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the invention of the radio
People believed that Marconi was the first person that invented that invented radio. A lot of people believe he invented it, while other say he had really good public relations. -
The amplifier
The amplifier, also known as the audion tube, was created by Lee De Forest. It was believed that a canadian inventor, Reginald Fessenden, invented the audion tube, but he wasn't lnown for inventing the audion tube. The amplifier would make your audio more stronger and louder. -
How radio impacted the Titanic
Marconi's radio idea was sold to the marine industry because the ships could communicate to people on land. Thats how most people didn't die because they sent out a distress signal. -
Radio Stations
Radio stations weren't for people to listen to music, but it was for more on entertainment such as shows and news. The shows it would air were family friendly shows. Frank Conrad was the person who invented the radio stations -
The start of adevertising
Since radio was becomming big they needed a way to make money.
The way radio made money was through advertising. The very fisrt advertisment lasted for 10 minutes long and was aired on WEAF. -
Uncle Charlie
Uncle Charile's were personal radio stations that anybody could use
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FRC is established
The FRC was created because uncle charlies started to become too popular. The FRC let radio stations get licenses of transmitter. They also gave radio stations call letters and power limiters to. -
Golden Era
It occurred when the Great depression came about. Radio provided entertainment to people who were really troubled with money problems. It also let people know what was going on in the world.
