Every radio has a signal left in it.
The Central Valley Radio Club restores antique radios back to working order — tubes warmed, dials lit, cabinets refinished. If your set has gone quiet, bring it to people who still speak its language.
Founded in 2006, still turning wrenches every Wednesday night.
Welcome to the California Historical Radio Society's Central Valley Chapter. The CVC was founded in 2006 by 23 members dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique radios, along with radio and broadcasting memorabilia from every era.
We hold radio repair workshops every Wednesday night at our clubhouse, plus a short class on a specific restoration topic once a month. As a nonprofit organization, your donation to the CVC may come with a tax benefit.
To reach us for any reason, call the number below or send us a message through our repair request page.
Press a button, just like the set on your bench.
Who to call.
Founded in 2006, still turning wrenches every Wednesday night.
Welcome to the California Historical Radio Society's Central Valley Chapter. The CVC was founded in 2006 by 23 members dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique radios, along with radio and broadcasting memorabilia from every era.
We hold radio repair workshops every Wednesday night at our clubhouse, plus a short class on a specific restoration topic once a month — open to members and curious owners alike.
As a nonprofit organization, your donation to the CVC may come with a tax benefit. To reach us for any reason, call the number below or send us a message through our repair request page.
Upcoming events.
Workshops, monthly meetings, swap meets, and club outings. Everything happens at the Turlock clubhouse unless noted otherwise.
Nothing on the calendar yet beyond the weekly Wednesday workshop.
Wednesday repair workshop — 3 PM to 7 PM
5518 W. Bradbury Road, Turlock, CA 95380 (corner of Bradbury & Commons). Monthly club meeting is the 3rd Wednesday, held during the workshop. Membership must be current to attend.
Buy, sell, and trade with the club.
Sets, chassis, tubes, parts, and test gear listed by CVC members. Contact the seller directly using the details on each listing.
Listings are posted as a courtesy to members. The club isn't a party to any sale — arrange payment and pickup directly with the person listed.
From silent cabinet to warmed-up dial.
Three steps, same as tuning in a station: find it, dial it in, let it play.
Tell us what's wrong
Fill out the repair request below with your radio's make, model, and symptoms. You can share photos when a volunteer replies.
A volunteer takes a look
A club technician reviews your request and reaches out with an honest read on what it'll take — and roughly what parts might cost.
Pick up a working set
We recap capacitors, chase down hums and hisses, and hand the radio back playing — with notes on what we did and why.
Bring us your silent set.
Tell us about the radio and what it's doing (or not doing). A volunteer will get back to you, usually within a week, to talk through next steps.
- Cost Repairs are donation-based — there's no fixed price sheet. We'll be upfront about likely parts costs before we start.
- Drop-off Most radios are dropped off at our Turlock shop. Large consoles can sometimes be picked up locally — ask us.
- Timeline Depending on parts and volunteer availability, most repairs take two to six weeks.
Repairs run on donations and volunteer hours.
Every capacitor, tube, and hour of bench time is made possible by people who care about keeping these sets alive.
CVC Weekly Radio Repair Classes & Monthly Meetings
The CVC Radio Club meets every Wednesday from 3 PM – 7 PM at our clubhouse for radio repair classes. The classes are at 5518 W. Bradbury Road in Turlock, CA 95380 (corner of Bradbury & Commons). Membership must be current to attend. The monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday each month at the clubhouse during the repair class.
Donate to the club
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, gifts to the Central Valley Radio Club go straight toward parts, tools, and shop upkeep.
Ask about donatingBecome a member
Curious about antique radio and electronics? Contact us about membership and joining our Wednesday workshops.
Ask about membershipDonate a radio or parts
Have a set you no longer want, or a box of tubes and parts gathering dust? We put them to good use.