Radio History

By birdsoverboys
  • Marconi Makes History

    Marconi Makes History

    Marconi sends the first wireless communication over open sea.
  • Over the pond

    Over the pond

    First transatlantic message from the US was in 1903, when a Marconi build station sent a message from Massachusetts to the UK.
  • The audion tube

    The audion tube

    Originally created by fessenden but perfected by de forest.
  • The first radio broadcast

    The first radio broadcast

    KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes the first radio station in the US.
  • Free for all

    Free for all

    Federal Radio Commission was created to help clean up station broadcast chaos.
  • Let's make some money

    Let's make some money

    WEAF aired a 10 minute broadcast for an apartment complex charging $50.
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    The Golden Era of Radio

    Radio became the escape for people to be entertained.