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Radio shows to TV
The reason why the use of the same Modulations for the use of Radio that were given to TV managed to be unsuccessful was because FM waves are better at picking up music compared to AM waves, which are used for talking. Even if it were successful, the volume would be pretty low and the clarity would be terrible. -
Radio is born
The italian inventor Gulglielmo Marconi was known as the first person to send and recieve radio. He's been working on this ever since he graduated from the university of bologna. When he was in college, he was studying the theoies of Heinrich Hertz. -
Family Medium
This meant that radio stations and TV channels made quality time with family one of the most important things in life. They used different sorts of projects such as Story telling, Dramas, and Family-Friendly Comedies. This helped mainly during the Great Depression, which helped the darkest days become slightly better. It also could be argued that the family medium was a source of motivation for America. -
The Near-Death of Radio
As TV made its appearance in the late 1930's, advertisements began to migrate themselves to it. Radio ended up losing so much money, that most shows decided to call it quits and end their radio careers. Many people believe that TV will overrule radio just like horses got dominated by Cars. -
A creation that makes a huge impact on the radio
American Inventor, Lee de Forest creates the audion tube, which was like a vacuum tube that amplified signals. Although he's known for his amazing creations, some people felt like he wasnt the guy who made the idea up in his mind. People think that the idea was actually made up by the canadian inventor, Reginald Fessenden. the creation was known as the "Edison Effect". -
1st Radio Station gets Recognised
The first radio station was first known as 8XK, but over the time it was changed to KDKA. The radio station was owned by Frank Conrad. It's one of the longest running stations, and is located in Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. -
Radio starts to get more reputation
WEAF airs a 10 minute commercial for an apartment complex charging $50. This caused the income of money given to stations to gradually increase. It also created a little bit of a buzz about radios. -
Yet Another Great Idea
Radio Broadcaster,Uncle Charlie was just way too popular, so he came up with an idea and established the FRC. This organized the liscencing of the transmitters and also helped assign radio station frequencies, call letters, and power limits. This idea influenced people to use it more often, such as the military, advertisements, and weather forecasting. A while later during the early radio years, the owners sttarted to experiment a little bit and started to use AM and FM waves. -
The Golden Era!
Started in the 1930's and didn't really end until the 40's, which was in the middle of the great depression. This was where just about everybody in the United States was listening to their radios. whether it was music or not, people loved it. From comedies to dramas, they had just about what anyone was into. Some popular shows around the time period were Gun smoke, Amos and Andy, The Shadow, Our Miss Brooks, Superman, Dick Tracey,and the first ever Who Wants to be a Millionaire. -
FM Waves
A.K.A.: Frequency Modulation. Ranges from 88 MHz-108 MHz -
Showdown, Radio vs TV
This might as well be known as one of the best fights anyone has ever witnessed if you were around in the 30's and 40's. When tv made its astonishing debut into the world, radio took a huge plummet income wise, and if they were gonna do something about it they needed to act, and quickly. So that's when radio started to step its game. around the 90's, the jukebox started taking the U.S. by storm. And it wasn't just that, it was also live concerts, and records. -
Crazy, but yet a Useful idea
Major Inventor Edwin Armstrong invented the fm transmitter, which made a stronger signal and higher quality sound in the radios. The listeners were forced to buy new radio sets, which separated the talk shows to the AM stations, and actual music to the FM stations. -
AM Waves
Also known as Amplitude Modulation. Ranges from 535 KHz-1605 KHz. The amplitude of the second signal varies correspondingly to the amplitude of the first wave. -
Even tougher foes
Internet radio was the newest thing technology had to offer. From various sources, it seems like people like to use online station websites such as pandora, i heart radio, youtube, spotify, soundcloud, and much other ones. is radio really on the brink now, or will it make another huge comeback? -
Radio Today
Radio in this generation seems to be making it's way back to a slump. Apps such as Spotify and Soundcloud use advertising as a way to pay new and upcoming artists that want to have their name in the spotlight. They even earn more now because of the premium upgrades for accounts to listen to ad-free music and unlimited skips.
