History of Radio_Hannah McCollum

By HannahMcCollum

  • Columbia Radio Club Opens

    Columbia University's Radio Club opens the first regularly scheduled FM station.

  • The decetion of Radio Waves

    Heinrich Hertz detects and produces radio waves.

  • Receival of the First Radio Signal

    The Italian inventor, British Marconi, Sent and Received the first Radio signal

  • Lee de Forest Created Audion Vacuum

    de Forest created (or "borrowed the idea for) the audion vacuum tube that amplified signals

  • First Radio Station

    In 1920, Frank Conrad made a Radio called 8XK, lated re-named KDKA

  • University of Michigan Broadcasting rights

    WWJ, an AM station in Detroit, offers the University of Michigan broadcasting rights for extension lectures

  • The Queen of Blues

    Bessie Smith Records her first song "Down Hearted Blues"

  • Established FRC (Federal Radio Commission)

    Organize the licensing of transmitters, assinging radio station frequencies, call letters, and power limits

  • NYC Radio Station

    A radio statio in NYC, WRNY begins to broadcast television shows

  • Radio's Demise

    TV makes an appearance in the late 30's

  • FM Radio was Patented

    Edwin H. Armstrong invented the FM radio.

  • UM decesion

    The UM decides it needs an FM station, and expresses a commitment to radio broadcasting.

  • The birth of Television

    Television is born. FM is moved from its original home of 42-50 Mhz to 88-108 Mhz to make room for TV.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra wins his first Grammy Award -- Best Album for Come Dance with Me.

  • The Beatles

    The Beatles release their break-through concept album, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.