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Radio History

  • Marconi sends first radio signal

    Marconi sends first radio signal

    Guglielmo Marconi successfully sent the first radio signal. After many failed attempts he finally got it. However, the first signals did not go very far.
  • Amplitude Modulation

    Amplitude Modulation

    First type of radio signals used.
  • Radio 1st broadcast signal to ships

    Radio 1st broadcast signal to ships

    First radio signal successfully dilivered to a from a ship. This was a mjaor breakthrough in keeping contact with people on land.
  • Forest files patent for Adion

    Forest files patent for Adion

    Lee De Forest created the Adion.
  • Reginald Fessenden sent out a program of music and speech

    Reginald Fessenden sent out a program of music and speech

    He also developed the first sphisticated radio transmitter.
  • Airplane 1st Radio signal transfer

    Airplane 1st Radio signal transfer

  • First Radio Station

    First Radio Station

    Radio stations began to pop around this time.
  • Commercial

    Commercial

  • Number of broadcasts

    Number of broadcasts

    The number of personal radio broadcasts soared from 30 in 1922 to 556
  • FRC

    FRC

    FRC (Federal Radio Commision) was established to control radio airwaves and etc.
  • Frequency Modulation

    Frequency Modulation

    Edwin Howard Armstrong created FM, improving audio frequency
  • Radio becomes major source for news

    Radio becomes major source for news

    Radio broadcast journalism establishes itself as a significant national media force as it covers the daily events of World War II.
  • Elvis Presley records first record

    Elvis Presley records first record

    King of rock!
  • Michael Jackson records first record

    Michael Jackson records first record

    King of Pop!
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    One of the biggest music festivals ever.