Radio Industry

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  • Speech first transmitted across the continent.

    Speech first transmitted across the continent.
    Signal was transmitted from NYC to San Francisco and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

  • KDKA Licensed Officially.

    KDKA Licensed Officially.
    Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania became the first US commercial broadcasting station to be licensed.

  • Joseph Franklin Rutherford transmitted his first radio Bible sermon.

    Joseph Franklin Rutherford transmitted his first radio Bible sermon.

  • High seas public radiotelephone service was inaugurated

  • FM radio was patented;

    FM radio was patented;
    Edwin H. Armstrong invented this which reduces static an interference from electrical equipment.

  • The first telephone call was made around the world.

    The first telephone call was made around the world.
    This call was made by using a combination of wire and radio circuits.

  • The FM radio broadcast was introduced in Germany.

  • Over 450 new stations came on the air.

    Over 450 new stations came on the air.

  • Regency introduced a pocket transistor radio

    Regency introduced a pocket transistor radio
    The TR-1 was powered by a "standard 22.5V battery."

  • About 3,000 radio systems were operating

  • Sony introduces the transistor radio.

    Sony introduces the transistor radio.

  • Marcaoni sends the first radio signal in Italy.

    Marcaoni sends the first radio signal in Italy.
    Many people believe he wasn't the first ,but he was first because of his good PR.

  • Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) was established by the FCC

    Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) was established by the FCC

  • XM Radio successfully launched its two broadcast satellites

    XM Radio successfully launched its two broadcast satellites