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Invention
A variety of individuals, including Nikola Tesla, J.C. Bose and Alexander Popov contributed various "firsts" to the development of radio, but Guglielmo Marconi is usually credited as the "inventor." He was the first to transmit wireless messages over a considerable distance, and had the first patents related to wireless telegraphy. -
First telegraph
The first wireless telegraph newspaper message relaying the results of a sailing competition transmitted from a sea vessel to the Daily Express. -
First broadcast
Radios first news broadcast provided to sailing ships -
Private radios shut down
At the start of US's involment in WW1 an executive order was released saying all private radio stations are either shut down or taken over by the goverment. -
Broadcasting Boom
A technological advance in radios and the industrys increasing popularity prove that it is a valuable commercial tool.. -
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System, the second national network was formed. -
Ads
Advertisers, through their agencies, own and control entire programs, hire and fire talent. -
WW2
Radio is the voice of the war effort. Entertainers soothe a confused public, news reports inform. Radio unites. -
All talk
All talk radio programs are becoming more popular. -
Public Radio
National Public Radio, a private, non-commericial network devoted news, information, and infotainment to be aired on local public radio stations nationwide. -
Radios make a lot of money
The big music stations, once AM and now FM were making lots of money. There are plenty of listeners and times are good as far as jobs and money. Advertisers want to buy radio. There is even Disco on FM! -
Digital takeover
Now an entire day can be stored, edited and broadcast using the hard drive of a computer. Production that used to involve splicing tape is now done with the click of a mouse. Analog devices like cart machines will disappear by 2004, to be replaced with computer memory. -
Military
Only military and recreational use finds a use for radios -
Military switches
Military only uses radios for soldier to soldiers short distance communication -
Radio is dying
People use phones and other technology like celluar communication instad of radios. -
Only short distance left
people only use close range radios usely recreational -
Radio is dead
Radios are a thing of the past no ones owns any for anything else than antiques. -
Manufacting slows
Only few companys are crating radios no profit for them -
Extinction
All production stops -
Celluar communication on rise
Now that radios are a thing of the past everyone celluar communication to communicate
