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Radio was invented
Marconi was and italian inventor who was sent and recived the first radio signal -
The audion tube
The audion tube was invented in 1906, it acted like a vacum tube and amplified the radio signal s it could travel farther. -
The titanic
the titanic went down and everyone would have died if it wasnt for the radio. the ship was able to call for help before it went down because of the radio. -
The first radio station
the first radio station came in 1920 made by frank conard. the station was originally named 8xk but was later named KDKA and its still brodcastiong today out of pitsburg. -
Advertising
Advertising came into the scene and radio actually started making money because they would harge the companies to air their ad -
FRC
the FRC was established becasue everyone was brdcasiong something. so they made people get a licesense to brodcast something. -
Call letters
Call letters were adopted because they needed to distinguish specific radio stations -
The golden era
The 1930's to the 1940's were known as the golden era for the history of radio. -
Popularity
Everyone wanted a radio becasue they saw it as an escape from the great depession or just a way to relax after work. -
Family time
Radio was also a way to get the family together because they aired tv shows that kids could listen to -
The transition
The people tried switching from the radio to tv because but it just wasnt the same so it didnt go so well -
Radios Demise
The radio was losing to tv because the advertisers wanted to how their product instead of just have people listen to it. -
Music
Since of the radio stations didnt have any shows they resulted to playing music as another way to make money. -
AM and FM
since some people still had talk shows the radio distingusied AM from FM because FM sounded better wile playing music than AM did. -
Apps
people began making apps that would put a major dent into radio liek pandora, spotify, and youtube.
