radio timeline

radio was made

Dec 23, 1900

On 23 December 1900, the Canadian inventor Reginald A. Fessenden became the first person to send audio by means of electromagnetic waves, successfully transmitting over a distance of about 1.6 kilometers.

first radio broadcast

Jan 13, 1910

The birth of public radio broadcasting is credited to Lee de Forest who transmitted the world’s first public broadcast in New York City on January 13, 1910. This broadcast featured the voices of Enrico Caruso and other Metropolitan Opera stars. Members of the public and the press used earphones to listen to the broadcast in several locations throughout the city

WWJ (Detroit) (then known as "8MK")

1920

The first commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts in 1920.

first sports broadcast

Jul 2, 1921

The first sports broadcast was the Dempsey-Carpenter fight.

NBC

Jun 19, 1926

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was established by RCA

CBS

1927

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) was founded

war of the worlds

Oct 30, 1938

Orson Welles released a radio broadcast informing people on how aliens where invading. this caused the nation to go nuts

ABC

1943

NBC Red & Blue split and formed ABC

New York's mayor whent on radio

1945

Mayor Firello LaGuardiao reads funny papers

sorry, wrong number

Sep 1, 1948

a radio broadcast about a woman accidentally overhearing her murder. it is a suspenseful mystery

Radio Workshop

1957

CBS Radio Workshop aired

Radio Theater

1960

NBC Radio Theater

rip radio

Sep 30, 1962

the golden age of radio has unfortunately comes to a end

NBC's Monitor

1974

NBC's Monitor aired

Mystery Theater

1982

CBS Radio Mystery Theater aired