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Heinrich Hertz detects and produces the first radio waves.
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Marconi sends a radio message from Cornwall to Newfoundland
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Marconi invents directional radio waves
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First radio program with a voice and music broadcasted in the U.S.
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Radio communication is made public when the captain of the Montrose alerts Scotland by radio that a criminal was escaping
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A short radio wave was made, hence the RCA being founded
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The station KDKA made the nation's first commercial broadcast. It was Election Day, and people knew the results before newspapers came in.
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A radio station in New York City started to broadcast tv shows.
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FM radio is born, but only in mono.
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There are more radio receivers in the world than newspapers made daily at this point
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United States radio stations begin broadcasting in stereo sound.
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Ann Rebentisch starts the first WCBN fundraiser and from people listening to radio broadcasts, they earn $5,000.
