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Marconi
In 1895 Italian Inventor sent and recieved the first radio signal. Some think he may have just taken credit for it and wasn't the first. Some people believe this is true. -
Audion Tube
In 1906, Lee Dee Forest created a vacuum tube that amplified signals; it was called the audion tube. People believe that Reginald Fessedend was actually the one that created the audion tube but Lee Dee Forest was credited for it. -
Radio Stations
In 1920, radio stations were invented. They played music and shows. Frank Conrad invented the radio station 8xk which was later renamed kdka. -
Personal Radio Stations
The term for personal radio stations was "uncle charlie." People used to be able to make their own radio station if they had the eqipment for it; they could air their own station in their own basement. -
Commercials
WEAF aired a 10 minute commercial for $50. Commercials are how radio stations would make money; they didnt make money through the shows that were aired, they made money from the commercials. -
FRC
In 1927, people stopped being allowed to have their own personal radio station because of the FRC. If you wanted a radio station, you had to have a license. Later led to the FCC. -
Great Depression
During the great depression was the Golden Age for radio because people needed an escape from what was going on so they'd listen to the radio. -
FM
In 1933, they created FM radio with better sound quality than AM. Everyone had to buy a radio box to get FM when it came out. -
Famous Shows from Golden Age
Some famous shows from the golden age of radio were: Amos n Andy, Superman, and Little Orphan Annie. -
TV
When the TV was invented, all of the shows went to TV and took over what radio's did. Which is why they started playing more music on the radio. -
Portable Radio
Sony invented the first transistorized radio small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. It used a battery. -
Internet Radio
Now we can listen to music without radio's because we can download music and there are even radio stations like Pandora, Spotify, etc.
