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Marconi
Marconi was an Italian inventor. He sent and recieved the frist radio signal. In 1995 he was the first person or belived to be to use the radio. -
Audion Tube
Belived to have been created by Lee De Forest. Is a vacuum tube that that amiplifies signals. Rumored to have been invented by Reginal Fessenden. -
The Titanic
On the titanic, theere was no communication on water. They used marine type signal to depict their location. -
Call Letters
Call letters, also known as call signs, are unique designated for a transmitting station. W was for east of the Mississippi River, K was for the east. -
Radio Stations
KDKA was the first radio station. It was known as 8XK, later and was later renamed KDKA. Still around today in Pittsbur, Pennsylvania. -
Uncle Charlie
Was another term for a personal radio station. You could listen if you had your own radio. -
Dawn of Advertising
In 1922 WEAF broadcasted a 10 minute commercial about an apartment that charged $50. This is how radio made money. -
AM Waves
Also known as Amplitude Modulation. Consisted of 535 KHz to 160 KHz -
FM Waves
Stands for Frequency Modulation. Consists of 88 KHz to 108 KHz -
FRC
Uncle Charlie was extremely popular, so the Federal Radio Commission was born. It organzed the licensing of transmitters -
The Golden Era
Was in the 1930's and 40's. Was in the Middle of the Great Depression. Was the time where people where extremely desperate for money. -
Radio's Demise
This is the point in which the TV makes an appeareance. TV became extremely popular and advertisers went into the teleision business, making Radio lose money. "TV will do to Radio what the car did to the horses." -
Mary Lou Williams
Was a jazz pianist, singer, and composer. She was extremely popular in the Harlem Renassiance. Her music impacted the radio business. -
Radio's Success and Elvis
Radio made a comeback by using music. Music allowed people to use radios to listen to music. Elvis created an oppotunity for radio. His music was extremely popular giving radio the chance to broadcast his music to all of those willing to listen. -
The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers were a duo of Bill Medley and Hatfield. The created beautiful music from 1965 to 1973 and continued to perfrom until Bobby Hatfield's death in 2003.
