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First Radio Signal
The first radio signal wasn't like the traditional music that you se but rather a set of dashes and dots in morse code. The first radio signal was believed to be sent out and invented by an inventor by the name of Guglielmo Marconi. Though Marconi proclaimed that he was the first to send out radio signal , many believe that he may have been lying, due to the fact that in the 20's it was a if someone said it then every believed it to be true. That is the story of the first radio signal. -
Invention of Audion Tube
The audion tube is a vacuum tube that takes an audio signal and amplifies it. The invention of audion tube was a huge advancement in radio history, because it allowed to signal to be furthered so instead of a few mile radius it went to 50,60 mile radius.Thats why the invention of the audion tube is so significant to radio history. -
Titanic Sinking
The Navy quickly allied themselves with radio as it allowed communication with land. How this strengthen them in the long run , not only did it allow communication but it allowed assurance for the people giving them a since of security. When the Titanic sank they used radio signal to tell land that they were sinking , this allowed the those on land to rescue the remaining survivors. What this shows is that radio is crucial to survival of sea folk. -
First Radio Station Broadcasted(KDKA)
K.D.K.A is considered the very first broadcasting radio station, what this means is that the previous radio signals were used for only communication but K.D.K.A used their's for telling the news over the radio. The K.D.K.A first broadcast included news,and small stories. -
Beginning of Radio Advertisement
WEAF broadcasted the first radio commercial,The commercial was 10 minutes long and costed about 50 dollars. -
Federal Radio Commission Established
The Federal Radio Commission is a government body that regulates radio control/usage. The F.R.C.(Federal Radio Commission) was established in 1926, its original purpose was to regulate radio as the public requires. The F.R.C wasn't really strict when it came to Uncle Charlie's(Radio station made by a common person with required equipment) however when radio station started to lose money they became more strict with rules such as the Radio Act of 1927. -
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WWII and THE GREAT DEPRESSION(radio impact)
The moment when world war two began American appeared to be going to insanity as well as physical pain such as death,starvation, and permanent injuries. Through all of this it seemed as though America only had one thing tying it together, radio. Radio binded America together because it informed, entertained, and acted as a thing to bring the family to be one. -
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Golden Era (for radio)
The Golden Age for radio isn't really anything other than a span of the Radio's florishment and decent. -
Tv's Invention
Television came to be approximately in the 1930's, When T.V. first came to it wasn't very known this is because it wasn't sold to the public at first. However once the T.V. started to be sold it quickly made radio's main function(Storytelling,and News) obsolete ; T.V. had only one savior music. -
Martin Luther King Jr's I have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream Speech is considered one of the backbones of the People of Color's community, however what people don't consider is how was this communicated. The most important way is the radio as it broadcasted throughout all corners of the U.S.A. Though this isn't the first instance of widespread distribution of media through radio this is one that a person of color can resonate with. -
Radio vs.Streaming
Today we have different methods for obtaining music; this is good for us because it more convenient, but bad for radio because its making it obsolete. What will we do about it? Nothing, its the cycle of life something new and better comes along and makes the old thing obsolete. All we can do is wait for something different.
