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Videos from the WCC ARA

Ex-WCC Radio Operator Radio Harry Pitnof using a Vibroplex Bug

Cape Cod's Fabulous Radio History: Facts to Remember, Fictions to Forget

Dr. Ed Moxon, Chatham Marconi Historian

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Cape Cod has some important early radio history that has been told and retold, sometimes getting better or worse in the process. Along with Dr. Edwin (Ed) Moxon, we will take a look at some local radio lore and sort out a few “mythconceptions” that have become common knowledge.

 Chatham Radio/WCC, the "World's Greatest Coastal Station".

RadioMarine Coastal Station sign from the 1930's

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Dr. Ed Moxon, Chatham Marconi Historian talks about Chatham Radio/WCC, the largest ship to shore coastal radio station in the United States and the "World's Greatest Coastal Station".

SS Hope/WHNJ Radio Console Restoration

SS Hope/WHNJ Radio Console

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Dr. Ed Moxon describes the restoration of the ships radio console from the hospital ship SS Hope/WHNJ

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