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James Clurk Maxwell showed that mathematically that electromagnetic waves can travel through air.
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Heinrich Hurts Demonstrated Maxwell's theory by demonstrating that someone could produce electromagnetic radiation.
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Nikolai Tesla used Maxwell's ma-thematic findings to demonstrate the sending and receiving of frequency energy.
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1895-today was when the creation of radio changed the world and how it is known today. Radio was and is sometimes a family friendly station to listen with your kids but certain stations may not be appropriate.
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An Italian inventor who sent and received the very first radio signal in 1895 with signal waves and sometimes back in the day people could say they invented something but they actually just want fame.
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Lee DE Forest created/borrowed the idea for an Audion tube, a vacuum tube that amplified signals. People believe that Reginald Fessenden created it but he didn't make the history books.
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1920 radio stations came to show and started off with 8XK, later will be known as KDKA, they also had Uncle Charlies which were radio stations of your own (personal) so anyone could have a radio station.
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in 1922 WEAF aired a 10 minute commercial broadcast for an apartment complex charging $50. That was how radio began to make money was commercials.
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since uncle charlie was too popular they created FRC which was organizing the license of transmitters and assigning radio station frequency's, call letters, and power limits.
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1930-40 was right in the middle of GTD (The Great Depression) and people were hurting for money. This was the radios finest hours because everyone was listening to the radio. Radio provided an escape for people rather them face reality and slunk in their emotions.
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They tried to move radio to TV but it didn't work, why? Because the people who voiced some of the characters could have been a little older or younger and could have been the opposite gender and people would have known if they changed the character in the live action because of the voice differences.
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TV made appearance in the late 30's and as popularity grew advertising came to TV. The radio began to lose money so radio jumped ship.
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Since radio was losing money they saved it by adding music to the radio because during that time period you have very few options but now you could just get in your car while your driving through own or seeing family and listen to music whenever but still had ads every now and then,
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Radio industry introduces us to British music brought to radio.
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Radio is bringing us Norwegian music, right after they have introduced British music so they open us up to more diverse music.
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In 1956 radio brings us a not yet popular station but will be in the future, jazz.