-
Heinrich Hertz proved
that electricity can be
transmitted in electromagnetic
waves. He
conducted experiments
in sending and
receiving these waves
during the late 1880s. -
Radios (what we’d
call wireless telegraphs
today) began to
appear on ships at sea.
This reduced the isolation
of the ships thus
improving both reliability
and safety. -
Nikola Tesla wirelessly
transmitted
electromagnetic energy -
He made the
first public demonstration
of radio in St.
Louis . -
Guglielmo Marconi
filed for patent protection
of his radio apparatus. -
He established
the Wireless Telegraph
and Signal
Company in 1897. -
The R.F. Matthews
was the first ship to
request emergency
assistance using a
wireless apparatus
(Marconi’s system). -
First transAtlantic
signal sent-by Marconi
from Ireland to
Canada. -
Lee DeForest produces the
“Audion,” a triode vacuum
tube that allowed for amplification
of radio signals. -
Amateur (today
known as “ham”)
radio introduced to the
U.S. via a Scientific
American article on
“How to Construct an
Efficient Wireless
Telegraphy Apparatus
at Small Cost.” -
First radio transmission
from an airplane. -
All U.S. radio stations not
needed by the government
are closed as WWI begins. -
Was cnsidered KHKS before it changed to 106.1 Kiss FM
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Pandora announced that their radio streaming service had passed 200 million users, about 70 million of whom were active monthly.
