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Marconi sends first radio signal
Some people believe Marconi didnt send the first signal. He had good PR. -
Audion Tube
Lee De Forest “borrowed” the idea for the audion tube from Reginald Fessenden. Signals could travel farther -
Radio Industry
The first radio station was created. -
Dawn of Advertising
WEAF aired a 10 minute “commercial” or toll broadcast for an Apartment Complex charging $50. Stations make money off the commercials that air -
Uncle Charlies
The FRC organized the licensing of transmitters, assigned radio station frequencies, call letters, and power limits. -
Radio’s Demise
TV makes appearance in the late 30s\As TV’s popularity grew, more advertisers switched to TV. Radio lost money. “TV will do to radio what the car did to horses” -
Golden Era
1930s and 1940s everyone listened to the radio. Everyone was broke and didnt have a lot of money. Radios were big and expensive. -
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. -
Music
People had few options to hear music; Jukeboxes, records, live concerts; Music on the radio filled a void -
Call Letters
W- East of the Mississippi River; K- West of the Mississippi RiverFrequencies can be used by multiple stations. Call letters identified those stations. If stations were created before FRC laws, they could keep their station/call letters. -
AM Waves
AM is short for 'Amplitude Modulation.' AM changes the height of the wave. 535 KHz- 1605 KHz -
101.5 KNUE
KNUE (101.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Tyler, Texas, USA, the station serves the Tyler-Longview area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare Media Tyler License, LLC. -
What does the W and K stand for on radio stations?
Back in the 1920s, when there were enough radio stations that governments decided it was time to step in and regulate them (to avoid having their signals devour each other), there was an international conference to set up a workable worldwide system, and unique station identifications for each nation were created. The USA was allocated 'A', 'N', 'W', and 'K' as the first letter in all station call-signs licensed in this country. So far, commercial stations (AM. FM, TV) have been given call -
FM waves
FM stands for "Frequency Modulation" FM changes the distance between waves. 88 MHz- 108 MHz (1,000 KHz in 1 MHz) -
Radio progression
Major Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmitter; Made for stronger signal and better sound; Talk on the AM; Music on FM
