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First Radio Station Broadcast
In 1920, the first commercially licensed radio station had its first broadcast. KDKA was located in Pittsburgh and made its first broadcast on November 2, 1920, in which America's first radio announcer, KDKA, Leo Rosenberg, announced the live debate of the Presidential election. -
Advertisement and Sponsorship on Radio Becomes Popular
In the late 1920s to the early 1930s, the idea of sponsors and advertisements on radio was introduced to broadcasting. These advertising agencies grew to become responsible for most of the radio programming happening at this time. This idea of advertisement carried on to be used for television as well as radio. -
First Time a President Appears on TV
President Roosevelt became the first president to ever appear on television. Roosevelt made his television debut during his speech in New York, which opened up the 1939 World Fair. -
Radios Bring the Family Together
Nearly a decade after the first Radio broadcast(1910), in 1920, half of the urban households in the United States owned a Radio. This number only increased throughout the years and by 1940, families were spending over four hours a day listening to the radio. Radio brought news and entertainment to American households like never seen before. Families would gather around the radio to listen to Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats'. -
Production of New Televisions are Resumed After World War ll
In 1942, all productions of new radios and television were paused due to World War ll until 1945. In 1942, there were only a few thousand television sets, and after resuming production of new radio and televisions in 1945, the number of television sets in America became millions. -
First In-Color TV Broadcast
While most of America had black-and-white television sets, the National Television System Committee came up with an "all-electronic color system" that was suitable for black-and-white television sets. After being approved, The 'Tournament of Roses Parade' was the first ever in-color broadcast.