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hans christian ousted discovers the relationship between electrisity and magnetism in a simple experiment.
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joseph henry publishes his experimental results showing the oscillatory nature of the discharge in leyden jars and describes how a generated spark could magnetize a needle surrounded by a coil up to 220 feet away.
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WCBN's Program Director announces that programming will be designed to meet the needs of the audience, not the needs of the air staff.
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Guglielmo Marconi was and italian inventor who sent and received the first radio signals in 1895.
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Marconi establishes first radio link between England and France.
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One of the first radio stations. First named 8XK but later changed KDKA
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The Fn radio was invented by Edwin H. Armstrong
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There are six TV stations in the nation by this time.
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CBN moves into the new Student Activities Building, and its studios start to become centralized
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National Public Radio, a privtate, non-commercial network devoted to news, information, and "infotainment" founded. Programs are aired on local public radio stations nationwide.
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CBN plays "It's my Party" by Leslie Gore for 18 hours straight the day after Reagan is elected.
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In Europe, FM radio stations begin to use the subcarrier signal of FM radio to transmit digital data. This RDS (radio data system) is used to transmit messages on display screens to radios.
