About the radio: This is a 6 tube superheterodyne Bakelite table radio that just tunes the broadcast band. It is built without a power transformer but due to tube advances, no resistance line cord nor ballast tubes are required.
Commercial radio production was stopped during WWII as the radio manufacturers built military equipment. This is one of the first post WWII commercial radios.

Motorola was the brand name used by Galvin Manufacturing which was founded by Paul Galvin in 1928. Galvin started out making battery eliminators then branched out into auto and home radios, becoming one of the largest producers in the USA.
Galvin officially changed its' name to "Motorola" in 1947.

The World Of 1946

· President: Harry S Truman
· Population: 141,388,566
· Unemployment: 3.9%
· Cost of a first class stamp: $0.03

Headlines

· First digital computer, ENIAC, dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania.
· US Atomic Energy Commission is formed
· Vincent du Vigneaud (US) synthesizes penicillin.
· 12 Nazi leaders are sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, and 3 acquitted in the Nuremberg trials.

Oscars:

· Best Motion Picture: "The Best Years of Our Lives"
· Best Actor: Fredric March, "The Best Years of Our Lives"
· Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland, "To Each His Own"

· World Series: Cardinals d. Red Sox (4 - 3)

World Headlines

· The Philippines gains independence from the United States.

· Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech warns of Soviet expansion.
· Juan Peron becomes president of Argentina

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Historical Data From InfoPlease.com

· 1st variety show on TV, "NBC's Hour Glass," premiers

Top 10 Radio Shows in 1946
(Hooper Ratings*)

1. "The Johnson's Wax Program" (Fibber McGee and Molly)
2. Bob Hope - Comedy/Variety
3. Lux Radio Theater - Drama
4. "Chase & Sanborn Hour" (Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy)
5. Red Skelton - Comedy/Variety
6. "The Lucky Strike Program" (Jack Benny)
7. Lady Esther Screen Guild - Drama
8. Fred Allen - Comedy/Variety
9. Mr. District Attorney - Thriller/Drama
10. Walter Winchell - News Commentary

(*The Hooper Ratings Service rated radio program popularity from 1936 through 1949)

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Top Ten Shows from "A Thirty Year History of Radio  Programs 1926-1956" by Harrison B. Summers

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