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First radio signal
Marconi is the first to send and receive a radio signal, though some think he stole credit for it. -
Audion tube is invented
Lee Deforest "borrowed" the idea for the audion tube from Reginald Fessendon. Audion tube was used to amplify signals. -
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcats
The Metropolitan Opera is one of the first musical performances aired on radio and becomes a weekly show for nearly 90 years -
The RMS Titanic sinks
As the Titanic sank, many distress signals were went out using radio. Afterwards, spark gap transmitters became universal on large ships. -
KDKA - first radio station
The first radio station, KDKA, is opened by Frank Conrad. -
Radio commercials
WEAF aired a ten minute long commercial advertising an apartment complex which cost 50 dollars. Radio stations begin to make money off airing commercials. -
Uncle Charlies
Personal radio stations called Uncle Charlies led to the creation of the FRC which later became the FCC. The FCC regulates what is bridcast on the radio. -
FM Radio
FM radio was patented by Edwin H. Armstrong. -
George Gershwin
Popular songwriter George Gershwin, composer of Rhapsody in Blue, gets his own Radio program -
First news story airs on radio
BBC airs first news story -- fire at London's Crystal Palace -
War of the Worlds
CBS broadcasts Orson Welles' "Invasion From Mars" from H.G. Wells's "War of the Worlds" -
Elvis records his first
Elvis records his first record at Sun Records -
Portable Radio
Regency introduced a pocket transistor radio, the TR-1, powered by a standard 22.5V Battery. -
Moon Landing
Radio is used to communicate with the astronaughts on the moon -
XM satellite radio
XM satelite radio is invented