RADIO HISTORY

By carl's JR
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    Sent and received first radio signal

    radio-invented by marconi
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    Marconi sells his concept to the marine industry

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    lee de forest created the audion tube(tube that amplifies

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    the titanic

    if the radio wasnt around a lot of more people would have died
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    the fist radio station was made

    named 8XK later renamed KDKA,and was later created by Frank Conrad.Still broadcasting from Pittsburg,Pennsylvania
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    the dawn of advertising

    WEAF aired a 10min commercial about an Apartment complex charging $50
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    The establishment of the FRC

    organized the licensing of transmitters
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    The Golden Era

    brought families together ,with shows like super man,shadow,and little orphan anne
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    Radio's Demise

    -Tv make appearance in the late 30s
    -as popularity grew,Advertisers went to Tv
    -radio lost money ,so radio jumped ships
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    MUSIC

    people would have rather watched shows on Tv than listen to them on the radio,so radio stations moved to music
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    Radio today

    todays radio is very different than before because talk radio is on AM and music is on FM