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Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy on April 25, 1874. He was an Italian inventor and eletrical engineer. He attended multiple schools and universities including University of Liverpool, Bedford School, and University of Oxford. He is commonly known as the inventor of the radio. -
The Audion Tube
Lee de Forest invented the Audion Tube in 1906. The Audion was a device with a wire wrapped around a glass sphere. It was an electronic amplifying vaccum tube. -
Uncle Charlies
Uncle Charlies where personal radio stations that anyone could have. That's one of the reasons radio licenses were made. It was a huge problem since the radio frequencies would overlap eachother. -
Call Letters
K is the call letter on the left side of the Mississippi River. W is the call letter on the right side of the Mississippi River. -
KDKA
The KDKA was a radio station that was licensed in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (1020 kHz). KDKA was the first commercial radio station. -
KDKA Radio: News
From a makeshift studio in a garage and an announcer read the presidental race between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox -
KDKA Radio: Sports
KDKA began broadcasting sports in April 11, 1921. It was the first live sporting event. It was a boxing match that was described by the newspaper reporter Florent Gibson. -
The first Advertisment
WEAF aired a 10 minute advertisment about an apartment complex that costed $50. -
Federal Radio Commission
The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was the government body that decided to begin giving out radio licences. Their name changed to the Federal Communications Commissions in 1934. -
The Invention of the Television
Philo Farnsworth invented the television and it grew very popular. Advertisers began to pay television companies to air their advertisments instead of radio stations. Radio shows started going bankrupt. -
Golden Era
A decade during the Great Depression known as the "Golden Era of Hollywood". Radio was at its highest peak since people would listen to the comedy shows and music the radio stations aired to escape their troubles. -
Radio: Music
Radio stations began to play music on the air after the television gained popularity.
