Do you remember?
Before streaming and downloadable music, there was only the radio. A medium that you never thought would become obsolete. A radio was in almost every home. In the kitchen, a practical small model that was easy to place on the table or kitchen counter. In the living room, a larger, more stylish piece of furniture, sometimes combined with a gramophone. In the teenager's room, a trendy, more modern device in the modern plastic material. On vacation, the practical travel radio came with it. A battery-powered model with a retractable antenna.
Handling.
How well you heard the radio's speakers depended a lot on how well you tuned the receiver. On the front of the radio there was usually a scale where the frequencies were shown graphically. You turned a knob until the sound of the radio channel was heard well. It was important to make these preparations before a radio program you absolutely wanted to listen to. The radios could also receive radio broadcasts from other countries.
A gathering point.
During World War II, 1939-1945, the radio was an invaluable source of news, and it was on almost all the time. News reports about the war in the world were followed with excitement. Sports events where, for example, the runner Gunder Häggs participated were broadcast live. Popular music began to be broadcast and what is now known as music radio became established among listeners.
Radio classics.
It is of course impossible to list all the women and men who became popular radio presenters, but those with good memories will surely remember these. Lennart Hyland in Karusellen. Sigge Furst in Frukostklubben, Sven Jerring was Radiotjänst's first announcer and long-time presenter in Barnens brevlåda. Bertil Perrolf in Skivor till kaffet, Ulf Elfving in Svensktoppen, Hasse Tellemar in Ring så spelar vi, Kersti-Adams Ray in, among others, Kvällstoppen.
Radio classics, a book to make.
The editor has allowed himself to make the cover of a book that he himself wants to read. With the title Radio Classics, it should be an odyssey through Swedish radio history. Everything from the most famous radio programs to more unusual radio experiences. Here you could read more about why radio had such an impact in the past. Which presenters your grandmother and grandfather talk about with such clear memories, but whose grandchildren today have no idea who they are.