Museum of Broadcast Communications, Broadcasting museum in downtown Chicago, United States.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is a broadcasting history institution in downtown Chicago that displays equipment and recordings from decades of radio and television transmission. The collection includes microphone types, cameras, transmission towers, and thousands of audio tapes.
The institution was founded in 1987 to preserve materials related to American broadcasting history and moved to its current location in 2012. The collection grew through donations from broadcasting companies and private collectors.
The Radio Hall of Fame section honors people who shaped the medium, including news anchors and show hosts. Visitors can listen to original clips from shows that accompanied generations of listeners.
The entrance is located near State Street, and the facility is open Thursday through Sunday. Group tours can be arranged in advance.
The studio recreation allows visitors to make their own recordings using equipment from different decades. You can choose between microphones from the 1940s and modern digital mixing boards.
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