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Vintage radios find a home in private museum 24 Jan, 2021 10:06 PM 8 minutes to read Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz Not so very long ago, an evening of family entertainment consisted of everyone gathering in the sitting room, listening to the radio - commonly called "the wireless". News, entertainment, information — it all emanated from the speaker attached to the technology of the time. The radio was a piece of furniture and a valuable connection to the world. All stations were AM, the dial had a soft, warm, amber glow, a...