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An Italian inventor, sent and received the first raido signal. But some said he was not the first but more of a "beat everyone to the punch."
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The first music transmisson was in Graz, Austria.
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A audion tube is basically a vaccum tube that amplifies signals. Lee Dee Forest, is the inventor. But many contridict him and say that a Canadian inventor named Reginald Fessenden was the one who created said invention.
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It took 25 years to create radio stations. Frank Corad created 8XK, now know as KDKA which is still going in Pennsylvania.
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Advertising started to take effect. WEAF, aired the first commercial which lasted about 10 minutes, and was about an aparment complex. It costed about 50$ to air said commercial.
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Established in 1927, an organization that gave licenses of transmitters. assigning radio station frequencies, called letters, and power limits. Still here to this day, but now know aw FCC.
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About between the 30's and 40's, and happened between the Great Depression. Many were sad about their surrondings and outcomes due to the downfall of the economy, so the radio was a oasis.
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Finally people can listen to FM radio, but only in mono. So it was still a problem to fixing, but this was the first step.
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In 1942 Jonny, who later changed his named to Jimi was born.
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Televison is born, and the radio is moved from it's orginal stations to make room for the televison.
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Around this time there are six T.V stations
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Freddie is born, and forms the band Queen.
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At this point in the radio era, the number of radio recievers outsells the number of newspaper sold daily.
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The USA starts to broadcast in stereophonic sound.
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The lead singer Kurt of Nirvana was born in 1967.