Radio History

  • Marconi Invented Radio

    Marconi Invented Radio

    in 1895 marconi invented the radio. Was it him or good PR. He received the first radio signal.
  • Audion Tube Lee De Forest

    Audion Tube Lee De Forest

    Lee De Forest invents the Audio Tube in 1906.
  • KDKA

    KDKA

    In 1920 KDKA was created by Frank Conrad. It was a radio station.
  • WEAF

    WEAF

    In 1922 the first commercial was created. It was called WEAF.
  • FRC

    FRC

    FRC radio station was created by Uncle Charlie. You could make your own radio station back then.
  • Radio Golden Era

    Radio Golden Era

    It was the middle of the Great Depression and radio help them get through the hard times.
  • TV Radio's Demise

    TV Radio's Demise

    The popularity grew. "Tv did to the radio what cars did to the horse."
  • FM Radio

    FM Radio

    FM Radio is born, but only in mono.
  • Six Stations

    Six Stations

    There are six TV stations in the nation.
  • Radio Receivers

    Radio Receivers

    The number of radio receivers in the world exceeds the number of newspapers printed daily.
  • US Radio

    US Radio

    United States radio stations begin broadcasting in stereophonic sound.
  • FM Stations

    FM Stations

    In the US, FM radio stations begin to use the RDS already in place in Europe.