The Sounds of Yesterday

The bulk of the pieces that compose it is owed to the Salamancan collector Agustín de Castro Cacho. Throughout the rooms you can understand the evolution of the morphology, materials and technology of the receivers. We also have pieces that are not receivers of electromagnetic waves such as the recreation of an old radio station, whose equipment was transferred by Radio Salamanca-Cadena SER. Other significant pieces from particular donors and depositors complete the exhibition. This is the case of an elegant gramophone and receiver of the prestigious firm, The voice of his master or a symphony of the Petaco Rennote brand of the sixties. During the visit various audios related to the world of radio can be heard through headphones such as the voice of G. Marconi, a song sent to space in the Voyager probe, the famous Goal of Zarra in the unmistakable voice of Matías Prats (1913-2004) or the historical retransmission of the Night of the Transistors. Finally, the radio ads or jingles most broadcast during the golden decades of radio; flan Mandarin, Okal, Netol, Brandy Founder or Cafés La Estrella can be heard again by activating the touch screen located at the end of the sample. Regarding the history of radio in Salamanca, we highlight the creation in 1937 of Radio Nacional de España whose first headquarters were in the Palacio de Anaya. The long life of the EAJ-57 Radio Salamanca opened on the roof of the now defunct Gran Hotel in 1935. Also to personalities such as Carlos Revilla González (1933-2000) who began his professional career as a radio actor continued as director of television dubbing. Some of the innumerable voices under his belt are unforgettable; Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Fantastic Car, Homer Simpson, Cary Grant, Robert Duvall, Juan Olvido of Sesame Street, etc.