voice, made vulnerable through his infirmity, all work together to create this powerful and profound video, which contains the gospel message. See the video here.
See these web sites about Orcutt:
Orcutt OnLine - www.OrcuttOnLine.Org
Orcutt Pioneer - www.orcuttpioneer.com
Santa Maria has a prize winning paper:
The Santa Maria Sun - http://www.santamariasun.com/
Then, there is our daily paper:
The Santa Maria Times - www.santamariatimes.com
Links to all newspapers in California can be found at - http://newslink.org/canews.html
Our local Christian redio station:
KDGP - www.kgdp660.com
Christian Radio Stations across the USA can be found here: - http://www.radioforjesus.org/us/
Our Local Radio Stations:
AM 1240 KSMA - Santa Maria - News, talk, sports
AM 1440 KUHL - Santa Maria - Talk
FM 99.1 KXFM - Santa Maria - Oldies
FM 102.5 KSNI - Santa Maria - Country
Links to California Radio can be found here: - newslink.org/caradi.html
Our local TV Stations:
KCOY-TV - www.kcoy.com
KKFX-TV - www.kkfx.com
KSBY-TV - www.ksby.com
Family Friendly Viewing here: http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimdandy/specials/