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Henrich Rudolf Hertz was able to conclusivly prove transmitted airborne electromagnetic waves ina n experiment confirimimg maxwells theory of electromadnestism.
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Marconi basciaclly invented the radio. He sent and recieved the first radio signal in 1895. It wasnt a voice or a song it could have been any nosie.
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Lee De Forest created the audion table. It is a vacuum tube that amplified signals. They belive a candian inventor , acually came up with the idea.
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First radio station called 8xk . It was later renamed to KDKA. It is still running today in pittsburg pennsylvania. It was created by Frank Conrad.
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WEAF aried a comercial that was 10 minutes long. They also called it a toll broad cast. It was for an apartment complex charging 50$ , 5$ a minute.
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FRC assigned radio station frequenices , call letters , and power limits. It made it harded for uncle charlies to have radio stations. It made it to where you can only have a radio station if you get a licences for it.
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Best time for radio. They were having wars. Everyone was strugling with money and radio was an escape for all thier problems.
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The entire family could sit down and njoy it together. They had music , story time, situational comedies , and dramas.
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Major Edwin Armstrong invented the fm transmitter. This made the quality of radios better and forced listeners to buy new radio sets. Talk on am , music on fm
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Tv came out and its popularity grew. Advertisers went to tv causing radio to lose money.
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" flowers in the rain" was the first song to be aired by radio one in 1967. This song was by The Move , and covered by Kaiser Chiefs.
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with pandora and youube and aux cords radio is now dieing down.
