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The Birth of the Radio
Guglielmo Marconi, who is credited with inventing the radio, earned his place in history when he became the first person to transmit signals across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Radios Are Made Available to the Public and the First Radio Station is Developed
Radios were devices that were strictly used to communicate during World War I. In 1920 the Westinghouse Company applied for and received a commercial radio license which allowed for the creation of KDKA. KDKA would then become the first radio station officially licensed by the government. It was also Westinghouse which also began advertising the sale of radios to the public -
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Radio Becomes America's Source for News and Entertainment
Radio was mainly used for communication during WWII. Radios were put in cars and started to be used in the average household. It is during this time that radio is used as a source of entertainment by broadcasting baseball games, boxing matches, and playing music. -
The First Portable Radio is Developed
One of the first portable radios, Sapper & Zanuso TS502, is developed and soon becomes a staple in most American homes. -
The Usage of FM and Boombox develops
With music becoming an extremely popular pastime in the United States, FM radio is used mainly used (developed by Edward Howard Armstrong) to play popular music genres. The Boombox was invented in 1975 by The Woelfel brothers. -
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Music Takes Over America
Through the 80's and 90's radio broadcasting continued to expand. Thousands of more stations sprung up playing all different kinds of music, world, pop, rock, jazz, classical -
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The World of Radio Becomes Digitized
The radio expanded into the satellite and internet markets. The need for live DJ’s is dwindling since everything can be done via a computer all the editing and broadcasting can be done using hard drive of a computer. Car companies paired up with satellite radio stations like XM radio to offer special deals on satellite radios which offer every kind of music, news, and entertainment stations one could ask for. The development of radio applications such as Pandora, Apple Music, and Spotify occur
