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Marconi's Breakthrough
Marconi had a huge breakthrough in 1885 when he discovered he could sent the signal a greater range by raising the height of the antenna -
First Transatlantic Message
First transatlantic message FROM the US was in 1903, when a Marconi build station sent a message from Massachusetts to the UK -
The AUDION tube
it is essentially the very first amplifier to help push waves further and further by providing power to the signal -
KDKA
Pittsburgh becomes the very first radio station in the US in 1920 - still in operation today -
First Radio Advertisement
WEAF aired a 10 minute broadcast for an apartment complex charging $50 -
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The Golden Age
Radio became an escape for people to be entertained - the family would sit around and listen to the radio together, much like people watch tv today