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Marconi, Italian inventor of the radio, sent and received the first radio signal.
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Lee De Forest created the audio tube. A vacuum tube that amplified signals. It is widely believed that Reginald Fessenden actually invented the audio tube, but he didn't make it into history.
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Took us 25 years to start broadcasting music and voices. Originally named 8XK, later changed to KDKA. KDKA is still around today and is broadcasted out of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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WEAF aired a 10 minute 'comercial' pr toll brodcast, for an apartment complex charging $50.
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Uncle Charlie stations were too popular. Established the FRC(Federal Communications Committee). Organize the licensing of transmitters. Assigning radio stations frequencies, call letters, and power limits. Abbreviation later changed to FCC.
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Middle of the Great Depression. People were hurting for money and around this time tons of people listened to the radio.
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TV makes an appearance. Radio lost money and radio shows jumped ship. As popularity grew people moved to TV.
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After TV was invented, radio lost a lot of money and listeners. So they started playing music.Many listeners came back so they could listen to music without having to buy a record.