CONELRAD: The apocalyptic symbols on 1953–63 car radio dials

If you look at the tuning dials of most medium-wave (commonly known as AM) radios sold in the United States from 1953 through ...
autoweek

Tune In to the Apocalypse with These Atomic Attack-Ready Car Radios

We were all disappointed, no doubt, when we learned that the movie Oppenheimer didn't emphasize the role of the government-issue 1942 Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan that carried the plutonium core to ...
autoweek

Duck and Cover! Cold War car radios let you tune into Radio Armegeddon

My very first car was a 1969 Toyota Corona sedan, purchased for $50 in 1981. It had a factory AM radio, and on that radio's face were little triangle-in-a-circle symbols at 640 and 1240 kHz. What are ...
Wall Street Journal

The Cold War on the Radio Dial

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best from Adam O'Neal, Mary O'Grady, Joe Sternberg and Dan Henninger. Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly You’ll occasionally see them at flea markets ...