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Sent and received first radio signal
radio-invented by marconi -
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Marconi sells his concept to the marine industry
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lee de forest created the audion tube(tube that amplifies
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the titanic
if the radio wasnt around a lot of more people would have died -
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the fist radio station was made
named 8XK later renamed KDKA,and was later created by Frank Conrad.Still broadcasting from Pittsburg,Pennsylvania -
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the dawn of advertising
WEAF aired a 10min commercial about an Apartment complex charging $50 -
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The establishment of the FRC
organized the licensing of transmitters -
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The Golden Era
brought families together ,with shows like super man,shadow,and little orphan anne -
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Radio's Demise
-Tv make appearance in the late 30s
-as popularity grew,Advertisers went to Tv
-radio lost money ,so radio jumped ships -
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MUSIC
people would have rather watched shows on Tv than listen to them on the radio,so radio stations moved to music -
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Radio today
todays radio is very different than before because talk radio is on AM and music is on FM