history of radio

  • marconi

    marconi

    italian inventor
    sent/recieved first radio signal in 1895
  • audio tube

    audio tube

    created by lee de forest, it wwas a vaccum that amplified signals
    widely believed canadian reginald fessenden actually came up with the idea.
  • ice berg straight a head

    ice berg straight a head

    sold radio to marine industry for better communication. impacted the finding and rescuing of titanic passengers.
  • radio stations

    radio stations

    first radio station named KDKA, after the original name of 8XK. still broad casting out of pittsburg, pennsylvania. inventor of the station was frank conrad.
  • uncle charlie

    uncle charlie

    term used for personal radio station.
  • dawn of advertising

    dawn of advertising

    how radios make money. first was on WEAF, which was ten minuetes long which ended up costing the company $50
  • am and fm waves

    am and fm waves

    changing waves am would be hight wise. 535 - 1605 KHz
    fm 88-108 MHz
  • FRC

    FRC

    ESTABLISHED TO ORGANIZE RADIO. this was because uncle charlies were to popular. need to have licese for equipment.
  • call letters

    call letters

    established by the FCA to distiguish certain radio stations
  • golden era

    golden era

    everyone listed to the radio but people hurt for money
    middle of the depression and radio would provide a escape much as tv would today
  • family medium

    family medium

    radio known as family friendly, dramas comedy etc.
  • famous shows

    famous shows

    amos n andy
    gunsmoke
    the shadow
    our miss brook
    superman
    dick tracy
    little orphan annie
    $64 dollar question
  • radio to tv

    radio to tv

    the voicers weren't actually the same age as they were as they seemed in the radio.
    didnt really work
  • radios demise

    radios demise

    popularity grew to tv and advertisers the ones who they got income from. so they made the switch to music
  • why change to music for radio

    why change to music for radio

    ony lisnted to on jukeboxes, record, or live concerts.
  • am to fm

    am to fm

    hgher quality,
    talk on am
    music on fm
    but were forced to buy new radios