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Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC)

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60654-5411 Chicago, IL, United States of America (USA) (Illinois)
Address 360 North State Street (at Kinzie)
 
 
Floor area 5 760 m² / 62 000 ft²  
 
Museum typ
Radio and Kommunication in general

Opening times
 Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Admission
Status from 12/2015
 Adult: $12; Seniors (age 65+): $10; Children (ages 4-12): $6
Contact
Tel.:+1-312-245 8200  Fax:+1-312-245 8207  
eMail:sjajkowski museum.tv   
Homepage
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www.museum.tv
not in present exhibition
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Location / Directions
N41.889116° W87.627897°N41°53.34696' W87°37.67382'N41°53'20.8176" W87°37'40.4292"
CTA bus routes #29, #36, & #62 all stop at the front door of the MBC.

Discount parking available at the Standard Parking garage at 401 N. State Street (kitty-corner from the museum, look for Hertz sign).

Some example model pages for sets you can see there:

J: Otari Electric Co., Analog Two-Track Recorder MX-5050 BIII (3) (1999??)
USA: Hallicrafters, The; S-38D (1954-57)
USA: Arvin, brand of 3586 Ch= 1.44800 (1959)
Description

The new MBC includes:

* A two-story, glass-and-steel lobby atrium
* Oprah’s Door (through which she made her famous grand entrance each day)
* WGN's Family Classics set
* The Penthouse with a garden terrace for private events up to 700
* 173 inductee posters in the only National Radio Hall of Fame Gallery
* Touch screen access to radio's greatest voices - and most memorable moments
* The "original" Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and Effie Klinkler
* Scores of radio memorbillia and cintage radios
* A working radio and television studio
* A media-equipped education center for group orientation and teaching
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