Radio History

  • Marconi Invents Radio

    Marconi Invents Radio

    In 1901, the Italian inventor was the first person to send and receive on and for radio.
  • Audio Tube Was Born

    Audio Tube Was Born

    In 1905, the Audio Tube was invented, now radio is louder and be heard or transported further.
  • Frank Conrad

    Frank Conrad

    Westinghouse engineer Frank Conrad posing with his first broadcast radio set,... Frank Conrad did not invent modern radio. He was not the first to use vacuum tubes in his radio apparatus.
  • 1st Radio  Broadcast

    1st Radio Broadcast

    In 1920 the first live radio broadcast.This radio station was called 8XK but later changed to KDKKA.This was a big event in society.
  • First Commercial

    First Commercial

    1922 aired the first commercial, which was 10 minutes long and for every mint, it cost $10.
  • FRC

    FRC

    Federal Radio Commission, which started in 1923, was the beginning of call letters, W is East of Mississippi river and K is west of the Mississippi river.
  • AM Waves

    AM Waves

    In 1927 AM Waves were invented for hight of volume wave. 935 KHZ - 160 SKHZ
  • FM Waves

    FM Waves

    Frequency modulation was invented to change the distance at which it can be heard.88- 108 MHZ
  • Middle of Great Depression

    Middle of Great Depression

    Many people don't know whats real or fake so they believe everything on the radio.So if you didn't tune in at the beginning then you would thinks its real.
  • Family Medium

    Family Medium

    Everyone in the family can enjoy a broadcast together or hang out together without inappropriate language in it.
  • Family shows

    Family shows

    Everybody had there favorite shows including; Gunsmoke, Amos andy, The Shadow, and everyone favorite... Superman.
  • Music Saved Radio

    Music Saved Radio

    Before radio there was, jukebox's, Records, and live concerts. Unfortunately they all cost money, until radio played music and saved the radio by playing Ads in between songs.