radio history

  • the first wave

    the first wave
    An ittalian inventor named Marconi, sent and recieved the first radio signal.
  • maritime

    maritime
    fist time radios are put on ships as to communitcte with land internaitionally
  • regional fessenden

    regional fessenden
    Regionald was the first to thnk of the idea of the audion tube, be he never invented it.
  • audion tube

    audion tube
    Lee De forest created the audion tube, a vacuum tube that amplified signals
  • Poulson arc transmitters

    Poulson arc transmitters
    vlademear puolson creat the poulson arc transmitter that was used by the navy
  • american radio relay

    american radio relay
    founded in 1914 is the largest membership accosiation of amature radio enthusisits
  • FM transmitter

    FM transmitter
    the Fm transmitter was created by Edwin Armstrong
  • the first station

    the first station
    8XK later KDKA, created by Frank conrad which the station is still around today in pittsburg
  • Uncle charlie

    Uncle charlie
    Uncle charilies are personal radio stations, so basically anyone who had enough money was able to get the supplies and make their own station.
  • dawn of advertising

    dawn of advertising
    WEAF aired a ten minute commercial or toll broadcast for an apartment complex charginf fiftty dollars
  • FRC

    FRC
    uncle charlies were getting to popular so the FRC was established. which organized the licencing and transmitters, and assuring radio station frequinces, call letters, and power limits
  • music on radio

    music on radio
    music was first played on the radio in 1930 which brought more people back from television.
  • Period: to

    golden era

    during the middle of the depresion, people were looking for ways to escape and relax and radio was able to do that.
  • war of the worlds

    war of the worlds
    war of the worlds was a radio drama that was based off the book by H.G. wells
  • Iheart radio

    Iheart radio
    is an internet radio festival and company that plays mostly new pop and is ine of te largest music festivals of the year