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Marconi
Italian invetor sent first radio signal. Contreversialy the first person to send one. People say it was a case of good PR -
Audion Tube
Created by Lee De Forest. Vacuum tube that amplified signals. They say that Reginald Fessenden actually came up with the idea. -
Radio Station
KDKA is originaly named 8XK. It was later renamed by Frank Conrad. This radio station is still up till this day. -
FRC
Organized the licensing of transmitters. Assigning radio station frequencies, call letters, and power. -
Golden Era
During the middle of the depression. People were hurting for money. Radio in that era provided an escape for people.
