The History of Radio

By Rusin Josh

  • 1880

    1880
    The first international transmission of a signal was performed in an experiment by David Edward Hughes

  • 1890

    1890
    In 1894 Guglielmo Marconi built the first commercial successful wireless telegraphy based on airborne Hertzian waves.

  • 1900

    1900
    Marconi wins the Nobel Peace prize

  • 1910

    1910
    Marconi opens the worlds first purpose-built radio factory

  • 1920

    1920
    The First radio news program was aired

  • 1930

    1930
    Single sideband and frequency modulation are invented

  • 1940

    1940
    In 1947 AT&T introduced the mobile telephone service but only 3 people in each city could make calls at once

  • 1950

    1950
    Regency introduces a pocket transistor radio

  • 1960

    1960
    VOR systems are used for aircraft navigation

  • 1970

    1970
    The mobile cellphone is invented

  • 1980

    1980
    The GPS is created

  • 1990

    1990
    Malamud launches the internet talk radio

  • 2000

    2000
    CRB decided to have a $500 minimum fee per station

  • 2010

    2010
    CRB makes webcasters pay the same $500 fee