radio history by lexy covarrubias

  • Guglielmo Marconi

    Guglielmo Marconi

    marconi was credited to be the inventor of the radio.he sent and received the first radio signal in 1895.
  • audion tube

    audion tube

    the audion tube was created or "borrowed" by lee de forest and is known as a vacuum tube that amplifies signals.
    it is also widely believed that a Canadian inventor, Reginald Fessenden, actually came up with the idea, but he did not make it into the history book unfortunately
  • radio stations

    radio stations

    radio station blew up in the 1920s, and once radio shows appeared, the popularity increased tenfold. radio stations quickly became the main household entertainment for every family.
  • AM waves

    AM waves

    AM is short for for amplitude modulation 535 kHz
  • FM waves

    FM waves

    FM is short for frequency modulation 88-108 mHz
  • radio advertising

    radio advertising

    in 1922, the main key to making money was advertising. radio shows advertised different companies to profit off of, and it actually worked very well.
  • uncle charlie

    uncle charlie

    personal radio stations in the 1920's was called uncle charlie
  • FRC

    FRC

    because uncle charlie radio station was too popular, the FRC radio station was established in 1927. it organized the licensing of transmitters and assigned radio stations frequencies, call letters and power limits.
  • golden era

    golden era

    radio's in the great depression were not as popular due to the fact that people were hurtin for money
  • family medium

    family medium

    radios were very popular in every family household because they provided every kind of entertainment such as musoc, stories, and news.
  • radio shows to TV

    radio shows to TV

    converting radio shows to tv was a bit of a problem because the people who voiced the characters didnt fit the actors voice in real acting.
  • radio's demise

    radio's demise

    television made its debut in the late 30s, and once its popularity grew, advertisers went to TV. radio lost its money, radio shows decided to join the television bandwagon.
  • famous shows of the golden era

    famous shows of the golden era

    shows were popular on radio stations all across the nation. shows such as: amos and andy, little orphan annie, superman, gunsmoke, ect.
  • music

    music

    although radio shows had left to television, music was now being broadcasted throughout every radio in family households across america. singers like elvis Presley, and the righteous brothers were becoming increasingly popular due to the radio.
  • radio's progression

    radio's progression

    once the FM transmitter was invented major Edwin armstrong, which made for a stronger signal and higher quality sound, listeners were purchase new radios. AM shows were mainly talk shows, while FM was music.