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Waves
1886- AM or Amplitude modulation waves stand around 535KH's ( Kilohertz )
FM or Frequency modulation waves range between 88-108 MH's ( Megahertz ) -
Maroni
1895- Italian Inventor who sent and received the 1st radio signal. -
Audion Tube
1906- Lee De Forest created the Audion Tube. It is a vacuum tube that amplifies signals -
Radio Shows
1908- Is knows as a Family medium. It was for the entire family to enjoy. They wold play music, big band, story hour, situational comedies, and even dramas. Some famous hows from back then are Superman, Our Miss Brooks, Little Orphan nanny, and 64 dollar question. -
Call Letters
1910s- Call letters came into play. This was a way we could identify radio stations. W would anywhere east of the Mississippi River and K would be anywhere west of the Mississippi River. -
Radio Stations
1920- The first radio was called " 8XK " and was later renamed as " KDKA " . Invented by Frank Conrad and is still around in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania -
Dawn of Advertising
1922- Aired a 10 minute commercial for an apartment complex charging $50 . ( About $5 per minute) -
Tv
1925- The television came out and made a big impact on the radio industry. Radio shows then transferred to Tv and was a difficult transition due to the fact that everyone had a mental picture of what the radio shows looked like and when they physically saw it, it wasn't what they had expected. -
FRC
1927- Established the FRC ( Federal communication Commission ).
Uncle Charlie was too popular. Assigning radio stations frequencies, call letters, and power limits. FRC is now known as the FCC -
Golden Era
30s - 40s - Middle of the Great Depression. People were hunting for money and they were able to rely on radio to help them forget the things going on at that time. -
Radio's Demise
1930's - TV appearances began. Radio lost money so they had to jump in. As popularity grew, advertising went to TV. ' Tv will do to Radio what the car did to the horse" -
Radio 1st talk show
1930- John . Anthony was the Dj on New York's WMRJ. It was at Boulevard in Jamaica. This was the movement of the Radio shows we listen to up to this day -
Edwin Armstrong
1933- Edwin Armstrong invented the FM Transmitter. It made for a stronger signal and higher quality. Later, they moved the talk shows to AM and music on FM -
War of the Worlds
1938- Orson Wells caught the nations attention with his broadcast " War of the Worlds ". He caused a nationwide panic talking about Martians invading earth. -
Radio vs. Media
2000- The radio was doing well and offered something that the Tv didn't...Music. This was going great until digital apps came into play. Pandora, Spotify, Beats Music lowered the percentage of people that listed to the radio. With these apps, you can skip through the advertising and go straight into the music which slowly replaced the radio
