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First radio signal
The first radio signal was sent out in 1895 by Marconi. -
Audion tube
A vacuum tube that amplifies radio waves, first used in 1906 by Lee De Forest. -
Australian Radio Experiments
In 1906, Australia conducted an experiment where they broadcast music over the radio. -
First Music Broadcast
The first music broadcast on radio was on December 24, 1906. It consisted of violinist Reginald Fessenden performing live. -
Wireless Ship Act
In 1910, Congress passed a law that said all ships traveling over two hundred miles with more than fifty passengers should have a radio capable of transmitting in a one hundred mile range. -
The first radio station
The first official radio station was in 1920, 25 years after radio's invention. -
WEAF
The first commercial was on radio station WEAF in 1922, and was ten minutes. -
FRC
in 1927, the FRC would start organizing the licensing of transmission of radio frequencies, and would assign a radio station frequency to those people. -
Radio Shows
Radio's biggest appeal in the Golden Age were its radio shows. Some of the shows were Little Orphan Annie and Superman. -
Golden Era
The Golden Era of radio is considered to be the 1930's and 40's. -
Radial Music Format: Top 40
In 1960, radio introduced its latest format, which was playing music that had recently come out, or was the most popular. -
Fall of radio
The fall of radio came with the prevalence of TV, as many of the things they got away with on radio were impossible on film. -
Revival of Radio
The revival of radio came from an idea to play music over FM waves. This idea has kept radio alive for over 60 years.
