Radio to Podcasts

Robert Hooke - develops an acoustic cup and string style phone

1665

Invention of the Stethoscope - Microphone

1827

Sir Charles Wheatstone used the term microphone for the first time when using his stethoscope

James Clerk Maxwell

1860

James Clerk Maxwell predicts radio waves in existence

Emile Berliner invented first microphone

1876

Invention of the Carbon Microphone by David Edward Hughes

1878

Packed carbon grains between two metal plates - noisy
First to call microphones - transmitters

Thomas Edison invents the carbon button microphone

1886

The carbon button microphone was used in telephones around the world. Edison used anthracite coal packed between two electrodes. It made the microphone more affordable.

Guglielmo Marconi Sends First Wireless Signal

1896

Guglielmo Marconi sends the firstwireless telegraphic signal a distance of 1 1/2 miles

Guglielmo Marconi sends first wireless transatlantic message

1901

First broadcast

Dec 24, 1906

Dr. Fessenden successfully broadcasts the Christmas story, a live violin solo and a recorded story from a tall tower.

Charles "Doc" Herrold

1909

Charles "Doc" Herrold, the father of broadcasting, opened a college for training young men and women to become professional wireless broadcasters.

"Modern" Radio Begins

1916

Lee DeForest's experimental station: 2XG in the Bronx, NY begins regular broadcasts of music and news/

Edward Christopher Wente Introduces the first condenser microphone

1916

Lead to the condenser microphones for sound recording

First Commercial American Radio Station

1920

KDKA was the first commercial American radio station to broadcast to the general public.

Western Electric introduces popular microphone for radio broadcasting

1920

The spring-mounted double-button carbon microphone improved the noise levels found in the moving of the anthracite coal grains

Federal Radio Commission Established

Feb 27, 1927

The FDC brought order to the 732 broadcasting stations.

First Condenser Microphone

1928

Georg Neumann and Co. developed the electronic amplifier using an electrical charge. the vibration moved the plates,

First omnidirectional microphone

1931

Wente and Thuras introduce the

First permanent magnet bidirectional ribbon microphone.

1931

Western Electric debuted the microphone claiming its smooth sound.

Edwin Howard Armstrong invents FM radio

Mar 10, 1933

Better sound

FDR Broadcasts the First "Fireside Chat"

Mar 12, 1933

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives first of 31 evening address on the radio

CBS Radio Broadcast of the H.G. Well's 'The War of the Worlds'

1938

Thousands of viewers were convinced that America was under attack by Martians before being informed it was a radio fictional drama.

Laser microphone

1945

Small spy microphone Invented by Leon Theremin

Georg Neumann introduced the "Telly"

1948

First condenser microphone with a switchable=pattern - a favorite of Frank Sinatra's.

CBS The first Evening News televised broadcase

Mar 14, 1948

First Commercial Wireless Microphone System for Performers

1953

World's First Commercially Successful Transistor Radio

1954

The American made Regency TR-1 hits the market.

Wireless microphone System Gets Smaller and Less Expensive

1958

An American electronics engineer and Raymond A. Lite invented the wireless microphone. It was pocket size and had a small transmitter.

First videocassette recorder and player

1968

Sony PCM-1620 uses music data, timecodes.

Philips Invents the Boombox

1969

A portable radio that came with a cassette player, AM/FM radio, and speakers was invented by Philips in the Netherlands

First Internet

Jan 1, 1983

ARPANET adopted TCP/IP
https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet

Sony's Discman was Released

1984

The Discman was the first commercial compact disc player was later called a Walkman.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web

1989

https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/

First SmartPhone Makes its Debut

1992

IBM created the Simon Personal Communicator 15 years before Apple released the iPhone.

Satellite Radio

Mar 10, 1992

Digital Audio Radio Service is established

Internet Talk Radio

1993

Carl Malamud launched Internet Talk Radio which was the "first computer-radio talk show, each week interviewing a computer expert

Carl Malamud Launches Internet Talk Radio

1993

Internet Talk Radio was the "first computer-radio talk show, each week interviewing a computer expert.

Netscape launched RDF Site Summary

1999

Netscape develops a way for viewers to visit their favorite sites and monitor their latest updates. It is now known as RSS (Real Simple Syndication).

MyAudio2Go.com is launched

2000

First system that enabled the selection, automatic downloading and storage of serial episodic audio content on PCs and portable devices

Podcast Conception

2001

Adam Curry, Tristan Louis and Dave Winer experiment with audio on RSS Feeds

The First iPod is Released

Oct 23, 2001

Apple designs a small portable media player after the Mac version of iTunes was released

StoryCorps is Launched

2003

Collecting, sharing, and preserving of people’s stories

First Podcast is Launched

2004

Adam Curry lanuched 'Daily Source Cod'

First Daily Newscast is Launched

2005

Public Radio International hosted its first daily news podcast.

Podcast on iTunes

2005

Steve Jobs announces on a stage in Silicon Valley that podcast would be available in iTunes,

First Apple iPhone Released

Jun 29, 2007

The iPhone integrated a music player into the phone. The iTunes mobile application made music standard on the cell phone.

ITunes Reports 75 Million Podcast Listeners Per Month

2014