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history of radio

  • first song ever played

    "Delilah" by the Plain White T's.
    it was the first song ever played on the radio in 1893 , and they're still playing it every 45 minutes, on just about every frequency.
  • marconi

    marconi
    italian invento, sent and received first radio signal in 1895
  • audion tube

    audion tube
    lee de forest created the audion tube. a vacuum tube that amplified signals
  • wireless ship act

    wireless ship act
    he Wireless Ship Act was passed by the United States Congress, requiring all ships of the United States traveling over two-hundred miles off the coast and carrying over fifty passengers to be equipped with wireless radio equipment with a range of one-hundred miles. The legislation was prompted by a shipping accident in 1909, where a single wireless operator saved the lives of 1200 people.[9]
  • first regular broadcast

    first regular broadcast
    First regular broadcasts on 9XM (now WHA) - Wisconsin state weather, delivered in Morse Code
  • first radio station

    first radio station
    8xk later renamed KDKA, was the first radio station
  • uncle charlie radio stations

    uncle charlie radio stations
    lots of peole had uncle charlie radio stations
  • advertising

    advertising
    WEAF aired a 10 minute commercial for an apartment complex charging $50
  • FM radio

    FM radio
    Major Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmitter
  • radio to tv

    radio to tv
    when tv came out and tried to make shows from radio shows they couldent use the voice actors
  • FRC

    FRC
    established FRC in 1927, assigning radio stations frequencies call letters and power limits
  • the golden era

    the golden era
    the golden era of radio was in the 30's and 40's in the great depression
  • transistorized radio

    transistorized radio
    Sony introduced their first transistorized radio, small enough to fit in a vest pocket, and able to be powered by a small battery
  • warped tour

    warped tour
    The Warped Tour is a touring music festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are constructed prior to and for the duration of the event. The skateboard shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995
  • iheartradio music festival

    iheartradio music festival
    The iHeartRadio Music Festival is a two-day festival held each September since 2011 by iHeartRadio at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada