Television and Radio

First transmitter and receivers

Jan 1, 1896

NIkola Tesla built his first working radio transmitter and reciver devices

First Trans-Atlantic transmission

Dec 12, 1901

First transmission of a radio signal across the Atlantic.

First transmission of the human voice over the radio

Dec 24, 1906

Reginald A. Fessenden made the first transmission of the human voice and also music through radio.

Creation of the Radio Corporation of America

Oct 17, 1919

First presidential Broadcast

Jun 14, 1922

Warren G. Harding was the first U.S. President heard on the radio, making a speech at Fort McHenry

First Presidential Adress radio Broadcast

Dec 6, 1923

President Coolidge's Adress to joint section of congress was broadcasted over radio

First radio speech broadcast by a U,S, President

Feb 12, 1924

Calvin Coolidge gave the first radio speech by a U.S. President

First Cathode Raytube image

Dec 25, 1926

Kenjiro Takayanagi of Japan transmitted a rough image on a cathode ray tube.

First long distance TV image

Apr 7, 1927

Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover was the first successful image transmitted to television

Columba Phonograph Broadcasting Debut

Sep 18, 1927

Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System Debuts with a network of 16 radio stations.

FCC was created

Jun 19, 1934

The FCC ( Federal Communications Commission) was created, replacing the Federal Radio Commision

First F.M. radio public demonstration

Dec 19, 1935

First public demonstration by Edwin Howard Armstrong

First broadcast from a commercial FM radio station

Jul 18, 1939

Demonstration of color TV

Oct 30, 1946

R.C.A publicly domonstrated an all-electronic system of color TV

First televised White House address

Oct 5, 1947

President Harry Truman Delivered the first televised White House address

Debut of C.N.N.

Jun 1, 1980