Radio's History

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  • First Radio

    The Radio was invented by an Italian electronic engineer named Gugliemo Marconi.

  • 24 December 1906, the first radio broadcast

    On 24 December 1906, the first radio broadcast for entertainment and music was transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts to the general public.

  • November 2, 1920

    November 2, 1920: KDKA, the first commercial radio station in the United States.

  • 1937

    During the Ohio and Mississippi river floods of 1937, radio brought the voices of those who suffered as well as the voices of those who fought the rising tides.

  • July 1, 1941

    July 1, 1941: WBNT, the first commercial TV station, starts broadcasting