Old radio

Radio History - Melissa Hurtado

  • Marconi

    Marconi

    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."
  • First Music Transmission

    First Music Transmission

    The first music transmisson was in Graz, Austria.
  • Audion Tube

    Audion Tube

    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.
  • Radio Stations

    Radio Stations

    It took 25 years to create radio stations. Frank Corad created 8XK, now know as KDKA which is still going in Pennsylvania.
  • The Dawn of Advertising

    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.
  • FRC

    FRC

    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.
  • Golden Era

    Golden Era

    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.
  • FM radio is born

    FM radio is born

    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.
  • Jimi Hendrix

    In 1942 Jonny, who later changed his named to Jimi was born.
  • Televison

    Televison

    Televison is born, and the radio is moved from it's orginal stations to make room for the televison.
  • T.V

    T.V

    Around this time there are six T.V stations
  • Freddie Mercury

    Freddie Mercury

    Freddie is born, and forms the band Queen.
  • Booming Radio

    Booming Radio

    At this point in the radio era, the number of radio recievers outsells the number of newspaper sold daily.
  • USA radio

    USA radio

    The USA starts to broadcast in stereophonic sound.
  • Kurt Cobain

    Kurt Cobain

    The lead singer Kurt of Nirvana was born in 1967.