Radio and TV By michaelmcdermott Mar 11, 1888 Sir Oliver Lodge does experiments that seem to show electromagnetic waves traveling along wires. Nov 11, 1898 Marconi opened the first radio factory, on Hall Street, Chelmsford, England, employing around 50 people. Nov 11, 1907 Marconi establishes the first permanent transatlantic wireless service. Nov 11, 1919 First clear transmission of human speech on 9XM. Sep 11, 1928 Radio was first used to transmit pictures visible as television. Nov 11, 1933 FM radio was invented. Dec 11, 1945 After World War II, the FM radio broadcast was introduced in Germany. Nov 11, 1954 Regency introduced a pocket transistor radio, the TR-1 Jul 10, 1962 Color television was commercially transmitted, and the first radio communication satellite, TELSTAR, was launched. Nov 11, 1975 LORAN became the premier radio navigation system. Nov 11, 1987 The GPS constellation of satellites was launched. Nov 11, 1998 The digital transmissions began to be applied to broadcasting.