953 nut 67,673 #1 Posted 3 hours ago August 7, 1955 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first transistor radios in Japan. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,574 #2 Posted 2 hours ago I got my first transistor pocket radio when i was about eight... local AM stations only, not much volume. But, it was portable... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 350 #3 Posted 2 hours ago Got my first transistor radio in the early sixties. It was a promotional item from a Sinclair gas station. It was green and had a Dino the dinosaur logo on it. Tuned it to WLS 890 out of Chicago and never looked back. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,673 #4 Posted 1 hour ago WLS was my go-to station driving at night on the east coast back in the '60s. I could tune it in south of Scranton, PA, and carry it all the way to Charleston, SC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 689 #5 Posted 1 hour ago KDKA Pittsburgh was mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,043 #6 Posted 33 minutes ago Vividly remember the empowerment of having my own radio the size of a pack of cigarettes with a wired earphone. Its 9v battery would last for a couple of weeks. Early 60’s. WBRE Wilkes-Barre was the clearest station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 46,643 #7 Posted 3 minutes ago WFRB in Frostburg, Md. for this '50s teenager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
