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First radio broadcast across the ocean
Lee De Forest and Marconi attempted to radio broadcast New Year's international yacht races, but the signals ran into each other. De Forest created Audion to improve sound quality.
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First voice heard on radio
Canadian engineer, Reginald Fesseden, who worked for Thomas Edison improving radio signals, translated the first voice.
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Point to point contact to one to many
This was the transition from point to point contact on ships, to one to many (broadcasting); before it was called narrowcasting. -
Wireless Ship Act
All major US ships with 50+ passengers traveling more than 200 miles, must have wireless equipment. This was what essentially got the Titanic to happen. -
Radio Act
Ameature radio broadcasting was clogging the airways, which created the need for a radio license. This sparked the radio being used for public entertainment. -
NBC is created
With AT&T, NBC is created, which essentially unified the country. -
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Golden Age of Radio
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CBS is created
CBS was created and became NBC's major competitor.
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Supreme Court deems Tesla inventor of radio
Despite Marconi becoming the 'father of the radio' the Supreme Court overturned his patent in favor of Tesla -
FM is created
New radio format that immediately became a public favorite. -
Talk radio becomes a hit
Talk radio becomes a national hit on AM stations, increasing radio's popularity. -
Podcast
Podcasting became a new way to listen to the radio in a more convenient way. -
New radio apps
New radio apps such as Pandora, Spotify, and iHeartRadio are continuing to revolutionize what the radio looks like today. -
Prediction
I think that the radio will only really be used for specific things,ie. trucker radio, talk radio, etc. due to the creation and popularity of available apps. -
Prediction
I think some other sort of technology will beat out the radio, leaving radio to be a rather minuscule piece of technology.
NOTE: Step 5 is on the document