Radio History

  • Marconi

    Marconi
    Italian inventor Marconi sent and recieved forst radio waves. This may be dated becaue of good press. ocurred in 1895
  • Spainish Radio

    Spainish Radio
    Julio Cevera dveloped the Radio in Spain. He did this in 1902. Did this by seeing other radio patents.
  • Audion Tube

    Audion Tube
    This is a vaccuum tube that amplified signals. Lee De Forest is the one that made it into hisory for this invention. Created in 1906.
  • First Christmas Music on Radio

    First Christmas Music on Radio
    O Holy Night on the violin by Reginald Fessenden in Canada after George Frideric Handel.
  • First Song On the Radio

    First Song On the Radio
    Ombra mai fu by George Frideric Handel is played in Canada through an alternator-transmitter.
  • Broadcating station

    Broadcating station
    Charles David Herrold constructed a broadcasting station. he did this in 1909. became todays KCBS.
  • Titanic history

    Titanic history
    When te titanic sunk in 1912 radio waves saved many lives. No one would have been saved if they hadnt been able to send radio waves out to get help. Radio waves are all ships have once their out of port.
  • AMRAD

    AMRAD
    Harold Power with his company AMRAD produced the first continuous broadcast. did it from Tufts University. later became the first company to broadcast every day.
  • First Regularly Scheduled Music Station

    First Regularly Scheduled Music Station
    First regularly scheduled music on 9XM station.
  • Radio stations

    Radio stations
    This is the year KDKA was created. it was originally 8XK created by Frank Conrad. Still around today in pittsburg
  • Advertising

    Advertising
    This is how a radio station makes money. The first commercial was aired in 1922. It was aired on the staion WEAF.
  • Ending of Uncle Charlies

    Ending of Uncle Charlies
    The end began in 1927. You were no longer allowed to have personal radio stations. this ended with the establishing of FRC.
  • Golden Era of Radio

    Golden Era of Radio
    This occurred during the middle of the Great Depression. This event ocurred because people were looking for money. ocurred in the 30s and 40s.
  • Radios Demise

    As popularity of the Tv grew, advertisers moved from radio to tv. this caused radio stations to lose money. Radio shows started to end through this time.