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Marconi, an italian inventor, sent and recieved the first radio signal.
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Lee De Forest created the audion tube, a vacuum tube that amplifies signals.
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The sinking of the Titanic proved radio's importance in the marine industry.
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8XK, the fist radio station, was founded by Frank Conrad. The station was later renamed KDKA, and still airs today.
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The fisrt radio ad aired on the station WEAF. The company was illed $50.
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The Federal Radio Commission organized the licensing of transmitters, assigned radio station frequencies, call letters, and power limits. It is now known as the FCC.
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The days where everybody had a radio. It was an escape from reality. The radio was in it's prime days.
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The television becomes more common, and advertisers turn to the TV to advertise their product. This causes the radio to lose money.
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The radio turns to music to gain more popularity, because music was harder to come by than present times.
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Orson Welles broadcasted his story, "War of the Worlds," on Halloween. In response, some citizens actually began to block the streets in preparation to fight the martians.
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Major Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmitter. Music was then played on FM stations, and talk shows were played on AM stations.
