While we view Memorial Day as the official summer kick off and enjoying a B-B-Q with friends or family, please remember to set aside some time to honor the service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. That freedom extends into radio in the form of Freedom of Speech. Whether you agree […]
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C. Crane’s Employee Recommended Gift Guide
We feel your pain in the effort to try to figure out what to buy each year, we’re in the same boat. Whether you are shopping for your spouse who buys whatever he wants when he wants, your father who already has everything, your mother-in-law who insists she doesn’t want anything but will be devastated […]
KGO Radio Announces Major Changes
Update 4/4 – It looks like management has been listening. KGO has announced live and local programming and reversed their decision and are now keeping Ron Owens. The comments we’ve read about what people are hearing so far, are very positive. 4/1 – So many people this morning were upset and outraged at KGO’s announcement and the […]
Is AM Radio Still Relevant?
C. Crane started in 1983 selling AM antennas. We have progressed so we now manufacture a range of high quality radios of most types. We were one of the first U.S. distributors of Internet radios, but the vast majority of customers still prefer the instantaneous free convenience of radio. If you don’t have time to […]
Our SF: Radio in San Francisco — The Signal Remains Strong
This article is near and dear to our heart. The founders of C. Crane, Bob and Sue Crane, hail from the Bay Area and our very first radio ad was with KGO. We hope you enjoy this history. Shared with permission of Peter Hartlaub and the San Francisco Chronicle. Welcome to Our San Francisco, a […]
Bob’s Planned Move Brings Transformation
Moving from San Francisco to rural Humboldt County, California in 1983 was not without a few oversights on my part. Due to poor radio reception my love for AM radio was met with a good deal of silence until the sun went down. It was only then that I could receive AM stations from several […]