RCA 44-BX Ribbon Velocity Microphone
date: label: date made
content: late 1940s
name: label: manufacturer
content: Radio Corporation of America
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This microphone was made by Radio Corporation of America in Camden, New Jersey, late 1940s. It is a bi-directional Velocity Microphone, type 44-BX, serial #2421, made of metal designed in chromium and black. The 44-BX microphone was primarily intended for studio use but was well suited for remote work. Accessioned with an RCA 91-A announce stand. This microphone and stand were used by the WANN (1190 AM) radio station.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>WANN (1190 AM) was a radio station based out of Annapolis, Maryland that primarily served the area's growing African American community. Morris Blum founded it in 1946, and it broadcast to the entire mid-Atlantic region. The station was home to disc jockey Charles "Hoppy" Adams starting in the early 1950s. Adams hosted weekly events at a local African American only beach, Carr's Beach, which were popular with the area's youth population. </p>
label: Description
content: <p>WANN continued to program gospel, rhythm and blues, and public affairs features until 1992 when the station changed to a mainstream country format with the catchphrase “Bay Country 1190.” Around 1998, the station changed ownership and became WBIS, broadcasting a News Talk Information format.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently on loan
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Camden
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Communications
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0339.01
label: accession number
content: 2016.0339
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0339.01
label: serial number
content: 2421
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microphone
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 7 in x 7 in; 31.75 cm x 17.78 cm x 17.78 cm