Radio

By haiforrest

  • Radio waves

     Guglielmo Marconi began working on long-distance wireless transmission using radio waves.
  • Transmission distances

    Transmission distances

    Marconi achieved limited transmission distances and improved his system.
  • British patent

    British patent

    Marconi received a British patent for his radio transmission system.
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    Radio stations

    Marconi established radio stations in the Isle of Wight and Chelmsford, England.

  • Transmitted message

     Marconi transmitted a message across the Atlantic Ocean to Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland.
  • Radio-telegraph service

    Radio-telegraph service

    Regular transatlantic radio-telegraph service began.
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    Golden Age of Radio

    The period between the late 1920s and the early 1950s is considered the Golden Age of Radio, in which comedies, dramas, variety shows, game shows, and popular music shows drew millions of listeners across America.
  • Stereophonic broadcasting

    Stereophonic broadcasting

    Developments like stereophonic broadcasting, which began in the 1960s, helped radio maintain its popularity.