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1st Radio
Made by Italian inventor Marconi. He sent and received the first Radio signal. -
Audion Tube
Lee De Forest created the Audion Tube which amplifies signals. -
1st time music played on the Radio
Reginald Fessenden played O Holy Night on the violin and read a passage from the Bible. -
1st Radio Station
Was originally named 8XK, later changed to KDKA. Started by Frank Conrad. Is still broadcasting to this day in Pittsburg, Philadelphia. -
Improvements of the Radio
Edwin Armstrong invented the superheterodyne radio, which was a major improvement of the radios in previous years. -
First Transistor
The first transistor was shown at Bell Laboratories. Allows for radios to be more compact meaning they won't be bulky boxes, but can come in sizes that you can fit in your shirt pocket. -
Radio vs. Newspaper
The number of Radio receivers in the world exceeds the number of newspapers printed daily. -
U.S. Radio Stations
United States Radio Stations began broadcasting in stereophonic sound. -
Radio for Students Only
U-M President Robben Fleming urges that WCBN should be used only for educational purposes and restricted to students only. -
Music
CBN plays "It's my Party" by Leslie Gore for 18 hours straight the day after Reagan is elected. -
Fired Radio Staff
At WJJX (WCBN's AM counterpart), a student DJ is fired for broadcasting a series of racist jokes. -
Radio for Non-Students only
The U-M decides to oust non-students from WCBN.
WCBN airs Allan Ginsberg's Howl. -
New Digital FM Transmitter
In Paris an experimental digital FM transmitter begins operation. -
Radio Expansion
In the US, FM radio stations begin to use the RDS already in place in Europe. -
Radios Now
Radio stations are no longer limited to radios themselves. You can download apps on your phone and listen from there without the radio itself. Radios also come in all different shapes and sizes.
