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Idea of Radio
experimental work on the connection between electricity and magnetism began. It was the work of Hans Christian Ørsted. -
Tesla
transmission of radio freqeuncy energy is exhibited in Nikolas Tesla expermiments. He thinks this can be used to communicate. -
Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi built a wireless system capable of transmitting signals at long distance. -
"Wireless Telegraph"
This was thefirst "wireless telegraph" newspaper message. It relayied the results of a sailing competition, transmitted from a sea vessel to the newspaper the Daily Express. -
Transatlantic
Marconi conducts the first succesful transatlantic radio communication. -
First Radio Stations
Several radio stations claim to be the first public radio station. Some include KDKA Pittsburgh and 9XM University of Wisconsin. -
"Broadcasting Boom"
occurs as technological advances in radio and the
industry's increasing popularity proves to be a valuable tool. Most radio programs are primarily entertainment-oriented, featuring music
or drama. -
FM Radio
Edwin Armstrong invents FM (Frequency Modulation) Radio. FM provides static-free broadcasting and carries the full frequency range of sound perceptiple to the human ear -
Marconi's Patent
The U.S. Supreme Court reverses the patent issued to marconi, helping the U.S. Gov't to avoid paying damages to the Marconi Company for patent use during WWI. -
Radio Suffers
Television is such a novelty that big stars, programs, and advertisers defect from radio to TV. Radio begins to localize and concentrate on playing records. -
Digital Age
Amateur Radio experimenters begin to use computers with audio cards to process radio signals, and the first digital transmissions begin to be broadcast. -
Streamign Popularity
Streaming radio's revenue rose to above $500 million. Nearly 13 percent of the American population had listened to the radio online. -
Mumford and Sons "The Full English Tour"
Mumford & Sons are an English folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, guitar, drums, mandolin), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, accordion, drums), Winston Marshall (vocals, banjo, guitar, resonator guitar), and Ted Dwane (vocals, string bass, drums, guitar). -
Imagine Dragons Concert
In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. -
The 20/20 Experience World Tour
American Airlines Center, Dallas
We're excited to announce Justin will embark on The 20/20 Experience World Tour and will land in Dallas on Wednesday, December 4th at 8:00 p.m.
