History of Radio

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  • Marconi invents radio signal

    Marconi invents radio signal
    Marconi was an italian inventor. He makes the first radio signal ever. Some people disagree and say it was because of good PR.

  • Audion Tube

    Audion Tube
    The audion tube was created in 1906 by a man named Lee De Forest. It was a tube that amplified signals and was a big part of radio in its range.

  • Call Letters

    Call Letters
    Call letters were first used in 1912 to adress different ways to send a telegram. Call letters are also used as names for broadcasting stations. The call letters are K and W. K for west of the Mississippi river and W for east of the Mississippi river.

  • First radio station ever - KDKA

    First radio station ever - KDKA
    The radio station KDKA was the first radio station ever. Frank Conrad is the creator of the radio station. It is still around today as a news talking station.

  • WEAF

    WEAF
    The WEAF was a commercial that aired for 10 minutes. This is how advertisment formed in the radio industry.

  • FCC

    FCC
    The FCC was first known as the FRC. It was established in 1927 for the organization of licensing transmitters to the public. It also assigned radio station frequencies, call letters, and power limits.

  • The Golden Age

    The Golden Age
    The golden age of radio started in the 1930s and went on to the late 1940s. The golden age of radio is when televesion started to become popular and radio was starting to die down. Radio then used popular music on thier stations and rose back up.