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Coherer
In 1894, there was a Russian Physicist by the name of Alexander Popov. He was the first one to build a coherer, a radio detector. -
1st Radio Signal
Marconi, an Italian, was believed to have the first radio signal sent out. Although, it might have been Reginald Fessenden to come up with the idea. -
Award for Marconi
Marconi was awarded for his first successful radio transmission. He received a patent for radio with British Patent 12039. This patent was the first patent for radio. -
1st Radio Factory
Marconi was the first one to build the first Radio factory established in 1898. It was located in the Isle of Wight, England. The factory employed around 50 people. -
Coherer with telephone detector
Bose announced his invention of the iron mercury iron coherer with telephone detector. He presented it in a paper at Royal Society, London. -
1st Radio Program of Voice and Music
In 1906, the first radio program of voice and music was broadcasted. This happened in the U.S.. The person who broadcasted this was R.A. Fessenden. -
Electricity Generator
Fessenden invented an electric generator in 1907. This generator produced radio waves with a frequency of 100 kHz. -
1st Superheterodyne Radio Receiver
Edwin Armstrong developed the first Superheterodyne Radio Receiver in 1918. This was the basis that all radio receivers now use. -
KDKA
In 1920, the 8XK station was established. It was later changed to the name KDKA and they now broadcast in Pittsuburgh, Pennslyvania. -
1st Commercial
The first commercial to air was from WEAF. It was 10 minutes long and charged $50. This came out to $5 per minute. -
FRC
The FRC aka the Federal Radio Commission was established in 1927. This later became known today as the FCC. -
FM Radio
In 1935, FM Radio is established. It was featured as mono only. FM stands for Frequency Modulation. -
1st Fender Stratocaster
In 1954, the first fender stratocaster was produced. Also in this year, Elvis Presley releases "That's Alright Mama" on Sun Records. -
Love Me Do
The Beatles released their single, Love Me Do, in 1962. This was their first ever single. -
Cassette Tapes & Birth of New Artists
In 1963, the first cassette tapes were made by Philips. This year, the birth of Whitney Houston and Eazy-E and Paul Oakenfold came to be.
