Radios over time By taywasham Period: 1890 to 1895 The idea of a radio came to existance Guglielmo Marconi was the first to think of the idea of a radio. He was also the one to make those ideas come to life on 1895. 1901 The first transatlantic signal was broadcast Dec 24, 1906 Reginald Fessenden is the 1st to transmit a program of speech and music over the radio. 1908 First radio transmission from an airplane was recived 1922 The first commercial radio advertisement was broadcast. 1933 The first FM (frequency modulation) broadcast was on the radio. 1954 The first portable transistor radio was invented. 1992 The first internet radio was invented 1993 The DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) was introduced to the UK