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History of the Radio

By jalcorn558

  • Development

    The development of the radio began in 1893 with Nikolai Tesla’s demonstration of wireless radio communication in St. Louis, Missouri.

  • Radio Gets Popular

    new radio stations, like Radio 1, 4 and 5 began broadcasting with genres like sports and comedy appealing to new audiences. As the BBC entered into the new millennium its popularity continued to grow. Its broadcasts of “The Century Speaks”, an oral history of the 20th century and a reading of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” helped to gain more listeners.

  • Radi Act of 1912

    Radi Act of 1912
    The Radio Act of 1912 required all land radio stations and ship stations to be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • B.B.C.

    B.B.C.
    Europe’s most famous broadcasting station, the British Broadcasting Company or BBC, began following in 1922.

  • First Ads.

    WEAF, an AT&T station in New York broadcasted the first radio advertisement in 1923.

  • Guglielmo Marconi

    Guglielmo Marconi
    Guglielmo Marconi, in 1986 was awarded the official patent for the radio by the British Government.

  • Radio Expands

    With the year 2000 the radio expanded into the satellite and internet markets.