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Marconi
Created Radio in 1895 -
1899 First cross channel link
Marconi slowly began to extend the distance of his wireless system and in 1899 a first link was set up to cross the English Channel between an existing station in England and a station set up at France -
Uncle Charlie
back then you could run your own radio station -
Diode Valve
He was aware that detectors used in the receivers were a weak link in receiving equipment and than gave his assistant the experiment that was strong and that worked. the diode valve was then discovered -
Audion Tube
Lee De Forest created a tube that could amplified signals. -
How Radio Saved The Titanic
Helped warn people about the shipwreck through radio -
Radio Stations
Still around and broadcast from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania -
Let There Be Commercials
Commercials were aired for 10 minutes and charged for $50 -
International Broadcasting
One company had set up a broadcasting station in Pittsburgh. This was very successfully received and rebroadcast in Britain. -
FRC
establish radio frequency, call letters, and power limits -
Radio Vs TV
TV were first made in the 30s and everyone started to use one, radio started to lose itself but music saved the radio -
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Golden Era
Provided an escape for people, everyone listened to it, provides something the whole family can enjoy -
1934 Frequency Modulation
Edwin Armstrong made a breakthrough In 1934 he brought his idea to RCA, Then in 1939 he used his own money to finance a station to prove that the system worked. -
Sputnik 1 launched
During October in 1957 Russia had launched the first satellite into orbit -
Telstar launched
launch of Telstar was a huge impact on satellite development. On July 23,1962 it was used to make the first TV transmissions
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