Radio/Broadcasting History By gavyc0695 1888 Heinrich Hertz detects and produces radio waves 1891 Radios began to appear on ships at sea. 1892 Nikola Tesla wirelessly transmitted electromagnetic energy. 1899 Marchese Guglielmo Marconi establishes first radio link between England and France 1900 American scientist R.A. Fessenden transmists human speech via radiowaves. 1901 First transAtlantic signal sent by Marconi from Ireland to Canada. 1903 Valdemar Poulsen makes an arc transmission that generates continuous radio waves receivable over 150 miles. 1906 First radio program of voice and music broadcast in the U.S. 1910 First radio transmission from an airplane.