History of Radio

Marconi

Feb 17, 1895

Italian Inventor
Sent and Recieved first Radio signal

Audion Tube

Feb 17, 1906

Lee De Forest, created the audion tube , a vacuu tube that amplified signals

Colonel Robert McCormick

Feb 17, 1918

Floyd Phillips Gibbons was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style.

KDKA

Feb 17, 1920

8XK,later renamed KDKA
Frank Conrad
Still around today broadcasting out of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

The dawning of Advertising

Feb 17, 1922

WEAF aored a 10 minute 'commercial' or toll broadcast, for an apartment complex charging 50$

FRC

Feb 17, 1927

Uncle Charlie was too popular
Established FRC in 1927
Organize the licensing of transmitters assigning radio sation frequencies, call letters. and power limits

Radio's Demise

Feb 17, 1930

TV makes appearance in the late 30's
-As popularity grew, Advertisers went to TV
-Radio lost money, rado shows jumped ship

Golden Era radio

Feb 17, 1940

The entire family could enjoy it together
Big Band/story hour/situational comedies/dramas

Famous Shows or the Golden Era

Feb 17, 1945

Amos and Andy
Gunsmake
The Shadow
Our Miss Brooks
Superman
Dick Tracey
Little orhpan Annie

Radio's Progression

Feb 17, 1950

Major Edwin Armstrong invented the FM transmitter, which made for a stronger signal and higer quality sound.
Talk on the AM
Music on the FM

Rock'n'Roll

Feb 17, 1950

the first wave of music that originated in the US in the 1950s and would later develop into the more encompassing international style known as "rock music",

Pandora

Jan 17, 2000

One of the first online streaming websites