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Radio timeline 2016 The show must go on!

  • James C. Maxwell.

    James C. Maxwell.
    James C. Maxwell infered the wxictence of electromagnetic waves that travel at the speed of light.
  • Gulielmo Macroni was the first person to send radio communication signals through air.

    Gulielmo Macroni was the first person to send radio communication signals through air.
  • Reginald A. Fessenden broadcasted his voice by radio.

    Reginald A. Fessenden broadcasted his voice by radio.
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson
    Woodrow Wilson becomes the first president to air on the radio.
  • Radio stations made the first regular commercial broadcasts.

    Radio stations made the first regular commercial broadcasts.
    The stations that made the first regular commercial broadcasts are WWJ of Detroit and KDKA of Pittsburgh.
  • the golden age of radio was 1925-1950

    the golden age of radio was 1925-1950
    The golden age of radio is from 1920-1950, when almost everyone had a radio in there house hold.
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    The golden age of radio.

    The golden age of radio is when radio was most popular almost everyone had a radio in their household.
  • Radio shows.

    Radio shows.
    Some of the movies and television shows were inspired by radio including little orphan annie etc.
  • World War 2

    World War 2
    During World War two was the highlight time of radio everyone had a radio and most people listened to it to keep up with updates on the war. Soldiers ( when they were not in combat) listened to it for entartainment, updates what was going on back home and at the country they were stationed it.
  • A new developement.

    A new developement.
    At the Bell Telephone Laboratories developed the transitor.
  • A presidential debate.

    A presidential debate.
    In 1960 two presidential canidates held the first public presidential debate, the canidates happened to be John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon.
  • Period: to

    Sterophonic radio broadcasting began and ended

  • Russia's spacecraft.

    Russia's spacecraft.
    In 1961 Russia held the first radio talk with the first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
  • First man on the moon.

    First man on the moon.
    1969 was the year the first man was on the moon and radio signals carried to earth the first words spoken by the man on the moon.
  • Work cited

    old time rado
    All of my pictures are from google images
    The golden age of radio packet 2016