History of Radio Timeline

By ChristianFiji
  • First wireless communication over sea

    First wireless communication over sea

    Marconi send the first wireless communication over open sea in 1887.
  • Marconi sends first translantic message

    Marconi sends first translantic message

    Marconi send the first transatlantic message from Ireland to Newfoundland, Canada in 1901.
  • Audion tube invented

    Audion tube invented

    The Audion tube - invented in 1906 - allowed the detection and amplification of weak radio signals.
  • First radio station

    First radio station

    KDKA 1020 in Pittsburgh becomes the very first radio station in the US in 1920 .
  • Radio becomes monetizable

    Radio becomes monetizable

    In 1922 WEAF aired a 10 minute commercial for an apartment complex
  • Period: to

    Golden era of radio

    Radio became an escape for people to be entertained and helped ease depression in the US caused by the great depression
  • FM radio created

    FM radio created

    Edwin Armstrong invented FM radio which allowed music to be played through a clearer signal.