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Macroni invents first radio signal
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Marconi sold concept to Marine industry
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Lee De Forest created the audion tube, a vaccum big tube that amplified signals
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Started out as 8VK later changed to KDKA created by Frank Conrad. KDKA is still a radio sation in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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People who had their own radio sations where known a "Uncle Charlie". Uncle Charlie's became to popluar and got in the way of companys advertising.
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FRC means Federal Radio Commission.The FRC law was made because to many "Uncle Charlies" got in the way of advertising and people couldn't hear companys advertisement.
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Radio Provided an escape for people in the 30's and 40's. During that time war and the Great Depression was occuring.
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FM is Frequency Modulation is just frequency change in the waves. AM is Amplitude Modulation a change in wave height.
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During the Golden Era famous shows like; Gusmoke, Amo and Andy, and $64 Dollar Question. Tv shows were played on radio becuase Tv's weren't invented yet
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Call Letters were ment to identify different stations. W refers to the east of the Mississsippi River and K refers to the west of the Mississippi river
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This event was an invasion by the Allied Expeditionary Force that lead to the fall of Nazi Germany. Also a big event for Radio to broadcast about
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Now Tv's are invented. Advertisers went to Tv; the radio shows were now on Tv therefore radio started losing money. Music is what saved radio. The only place you could hear music was a: Jukebox, records, or live concerts.
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The inaugural Grammy Awards were held in 1954. The Grammy's not only recogonzie artists for music but other awards also.
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Edwin made FM transmitter which made stronger signal and higher quality. Talk on AM; music on FM.
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The first VMA on MTV was in 1984 featuring Madonna.
