Radio

History of the Radio

By Malloriebittner

  • The Start of the Radio

    The Start of the Radio
    The first radio was made because they wanted to communicate better however it was not a public radio broadcasting.

  • Music on Radio

    Music on Radio
    The first voice and music signals heard over the radio were transmitted in December 1906 from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

  • Radio Entertainment

    Radio Entertainment
    An entertainment broadcasting venture based in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, became the first commercial radio station, in 1920.

  • First Audio Radio Broadcast

    First Audio Radio Broadcast
    Under the call sign KDKA, Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company transmitted the first scheduled broadcast on Nov. 2, 1920.

  • First Commercial Radio Station

    First Commercial Radio Station
    Under the call sign KDKA, Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company transmitted the first scheduled broadcast on Nov. 2, 1920. KDKA's Leo Rosenberg announced live returns of the Presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James Cox.

  • Broadcast Station Experiments

    Broadcast Station Experiments
    The power of radio was proven when people could hear the results of the Harding-Cox presidential race before they read about it in the newspaper.

  • Radio Advertising

    Radio Advertising
    AT&T-owned New York station Corporation, $50 for 50 minutes of airtime to promote the sale of apartments in Jackson Heights.

  • The invention of Internet Radio

    The invention of Internet Radio
    Internet radio was started by Carl Malamud. In 1993, Malamud launched "Internet Talk Radio", which was the "first computer-radio talk show, each week interviewing a computer expert".

  • Digital Radio

    Digital Radio
    Clear communication is operating efficiently and digital two-way radios offer many advantages compared to analog communications including, enhanced voice quality and increased radio capacity.