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Tuning the Dial

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A few of the words

CONSOLE
By the 1930s, floor-standing console radios had become a centerpiece of American home life, often the most expensive piece of furniture a family owned.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
FREQUENCY
The AM broadcast band runs from 540 to 1700 kHz, a range American listeners have been spinning across since commercial radio launched in the early 1920s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BEACON
Before modern navigation aids, low-frequency radio beacons also guided pilots at night, so the same airwaves that carried music quietly helped flyers find their way home.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TUBE
Vacuum tubes, glowing amber inside a dark cabinet, were the heart of every old radio set, warming up for a minute or two before the first sound came through.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Tuning the dial word search for anyone who remembers when finding a clear station was half the fun, SUSPENSE and THE SHADOW hiding just off frequency.

About Tuning the Dial

Before television claimed the living room, the radio console stood like a piece of furniture, polished wood cabinet, glowing dial, and a tuning needle that swept slowly across the band. Finding a distant station was half the pleasure: you'd ease the knob past the static, hear a voice or a melody break through the hiss, then hold your breath as the signal steadied and the room went quiet. Those call letters, drifting in from cities hundreds of miles off, felt like a kind of miracle every single time.

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