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Marconi sends and recieves the first radio signal. Inventor of radio.
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Lee De Forest created the first amplifier called the audition tube.
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The radio on the Titanic saved countless lives and the potential for radio is widely realized.
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The Goverment orders the radios to be silent so that they can use it for the purposes of the war. Now, they use the radios as a tecnology for war. This begins the through process of radio being used for two way communication.
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The first radio station KDKA is established by Frank Conrad who covers news, presidental races and plays music from a phonogram.
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The WEAF charged $50 dollars to air a 10 minute advertisment
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With Uncle Charlie stations becomming so popular, the FCR was established to regulate liscenses for frequencies and other rules and regulations.
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Along with the Great Depression, radio became a essentail part of life bringing news, music and advertising to all people. An escape from the trouble of the times
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TV begins to make a popular appeareance and begins to replace radio shows in popularity
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The muscians union refuses to let musicians play on the radio because they want more money. Eventually, new deals are carried out and the music on the radio continues
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The FCC is formed to replace the previous FCR. Regulations on radio broadcasting improve.
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Major Edwin Armstrong invented a stronger FM transmitter that forced people to buy new radio sets. AM was now for talk shows while FM was for music.
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Gorden Maclendon comes up with the idea of short lists. The new format of "Top 40 Hits" becomes widespread and popular format for tons of radio stations.
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People become increasingly likely to tune into the FM radio stations instead of the AM stations that had continued to domintate the broadcasting till then.
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New music, namnley from The Beatles begin making an appearance on the radio. This new wave of music brings back attention to radio
