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Marconi Makes History
Marconi sends the first wireless communication over open sea. -
Over the pond
First transatlantic message from the US was in 1903, when a Marconi build station sent a message from Massachusetts to the UK. -
The audion tube
Originally created by fessenden but perfected by de forest. -
The first radio broadcast
KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes the first radio station in the US. -
Free for all
Federal Radio Commission was created to help clean up station broadcast chaos. -
Let's make some money
WEAF aired a 10 minute broadcast for an apartment complex charging $50. -
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The Golden Era of Radio
Radio became the escape for people to be entertained.
