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First concept of radio
Alba Edison create radio receiver -
Transmition of electromagnetic energy
Nikola Tesla wirelessly transmitted electromagnetic energy. -
First public demostration
Nikola Tesla made the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis. -
Patent of the radio apparatus
Guglielmo Marconi filed for patent protection of his radio apparatus. -
Wireless telegrah and signal company
Guglielmo Marconi established the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company. -
First transAtlantic signal
First transAtlantic signal sent-by Marconi from Ireland to Canada -
Amateur radio introduced to the U.S.
Amateur radio introduced to the U.S. via a Scientific American article on “How to Construct an Efficient Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus at Small Cost.” -
First transmition with speech and music
Reginald Fessenden is the 1st to transmit a program of speech and music. -
First airplan radiotransmition
First radio transmission from an airplane. -
First on-air advertisement
The first on-air advertisement was carried by a New York station. -
First permanent national networks
The first permanent national network, NBC, was formed. CBS followed a year later. -
Order to chaotic airwaves
The Federal Radio Commission established to bring order to chaotic airwaves. -
Presidencial fireside chats
Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcast the first of his 30 “fireside chats” -
Cellular radio telephony
Cellular radio telephony, with call handoff and frequency reuse, was conceived at Bell Laboratories -
First commercial transistor radio
Texas Instruments produces the first commercial transistor radio, launching the portable electronic age. -
Radio on internet
A radio station from ecuador dcided to make his transmition by internet to population -
Radio to the world
TuneIn begins bringing radio to the world