| The Story behind Honey Creek Radio |
| Honey Creek Radio -- While the station is not unique -- there are hundreds of online stations broadcasting the same stuff as Honey Creek Radio -- I believe you'll experience a good musical vibe when listening to Honey Creek Radio. Music is changed every 2 to 3 days. Since January 2008 Honey Creek Radio has been listened to in over 40 countries. Some days no one listens while on other days, many tune in to listen to a great mix of Classical, Celtic, Folk, and Native American music. While we here in the USA sleep, there are people tuning into Honey Creek Radio to hear a wonderful mix of artists and albums of quiet -- and not so quiet -- Gospel Hymns. |
| As I thumbed through a Knight Kit Radio Catalog, circa 1959, one blustery winter night in Westport, Connecticut, my imagination was sparked when I saw Knight's Wireless Broadcaster, a 3 tube AM transmitter. (see picture on right). It cost only $12.00, yet it cost me many weekends of volunteering for extra household chores. I ordered the kit and when it arrived I spent a week soldering it together. Between a friend next door and his sister's collection of 45's Westport Radio was born, broadcasting to fellow middle school students (and anyone else). Students tuned in on 1160 AM enjoying Westport Radio's programs for 2 years (1960 - 1961), a hit with them as they could request songs right on the school bus. That same snowy, winter night, as I drooled over the Knight Kit radios, was the same night that the mighty WKBW in Buffalo, New York had its transmitter towers buckle under the weight of ice and snow. I was listening to Chubby Checker and in the middle of his song, "Do the Twist" there was silence and then a rash of static. |
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