Radio

Radio History

  • First Radio Signals

    First Radio Signals
    Marconi an Intalian inventor was the first to recieve radio signals in 1895.
  • First Transatlantic Transmission

    First Transatlantic Transmission
    Marconi had the letter S transmitted from Cape Cod to England and with static results in Newfoundland.
  • Audion Tube

    Audion Tube
    Lee De Forest createdthe Audition Tube which is a vacuum tube thats amplified sounds.
  • First Song Played on Radio

    First Song Played on Radio
    It was O Holy Night played on violen from Brant Rock.
  • Radio at Sea

    Radio at Sea
    Radio at sea helped have communication over i the sea so that if something happens t can reported so helpcan be on its way like the Titanic it helped save many peoples lives because of Radio.
  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station
    8XK later renamed KPKA was created by Frank Conard.
  • First Radio Commercial

    First Radio Commercial
    WEAF aired a 10 minute commerical for an apatment complex charging $50.
  • FRC

    FRC
    Established FRC due to too many Uncle Charlies so now every one who wanteed a radio staion has to go fill out documents and do procedures.
  • Golden Era of Radio

    Golden Era of Radio
    This time period spanned thorugh the 1930 -1940's due to the Great Depression and people wanting to escape their troubling lives they found that radio did this for them.
  • FM Radio was Patented

    FM Radio was Patented
    FM radio was patented with Edwin H Armstrong creting it. Also Fm uses frequency modulation of the Radio wave to minimize static and interference with the radio broadcasting.
  • Sony created a Portable Pocket Radio

    Sony created a Portable Pocket Radio
    Sony created a small portable radio that can fit in a pocket and was durable with no burn out.
  • Pink Floyd Album

    Pink Floyd Album
    Dark Side of the moon album is released.
  • GPS constallations

    GPS constallations
    GPS constallations of satallties where created. Including satallite radio.
  • Digital Transmittion in Broadcasting

    Digital Transmittion in Broadcasting
    Digital Transmittions began to applied to broadcasting.
  • Kurt Cobains Dies

    Kurt Cobains Dies
    Lead singer of Nirvana Dies of appernt suicide.