History of the Radio

By Lg221655

  • First radio broadcast sent

    Marconi, an Italian inventer, claims to be the first man to send and recive the first radio signal.
  • Radio signals can be broadcast futher

    Radio signals can be broadcast futher

    Lee de Forest created the first Audion Tube, a device that allowed radio broadcast to be sent futher than ever before. *However it's widely believed that Lee de Forest borrowed the idea from a Canadian inventor named Reginald Fessenden.
  • Radios aboard the titanic help save lives

    Radios aboard the titanic help save lives

    Radio that were aboard the titanic were used to warn nearby ships that the boat had started sinking and the boats were able to come and save drowning passengers.
  • First commercial radio station broadcast

    First commercial radio station broadcast

    KDKA was the first commercial radio station to broadcast. The radio station offten broadcast news reports and ocational ads paid for by companies.

  • People begin to place ads on the radio

    In 1922 WEAF radio station aired a 10 minute long commercial for an Apartment Complex and charged $50.
  • Federal Radio Commission created

    Federal Radio Commission created

    Due to many people getting their own radio station the FRC is created in order to regulate the airwaves and clear up confusion.

  • Pres. F.D.R. begins to broadcast his fireside chats

    During the Great Depression and through most of WW2 pres. FDR would often give inspirational speeches over the radio in order to raise moral in the U.S. These would become know as his Fireside Chats.
  • The FM transmitter is made

    The FM transmitter is made

    Major Edwin Armstrong invents the FM transmitter which allows radios to broadcast futher than ever.