Radio

Radio History

  • Marconi

    Marconi
    sent and recieved the first radio signal
    had good PR
  • RCA established

    RCA established
    US released patents
  • WEAF aired 10 minute commercial

    WEAF aired 10 minute commercial
    For an appartment complex
  • The FRC (FCC) Established

    The FRC (FCC) Established
    The FCC was established to monitor radio frequencies
  • Major Edwin Armstrong invents FM radio

    Major Edwin Armstrong invents FM radio
  • American transatlantic communication routed to England

  • W1XOJ, the first experimental FM radio station, was granted a construction permit by the FCC

    W1XOJ, the first experimental FM radio station, was granted a construction permit by the FCC
  • Bell's Labs scientists invent the transistor radio

    Bell's Labs scientists invent the transistor radio
  • SONY introduces the transistor radio

    SONY introduces the transistor radio
  • Rock & roll Emerges

    Elvis Presley and others were getting air play and selling records
  • Beatels first appear

    Led by the Beatles and Stones, AM top-40 would rebound because of the new music.
  • First Master FM antena

    First Master FM antena
  • The US Army and DARPA launched an aggressive successful project to construct a software radio

    The US Army and DARPA launched an aggressive successful project to construct a software radio that could become a different radio on the fly by changing software.
  • sirius sattilite and xm radio merge

    sirius sattilite and xm radio merge
  • The iHeartRadio Music Festival - The Biggest Live Concert